Playboy December 1992

COVER STORY Basic instinct told us Playboy readers wanted to see Sharon Stone again. Our cover was produced by West Coast Photo Editor Marilyn Grabowski, styled by Stephen Earabino for Visages Style, L.A., and shot by photographer Michel Comte. Thanks to Serena Radaelli and Alberto Fava (both for Cloutier) for styling Sharon's hair and makeup. The white marabou coat is by Adrienne Landau. As our Rabbit reminds us, "You gotta know when to fold 'em." 5 PLAYBILL 13 DEAR PLAYBOY 17 PLAYBOY AFTER HOURS 39 MEN by ASA BABER 40 WOMEN by CYNTHIA HEIMEL 45 THE PLAYBOY ADVISOR 49 THE PLAYBOY FORUM 59 REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK: I NEVER PAID WHAT BILL?—opinion ROBERT SCHEER 63 PLAYBOY INTERVIEW: SHARON STONE—candid conversation 90 THE PREMONITION—fiction JOYCE CAROL OATES 94 MY FIFTEEN MINUTES OF FAME ARE UP. NOT!—pictorial 104 EROS IN ORBIT—article ARTHUR C. CLARKE 109 GENERATION X—article DEAN KUIPERS 113 LOVE AMONG THE XERS ANITA SARKO 114 PARTY ANIMAL—fiction DONALD E. WESTLAKE 116 20 QUESTIONS: HELMUT NEWTON 118 HOW TO PLAY WITH YOUR FOOD—humor PENN and TELLER 122 THE BETTY BOOM—pictorial text by BUCK HENRY 130 PERSONAL POWER—fiction THOMAS BERGER 134 PLAYBOY'S CHRISTMAS GIFT COLLECTION—modern living 142 THE MOORE THE MERRIER—playboy's playmate of the month 154 PLAYBOY'S PARTY JOKES—humor 156 GOLDEN FEATHERBEDDERS—article GRAEF CRYSTAL 159 PLAYBOY'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL PREVIEW—sports GARY COLE 164 SLICKED UP ON MELROSE PLACE—fashion HOLLIS WAYNE 171 NO DUMPING—humor KEITH ROBINSON 172 PLAYBOY'S KILLER GUIDE TO SNOWBOARDING—modern living CHARLES PLUEDDEMAN 176 THE INSIDER'S GUIDE TO THE MCLAUGHLIN GROUP—article WARREN KALBACKER 180 SIX STARS 1992—pictorial text by JIM HARWOOD 202 PLAYBOY JAZZ & ROCK POLL 245 PLAYBOY ON THE SCENE