Penthouse May 1996

ON THE COVER Pet of the Month Lexus Locklear, photographed by Suze Randall. Her pictorial begins on page 71. FEATURES 10 FAST FORWARD "Sports," by Allan Sonnenschein; "Sounds," by Tom Moon; "Spirits," by Alexis Bespaloff 21 VIEW FROM THE TOP Essays by Ben Stein, Susan Shapiro, Alan M. Dershowitz, and Joe Bob Briggs 26 JANET RENO'S CHILD ABUSE Investigative report by Robert Rosenthal 50 CYBERSPACE By Gerard Van der Leun 52 SMART SEX The flavors and fragrances of sex, by Dr. Judy Kuriansky 54 MAN TO MAN Surviving prostate cancer, by Michael Korda 88 ADVISE & DISSENT "Emperor Ito's New Clothes" A view inside the judge's chambers, by Joseph Bosco 108 EXTREME FIGHTING By Larry Linderman 111 MODERN TIMES Satire by Tom Cheney 139 BEDTIME STORIES "Virtue Is Its Own Reward," by Tsaurah Litzky PICTORIALS 40 ANNOESIKA & DIANA Photos by Jack Harrison 71 PET OF THE MONTH Lexus Locklear; photos by Suze Randall 94 NIKKI & ANDREW Photos by Earl Miller 117 MASON Photos by J. Stephen Hicks DEPARTMENTS 4 HOUSECALL 6 FORUM 16 CALL ME MADAM 31 SORAYAMA 38 DREAMS & DIVERSIONS 63 MEN'S HEALTH & FITNESS 66 RIGHT STUFF 87 THE JOKE MAN 109 HOFMEKLER'S PEOPLE 131 HARD TIMES 132 PENTHOUSE COMIX 142 PARTING SHOT 150 X-RATED VIDEO