Playboy June 2003

COVER STORY Here's the Joe Millionaire surprise ending we all wanted. Money honey Sarah Kozer bares her significant assets in PLAYBOY. We sent Contributing Photographer Stephen Wayda to shoot the Millionaire runner-up—and second place never looked so good. Our Rabbit stakes out the middle ground. FEATURES 64 PHIL SPECTOR WITH A BULLET An ornate Hollywood mansion, a pistol-packing genius recluse, a striving starlet. And, finally, a dead body. How did a late-night rendezvous between famed record producer Phil Spector and actress Lana Clarkson turn deadly? BY STEVE POND 80 PLAYBOY'S SUMMER MOVIE PREVIEW If the weather is warm, it means it's time for another batch of heavily hyped FIX-laden flicks. From The Matrix Reloaded to The Hulk, we handicap this summer's hottest movies. BY ROBERT ABELE 86 MAJOR TURN-ONS Girls aren't the only thing that can stir a man's passion. For proof, check out the world's biggest plasma TT; a camcorder good enough for Sundance and a PDA that does everything except brush your teeth. 90 SINATRA AND THE DARK SIDE OF CAMELOT Sinatra was a lot of things to a lot of people, but to his friend JFK, he was first and foremost an enabler. Frank's Palm Springs pad was the anti-Camelot, where Kennedy could snort coke, nail Hollywood's finest and boast of his conquests. Sinatra's valet saw it all—and wrote it down. A Playboy exclusive. BY GEORGE JACOBS AND WILLIAM STADIEM 108 SEXPERIMENTS the unquenchable thirst for scientific knowledge has led down some lusty—and ludicrous—paths. How do porcupines pork? Exactly what percentage of girls look better through beer goggles? Whatever the question, a rubber-gloved expert Ls readying a probe to find the answer. BY CHIP ROWE 123 CENTERFOLDS ON SEX: CATHY ST. GEORGE Cathy loves backdoor action. But she says it took some convincing. Her story could kelp you get a backstage pass to your girl. Get ready for full access! 124 20Q NELLY The multiplatinum rapper breaks down his posse's payroll, explains why he spells everything from Hot in Herre to Vokal wrong and reveals the secret recipe for pimp juice. BY ROBERT CRANE INTERVIEW 57 MIKE PIAZZA When the best-batting catchers in baseball history are discussed around the water-cooler, one name dominates the talk. So we sat down with the Mets' all-star slugger to get the full story. There are no walks in the Playboy Interview, so Piazza swings away on his sex life, Roger Clemens and taking creatine—and on an opponent who lets loose while swinging for the fences. BY KEVIN COOK PICTORIALS 70 PLAYMATE OF THE YEAR: CHRISTINA SANTIAGO She may have been the runner-up on Fox's Search for a Playboy Centerfold, but she's first in our hearts. 94 PLAYMATE: TAILOR JAMES We think you'll agree—this Tailor suits us. 128 SARAH Did she blow a lot of money? After you've seen this, you'll agree: Joe Millionaire picked the wrong girl. NOTES AND NEWS 11 HANGIN' WITH HEF The Miller Lite girls, Ashton Kutcher and Queen Latifah party with the Man. 49 THE PLAYBOY FORUM A jury's drug-case revolt is a real-life courthouse drama; kids' books take aim at guns. 159 PLAYMATE NEWS Jessica Lee rolls with Papa Roach, Slash's favorite Playmate. DEPARTMENTS 3 PLAYBILL 13 DEAR PLAYBOY 17 AFTER HOURS 36 PLAYBOY TV 38 PLAYBOY.COM 40 MEN 43 MANTRACK 47 THE PLAYBOY ADVISOR 106 PARTY JOKES 158 WHERE AND HOW TO BUY 163 ON THE SCENE 164 GRAPEVINE 166 POTPOURRI FASHION 114 SURF AND SKATE Professional board stars make a living riding the edge. These clothes can take the heat. BY JOSEPH DE ACETIS 120 SLIM SHADIES Sunglasses as full-frontal fashion. BY JOSEPH DE ACETIS REVIEWS 27 MOVIES X-Men 2 is more fast and furious than the first; Jim Carrey returns in Bruce Almighty. 30 MUSIC Unwritten Law and their chemical-fueled road trip; plus Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Limp Bizkit. 32 GAMES Enter the Matrix, tear-ass around Paris and attack Himmler's lab. 33 DVD Catch Me If You Can, and Deborah Kerr nude. 34 BOOKS Michael Connelly's Harry Bosch is back; plus the story of a pimp-cumfolk hero in Stagolee Shot Billy.