Playboy August 2001

COVER STORY She's the Go-Go girl whose band emerged from Los Angeles' punk scene to crack the Billboard 100. Belinda Carlisle has come a long way since then. But time has only enhanced the woman who says she's already lived nine lives. Photographer Richard McLaren traveled to Thailand to shoot our cover. Our Rabbit comes out smelling like a flower. FEATURES 68 COLOMBIA: LAND OF DEATH Kids sniff glue to stave off hunger, bikers tote Uzis, street gangs run rampant. It's life in Medellin, where the filmmaker sent home diaries that will startle you. BY BARBET SCHROEDER 78 CLONING: PHASE TWO Just about everyone—scientists, ethicists, religious leaders and politicos—is in a frenzy. That's because the next clone to emerge from a lab could be a human. Any time now. BY MICHAEL PARRISH 89 CENTERFOLDS ON SEX: VICTORIA FULLER Our lady of the month reveals new ways to win her undying affection. 108 PLAYBOY PROFILE: JET LI Action star Jet Li is the fastest martial artist on earth. As Chinese cinema makes its move in Hollywood, Jet flies high—with no wires. BY MATTHEW POLLY 110 MAD FOR THE MINI The littlest legend of Europe's roadways is back—and this time it's being built by the masters of the autobahn. 114 LIFE'S A BITCH AND SO IS DATING Ever fallen in love with a girl who can play you like a ukulele? So has this girl—who got snookered by a girl, too. She feels your pain. BY KATIE MORAN 116 20Q JON BON JOVI He's sold more than 80 million records and mixes a great girly martini. But he still has to beg for a role on The Sopranos. BY WARREN KALBACKER 118 I STAND, THEREFORE I AM The manly ritual of facing the urinal is suddenly endangered. An important report from the frontiers of science. BY PAUL KRASSNER FICTION 90 MOTEL What's a family road trip without some wild sex covered in motor oil? An arousing story. BY JOHN BIGUENET INTERVIEW 59 TIM BURTON The darkest, quirkiest director of blockbusters—Batman, Sleepy Hollow, Edward Scissorhands—has tackled the ultimate fantasy, Planet of the Apes. He has a thing for Charlton Heston, Vincent Price and Lisa Marie. BY KRISTINE MCKENNA PICTORIALS 72 GIRLS OF BADA BING Tony Soprano's staff of strippers are the hottest act on TV 94 PLAYMATE: JENNIFER WALCOTT Our Ohioan is a nomad with a soft heart for animals—even party animals. 124 BEAUTY AND THE BEAT Belinda Carlisle sang that she would make heaven a place on earth. PLAYBOY is that place. NOTES AND NEWS 13 THE WORLD OF PLAYBOY Hef celebrates 75, an Oscar party and an AIDS award with Bruce Vilanch. 14 HEF'S HAPPY 75TH! Partygoers include Fred Durst, Rod Stewart, Carson Daly and Tara Reid. 49 THE PLAYBOY FORUM Wild radio, abusive cops. 163 PLAYMATE NEWS Kelly Monaco's soap career, Pam and Liz Hurley. DEPARTMENTS 3 PLAYBILL 17 DEAR PLAYBOY 21 AFTER HOURS 35 WIRED 36 LIVING ONLINE 39 MEN 41 MANTRACK 45 THE PLAYBOY ADVISOR 106 PARTY JOKES 162 WHERE AND HOW TO BUY 167 ON THE SCENE 168 GRAPEVINE 170 POTPOURRI LIFESTYLE 82 FASHION: BOYS OF SUMMER Guys like Mike Piazza know what it takes to make the bigs—and the suit to wear when you get there. BY JOSEPH DE ACETIS 120 SHOOT FIRST Digital video cameras can make you into a Steven Spielberg. We pick the best. REVIEWS 29 MOVIES Hedwig hits the big screen, Thora Birch. 32 VIDEO Dr. Drew, the Three Stooges, rock concert movies. 33 MUSIC Billy Joe Shaver's outlaw country, Nuggets II, the Boss live. 38 BOOKS Hornby and Irving return, Dave Navarro's debauched life.