Playboy October 1990

COVER STORY School's in session and Playmate Melissa Evridge is hitting the books. Our cover was designed by Junior Art Director Kristin Korjenek, styled by Lee Ann Perry and shot by Contributing Photographer Stephen Wayda. Melissa's lingerie is by Ronsard for M. A. Rabinowitz, N.Y.C., and her eyeglass frames are by Alain Mikli from Spex, Inc., Chicago; her hair and make-up were styled by—John Victor and Pat Tomlinson. Our Rabbit is so composed! 3 PLAYBILL 11 DEAR PLAYBOY 15 PLAYBOY AFTER HOURS 34 SPORTS by DAN JENKINS 36 MEN by ASA BABER 38 WOMEN by CYNTHIA HEIMEL 41 THE PLAYBOY ADVISOR 45 THE PLAYBOY FORUM 55 REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK: DOES CENSORSHIP KILL BRAIN CELLS?—opinion ROBERT SCHEER 59 PLAYBOY INTERVIEW: SHINTARO ISHIHARA—candid conversation 72 DAVID LETTERMAN'S TOP TOP TEN LISTS—humor 78 GLADIATOR MARISA PARE—pictorial 86 FALL AND WINTER FASHION FORECAST—fashion HOLLIS WAYNE 94 THE NIGHT MY BROTHER WORKED THE HEADER—fiction DANIEL MUELLER 98 PLAYBOY'S AUTOMOTIVE REPORT—article KEN GROSS 100 IN THIS CORNER—playboy profile TONY FITZPATRICK 102 HAIL, BRITTANY—playboy's playmate of the month 114 PLAYBOY'S PARTY JOKES—humor 116 HARTWELL—fiction RON CARLSON 119 PLAYBOY'S PIGSKIN PREVIEW—sports GARY COLE 124 20 QUESTIONS: KIEFER SUTHERLAND 126 GIRLS OF THE BIG WEST—pictorial 181 PLAYBOY ON THE SCENE