FEATURES
64 SCREWED
What would a Mitt Romney presidency have in store for American bedrooms? NANCY
L. COHEN spells out the decidedly unsexy consequences.
68 PLAYBOY CLASSIC: FIDEL CASTRO
In 1967, LEE LOCKWOOD sat with the father of modern Cuba to ask tough questions about his dictatorship. Forty-five years later, Castro's answers are more illuminating than ever.
76 WHY IS EVERYONE TALKING AT ME?
Pundits clash and sound bites fly on cable TV news. JOHN MERONEY shows us how
political coverage evolved into a blood sport.
78 THE WORLD'S MOST DANGEROUS 18 HOLES
It's a beautiful day for golf in North Korea, where KEVIN COOK tees up for a tournament in the strangest country on earth.
100 AFTER ATWATER
GOP operative Lee Atwater put the mud in mudslinging. J.C. GABEL looks at the
life and legacy of the man who, for better or worse, changed political campaigns
forever.
104 BEING BOND
The clothes, the cars, the cocktails and the women: Learn how to live life like the one and only 007. FICTION
86 THE GREAT CUMMERBUND STEEPLECHASE
Winning the annual steeplechase is everything in Stirrupshire. When the town loses its title and the judges responsible show up dead, foul play is suspected—but
the truth is much fouler than imagined. By RON CARLSON INTERVIEW
59 Stephen Colbert
ERIC SPITZNAGEL goes beyond left and right with the satirical genius and self-elected
president of Colbert Nation. 20Q
82 KRYSTEN RITTER
The b---- in apartment 23 turns on her charms for TAFFY BRODESSERAKNER, who discovers
she's not to be trifled with. PLAYBOY FORUM
53 WE'RE ALL ANIMALS
Keynesian economics transformed post-Great Depression public policy. Post-Great
Recession, JACKSON LEARS proposes, Keynes's ideas are more valid than ever.
53 READER RESPONSE
Ovations for Hef's fight for sexual freedom; gun rights for dummies; Crapitalism
101.
55 LEGALIZE IT!
Obama has the worst record on medical marijuana in history, but as ROB KAMPIA
explains, that wasn't his intent.
57 KING COAL
What can $3 million buy you in D.C. today? BRIAN COOK illustrates the power of
the almighty corporate dollar. COLUMNS
45 TALKING WITH Jeffrey Eugenides James Franco talks shop with the novelist.
46 HOW TO MAKE ADULT FRIENDS Joel Stein shows us how to find true bromance.
47 DOES THE ENEMY WEAR UNDEROOS? Lisa Lampanelli lays out the good, the bad and 8 the ugly of MILF dating. FASHION
110 STEEL THIS WATCH
These timepieces are ironclad wardrobe picks. Selected by JENNIFER RYAN JONES PICTORIALS
70 LA STRADA
In the streets of Verona, where beauties fly on Vespas, we let our imagination
fly right with them.
88 PLAYMATE: Britany Nola
With her knockout looks and killer taste in music, critics agree: Miss November
is a smash hit.
112 HEF'S GIRLFRIENDS
It takes a special girl to conquer Hef's heart; luckily, he's willing to share. NEWS & NOTES
13 WORLD OF PLAYBOY Christina Hendricks and Adrien Brody at Pebble Beach; Playboy Club opening in
Cologne.
16 HANGIN' WITH HEF
Hef meets Dexter; cutting the ribbon in Beverly Hills; Opus book signing.
151 PLAYMATE NEWS Charis Boyle rocks the fashion world; a chance to own a Bettie Page pinup; Pamela
Anderson stays out of trouble. DEPARTMENTS
5 PLAYBILL
17 DEAR PLAYBOY
21 AFTER HOURS
34 REVIEWS
38 MANTRACK
49 PLAYBOY ADVISOR
98 PARTY JOKES
