Chic December 1979

5 Mail Bag Bondage lover query, and blast against circumcision. 7 News Real Priceless gems you shouldn't have missed. 9 Chic Thrills Europe's "boob" tube, synthetic hair implant woes, abortion rip-offs. 16 The Brain-Slicers by John Roemer. Lobotomy's back, and you just may be the next in line. 20 Crystal Photographed by Suze Randall. This woman's a cinch to please. 30 America's Hiroshima by Mark Zussman. The South Bronx lives on hope —and not much else. 35 Nita Photographed by James Baes. Red-hot letter for a red-hot lady. 42 Why Bother with Sex? by Richard Hagen, PhD. It's proven: Them that lusts, procreates. 47 Brenda Photographed by Clive McLean. Yuletide gift-giver. 56 Uston against the House by Mike Disend. The world's blackjack master. 62 Weightlifter Fiction by Roberta Metz. Pumping mom and daughter. 66 Changing Mounts Photographed by A Matti Klatt. A day in the saddle. 74 All About Shit by Dan Sabbath and Mandel Hall. Mankind's waste. 87 Close-up Pedal-steel whiz, eulogist, curse collector. 99 Sex Life Voyeur marriages.