Playboy April 2008

features 54 THE MAN WHO WOULD BE CHIEF Before Chief James E. Billie invented the concept of Indian casinos, the members of his Seminole tribe were among the poorest of the poor. Now each one receives a $120,000 payout from the gaming profits every year. Oddly, Billie has been unceremoniously booted from his tribe, as have other prominent Native Americans across the country. PAT JORDAN seeks an explanation. 64 WAILING SHALL BE IN ALL STREETS In this poignant. excerpt from a forthcoming collection of his unpublished work, KURT VONNEGUT details his formative experiences as a prisoner of war in Dresden. Germany during the cataclysmic air raid that gave his classic novel Slaughterhouse-Five its terrible origin. Vonnegut's haunting firsthand account of a picturesque city reduced to rubble and his assignment to recover incinerated bodies from the ashes is a powerful comment on the barbarity of war. 72 THE BODY SHOP Human sperm created from bone marrow? Bionic teeth that release medication at the command of a microchip? These products may sound as if they were dreamed up for William Gibson's next novel, but they are just two of many new body parts scientists may well perfect before your next corporal tune-up. BY DAMON BROWN 100 SOMMELIERE LIKES IT HOT As a porn star, Savanna Samson says she developed "a taste for big things." This extends to the acclaimed vintages she produces for her own wine label. The erotic oenophile chats with DAN DUNN about bold flavors and explosive pairings. fiction 88 CHARM CITY A married man meets an alluring woman at a recital. After they share a drink he whisks her away to his house in the country. But what could have been an impulsive sexual encounter evolves into something sinister. Master storyteller ROBERT STONE spins a wicked tale about role-playing gone wrong. the playboy forum 41 ZERO-NARRATIVE NATION We live in an increasingly aliterate nation where quality books, magazines and newspapers are being killed by an indifferent public. SUSAN JACOBY wonders if a culture without memory is a culture at all. 20Q 68 JENNA FISCHER On The Office she plays the daydreaming receptionist who inspires fantasies in cubicles throughout America. Meet the self-effacing actress as she opens up to DAVID RENSIN about such workplace-inappropriate topics as embracing her sex appeal, talking dirty and her amazing ineptitude when confronted with coffee. interview 47 CHAD KROEGER His band, Nickelback, has sold more than 15 million records despite getting little love from critics. Whether you admire or despise lead singer Kroeger, his disturbing, violence-laden lyrics are brutally honest and, as we find out, often autobiographical. Kroeger seldom speaks to interviewers, but he lets down his guard with ROB TANNENBAUM and reveals details about his criminal record, partying like a rock star and why he still thinks it's fun to be bad. pictorials 58 COME FLY WITH ME Samba into the skies with three bodacious Brazilian flight attendants who provide a first-class antidote to the fear of flying. 74 PLAYMATE: REGINA DEUTINGER Miss April is a wonder of German engineering—sleek, stylish and fully equipped. 104 MARVELOUS MARIA Maria Kanellis of WWE RAW has taken her lumps in the ring, but make no mistake: The auburn-haired Diva's day is here. notes and news 9 WORLD OF PLAYBOY The search for the 55th anniversary Playmate begins; Hef and the girls spend late nights with Jimmy Kimmel and Jay Leno. 10 SWINGIN' IN THE NEW YEAR Join Sarah Silverman, Dennis Haysbert and Kareem AbdulJabbar at the Mansion bash. 135 PLAYMATE NEWS Playmate of the Year 2005 Tiffany Fallon keeps her integrity in the cutthroat boardroom of Celebrity Apprentice; behold the most beautiful bike burning up the streets: Anna Nicole Smith's custom chopper. departments 3 PLAYBILL 11 DEAR PLAYBOY 15 AFTER HOURS 23 REVIEWS 31 MANTRACK 37 THE PLAYBOY ADVISOR 86 PARTY JOKES 137 WHERE AND HOW TO BUY 140 GRAPEVINE 142 POTPOURRI fashion 92 THE INTERNATIONAL PLAYBOY We've collaborated with our 24 international editions to approve your passport to global style. Just in time for the spring travel season we present a collection of lightweight clothing from heavyweight designers. BY JOSEPH DE ACETIS