FEATURES
60 ARMED AND DANGEROUS?
PAT Jordan, a pistol strapped to his hip, tests the limits of open-carry laws
in towns near Atlanta. If a man walked into your workplace, a bar or shop or
even strolled down the street packing heat, would you feel more secure or would
you run away?
70 THE UNDERGROUND CASINOS OF PARIS
ADAM LEVIN explores the discreet gambling parlors of the celebrated city.
76 THE PLAYMATE AS POP ART
Forty-five years ago we asked 11 artists for their takes on the classic Centerfold.
Critic DAVE HICKEY examines the meaning of the works then and now.
80 THY NEIGHBOR'S LIFE
Philosopher SLAVOJ ZIZEK questions why so many Americans concern themselves
with the "bad" habits of others.
98 BIONIC MAN
STEVEN KOTLER shares an extraordinary story of modern technology.
104 OUTLAW ECONOMISTS
The neoclassicists say they have it figured out. But TIM SCHULTZ notes that
some rebellious disciples of the dismal science beg to differ. INTERVIEW
55 Tom Cruise
As he turns 50, the actor and mogul opens up to Michael FLEMING about the missteps that nearly derailed his career. 20Q
96 RHYS IFANS
STEPHEN REBELLO gets the wild Welshman to talk about his bad boy ways and his
role in the new Spider-Man movie. FICTION
74 VLAD
An exiled Balkan count asks for assistance in securing a new mansion. The Mexican novelist CARLOS FUENTES weaves a horrifying tale of what lies within. PICTORIALS
64 DESERT FOX
Photographer Brian Bowen Smith and stunning Danish model Stephanie Corneliussen
create dusty, lusty memories on a dry lake bed in the Mojave.
84 PLAYMATE: Amelia Talon
Miss June, an avid gamer, chose modeling over video game design. Both, she says,
are art forms. As you'll see, Amelia is also one.
108 Jaclyn Swedberg IS PLAYMATE OF THE YEAR
Miss April 2011, whom we discovered two years ago at a casting call at the Mansion, takes the crown. COLUMNS
39 JOCKS VS. NERDS: A PEACE PLAN Joel Stein tries to end the conflict between two classic male subsets.
40 WHY YOUR SEX TAPE SUCKS
There's a reason beautiful people have sex on camera, says Lisa Lampanelli,
while you do it in the dark.
102 Fashion
Our fashion editor-selects her favorite summer scents for men and provides insight
into what each will say about you. By JENNIFER RYAN JONES PLAYBOY FORUM
49 RULES OF ATTRACTION
How much of the way we relate to one another is automatic and how much do we
control? That essential question, writes physicist LEONARD MLODINOW, is being
pursued in the new field of social neuroscience.
51 THE LONG ARM OF UNCLE SAM
Seventy years ago, the government forced a Dayton farmer to pay a fine for growing
too much wheat. CHIP ROWE revisits the case, which mirrors the debate over compelling
Americans to buy health insurance.
52 READER RESPONSE
Is the debt "crisis" overblown?; fiscal equality; what Nietzsche meant.
53 NEWSFRONT
Facebook apology; coke in the doors; 10-year-old with a tat; condoms as evidence;
dangerous tweets. NEWS AND NOTES
15 THE WORLD OF PLAYBOY Bruno Mars plays the Mansion; Hef is honored for his work saving the famous
Hollywood sign; Man + Machine mixes music and fashion at a preshow Grammys party;
toasting gods and goddesses.
18 SEX, SOUND, SPEED
Playmates and celebs groove to Cirque du Soleil's Michael Jackson: The Immortal
World Tour in L.A.; PLAYBOY Mexico circles the competition at the Festival Ferrari
in Mexico City; Quincy Jones, Johnny Knoxville, Chris Tucker and other famous
faces at the release party for our Sex & Music issue.
143 PLAYMATE NEWS Francesca Frigo shines in Taste It: The Movie; Alison Waite hosts Hole Lotta
Love on the Back9Network; personal dating advice from Brande Roderick; Bunnies
4 the Cure helps fight breast cancer. DEPARTMENTS
7 PLAYBILL
21 DEAR PLAYBOY
25 AFTER HOURS
34 REVIEWS
41 MANTRACK
45 PLAYBOY ADVISOR
94 PARTY JOKES
