FEATURES
50 REALITY ON THE HIGH SEAS
Activists came to the Faroe Islands with a documentary crew in tow, hoping to
shut down the local whaling operation. But it's complicated: The whales keep the
islanders' culture alive. ANDY DEHNART examines whether reality TV captures every
reality.
60 PLAYBOY'S 2012 MUSIC GUIDE
Perk up your ears. Our critic Rob Tannenbaum reveals artists worth hearing.
64 THE GHOST OF FLEETWOOD MAC Anthony Bozza visits Mick Fleetwood on Maui, where the drummer broods about his
highly dysfunctional band.
70 MICHONNE'S STORY
An exclusive graphic tale from Robert Kirkman, creator of The Walking Dead.
88 THE AX Greil Marcus makes his case for the six greatest electric guitarists. You agree?
94 OFFICER FINNIGAN
Jerry Finnigan was a decorated Chicago cop patrolling the city's most dangerous
neighborhoods. Now he's serving 12 years in prison. HILLEL LEVIN exposes the scandal
that brought him down. INTERVIEW
45 Jon Hamm
The actor who plays the dark Don Draper on Mad Men shows his funny and sad sides
to ERIC SPITZNAGEL. 20Q
92 MEGHAN MCCAIN David HOCHMAN gets some straight talk from the senator's daughter and pundit. FICTION
68 A RUSSIAN PICNIC
Three men plan an unorthodox meal for seduction in a comic story by the writer
and dissident ZAKHAR PRILEIMN, translated here into English for the first time. PICTORIALS
54 LONDON CALLING
Raise your hands for NATALIE LOREN, the hottest DJ in the world.
76 PLAYMATE: Raquel Pomplun
We discovered this biochemistry major when she sent us a photo. Dreams (ours)
do come true.
102 PLAYMATES AND ROCK STARS
So a guy writes hit songs, makes a ton of money and acts like a bad boy. Centerfolds
find that attractive? Yes, they do. Where's our guitar? COLUMNS
29 MILE HIGH FLUB
Ever fantasize about gaining entry to that infamous mile-high club? Richard Lewis
had his chance.
30 RECYCLED LOVE Lisa Lampanelli once had 12 breakups in a month—with the same guy. Why are
we forever going back to our exes when we know it's trouble? As with doughnuts,
Lisa says, stop at one. NEWS AND NOTES
9 THE WORLD OF PLAYBOY
The stockings are stuffed on Christmas Eve; Hef speaks at USC; an intimate tour
of the Mansion; a visit from Cesar Milian, the Dog Whisperer.
10 BLACK TIE AND LINGERIE
It's New Year's Eve at the Mansion with Hef and time to celebrate another remarkable
year.
12 HAYWIRE PREMIERE PARTY
Playboy sponsored the opening celebration in Los Angeles for the Steven Soderbergh
thriller.
137 PLAYMATE NEWS
Miss October 2011 Amanda Cerny dedicates herself to Haiti; the Shannon twins on
Celebrity Big Brother UK; Pam Anderson plays her own double. DEPARTMENTS
3 PLAYBILL
13 DEAR PLAYBOY
17 AFTER HOURS
24 REVIEWS
31 MANTRACK
35 PLAYBOY ADVISOR
86 PARTY JOKES
140 GRAPEVINE PLAYBOY FORUM
39 OVERDOSE COUNTY, USA
The U.S. has a drug problem, but it's not the one you might expect. VINCE BEISER
visits War, West Virginia, which has been devastated by overdoses of black-market
prescription painkillers. What can be done?
40 A FAKE CRISIS
Should you be concerned about the looming "debt crisis"? No, argues
JONATHAN TASINI. The crisis we face is a country that may never again have economic
fairness because a few people didn't play by the rule's.
42 READER RESPONSE
Defending Ayn Rand; popular populists; did the Vanderbilts give us government
regulation?
43 NEWSFRONT
Men who give away their sperm; President Obama slices up the Constitution; cameras
in the trees.
