Playboy August 2004

COVER STORY In 1994 supermodel Eva Herzigova appeared on billboards across the world, modeling the Wonderbra. Sales of the pushup brassiere skyrocketed, and so did Eva's fame. Now she and photographer Mario Sorrenti open the gates to the Garden of Eva. Prepare to be tempted. Our Rabbit became unhooked at the sight of such beauty. FEATURES 60 DETROIT, DEATH CITY Widespread violence and poverty have turned the Motor City into an American horror story. Our reporter examines Detroit's sad tale from the perspective of one native family—his own. His father-in-law, a 1960s revolutionary, tried to reinvent the metropolis; his brother-in-law renounced black power for the lure of the streets. BY FRANK OWEN 72 GAME MASTERS Casinos always need new games to entice jaded gamblers. And 7 Card Thrill and 2-2-1 are the newest card games being slotted into second-tier casinos in Las Vegas, Mississippi and Atlantic City. PLAYBOY tracks down their inventors—men who have staked their lives on the bet that the big casinos will adopt their games. Will they hit the jackpot? BY JOHN BLOOM 76 THE SOPHISTICATED SUMMER GRILL Just because you're firing up the charcoal doesn't mean you have to feed your guests hamburgers and hot dogs. We asked four celebrity chefs to share their secrets for turning a backyard barbecue into a gourmet feast. BY KENT BLACK 100 PLAYBOY'S NFL PREVIEW We looked into our crystal football to predict whether the Patriots will win another Super Bowl, who will be left standing when the Cowboys and Eagles butt heads, and which off-season trades and draft choices will have the biggest impact. Plus, PLAYBOY'S dream team and some little-known football stats. BY ALLEN ST. JOHN AND ALLEN BARRA 115 CENTERFOLDS ON SEX: CARMELLA DE CESARE The 2004 Playmate of the Year isn't into one-night stands. But trust us—sex with her is well worth the wait. 116 20Q SPIKE LEE The director of Do the Right Thing and Jungle Fever tackles corporate greed in his new film, She Hate Me. He gives us unscripted answers to taboo questions about racial stereotypes, three-way relationships and the reason behind Tiger Woods's faltering game. BY WARREN KALBACKER FICTION 22 UP AGAINST THE WALL To avoid fighting in Vietnam, a man takes a job teaching in an inner-city school. With the help of his friends, he ends up creating his own war zone. BY T.C. BOYLE INTERVIEW 51 MATT DAMON Damon has starred in Good Will Hunting, The Talented Mr. Ripley and Saving Private Ryan, partial his way around Hollywood with Ben Affleck, and loved and left some of the world's most beautiful women. As The Bourne Supremacy hits theaters, we expose the real man behind the nice-guy facade. In an outspoken Playboy Interview, Damon swears more than you'd expect him to, reveals the downside of falling for co-stars and provides an insider's account of the Bennifer breakup. BY STEPHEN REBELLO PICTORIALS 66 WOMEN BEHIND BARS These ladies serve sex on the beach. 86 PLAYMATE: PI LAR LASTRA We see No Rules in this Texan's future. 120 ALL ABOUT EVA The Wonderbra model's cups overfloweth. NOTES AND NEWS 11 HANGIN' WITH HEF 12 MARDI GRAS MANSION MASH Simon Cowell, Heidi Fleiss and Owen Wilson parade around the Mansion on the Big Easy's big night. 43 THE PLAYBOY FORUM The grim results a Bush win would have on the Supreme Court; Bill Gates Sr. begs the IRS to tax him. 151 PLAYMATE NEWS Gretchen Mol stars as Bettie Page in the pinup queen's biopic; a tribute to Donna Michelle; Patrick Warburton's favorite Playmate. DEPARTMENTS 3 PLAYBILL 15 DEAR PLAYBOY 19 AFTER HOURS 35 MANTRACK 39 THE PLAYBOY ADVISOR 98 PARTY JOKES 154 WHERE AND HOW TO BUY 157 ON THE SCENE 158 GRAPEVINE 160 POTPOURRI FASHION 106 INSIDE THE ENTOURAGE Jeremy Piven, Kevin Dillon and the other stars of HBO's newest series, Entourage, model suits with Tinseltown cool. BY JOSEPH DE ACETIS 112 SLICK KICKERS Want some respect on the street? Pound the pavement in these sneakers. BY JOSEPH DE ACETIS REVIEWS 27 MOVIES M. Night Shyamalan's The Village is creepy; Catwoman isn't the cat's meow. 29 DVDS Get hitched to Starsky & Hutch; Kill Bill Vol. 2 beats its predecessor; Sigourney Weaver—topless! 30 MUSIC The Hong Kong channels Blondie; the Mooney Suzuki returns; Tommy Stinson's solo album needs no Replacements. 32 GAMES Get caught in Spider-Man 2's web; make the 2004 Olympic team in Athens. 33 BOOKS Robert Olen Butler's Had a Good Time is a good read; the skinny on Fatty Arbuckle's life.