Playboy August 1999

COVER STORY What does Nell McAndrew have in common with Tomb Raider LAra Croft? They share a taste for action, champagne and hot chocolate, and—oh, yes—England's belle Nell was the original model for the video cybervixen Lara. Our cover this month was shot by Richard McLaren and styled by Chris Baker. Nell's hair was styled by Laurent D. for Privé, with makeup by Klexius Kolby for Visages style. Our ever-fashionable Rabbit looks darn goods in camouflage. 5 PLAYBILL 11 THE WORLD OF PLAYBOY 12 HEF'S BIRTHDAY BASH 15 DEAR PLAYBOY 19 PLAYBOY AFTER HOURS 22 MUSIC 25 WIRED 26 MOVIES LEONARD MALTIN 30 VIDEO 32 BOOKS 33 FITNESS JIM BENNING 34 MEN ASA BABER 36 TELEVISION: THE SOPRANOS JOE MORGENSTERN 39 MANTRACK 43 THE PLAYBOY ADVISOR 45 THE PLAYBOY FORUM 55 PLAYBOY INTERVIEW: ALBERT BROOKS—candid conversation 70 SUMMER SWEAT—fiction JOYCE CAROL OATES 74 ACTION FIGURE—pictorial 82 MY ADVENTURES WITH STANLEY KUBRICK—personality IAN WATSON 86 NET SOUNDS—music DEAN KUIPERS 92 HEMINGWAY STYLE—article CRAIG BORETH 97 THE MAN SHOW—chat ROBERT CRANE 98 SCOTT FREE—playboy's playmate of the month 110 PARTY JOKES—humor 112 DO YOU WANT TO MAKE MONEY OR WOULD YOU RATHER FOOL AROUND?—finance JOHN D. SPOONER 114 CLOTHES ARE HIS FRIENDS—fashion HOLLIS WAYNE 118 20 QUESTIONS: LUCY LIU 120 CANCEL CASUAL FRIDAYS—fashion HOLLIS WAYNE 124 GOLF '99—article TED JOHNSON 148 CAN YOU BUY A BETTER GAME? 130 SHANNON ELIZABETH—pictorial 140 LIVING ONLINE MARK FRAUENFELDER 143 LITTLE ANNIE FANNY—humor RAY LAGO and BILL SCHORR 149 WHERE & HOW TO BUY 167 PLAYMATE NEWS 171 PLAYBOY ON THE SCENE