Playboy August 1976

COVER STORY The idea for this month's cover came from—of all people—author Vladimir Nabokov, who wrote, in a letter to PLAYBOY, "Have you ever noticed how the head and ears of your Rabbit resemble a butterfly in shape?" Included in the letter was the drawing at left. If you haven't guessed by now, you should be aware that Nabokov is an avid lepidopterist (that's a butterfly collector, class). 3 PLAYBILL 13 DEAR PLAYBOY 21 PLAYBOY AFTER HOURS 24 MOVIES Reviews of Robert Altman's latest opus, Buffalo Bill and the Indians; Missouri Breaks; The Blue Bird; and a visit to the set of The Seven-Per-Cent Solution. 28 ACTS & ENTERTAINMENTS Mark Russell, the funny man of Washington, D.C. 30 MUSIC John McLaughlin's new gig; hot albums from the Stones and the Juilliard. 32 BOOKS Betty Friedan interviewed; books by Doris Kearns, Herbert Lieberman discussed. 34 TRAVEL Is it true what they say about Tijuana? PLAYBOY's correspondent tells all. 36 AROUND THE WAR IN 80 HOURS LAWRENCE PITKETHLY All Congress has done to prevent future Vietnams is put a 90-day limit on Presidential police actions; we could still have four wars a year. 37 THE GREAT AMERICAN LAY LAURENCE GONZALES A satirical put-down of sex-help guides and how-to books that asks the pressing question: So what if you're not great in bed?" 39 THE PLAYBOY ADVISOR 43 THE PLAYBOY FORUM 53 PLAYBOY INTERVIEW: ROBERT ALTMAN—candid conversation The rebellious director of M*A*S-H, Nashville and the recently released Buffalo Bill and the Indians explains what his films are really about. 70 THE WRATH OF GOD—article DAVID B. TINNIN For nearly a year after the Munich Olympics, Israeli secret agents hunted down and killed Black September terrorists all over Europe. How their 13th hit went tragically astray is startlingly recounted in this previously untold story. 74 THE MAKEUP MAN—fiction WILLIAM HARRISON An eerie tale—by the creator of Rollerball—about a future time when beautiful women undergo plastic surgery to become ugly. 77 HOW I SPENT MY SUMMER VACATION—pictorial .. HELMUT NEWTON A kinky scrapbook of candid.' fun-in-the-motel shots featuring our April cover girl, movie actress Kristine De Bell. 84 ME AND THE OTHER GIRLS—article KATHY LOWRY If two's company, can a mixed threesome be all that bad? Some wry confessions about dabbling in bisexuality. 87 WAVE GOODBYE!—modern living BROCK YATES Behind the wheel of the Porsche Turbo Carrera, rated by many the hottest production car on the American highway. 92 PRIVATE LIFE OF LINDA BEATTY—playboy's playmate of the month 102 PLAYBOY'S PARTY JOKES—humor 104 ROCK-'N'-ROLL TRIVIA QUIZ—quiz SCOT MORRIS Quick now, what was the Big Bopper's real name? 106 PUTTING UP A GOOD FRONT—attire DAVID PLATT Since there's been a return to the more conservative mode of dress, here's a look at what's new in dress shirts and ties. 113 SUMMER SPARKLERS—drink EMANUEL GREENBERG Tall cool drinks made with sparkling wine. 114 THE OLYMPICS OF 2004—humor WAYNE MC LOUGHLIN Words and pictures on what Olympic contestants might look like in the future, when inbreeding becomes an accepted practice. 117 SEX IN THE GREAT OUTDOORS—pictorial There's something special about doing it in the open air—a pictorial guide to back-to-nature balling. 126 THE VARGAS GIRL—pictorial ALBERTO VARGAS 127 ENGLISH MUSIC-HALL BALLADS—ribald classic 128 DOG DAY AFTERMATH—article CLIFF JAHR Picking up where Dog Day Afternoon ended, a disturbing story of what happened to the real bank robber. 131 PLAYBOY PAD: ON THE BEACH—modern living Making the most of sun and sea near Jacksonville, Florida. 134 PLAYBOY'S PRO FOOTBALL PREVIEW—sports ANSON MOUNT Everybody knows the Bears won't win the Super Bowl. For what everybody doesn't know, huddle with our cum laude prognosticator. 137 AMERICA SEEN THROUGH FFOREIGN EYES—humor MICHAEL FFOLKES Cartoons by the sharpest observer of this country since De Tocqueville. 162 THINK TANK Quick hits on a new death ray, a V. D. vaccine, a professional bodyguard service and sobriety drugs. 176 PLAYBOY POTPOURRI 195 LITTLE ANNIE FANNYsatire ... HARVEY KURTZMAN and WILL ELDER Annie learns all about love—on and off the tennis court.