FEATURES
38 DRILL!
The quest for an infinite energy source has boosted yet another alleged panacea— the Marcellus Shale in rural Pennsylvania, where natural gas flows boundlessly. But SEAMUS MCGRAW finds that exploiting this bounty will be far from perfect.
52 LETTER TO DEMI
WILL BLYTHE meditates on aging, dying and the truly endearing older woman.
56 SUPPLY SIDE SUPERHERO
Fully redeemed, Larry Kudlow now predicts redemption for the free-market ideals he preaches daily on CNBC.
By KARL TARO GREENFELD
74 BACK IN THE SADDLE
A second British invasion of motorcycles is in the offing.
By JAMES R. PETERSEN
78 MEXICO: THE INSIDE DOPE
JOSH SCHOLLMEYER details Mexico's ever more deadly drug war.
86 PLAYBOY'S GUIDE TO AMERICA'S GREATEST BARS
Nightlife aficionado STEVE GARBARINO shares the bar stools you must dimple before leaving this mortal plane. INTERVIEW
33 Cornel West
The Princeton professor tells David HOCHMAN why postracial America is a fallacy. 20Q
72 Michael CERA
The droll actor works his trademark deadpan for ERIC SPITZNAGEL. FICTION
48 STARDUST
A disgraced shock jock toils in obscurity at a lame Silicon Valley radio station.
By Christopher Sorrentino COLUMN
22 LA CHATTE Maureen Gibbon on the scent of a woman. COVER STORY
90 Crista Flanagan
That Mad Men's Crista Flanagan is hilarious isn't news. But thanks to photographer
Robert Maxwell the world can now get a glimpse of Sterling Cooper's flighty
switchboard operator in a new capacity—sex kitten. The verdict is in:
Crista is equal parts funny and sexy. Our Rabbit certainly agrees it's a tie.
PICTORIALS
42 ENDLESS SUMMER
Perfectly formed tan lines are one of summer's great gifts. With the help of
a few Brazilian bombshells, we pay homage to the sun's loveliest work.
60 PLAYMATE: Francesca Frigo
This raven-haired Venezuelan beauty and her gravity-defying curves are Miami
heat personified.
90 Crista Flanagan
Whether she's doing impressions on MADtv or mowing down executives on Mad Men,
one thing is certain: There's never a dull moment when she's involved. Plus
original Mad Man GEORGE LOIS attacks our favorite show. THE PLAYBOY FORUM
123 LIFE ON CAMERA
Surveillance cameras in police cars and along city streets record endlessly
in the name of public safety, but author and Chicago police officer MARTIN PREIB
finds their constant presence to be a hindrance, not a help, to law enforcement. FASHION
80 SAINTS PRESERVE!
Whether its their music or their attire the dapper cats of New Orleans's Preservation
Hall Jazz Band never fail to deliver.
By JENNIFER RYAN JONES NEWS AND NOTES
9 THE WORLD OF PLAYBOY
Hef's generosity saves the Hollywood sign; Hope Dworaczyk is crowned PMOY 2010
at the Palms in Las Vegas in a fete to remember.
10 HANGIN' WITH HEF
Hef throws his favorite lady a birthday hoedown; celebs flock to the Mansion
for movie screenings; Andrew McCarthy interviews our Editor-in-Chief; Hef and
friends attend the Iron Man 2 premiere.
120 PLAYMATE NEWS
Charis Burrett's Silver Star clothing line makes mixed martial arts tees; Karen
McDougal launches an all-natural cosmetics line; Heather Rene Smith's turn in
Piranha 3D. DEPARTMENTS
3 PLAYBILL
11 DEAR PLAYBOY
15 AFTER HOURS
18 REVIEWS
27 MANTRACK
29 PLAYBOY ADVISOR
70 PARTY JOKES
128 GRAPEVINE
