Playboy December 1993

COVER STORY Our gala Christmas issue—filled with fabulous femmes and literary lights—delivers the goods. So does cover model Erika Eleniak. Our cover was designed by Senior Art Director Len Willis, styled by Lee Ann Perry and shot by Contributing Photographer Stephen Wayda. Kudos to John Victor for styling Erika's hair, Pat Tomlinson for makeup, N. H. Rosenthal Furs of Chicago. Erika's earrings are by Rokoff for Judith King. "Great back rub," quips our Rabbit. 5 PLAYBILL 15 DEAR PLAYBOY 21 PLAYBOY AFTER HOURS 38 MEN ASA BABER 42 WOMEN CYNTHIA HEIMEL 45 REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK: TERRIBLE PAYBACK—opinion ROBERT SCHEER 47 THE PLAYBOY ADVISOR 49 THE PLAYBOY FORUM 59 PLAYBOY INTERVIEW: RUSH LIMBAUGH—candid conversation 86 MARLON BRANDO'S PARADISE LOST—article PETER MANSO 90 BEVERLY HILLS HOT: ERIKA ELENIAK—pictorial 100 THE GENT—fiction BRUCE JAY FRIEDMAN 103 NOW, THAT'S A TOMATO—portfolio 110 FEM 2 FEM—pictorial 116 SEX: AN ORAL HISTORY—article HARRY MAURER 120 PLAYBOY'S CHRISTMAS GIFT COLLECTION—modern living 126 A SOUTH FLORIDA SURVIVAL GUIDE—article CARL HIAASEN 130 NORTHWESTERN EXPOSURE—playboy's playmate of the month 142 PLAYBOY'S PARTY JOKES—humor 144 SUCKING UP—etiquette GLENN O'BRIEN 146 A PUCKER-UP PRIMER 147 OBSEQUIOUSNESS IN THE MODERN ERA JOE QUEENAN 149 OUR HEROES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN COWBOYS—fashion HOLLIS WAYNE 156 THE SRI LANKA POSITION—fiction ROBERT SILVERBERG 158 CELEBRITY E-MAIL—humor ROBERT S. WIEDER 162 PLAYBOY'S GUIDE TO GROOMING—modern living DONALD CHARLES RICHARDSON 225 LOOK SHARP, FEEL SHARP 169 PLAYBOY'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL PREVIEW—sports GARY COLE 174 SEX STARS 1993—pictorial text by JIM HARWOOD 184 20 QUESTIONS: BRANFORD MARSALIS 190 PLAYBOY JAZZ & ROCK POLL 237 PLAYBOY ON THE SCENE