Playboy May 1997

COVER STORY David Copperfield can attest to the fact that Claudia Schiffer's supermodel status is no illusion. Our cover girl this month is the real thing. As the curtain rises on PLAYBOY'S second annual supermodel issue, we give you Cindy, Kate, Elle, Iman, Tyra, Eva and many more. Here's to the women who make fashion such fun for nonparticipants. Here's to the photographers. And thanks to Sygma's Dana Fineman for our super cover. Is our lucky Rabbit ever hair-brained. 5 PLAYBILL 11 DEAR PLAYBOY 15 PLAYBOY AFTER HOURS 17 MUSIC 22 MOVIES by BRUCE WILLIAMSON 25 VIDEO 26 TRAVEL 30 STYLE 32 WIRED 34 BOOKS by DIGBY DIEHL 36 HEALTH & FITNESS 38 MEN by ASA BABER 40 WOMEN by CYNTHIA HEIMEL 45 THE PLAYBOY ADVISOR 49 THE PLAYBOY FORUM 59 PLAYBOY INTERVIEW: SAUL BELLOW—candid conversation 70 WHEN NO DOESN'T MEAN NO—article DAVID SHEFF 74 THE MORRELL SISTERS—pictorial 80 ZERO MINUS TEN, PART 2 OF JAMES BOND—fiction RAYMOND BENSON 85 D2: BORN IN THE USA—fashion HOLLIS WAYNE 88 THE ART OF THE DONALD—playboy profile MARK BOWDEN 91 PLAYBOY GALLERY: CINDY CRAWFORD 94 OUR KIND OF SPIRIT—Playboy's playmate of the month, Linn Thomas 106 PARTY JOKES—humor 108 SUITS AND TIDE—fashion HOLLIS WAYNE 110 PLAYBOY'S 1997 BASEBALL PREVIEW—sports KEVIN COOK 114 DISHING ON DBS—electronics JONATHAN TAKIFF 117 PLAYMATE REVISITED: CYNDI WOOD 122 1997 PLAYBOY MUSIC—article 128 A FEW WORDS FROM BILLY CORGAN 130 SUPERMODELS—pictorial 144 20 QUESTIONS: LUCY LAWLESS 158 WHERE & HOW TO BUY