Playboy March 2000

COVER STORY Seeing this cover girl and former Wonderbra model show up at the British National Television Awards in a see-through Versace gown was reason enough to watch British TV. Turns out Caprice saved her steamiest appearance ever for a PLAYBOY pictorial. The full monty? Bloody right, waxes our Rabbit. FEATURES 88 LET'S GO RACING With crowds over 100,000, it's the largest spectator sport in the nation. Who wouldn't hang out to watch guys drive machines built like fighter planes at speeds greater than 200 mph? Beautiful women like to watch, too. BY MICHAEL JORDAN 96 THE RETURN OF THE PRIVATE EYE With Cold War spooks lined up for unemployment benefits, the great American gumshoe is where the action is. We investigate the newest crop of hard-drinking, heat-packing PIs and see how they stack up. BY DICK LOCHTE 116 JESSE II He's thrown a rod on a 1964 GTO. He's frightened Robert De Niro. He's signed a bill that would allow Minnesota farmers to grow industrial hemp. Jesse Ventura is so many things—well, gee, maybe he could be president. BY LAWRENCE GROBEL 118 HOW TO BE AN INDIE MOVIE MOGUL No budget—no problem. You don't need fancy lights and cameras to get action these days. As The Blair Witch Project proved, it's best just to get started with whatever equipment you can afford. Here's what to look for. BY TED C. FISHMAN 122 20Q CINDY MARGOLIS With 60 million cyberbuddies, she has enough viewers to rival the Super Bowl. Her appearance on Howard Stern's show was his highest-rated episode ever. And her bikini poster cured a terminally ill teenager. Imagine what a downloaded Cindy will do for you. BY DAVID RENSIN 124 TOP GUNS Science fiction flicks always have the coolest props—and the guns are the best of all. We've rounded up classic blasters from Star Wars and Planet of the Apes as well as the latest stuff (Take you to our leader? Sorry, he's busy with the twins.) 127 CITY GIRLS—EPISODE 2: STICKY FINGERS Do you know the difference between a tortilla chip and an airstrip? Hint: It's a thong thing. This cable-ready conversation is hotter than Sex and the City and more revealing than a Brazilian wax job. BY AMY SOHN FICTION 74 MONKEY FOREST ROAD His best friend and business associate started knocking the bottom out of a Danish stewardess half his age. No big deal. But when the guy started wearing sarongs and hanging with a witch doctor while working on a hotel project in Bali, there was only one thing to do: Break out the scotch. BY TOM PAINE INTERVIEW 63 JON STEWART Everybody knew he was very fast and very funny—he even had a deal with Letterman. But it took his gig on Comedy Central's The Daily Show With Jon Stewart for him to score big. Being mistaken for that kid on Married With Children? He doesn't care. BY DAVID RENSIN PICTORIALS 78 MARDI GRAS 2000 Every year New Orleans lets its hair down—and its shirts up. We show you what to expect. Elizabeth Cox, Katherine Houghton. 102 PLAYMATE: PHOTOGENIC LENZ She's a German-Italian-Dutch triple threat Ja! Si! Ja! 128 CAPRICE Britain's sultriest cover girl rips off the cover for PLAYBOY. NOTES AND NEWS 15 THE WORLD OF PLAYBOY 16 HAUNTED HOUSE PARTY The stars and celebs who showed up were downright scary. 53 THE PLAYBOY FORUM Are SWAT teams out of control? An alarming report on the casualties; the HMH awards; drug war refugees. 171 PLAYMATE NEWS Hef's incredible Halloween bash; the X-treme Team; salutes to Dorothy Straiten and Jennifer Jackson. the first black Playmate. DEPARTMENTS 5 PLAYBILL 21 DEAR PLAYBOY 25 AFTER HOURS 34 WIRED 36 LIVING ONLINE 45 MEN 47 MANTRACK 51 THE PLAYBOY ADVISOR 114 PARTY JOKES 159 WHERE AND HOW TO BUY 175 ON THE SCENE 176 GRAPEVINE 178 POTPOURRI LIFESTYLE 44 EXTREME YOGA Sure it's trendy and chic and all New York's finest love it. But don't be fooled—this is one serious work-out. BY JOE DOLCE 94 MOON WALK One small step for Air Jordans, one giant step for fashion-conscious athletic shoes. T-minus two pages to liftoff REVIEWS 32 MUSIC Perry Farrell returns to the fray; Rage still battles; Alanis unplugs; Dolly does bluegrass. 37 MOVIES Kirk Douglas glitters in Diamonds; Denzel is a tropical depression in Hurricane. 40 VIDEO Marinara sauce spurts in Ur-spaghetti westerns; Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS, gets the boxed-set treatment. 42 BOOKS Three dozen men try out for Chick for a Day; the history of lingerie; vintage sexploitation.