Playboy March 1981

COVER STORY Recognize this dazzling smile? You may remember the Barnstable twins from their Double-mint commercials. If you really want to double your pleasure, turn to My Sister, My Self (page 146), showcasing a bevy of sensational siblings. If this is a double standard, we're all for it. Executive Art Director Tom Staebler designed and shot the cover featuring Parviz Sadighian's bipartite Rabbit sculpture. 5 PLAYBILL 11 THE WORLD OF PLAYBOY 15 DEAR PLAYBOY 23 PLAYBOY IN THE NEWS 29 PLAYBOY AFTER HOURS 33 BOOKS Spy novels with a chilling edge of truth; the consummate Hank Williams biography. 34 MOVIES De Niro plays pugilist in Scorsese's Raging Bull; Nine to Five's a riot all round. 42 MUSIC Songwriter Rodney Crowell croons gutsy ballads; Playmate Jeane Manson tracks a winner. 48 TELEVISION Moving portraits of men and their wars, ancient and modern; whodunits return; Shakespeare revisited; a Nijinsky retrospective features Nureyev. 49 DINING & DRINKING Germaine's is the place for D.C.'s interpretation of a Pan-Asian feast. 50 RADIO Star Wars brings the Force to the airwaves. 52 COMING ATTRACTIONS Jon Voight primes for another hustling role; more Hollywood strikes rumored. 55 PLAYBOY'S TRAVEL GUIDE STEPHEN BIRNBAUM In Jamaica, things appear to be looking up. 57 THE PLAYBOY ADVISOR 65 THE PLAYBOY FORUM 77 PLAYBOY INTERVIEW: JAMES GARNER—candid conversation The affable star of Maverick and The Rockford Files—two of TV's most popular and longest-running series—and those Polaroid commercials with nonwife Mariette Hartley discusses his decision to leave Rockford, getting beaten up on an L.A. freeway and what he thinks of Hollywood accountants. 98 THE FRENCH LESSON—fiction ASA BABER When an American Marine abroad avenges the deaths of three of his men, he learns a lesson the military has forgotten: You can annihilate your enemies, but you can't kill your conscience. 102 JO PENNEY—pictorial The beautiful lady who owns one of Canada's top modeling and talent agencies is her own best advertisement. Here's to a Penney who looks like a million. 110 THIRTY-SIX HOURS AT SANTA FE—article ROGER MORRIS It's been a year since this New Mexican prison gained world-wide notoriety as the scene of the bloodiest riot in U. S. penal history. A journalist's detailed account of the atrocities committed during those 36 unforgettable hours—and why that nightmare could be repeated. 112 LIQUOR OF THE LAIRDS—drink EMANUEL GREENBERG This smoky-flavored brew is favored by moor Scots—and even more Americans. 115 THE JOY OF CELIBACY—humor DEREK PELL Too much sex getting you down? Bored with manuals, gadgets and groping? Relax. There are alternatives to sex: Abstention can be fun—and exhilarating. A Victorian-style guide to everything you need to know to avoid having sex. 118 WRIST ASSURED—modern living Gorgeous pieces to keep close at hand. 120 SANTA BARBARA SIREN—playboy's playmate of the month Kymberly Herrin's talents—she's a virtuoso musician, an expert surfer and a shrewd real-estate agent—are enhanced by her enchanting physical charms. 132 PLAYBOY'S PARTY JOKES—humor 134 HOW TO BUY LIFE INSURANCE AND GET OUT OF IT ALIVE—article JOHN DORFMAN Your friendly neighborhood salesman claims you can't live without a permanent policy. The question is, can you live with one? Before you sign on the dotted line—and shell out a lot of bucks—read this piece carefully. 214 WHAT PRICE LIFE? A comparative buying guide to major life-insurance policies. 137 CITY SLICKERS—attire DAVID PLATT Splash into spring with snazzy new rainwear that'll keep you dry and dapper. 142 MEDIA MADNESS 1980—humor Carter wasn't the only one who took it on the chin last year. In their finest moments, the media proved infinitely more ridiculous than the subjects they covered. 146 MY SISTER, MY SELF—pictorial When it comes to beauty like this, once is never enough. A glorious gallery of twins who make seeing double a pleasure. 157 TO BEAT THE DEVIL—ribald classic 159 HOT SHOTS—sports ROBERT BYRNE A cue-and-A course with pool's power shooters, who show how they rack up. 167 LE ROY NEIMAN SKETCHBOOK—pictorial 170 20 QUESTIONS: LAUREN HUTTON Revlon's top model—and one of our favorite ex-Bunnies—talks about acting, relationships and much more. 175 PLAYBOY FUNNIES—humor 185 TUNING IN TO TELEPORTATION—modern living Install this all-purpose audio-visual system in one place—it'll take you where you want to go. 189 PLAYBOY'S PIPELINE Man & Woman: dating as an adult; leasing a car. 193 A DEEPLY FELT HISTORY OF SEX: PART X—humor ....ARNOLD ROTH 216 PLAYBOY POTPOURRI 241 PLAYBOY PUZZLE EILEEN KENT 247 PLAYBOY ON THE SCENE Handsome humidors; singular jump suits; dart equipment; Grapevine; Sex News.