Playboy April 1998

COVER STORY Bravo to Brava. Violin goddess Linda Brava invites readers to discover her passion. "Look into my eyes, see into my soul," she beckons. "Am I a sex symbol? You tell me." Our cover was produced by West Coast Photo Editor Marilyn Grabowski, styled by Lane Coyle-Dunn and shot by Arny Freytag. Alexis Vogel styled Linda's makeup and hair. The Finnish violinist and our happy Rabbit are perfectly in tune. 5 PLAYBILL 11 DEAR PLAYBOY 15 PLAYBOY AFTER HOURS 17 MUSIC 22 MOVIES by BRUCE WILLIAMSON 25 VIDEO 26 WIRED 28 TRAVEL 29 BOOKS 30 HEALTH & FITNESS 32 MEN ASA BABER 34 MONEY MATTERS by CHRISTOPHER BYRON 37 MANTRACK 43 THE PLAYBOY ADVISOR 45 THE PLAYBOY FORUM 55 PLAYBOY INTERVIEW: JOE ESZTERHAS—candid conversation 66 THE RETURN OF CASUAL SEX—article LORI WEISS 70 JODY WATLEY—pictorial 76 SINATRA AT SUNSET—appreciation DAVID HALBERSTAM 80 SPRING & SUMMER FORECAST—fashion HOLLIS WAYNE 88 HERE COMES THE SUN—grooming DONALD CHARLES RICHARDSON 91 PLAYBOY GALLERY: GUIDO ARGENTINI 92 WHEELS '99—cars KEN GROSS 98 HOLLY BY THE BAY—playboy's playmate of the month 110 PARTY JOKES—humor 112 ELECTRONICS '98—modern living DAVID ELRICH 116 AN INNOCENT BYSTANDER—fiction GARY KRIST 121 PLAYMATE REVISITED: MONIQUE ST. PIERRE 124 THE YEAR IN MUSIC 130 THE BUZZ 134 BRAHMS BOMBSHELL—pictorial 146 20 QUESTIONS: KEITH OLBERMANN 164 WHERE & HOW TO BUY 171 PLAYMATE NEWS 175 PLAYBOY ON THE SCENE