Playboy January 1998

COVER STORY Shannon Tweed, 1982 PMOY, has made many PLAYBOY appearances, even though she says she never felt all that sexy. "I pose to reassure myself that I look OK." Any time, Shannon. The co-star of The Tom Show helps kick off the new year with a thrill. Our cover was produced by Marilyn Grabowski and shot by Stephen Wayda. Thanks to Jennifer Tutor for styling and Alexis Vogel for Shannon's hair and makeup. Our glassed-up Rabbit thinks Shannon is boss. 7 PLAYBILL 13 DEAR PLAYBOY 17 PLAYBOY AFTER HOURS 19 MOVIES BRUCE WILLIAMSON 21 VIDEO 24 MUSIC 28 WIRED 30 BOOKS 32 HEALTH & FITNESS 33 MONEY MATTERS CHRISTOPHER BYRON 34 MEN ASA BABER 35 WOMEN CYNTHIA HEIMEL 37 MANTRACK 43 THE PLAYBOY ADVISOR 45 THE PLAYBOY FORUM 55 PLAYBOY INTERVIEW: GRANT HILL—candid conversation 62 RAP AT THE CROSSROADS—article ALEC FOEGE 66 BOSS TWEED—pictorial 76 THE WIRE CONTINUUM—fiction ARTHUR C. CLARKE and STEPHEN BAXTER 80 GRILLIN' & CHILLIN'—food BOBBY FLAY 82 KICKIN' & CLICKIN'—fashion HOLLIS WAYNE 86 THE BATTLE OF KHAFJI—fiction TOM PAINE 90 SLING BABE— Pietra Thornton Pictorial 96 THE MADNESS BEGINS AT MIDNIGHT—travel DAVID STANDISH 98 HAMLET AS TOLD ON THE STREET—humor SHEL SILVERSTEIN 109 THE ELEVENTH-HOUR SANTA—gifts 112 THAT WAS THE YEAR THAT WAS—humor ROBERT S. WIEDER 116 HEATHER SENT—playboy's playmate of the month 128 PARTY JOKES—humor 130 THREE BALCONIES—fiction BRUCE JAY FRIEDMAN 132 DIGITAL BASH—electronics DON SUTHERLAND 134 MY STORY—BETTIE PAGE'S MISSING YEARS—interview KEVIN COOK 138 THE YEAR IN SEX—pictorial 147 PLAYBOY GALLERY: KIM BASINGER 150 SEINFELD FOREVER—humor GREG GATTUSO 154 20 QUESTIONS: TERI HATCHER 158 PLAYBOY'S PLAYMATE REVIEW—pictorial 185 WHERE & HOW TO BUY 205 PLAYMATE NEWS 209 PLAYBOY ON THE SCENE