Penthouse December 1993

ON THE COVER Claudia Schiffer, photographed by Steve Fonds. Her pictorial begins on page 144. FEATURES 32 CALL ME MADAM Xaviera Hollander gives advice on oral sex do's and don'ts. 42 CYBERSPACE A multimedia gift guide, by Keith Ferrell. 50 PLUNDERED LIVES Investigative reporter Ron Ridenhour delves into America's explosion of insurance scams. 74 THE REAL KRAMER Susan Shapiro profiles the man who inspired the character of Jerry Seinfeld's eccentric neighbor. 80 TIS THE SEASON TO BE STYLISH Fashion accessories, by Gerard Van der Leun. 86 HELPLESSLY HOPING (A.K.A. LOOKING FOR MS. GOODBAR) Fiction by Richard Lewis 108 ADVISE & DISSENT Ivana Trump discusses the importance of sex education. 110 BASE JUMPING Geoff Tabin explores the ultimate challenge in risk recreation. 128 UNHOLY IMMUNITY Nicholas von Hoffman decries the Catholic Church's cover-up of its priests' sexual abuse of children. 138 YASIR ARAFAT Russell Warren Howe interviews the leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization. 156 BEDTIME STORIES "Crystal Underground," by Jane Merrill. 167 HOLI-DAZE SEASON Satire by Ed Frascino PICTORIALS 64 EMMA, JODI & JEFF Photos by Suze Randall 93 PET OF THE MONTH Levena Holmes; photos by Suze Randall 116 SEARCHING FOR BOB FISCHER Produced and photographed by Earl Miller 144 CLAUDIA SCHIFFER DEPARTMENTS 4 HOUSECALL 6 FORUM 20 FAST FORWARD 28 U.S.A. CONFIDENTIAL 30 MEN'S FITNESS & HEALTH 45 VIEW FROM THE TOP 55 HOFMEKLER'S PEOPLE 60 DREAMS & DIVERSIONS 106 MILITARY AFFAIRS 133 PENTHOUSE COMIX 152 SMART SEX 154 THE PENIS PAGE 161 HARD TIMES 164 PARTING SHOT 204 PENTHOUSE PERSONALS 206 X-RATED VIDEO