Playboy November 2004

COVER STORY Since Brooke Burke posed in our May 2001 issue—at the height of popularity of TV's Wild On, the show that beamed her from the world's beaches into our hearts—we haven't stopped daydreaming about her charm and beauty. So we sent Senior Contributing Photographer Stephen Wayda to track her down and prove she's still wild. Our Rabbit blushes. FEATURES 72 BAGHDAD AFTER HOURS By day in Iraq, soldiers battle insurgents, contractors dodge kidnappers and journalists rush to the sites of car bombs. But after sunset they let loose in an entirely different world. Here's our report on Iraq at night. BY NICOLAS PELHAM 88 DREAM BOATS We sailed the seas to find the world's finest yachts. Don't want the headache of a $50 million float? No problem—you can lease these luxury cruisers by the week. Here's picturing you and your party posse bobbing in an oceangoing Jacuzzi. BY JASON HARPER 94 HOLY WAR George W. Bush gave up drinking for Jesus. Fair enough. Other implications of W's faith aren't so innocuous: He blocks federal funding to groups that support abortion, opposes research that could save lives and sees violence in the Levant as part of God's master plan. When will America realize that homegrown religious zealotry is threatening our country? BY ARTHUR SCHLESINGER JR. 112 THE IDENTITY ADDICT From September 2000 to March 2001, a high school dropout stole the identities of more than 200 people on the Forbes 400 list and pocketed $260 million before a simple mistake landed him in prison. He agreed to sit down with our reporter and reveal a fraud system that he says is simple enough for a 12-year-old to master. All it takes is gloves, a cell phone, the ability to schmooze bank officials and a color printer. BY MARK BOAL 118 20Q JOHN CARMACK The Doom video game franchise has earned more than $200 million. We sat down with its eccentric creator and talked about his quest to fire into space the first nongovernment-sponsored craft, the best video games ever, his ability to count cards and the secret to working 80 hours a week. BY JASON BUHRMESTER 127 CENTERFOLDS ON SEX: DIVINI RAE This sexual acrobat treads the fine line between rough and gentle sex. 128 TABOO SEX The former ballerina is quite a sensation in bed, but not just because of years of pelvic exercises, pirouettes and stretches at the barre. In this erotic essay, she traces her love affair with taking it in through the out door, from her first experience to the transcendent encounters that enabled her to find God. BY TONI BENTLEY FICTION 84 ST. MARK'S DAY At Flyworld® bugs fornicate and frolic. But even flies suffer from midlife crises, and the head of one dipterous family doesn't want to join the fun. BY ROD LIDDLE INTERVIEW 63 OLIVER STONE The controversial director is the ruler of biopics about such leaders as JFK, Nixon, Castro and, for his new film, Alexander the Great. In a cigar-smoking Playboy Interview, Stone gets out from behind the camera to document his own positions. Learn whether he'll make a movie about Bush, what Platoon would be like if set in Iraq and whether his dad really hired a hooker to devirginize him. BY DAVID SHEFF PICTORIALS 78 AMERICAN BEAUTY It's legal to gawk at these beautiful pictures of Miss United States Teen—she's all grown up. 98 PLAYMATE: CARA ZAVALETA She was the queen of Road Rules: South Pacific. The only rules on our pages? No clothes. 132 BROOKE BURKE In' her welcome return, a different exotic location, same flawless body. NOTES AND NEWS 13 MANSION FIREWORKS AND FISTICUFFS Lovers and fighters joined Hef for the Fourth of July and Fight Night. Among the stars in the ring were Mia St. John, Matthew Perry and Andy Roddick. 55 THE PLAYBOY FORUM The great oil wars will make Iraq look like Grenada; a lawyer explains how to avoid getting busted for having sex outdoors. 171 PLAYMATE NEWS Brande Roderick gets behind the camera; Playmates star on Entourage; Julian McMahon's favorite Playmate. DEPARTMENTS 3 PLAYBILL 17 DEAR PLAYBOY 21 AFTER HOURS 41 MANTRACK 51 THE PLAYBOY ADVISOR 110 PARTY JOKES 147 WHERE AND HOW TO BUY 175 ON THE SCENE 176 GRAPEVINE 178 POTPOURRI FASHION 120 TWEEDS Once the fabric of the upper crust, these rich wools are finally ready to join the party. BY JOSEPH DE ACETIS REVIEWS 31 MOVIES Liam Neeson plays Dr. Sex; Jamie Foxx is a Ray of sunshine. 32 DVDS Lock the first three seasons of Seinfeld in the vault; study Ingmar Bergman's best film; find Angelina Jolie's famous bod unveiled. 34 MUSIC Mos Def returns to the lyrical fray; Fatboy Slim drops beachrockin' beats; Nick Cave harks back to past greatness. 36 GAMES DOA Ultimate is very much alive; FIFA Soccer 2005 scores big. 38 BOOKS Philip Roth imagines a fascist America; a history of hip; portraits of porn stars with their clothes on.