Gallery May 1978

ARTICLES AND FEATURES 31 INTERVIEW: MEAT LOAF AND JIM STEINMAN Two of pop music's newest, brightest discoveries hold forth on performing, loving, eating, and growing up in the Sixties—and Gallery interviewer Susan Toepfer was there to take it all down. 40 TORTURE: THE SHOCKING STORY OF AMERICA'S INVOLVEMENT IN A HUMAN NIGHTMARE Investigative Report by William Hoffman Did you know that the U.S. was lending its know-how and its money to torture programs throughout the world? Here is the full story—hard to believe, yet harder to deny. 52 THE CRUMBLING DOLLAR: INFLATION...NO END IN SIGHT By Walter Gutman Get ready for the $14 hamburger. We're in for a long siege of inflation, argues a noted financial analyst, and most of the traditional cures no longer work. 70 THE HEALTH PLAN Fiction by J.S. Weill Shirley had no trouble getting close to her bosses. But why was it that once they got close, her bosses couldn't keep up with her? 80 GROWING TOGETHER OR GROWING APART? By Carole Bovoso Long before a relationship breaks up, each partner gives off subtle signals that something is amiss. Here's a guide to spotting those crucial signs. 83 PRIVATE LIVES: THE PAINTER AND THE MODEL Ron usually liked his models to have that "come hither" look, and Carmela was more of the forlorn waif type. But he painted her anyway—and was he surprised! 91 LOOKING GOOD: THE RAZOR'S EDGE By Louis Botto You can get a close, clean shave no matter what kind of skin you have. Here's news of the latest products and tips for problem skin. Good-bye nicks. 92 DON'T BE SHY—ADVERTISE Humor by Alphonse Simonaitis All you nymphomaniacs, heartbreakers, and dirty old men: come get advice on how to get results in today's competitive flesh market! PICTORIALS 45 NAKED: BEHIND THE SCENES OF A MAJOR NEW SEX FANTASY FILM By Jack Richardson 55 THE "GIRL NEXT DOOR" Amateur Erotic Photo Contest 59 SPECIAL GIANT PULL-OUT CENTERFOLD OF THIS MONTH'S "GIRL NEXT DOOR" WINNER 73 DIVER DIVERSIONS Photographs by Thaddeus 95 SPOILED SPORT Photographs by Peter Kent DEPARTMENTS 8 FEEDBACK Letters from our readers. 19 GALLERY AT LEISURE Sports by Bernard Kirsch Music by Meridee Merzer Screen by Tom Seligson Books by Donald Newlove 27 PEOPLE, PLACES & THINGS By Susan Toepfer 37 SPEAKING OUT: MESSING UP THE WHITE HOUSE By Al Aronowitz Jimmy Carter and his crew do things their way—and Washington society is up in arms. Jeans in the White House! What next?! 88 INSIDE-OUT Advice by Peter Frishauf and Katharine Rice. 108 CAMPUS ROUNDTABLE Editors of leading college newspapers state their opinions on: Why do men want to marry virgins? What proportion of virgins are there on your campus? Why do students choose to keep their virginity?