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Playboy May 2006 Magazine
UPC: 03009535270805 | ISSN: 0032-1478
Volume 53 Issue # 5 Features
52 To Baghdad and Back With Dick Cheney In December, on a trip conducted under extraordinary security, Vice President Dick Cheney visited Iraq, Oman, Afghanistan and Pakistan with a small group of journalists. One of them, a Washington reporter for Fox news, takes us behind the scenes to reveal privileged
glimpses of a volatile region and onto Air Force Two for some unscripted face time with America's number two. By James Rosen.
62 Playboy's 2006 Baseball Preview Last season was filled with jolts and surprises. How much unpredictability is in store for 2006? Factoring in a new champ, new faces, and old faces in new places, writer Tracy Ringolsby conducts a team-by-team roundup. Plus, Bill James rumninates on luck, and we end the suspense with our annual predictions.
68 It's Not Just How Fast You Move Your Legs Nike's co-founder
revisits his days on the college track team and recalls his relationship with
Bill Bowerman, the legendary coach who, in the process of creating 19 Olympians,
affected the lives of all his runners in weird and wonderful ways. By Phil Knight.
72 And Now For Something Completely Different... Highlighting
this year's crop of motorcycles are some totally out-of-the-box rides, among them
the ultimate street fighter-hooligan bike-wheelie machine, the most powerful boxer
twin engine ever and a bike that will make you wish you were a POW just so you
could fly like Steve McQueen. By James R. Petersen.
Fiction
92 Suicide Watch A man visits a psych ward. His mission: to find
out whether his troubled, deranged, addicted son could have murdered his own young
child. A taut, dark tale from the National Book Award-winning author of Middle
Age: A Romance, Blonde and Missing Mom. By Joyce Carol Oates.
20Q
106 Rebecca Romijn The actress who uses her Mystique to paint
the town blue for X-Men fans captivates us with stories about her Wet
Dreams; her spicy new comedy series, Pepper Dennis; and her aversion
to CGI nipples. By David Hochman.
Interview
45 Ozzie Guillen He led the Chicago White Sox to their first
World Series title since 1917 and has a knack for unapologetically telling everyone
exactly how it is. Now the controversial manager mouths off about critics of Ozzie
Ball, why he leads the league in throwing players under the bus and what he thinks
is the most unfair thing said about him. By Jason Buhrmester.
Pictorials
56 Rachel 911 Triple threat Rachel Sterling is an actress, dancer
and model who pushes your panic button.
78 Playmate: Alison Waite Miss May may be Ms. Waite, but there's
no reason for the rest of us to put off admiring this California beauty.
108 Playboy's Top Ten Party Schools For only the third time in
out history we designate those schools whose students most successfully fight
for their right to party.
Notes and News
7 The World of Playboy Hef and his ladies have a ball with Ice
Cube; the stars of Four Kings hit the mansion.
8 Hef's Happy New Year Celebrities, Painted Ladies and a Mansion
full of Playmates help Hef and the girls ring in 2006.
105 Centerfolds on Sex: Cara Zavaleta Razors, remote-control
fireplaces and text messages have revolutionized the world of sex, says Miss November
2004.
147 Playmate News Nicole Wood and Jennifer Walcott launch the
latest Beauty Lounge; a new workout DVD from Miss April 1988 Eloise Broady Dejoria.
Departments
1 Playbill
11 Dear Playboy
15 After Hours
31 Mantrack
35 The Playboy Advisor
90 Party Jokes
135 Where and How To Buy
151 On the Scene
152 Grapevine
154 Potpourri
Fashion
96 Nine Steps to Better Fashion With American sartorial substance
suffering, we've tailored a nine-point program to save men's style. Fashion by
Joseph De Acetis.
102 Save Face The essentials for your best grooming. By Joseph
De Acetis.
Reviews
23 Movies Lost creator J.J. Abrams directs Tom Cruise
in Mission: Impossible III; reexperience that sinking feeling onboard
Poseidon.
24 DVDs The risks pay off for director Ang Lee in Brokeback
Mountain; two lesser-seen Laurel and Hardy classics debut on DVD.
25 Music Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips gets mouthy; 10 of Merle
Haggard's albums get rereleased.
28 Books Classic Q&A sessions with Hollywood filmmakers;
John Waters picks his top 10 film books. |
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