Playboy September 2000

COVER STORY At 45, Shari Belafonte is an unstoppable force. She's had starring roles on Hotel and Beyond Reality, has appeared on more than 300 magazine covers, had a hit album overseas and was named a top celebrity TV endorser by The Wall Street Journal. Thanks to photographer Greg Gorman for adding one more cover to Shari's portfolio. Our Rabbit loves curlicues. FEATURES 68 MAKING BOOK ON CAMPUS Let's make a bet: We say students can place big-money wagers in the stacks of the college library. The odds are in our favor. BY ERIN ZAMMETT 80 GALERIE MORPHEUS A Beverly Hills gallery exhibits nightmares on canvas. And a life-size Alien. In the museum shop, no one hears you scream. BY ROBERT B. DESALVO 90 DR. JOKES Harold Ramis, the comic genius behind movies such as Animal House, Caddyshack and Groundhog Day, is back with a new flick, Bedazzled. BY DAVID RENSIN 108 EASTERN HORIZON Every year Japanese automakers save their best new work for the Tokyo Motor Show. Say wasabi to this year's hottest models. 110 PLAYBOY'S PRO FOOTBALL FORECAST The era of dynasties is finished. To pick the winners, you need to study the losers. This season's pigskin talk is all about Colts and Skins. BY RICK GOSSELIN 114 YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE GAY TO GET LAID BUT IT HELPS! A little talk about women's shoes goes a long way. So remake yourself with a bit of pink—and get ready to score. Swish! BY GLENN O'BRIEN 117 THE HOT, THE HORNY, THE HILARIOUS Since its debut 40 years ago this month, the Playboy Advisor has responded to 350,000 letters. We've run 6000—here are some treasures. 123 BLACK INSIDE Outrageous, rude? Count on it. Big? Almost nobody has taken off like Eminem. 128 20Q SETH GREEN Buffy the Vampire Slayer's rock-and-roll werewolf says Meryl Streep wants his junk and Susan Sarandon needs to loses that Robbins guy. BY ROBERT CRANE 130 DIGITAL WEARABLES The latest fashion is belt-clip Internet portals. BY TIMOTHY MOHR 142 DUHH! A Rolex on Krypton? These movie gaffes will drive fans goofy. FICTION 82 THE BLACK AND WHITE SISTERS Their household is extreme: Swarthy Guinness, with its whipped-cream froth, is the only beer served. The whimsies of fashion are rooted in a colorful checkerboard explanation,-but be forewarned: It's a dark one. BY T. CORAGHESSAN BOYLE INTERVIEW 59 JENNIFER LOPEZ With three new movies and a new album, the multithreat talent is doing what even Madonna couldn't pull off—triumph as a singer and actor. And, oh yes, she has that affair with Sean Combs. And rocked the world with a dress. Read all about it. BY MICHAEL FLEMING PICTORIALS 74 NAVAL ENGAGEMENT Anchors away—uniforms, too. Our Navy officer risked her command to float a Ship of Drools. 94 PLAYMATE: ALL'S FARE Kerissa Fare grew up a tomboy. Now she's a femme fatale. 132 SHARI BELAFONTE She's one of the busiest, most beautiful women in Hollywood. We're glad we got on her schedule. NOTES AND NEWS 13 THE WORLD OF PLAYBOY 14 LEGS AND EGGS! Easter eggs, Limp Bizkits and French DJs at the Mansion. 49 THE PLAYBOY FORUM A high grade to the Playboy Advisor; divorcing dads. 175 PLAYMATE NEWS PMOY party; Donna Michelle and Tony Curtis. DEPARTMENTS 3 PLAYBILL 17 DEAR PLAYBOY 21 AFTER HOURS 35 WIRED 36 LIVING ONLINE 41 MEN 43 MANTRACK 47 THE PLAYBOY ADVISOR 106 PARTY JOKES 152 WHERE AND HOW TO BUY 179 ON THE SCENE 180 GRAPEVINE 182 POTPOURRI LIFESTYLE 84 FALL AND WINTER FASHION FORECAST Think crossover. This season, the English countryside meets downtown lounge. BY HOLLIS WAYNE 120 PLAY IT AGAIN, SONY PlayStation 2 is so sophisticated that the Japanese government feared its military use by terrorists. BY JASON BUHRMESTER 124 FROM YES SIR TO BIG SUR Take this job and shove it onto a laptop. Then head for our choice eight getaways. BY BETH TOMKIW REVIEWS 26 MOVIES Keri Russell's Mad About Mambo; Vincent D'Onofrio sounds off 30 VIDEO Being John Malkovich—it's exhausting! A big hit from The Sopranos' Michael Imperioli. 32 MUSIC Supergrass and Elastica keep Brit-pop alive; two guitarists named Chris find blues clues. 38 BOOKS Nymphomania; directors in print; comic-book culture.