Playboy May 1980

COVER STORY The skies aren't just friendly, they're positively huggable when United Airlines' Terri Knepper is your flight attendant. Contributing Photographer Arny Freytag photographed Terri and pinned the emblem of our own Cottontail Airlines on her lapel. Hmm. Could we say the Rabbit wings improve her looks by a hare? 5 PLAYBILL 13 THE WORLD OF PLAYBOY 19 DEAR PLAYBOY 29 PLAYBOY AFTER HOURS 34 TELEVISION Henry Fonda scores in a change-of-pace role; Masterpiece Theatre continues its Anglophile ways; Ann-Margret rises above her material. 37 MUSIC A visit with J. D. Souther; psychedelic poster legend revealed. 43 MOVIES In a so-so month for film, Cruising and American Gigolo disappoint our critic. 49 BOOKS Everything you're going to need to know about computers; another Robert Ludlum thriller. 50 COMING ATTRACTIONS New films ahead for Mariette Hartley, Alan Arkin, William Holden and Ricky Schroder; Lee Majors is looking to switch his image. 52 PLAYBOY'S TRAVEL GUIDE STEPHEN BIRNBAUM Inns that provide the comforts of the old South in the new one. 56 A REVIEWER'S NOTEBOOK: "THY NEIGHBOR'S WIFE"—opinicn JOHN LEONARD 61 THE PLAYBOY ADVISOR 65 THE PLAYBOY FORUM 75 PLAYBOY INTERVIEW: GAY TALESE—candid conversation The author of the blockbuster new book (soon to be several movies) Thy Neighbor's Wife tells veteran PLAYBOY interviewer Larry DuBois about his eight-year exploration of America's sexual mores, the people he thinks are American sex pioneers and the effects of his research on his personal life. 118 THE ISLAM CONNECTION—article.. BRUCE MICHAEL GANS and WALTER L. LOWE Imam Wallace D. Muhammad has transformed what was once the Black Muslim cult into the largest orthodox Moslem community in America, and for that reason alone, you ought to know about him. The Arabs certainly do. 122 ETIQUETTE FOR THE EIGHTIES—humor BRUCE FEIRSTEIN This indispensable guide to deportment answers such questions as Which drugs to take with which foods? Is there a proper way to invite your friends to a V.D. clinic? What does one wear to a nuclear meltdown? And so on. 125 THE (SUR)REAL MISS WORLD—pictorial Silvana Suarez, former Miss Argentina, lends her statuesque form to our interpretations of the works of painter Rene Magritte. 132 SEX IN AMERICA: BOSTON—article KEN BODE Boston was hip-deep in the first American Revolution, but it barely has its toes in the second—the sexual one. Still, repression can be fun. 138 POCKET PICKINGS—attire Whether you're stowing a wallet or a passport folder, there's nothing like the feel of good leather. 140 PAPAGENO—fiction ASA BABER There were a lot of deadly creatures in the desert. He was one of them. 142 CELESTIAL BEAUTY—playboy's playmate of the month In an issue chock-full of stewardesses, Martha Thomsen is our number-one highflying bird. This is your boarding pass to the centerfold. Enjoy your trip. 154 PLAYBOY'S PARTY JOKES—humor 156 SPORTING PROPOSITIONS—attire DAVID PLATT Sports coats are coming back strong, so get in on the action! 163 LE ROY NEIMAN SKETCHBOOK: FEMALE GROOMS 164 THE TOUGHEST JOB IN SPORTS—article JAY STULLER Is it harder to be a catcher? A boxer? Goalie for a bad hockey team? Depends on what you call cruel and unusual punishment. 166 PERFECT ATTENDANTS—pictorial When it comes to moving our tail or doing what we do best, we're ready when you are, transporting nearly two dozen airborne ladies (and a couple of guys) from the friendly skies to 12 of our excitingly down-to-earth pages. 179 CHLOE'S CANDLE—ribald classic 181 OPENING GAMBITS—drink EMANUEL GREENBERG Aperitifs can be great preludes to spring—and to a good meal. 184 THE YEAR IN MOVIES Who needs the Oscars? Here's our pick of 1979's cinematic highs and lows. 192 MEANWHILE, BACK AT THE DUDE RANCH—travel STEPHEN BIRNBAUM For a romantic, folksy, down-home vacation, there's nothing better (or more relaxing) than these getaway spreads for urban cowboys and cowgirls. 196 PLAYBOY FUNNIES—humor 207 PLAYBOY'S PIPELINE Man & Work, stock-market newsletters, the best ways to learn a second language. 244 PLAYBOY POTPOURRI 263 KAPLAN'S PHALLUSIES—humor ERVIN L. KAPLAN 265 PLAYBOY'S NEW AGE PRIMER The missing half of the universe, psychic archaeology goes pro, putting the ' lacu)pressure on herpes. 284 PLAYBOY PUZZLE 289 LITTLE ANNIE FANNYsatire. .. HARVEY KURTZMAN and WILL ELDER 293 PLAYBOY ON THE SCENE Traveling timepieces, brief summer attire, an office racquetball court, Grapevine and Sex News.