FEATURES 68 STATE OF MAN 2012
In 1992 Clinton had the votes, Los Angeles was a war zone, and we polled American men on salary, sex and`life. Two deckles later we take stock again,..and the results are in. Where do you stand? PlayBoy deconstructs the state of man.
86 PIGSKIN PREVIEW 2012 A total of 120 teams, six bowl championships and one national title: For BRUCE FELDMAN, back to school means back to the gridiron. Who will reign supreme? We have your top 25.
110 PLAYBOY CLASSIC: JAY-Z
Our, 50 Years of the Playboy Interview series turns to Shawn Carter, Rob Tannenbaum sat down with the CEO of rap before he watched the throne.
114 DEATH OF A SALESMAN
Don. Lapre was television's infomercial king, a self-made millionaire living and selling the American dream. His best qualities, however, would end up killing him. NEAL GABLER chronicles Lapre's meteoric rise and tragic fall. INTERVIEW
63 RICHARD DAWKINS
The iconoclastic atheist is the man people who believe in God love to hate. CHIP ROWE talks to the skeptical scientist. 20Q
90 JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT
STEPHEN REBELL gets the indie heartthrob to open up about Zooey Deschanel, life after Third Rock and the extreme method acting of Daniel Day-Lewis. FICTION
82 THE WAY YOU LOOK TONIGHT
Another e-mail, another link to click. You think nothing of it-Luntil it reveals
a sex tape starring none other than your wife. T.C. BOYLE lays bare the aftermath
when a hidden past is brought to light. PICTORIALS
76 HOME ALONE WITH BEAU
Forget the cafés and Heinekens. Beau Hesling is the only attraction in
Amsterdam you need to know.
92 PLAYMATE: Alana Campos
From the beaches of Brazil, where amazing women are standard, comes a beauty who
rises above the rest.
118 GOD SAVE THE QUEEN
Sultry British burlesque star Katrina Darling is a bloody knockout. She performs
a private dance in our pages. COLUMNS
49 TALKING WITH HARMONY KORINE
What fuels the controversial director? James Franco gets some answers.
50 A GUY'S GUIDE TO MOMMY PORN Joel Stein reveals why women's erotica is best left to women.
52 LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION Lisa Lampanelli champions the joys of public sex. Oh, the places you'll go! PLAYBOY FORUM
57 DEMOGRAPHY IS DESTINY
America's changing population may spell doom for the GOP. MELBA NEWSOME details
what it means for you.
59 WE'RE ALL HOOKERS
What differentiates a hand job from a massage? CHIP ROWE argues for prostitution,
our vaguest vice.
59 OUR CORPORATE MASTERS
BRIAN COOK exposes how corporate cash strangles democracy.
60 READER RESPONSE
The touchy-feely TSA; Uncle Sam's commerce clause; the fundamentals of fuck.
61 NEWSFRONT
"Rifle polishing" for dummies; his holiness on Yelp; STD payback; hot-button
Playmate politics. NEWS AND NOTES
13 WORLD OF PLAYBOY Bill Cosby hosts his last Jazz Fest; London Cries rocks the Mansion; Hef is honored
by Hollywood and reunites with Crystal Harris.
16 HOT FUN IN THE SUN
The Mansion hosts a star-spangled Fourth of July: Crystal deejays as Jon Lovitz,
Bill Maher, Corey Feldman and others frolic with our patriotic Playmates. Just
another reason to say "God bless America."
147 PLAYMATE NEWS Hope Dworaczyk prefers a mama's boy; Crystal McCahill is poised (and posed) for
romance; a Playmate's eye turns to gold. FASHION
104 STLYE ICONS
From actors to athletes, our sartorial icons demonstrate how to trim, tailor,
accent and groom like the best-dressed guys around. By JENNIFER RYAN JONES DEPARTMENTS
5 PLAYBILL
11 EDITORIAL
17 DEAR PLAYBOY
21 AFTER HOURS
36 REVIEWS
41 MANTRACK
53 PLAYBOY ADVISOR
102 PARTY JOKES
