Playboy April 1996

COVER STORY December 1995 Playmate Samantha Torres appears to be ready for the coming millennium. Senior Photo Editor Jim Larson produced our forward-looking cover, which was styled by Karen Lynn and Violet Warzecha and shot by Contributing Photographer Stephen Wayda. Pat Tomlinson styled Samantha's hair and makeup and Associate Art Director Kristin Korjenek designed the cover. 5 PLAYBILL 11 DEAR PLAYBOY 15 PLAYBOY AFTER HOURS 17 MUSIC 20 WIRED 25 MOVIES BRUCE WILLIAMSON 28 VIDEO 29 BOOKS DIGBY DIEHL 30 MEN ASA BABER 33 THE PLAYBOY ADVISOR 37 THE PLAYBOY FORUM 47 PLAYBOY 2000—editorial HUGH M. HEFNER 49 PLAYBOY INTERVIEW: SALMAN RUSHDIE—candid conversation 64 WHAT'S NEW—article JAMIE MALANOWSKI 69 TAMMI AND THE BACHELOR—pictorial 74 INSIDE BUCHANAN'S BUNKER—article JONATHAN FRANKLIN 78 CUTE AS A BUG—cars 80 EVERYTHING YOU'VE HEARD ABOUT MUTUAL FUNDS IS WRONG—article ROBERT S. WIEDER 84 SPRING & SUMMER FASHION FORECAST—fashion HOLLIS WAYNE 93 THE RELUCTANT CONSERVATIVE—opinion BILL MAHER 94 VIRTUALLY GILLIAN—playboy's playmate of the month 106 PARTY JOKES—humor 108 THE LONG HOT SUMMER—grooming DONALD CHARLES RICHARDSON 110 IN THE UPPER ROOM—fiction TERRY BISSON 113 PLAYMATE REVISITED: LILLIAN MULLER 118 PASSPORT TO ROMANCE—travel DAVID STANDISH 121 PLAYBOY GALLERY: HELMUT NEWTON 122 GERRY SPENCE: BUCKAROO BARRISTER—playboy profile HARRY JAFFE 124 FLAMING ASSETS—modern living 128 WOMEN OF THE INTERNET—pictorial 140 OVER-THE-TOP ELECTRONICS—modern living JONATHAN TAKIFF 144 20 QUESTIONS: MICHAEL MADSEN 155 WHERE & HOW TO BUY 173 PLAYBOY ON THE SCENE