Playboy June 2002

COVER STORY With wholesome Doris Day looks—and a bright personality—Playmate of the Year Dalene Kurtis is on American classic. Her red, white and blue cover is a natural. "What the troops are doing for our country is amazing, and I want to show my patriotism," says the PMOY, who's a proud member of Operation Playmate. Here's to the flag from Dalene and our Rabbit. FEATURES 76 AIR SICK Four recent deadly plane crashes can be connected to laxity at the Federal Aviation Administration. That's not the worst of it. The FAA gets to implement Congress' post–September 11 safety measures. BY BRIAN KAREM 94 SHRED THE EARTH The aerial insanity of dirt boarding is the devil spawn of skateboarding and extreme mountain biking. BY JOHN D. THOMAS 110 HAVANA HEARTBREAK Cuban women have enthralled Hemingway and Fidel. Pity then the love-starved gringo who goes down to the island for some fun. BY A.J. BENZA 117 CENTERFOLDS ON SEX: LISA DERGAN Lisa's motto is Help Him Help You. We like her attitude. 118 BUILDING A BETTER BATTLE Popcorn munchers and guys who wage real war are benefiting from the new realism in war movies and video games. BY OWEN WEST 122 SHAKIRA If Britney wrote her own songs and belly danced, she might rival Colombia's Shakira. BY PATTY LAMBERT! 124 20Q OSCAR DE LA HOYA The great WBC champ kayos a myth: De La Hoya's best fight was after a night of sex. And when he sees blood, he isn't jacked—he just wants to knock the other guy out to avoid deadly diseases. BY ROBERT CRANE 126 ALL NIGHT LONG The mile high club is so Eighties. These days, you need to swing it in a tree house, an ice hotel or a subterranean bed and breakfast. Here's our secret sex atlas. BY JAMES OLIVER CURY FICTION 86 THE POSSIBILITY OF LOVE So many exes, so many fabulous tricks and treats. How can a new woman, even the romance of a lifetime, compete with such a catalog of lust? BY ETHAN HAUSER INTERVIEW 65 CURT SCHILLING The Diamondbacks' World Series co-MVP has recorded thousands of pitches on CD-ROM. He also has plenty to say about sex before games, playing hurt, tricking hitters, minor league groupies and his hefty salary. It's one of the most intelligent sports interviews you'll ever read. BY KEVIN COOK PICTORIALS 80 PLAYMATES IN PRIME TIME The Centerfolds on Fear Factor and Weakest Link boosted more than ratings. 96 PLAYMATE: MICHELE ROGERS This Hawaiian beach bunny loves men with style and tattoos. Before you ink up, double-check her spelling. 130 PLAYMATE OF THE YEAR Cheers to Dalene Kurtis, an all-American girl who makes us stand up and salute. NOTES AND NEWS 11 WORLD OF PLAYBOY Hef gets a big magazine award, Bond girls at the Mansion. 12 GETTIN' DOWN WITH HEF Moby, James Gandolfini and Ice-T shake it with the Man. 55 THE PLAYBOY FORUM Porn documentaries, drugs and terrorism. 169 PLAYMATE NEWS Victoria Fuller's pop art, red-carpet Rabbits, the irrepressible Anna Nicole Smith and Kiss. DEPARTMENTS 3 PLAYBILL 15 DEAR PLAYBOY 19 AFTER HOURS 39 WIRED 40 LIVING ONLINE 44 PLAYBOY TV 46 PLAYBOY.COM 47 MEN 49 MANTRACK 53 THE PLAYBOY ADVISOR 108 PARTY JOKES 160 WHERE AND HOW TO BUY 173 ON THE SCENE 174 GRAPEVINE 176 POTPOURRI LIFESTYLE 90 FASHION: CALL OF THE WILD Never mind the rock concert. These clothes make you the headline act. BY JOSEPH DE ACETIS 112 DADS AND GRADS A tablet PC, a Nike driver, the coolest camcorder, 25-year-old scotch, an atomic clock radio. REVIEWS 32 MOVIES Hugh Grant and Rachel Weisz, sequel season. 36 VIDEO Porno classics, the Coen brothers. 38 MUSIC Cornershop, Mystikal, and Dead Man Walking as an opera. 42 BOOKS Insider accounts of the CIA and Delta Force and The Sexual Life of Catherine M.