COVER STORY
What really makes a bikini float is the woman filling it-think Brigitte
Bardot, Raquel Welch and cover model Monica-leigh-porn-star">Monica Leigh. Senior Contributing
Photographer Stephen Wayda sheds light on the result of decades of swimsuit
evolution. Our Rabbit is the missing link in Miss March's gold two-piece. Features
56 WHY ARE WE IN IRAQ?
The director of the documentary Why We Fight has interviewed nearly 200
Americans about their thoughts and feelings on war and security. Actor
Ethan Hawke, ex-soldier Jessica Lynch, trucker Ted Chapman, scholar Cornel
West and Senator John McCain are among the cross section of the country
captured here. BY EUGENE JARECKI
70 THE BIKINI AT 60
Louis Reard designed the world's tiniest swimsuit for women 60 years ago,
and we've been thanking him ever since. PLAYBOY celebrates the evolution
of the two-piece, as well as the curvy women who fill it.
76 ALL ROADS LEAD TO BRAZIL
One woman forges a glorious path to the promised land as she walks us
through her first Brazilian bikini wax. BY Sloane Crosley
Plus: ROCKY RAKOVIC shares her pain by having his family jewels waxed
bare.
78 ALL CLEAR
See-through spirits are the perfect pour for summer. We toast the intoxicating
history of vodka and gin. BY RICHARD CARLETON HACKER
98 PLAYBOY'S 2006 NFL PREVIEW
We convened more than 25 of football's finest players, coaches and analysts-such
as Cleveland's Ted Washington, the Ravens' Brian Billick and Carolina's
DeShaun Foster and asked them 25 things we'd love to know about the NFL.
We also say who's up, who's down and who's going to the Super Bowl. Fiction
66 CUL-DE-SAC
For the couples living in a suburban cul-de-sac, marital dissatisfaction
and infidelity have become part of the environment. A sudden change, however,
upsets the delicate balance. BY J. ROBERT LENNON The Playboy Forum
43 RADICALS ON THE RISE
The author of Conservatives Without Conscience wonders why we tolerate
extreme authoritarian leaders who want to take us where a great majority
of thinking Americans don't want to go. BY JOHN DEAN 20Q
96 LUKE WILSON
He's the regular-guy actor who inexplicably dumps Lima Thurman in My Super
Ex-Girlfriend. Now the real-life smart-ass cuts loose about his brother
Owen, why he named his eyes Shorty and Kevin, and the joys of becoming
fat and arrogant. BY ERIC SPITZNAGEL Interview
49 Denis Leary
Everyone's favorite foulmouthed comedian shook the stand-up circuit in
the early 1990s with his spirited satirical rants, which led to sod-out
shows, boffo CD-and-video sales and movie roles. We chat with the still-edgy
funnyman while he works on the third season of his wild, gritty television
series Rescue Me, and he gets fired up about sexy nuns, the pleasures
of p•c'anity and why the president deserves free blow jobs. BY STEPHEN
REBELLO Pictorials
60 A DASH OF FLAVOR
From Brcnx babe to silver screen stunner to the pages of Playboy, Stacey
Dash is building an impressive body of work.
82 PLAYMATE: Nicole Voss
See what's blooming as Miss August takes you on a private tour of her
garden of delights.
114 REAL GIRLS OF THE O.C.
Peel back California's orange curtain and gaze upon these sun-kissed beauties
of the beach. Notes and News
9 THE WORLD OF PLAYBOY Hef joins the Playboy Racing Team at the Toyota
Grand Prix; Seth Green and his Robot Chicken posse invade the Mansion.
10 HEF'S BIG BIRTHDAY BASH
The Man celebrates the big eight-zero with his girlfriends, a multitude
of Playmates and stars such as Paris Hilton, Owen Wilson, Vin Diesel and
Pam Anderson.
147 PLAYMATE NEWS Kelly Monaco hosts the Daytime Emmy Awards and earns a nomination for
her General Hospital role; Barbara Moore revs up the Headlights
& Tailpipes adult revue in Las Vegas. Departments
3 PLAYBILL
15 DEAR PLAYBOY
19 AFTER HOURS
35 MANTRACK
41 THE PLAYBOY ADVISOR
94 PARTY JOKES
130 WHERE AND HOW TO BUY
151 ON THE SCENE
152 GRAPEVINE
154 POTPOURRI Fashion
104 FASHION MILANESE
Make a pilgrimage to the mecca of style for Milan Fashion Week with famed
photographer Harry Benson, who gives us an exclusive look at the designers
whose clothes are part of la dolce vita. BY JOSEPH DE ACETIS Reviews
27 MOVIES
Jamie Foxx and Colin Farrell are the new Miami Vice; Oliver Stone tackles
the 9/11 search-andrescue saga World Trade Center.
28 DVDS
See what life at the Playboy Mansion is really like with The Girls Next Door; Thank You for Smoking is an addictive tar-black
comedy.
30 MUSIC
The 15th anniversary of the three original chill-out CDs; PLAYBOY'S playlist
for a late-night sonic buzz.
departments
32 GAMES
NFL Head Coach lets you oversee every detail of a team's season; play
outdoors with the best portable game systems.
33 BOOKS
Decide if soccer matters with The Thinking Fan's Guide to the World Cup;
pin-ups come to life in The Wonderful World of Bill Ward.
