Playboy (USA) Magazine Back Issue, October 2008
Playboy October 2008 Magazine ISSN: 0032-1478
FEATURES
50 THE ADDERALL EFFECT
Second only to marijuana in popularity on college campuses, Adderall is frequently
peddled by students who have been prescribed the speed-like drug to treat attention
deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Investigative reporter FRANK OWEN embeds himself
on campus at exam time to check out the impact of the Lamborghini of study aids.
60 EVERYTHING WE NEED TO KNOW WE LEARNED IN COLLEGE
From avoiding premature ejaculation to cramming a semester's worth of studying
into two weeks to identifying which drug your friend has taken, JOEL JOHNSON consults
experts about meeting the perennial challenges of college life.
68 SHOOT-OUT IN VEGAS
After studying the art of dice control with legendary teachers Dominic "the
Dominator" LoRiggio and Frank Scoblete, STEPHAN TALTY rolls into Vegas with
the Five Horsemen—the greatest crapshooters in the world.
86 PLAYBOY'S 2008 NFL PREVIEW
Last season nobody but nobody believed the Giants had a shot until the final gun
sounded in what is now widely called the greatest Super Bowl ever. Who will slip
on CindeUmma-porn-star">Rella's cleats this year? In our annual pro pigskin preview we tackle
who's up and who's down and enlist some Hall of Famers to read the tea leaves
for the 2008-2009 campaign to predict who'll be polishing the Lombardi.
90 HAUNTED CLASSICS BY GAHAN WILSON
His macabre illustrations and wicked sense of humor have made a lasting impression
on PLAYBOY readers since December 1957. Just in time for Halloween we look back
at GAHAN WILSON'S most delicious cartoons.
FICTION
96 NOBODY MOVE, PART FOUR
In this final installment of DENIS JOHNSON'S gritty tale, hapless hero Jimmy Luntz
prepares for his last stand against the gangsters closing in. Trusting no one,
Luntz realizes he is quickly running out of options.
THE PLAYBOY FORUM
35 THE NEW COLD WAR
Global warming is thawing the Arctic, opening vast oil and gas reserves for exploitation.
Already governments are vying for control. Slovene sociologist SLAVOJ ZIZEK suggests
that judging from past experiences, one reason governments haven't moved more
boldly to head off environmental catastrophe is that powerful interests stand
to profit from it.
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64 KEVIN CONNOLLY
He used to hang with Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire when they were all struggling
actors. Now Entourage's star wingman hugs it out with ASHLEY JUDE COLLIE about
how TV imitates life and where he and the guys are heading.
interview
41 Pete Wentz
As the leader of Fall Out Boy, he's the emperor of emo, and as the husband of
Ashlee Simpson, he's one of the luckiest men on earth. Perhaps all this good fortune
explains why vast numbers of people love him and vast numbers of others don't.
Wentz opens up to Rob Tannenbaum about the public's divergent perceptions, life
with Simpson, battling depression and why the losers have won.
PICTORIALS
54 HOLD THE TEQUILA
Passing on a shot at love with Tila Tequila, Kristy Morgan takes some sexy shots
at the shore.
72 PLAYMATE: Kelly Carrington
Miss October is a gorgeous Gators fan, and even Seminoles and Hurricanes applaud.
100 GIRLS OF THE BIG 10
Here are 48 reasons why the Big 10 rates an 11 on the wow scale.
NOTES AND NEWS
9 WORLD OF PLAYBOY
Hef hosts ESPN Fight Night at the Mansion; Holly, Bridget and Kendra face off
against The Sopranos' Big Pussy and his posse on Celebrity Family Feud.
10 HANGIN' WITH HEF
The Man bumps into Kanye West at the NBA finals, fetes Juno writer Diablo Cody
at the Mansion on her birthday and talks to Dave Navarro for Spread TV
123 PLAYMATE NEWS
Carrie Stevens launches a green fashion magazine at envi-image.com; a look at
Big 10 Playmates.
DEPARTMENTS
3 PLAYBILL
11 DEAR PLAYBOY
15 AFTER HOURS
20 REVIEWS
27 MANTRACK
31 THE PLAYBOY ADVISOR
82 PARTY JOKES
119 WHERE AND HOW TO BUY
130 GRAPEVINE
FASHION
92 THROWBACK TO CAMPUS
No need to dress to impress a professor sweats, scrubs and tees are fine. But
when it comes to girls, making an
effort pays off. Keep it simple with old-school outerwear and vintage prints.
BY JENNIFER RYAN JONES
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