Playboy April 2000

COVER STORY HOT MAMA: Reformed bad girl Bijou Phillips (daughter of the Mamas and the Papas' John Phillips) talks about her obsession with stripping ("I love going to strip clubs—the adrenaline rush you get is amazing"), worship of Madonna ("She's the Queen Elizabeth of the music kingdom") and her next album. You'll be happy looking at her pictures, too. FEATURES 70 LOVE AND DEATH IN THE DESERT Far from the glitz of the Strip, Binion's Horseshoe was a no-frills gambler's mecca. One of its owners, Ted Binion, hung out at titty bars with guys named Fat Herbie. His ex-stripper girlfriend and her boyfriend are now on trial for his murder. BY PETER ALSON 84 BIG BIZNESS From Woodstock to MTV Limp Bizkit caused this year's biggest commotion. In a straight-up conversation, lead Bizkit Fred Durst says he writes songs about what hurts him. Or used to. He's seen too many VH I Behind the Music episodes to become a rock-and-roll casualty. BY ALISON LUNDGREN 94 SONGS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD Brian Wilson, Philip Glass, Ronnie Spector and Ghostface Killah, among others, name their favorite songs of the century and explain their choices. Did Happy Birthday beat out Supernaut? You'll be debating the picks for the next 100 years. BY CHARLES M. YOUNG 112 I WANT MY MP3 MP3 is almost as popular as sex on the Net. Learn about the latest software, the hottest portable MP3 players and the best websites for free downloads. BY BETH TOMKIW 114 20Q BARRY WHITE He wasn't always the gangster of love—in fact, at one time he was just a gangster. And a paper boy. He learned a lot along the way, though—like, watch what you say to a white woman in Alabama. BY JULIE BAIN 118 BAVARIAN CREME BMW's new X5 is a four-wheel drive that sprints like a race car and can go from Paris to Dakar without a pit stop. It's an SAV—sports activity vehicle—and it can be yours for only $50,000. BY KEN GROSS 120 BRING ON THE BANDWIDTH Faster on-ramps—via cable, phone lines and satellite—will change the way we use the Net. Get ready for movie-quality webcasts, video chats and mind-boggling games. BY TED C. FISHMAN 124 THE YEAR IN MUSIC fames Broom lived to see his own Hall of Fame induction—and he feels good. Our readers also picked all the big hits this year: Ricky Martin, Mariah Carey and Dixie Chicks. What can we say? PLAYBOY readers are on top of things. INTERVIEW 59 ROWLAND EVANS AND ROBERT NOVAK Nobody knows the Beltway like this duo of newspaper writers, whose shared column ran for 30 years. They have great stories about everyone—from JFK to Reagan to At current crop of White House hopefuls. It's required reading for this election year. BY DAVID SHEFF PICTORIALS 74 SPRING BREAK 2000 College girls do crazy things when they emerge from dimly lit lecture halls. We went to check out the student body. 98 PLAYMATE: BRANDE Brande Roderick grew up in grape country—Sonoma—and her spirits are definitely distilled. Hef, the ultimate connoisseur, rates her VSOP 132 BIJOU Bijou Phillips is the diamond and the rough. She's a hard-core party girl who was living the rock-and-roll lifestyle long before her acclaimed album came out. NOTES AND NEWS 13 THE WORLD OF PLAYBOY 14 HANGING WITH HEF 49 THE PLAYBOY FORUM Antidrug comics; electric chairs; auction off the elderly? 167 PLAYMATE NEWS The millennium twins get down at the Mansion; Lisa Dergan update; Club Lingerie. DEPARTMENTS 5 PLAYBILL 17 DEAR PLAYBOY 21 AFTER HOURS 28 WIRED 33 LIVING ONLINE 36 FITNESS 37 MEN 38 THE SINGLE LIFE 41 MANTRACK 45 THE PLAYBOY ADVISOR 110 PARTY JOKES 154 WHERE AND HOW TO BUY 171 ON THE SCENE 172 GRAPEVINE 174 POTPOURRI LIFESTYLE 88 PLAYBOY'S SPRING AND SUMMER FASHION FORECAST Tired of being Jekyll during the week and Hyde on the weekend? Here's our guide to flaunting nine-to-five flash that's office-approved (it's all above the waist). 25 MUSIC New wax from Q-Tip; a final fix of Morphine; a century of women in music. 29 MOVIES 1999 wrap-up: Cider House does indeed rule. Astronaut's Wife was as bad as it looked. 32 VIDEO The films of Brigitte Bardot; Debra Messing of Will and Grace lists her all-time faves (think Dustin Hoffman in drag and Sigourney Weaver in skivvies). 34 BOOKS The greatest naughty bits; ouch—the history of circumcision.