Playboy June 2008

FEATURES 42 THE BLACK KKK One out of every nine black men between the ages of 20 and 34 is in prison. Journalist JASON WHITLOCK blames a toxic blend of self-hatred, indiscriminate violence and gang warfare. Looking at California, he argues the state's descent into a giant incarceration zone has produced a lethal culture that infects both inner city and suburb, resulting in a society in which outlaws rule. 72 FOLD HERE Is your home at storage-space capacity, with crammed closets? Get compact with collapsible speakers, boats and bikes, as well as roll-up keyboards and more. BY SCOTT ALEXANDER 78 THE PLAYBOY BAR: VODKA In our first in a series on how to create the ultimate home bar, we start by serving shots of vodka—America's most popular spirit—and show you how to mix it up. 96 THE END OF NEWSPAPERS The familiar thud of the morning paper on the doorstep will soon be as rare as horses' hooves on cobblestones, right? But if newspapers are dying, why are billionaires snapping up distressed dailies? ERIC KLINENBERG talks to Rupert Murdoch and other moguls about why papers will survive. 104 46 THINGS YOU NEVER KNEW ABOUT CALL GIRLS Spitzer-gate has cast a glowing spotlight on the shadowy world of high-priced call girls and their clients. Turns out the escort business is enjoying a true golden age. Here's everything you ever wanted to know about call girls 2008. BY A.J. BAIME FICTION 80 PARADIGM SHIFT To get her husband to go green, Mary Lou, a 40-something environmentalist, starts awarding a sexual favor for each favor he performs for mother earth. Her plan works brilliantly until several sexy solar-panel installers show up, in this amusing romp by JANE SMILEY, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Thousand Acres. THE PLAYBOY FORUM 45 THE END IS NEAR Launched with rules that invited users to be creative, the Internet is now close to turning into something like TiVo or the iPhone—a corporation-dominated appliance that discourages user innovation. JONATHAN ZITTRAIN, author of The Future of the Internet—And How to Stop It, says our online freedom is at risk. 20Q 108 HARVEY LEVIN Catching spoiled starlets going commando is a dirty job, but Levin—the managing editor of celebrity news and gossip site TMZ.com—is up to it. DAVID HOCHMAN turns the tables on the expert legal analyst and scooper, asking him probing questions about ethics, taboo stories and his advice for Britney Spears. INTERVIEW 53 STEVE CARELL Wise parental advice pushed Steve Carell into show business instead of a more practical law career. We've been laughing with the late-bloomer comic ever since, in hit movies goof 40-Year-Old Virgin and Little Miss Sunshine and on TV's The Office. The self-effacing actor chats candidly about his big-screen interpretation of Get Smart, along with the agony and humiliation of chest waxing. BY ERIC SPITZNAGEL COVER STORY Unlike in some other elections, in which the people are divided, voters for Playmate of the Year strongly favored just one of the beautiful young candidates: Jayde Nicole. She becomes your 49th Playmate of the Year and the first Canadian PMOY since Shannon Tweed, in 1982. Senior Contributing Photographer Arny Freytag gets wet and wild with Jayde on our cover; our Rabbit makes a splash. PICTORIALS 66 A NIGHT AT THE CRAZY HORSE These exotic dancers bring a Parisian girlie show to the Wild Wild West. 76 CARLA BRUNI A muse, musician and model most magnifique adds first lady of France to her résumé. 84 PLAYMATE: JULIETTE FRETTE; This 21st century feminist explains why she's posing for us: It's creative, fulfilling and fun. 110 PMOY: JAYDE NICOLE Ask the band to strike up "0 Canada": Jayde Nicole is the 49th Playmate of the Year. NOTES AND NEWS 11 THE WORLD OF PLAYBOY The Playboy Jazz Festival kicks off with Herbie Hancock, Dee Dee Bridgewater and Bill Cosby; Playboy and Crown Royal throw a party for NBA All-Star weekend. 12 HANGIN' WITH HEF Hef hosts the launch of the new Knight Rider at the Mansion, wrestles into a picture with Maria Kanellis and Ashley Massaro and gets Simon Cowell to smile. 139 PLAYMATE NEWS Alison Waite is the new Las Vegas correspondent for Extra; G. Gordon Liddy sings the praises of Miss July 1973 Martha Smith. DEPARTMENTS 5 PLAYBILL 15 DEAR PLAYBOY 19 AFTER HOURS 29 REVIEWS 37 MANTRACK 43 THE PLAYBOY ADVISOR 94 PARTY JOKES 131 WHERE AND HOW TO BUY 146 GRAPEVINE FASHION 100 DRESSING CONOR Our fashion department outfits its junior staffer with a few workplace ensembles that don't cramp his personality or bust his wallet. BY JOSEPH DE ACETIS THIS MONTH ON PLAYBOY.COM MAGAZINE BLOG Inside perspectives from PLAYBOY editors, plus a revealing talk with Miss June Juliette Frette about her plans and passions. playboy.com/blog CLOTHES CALL Spring's slickest threads. playboy.com/style FOREIGN AFFAIRS Getting the utmost from your European vacation. playboy.com/sex THE 21ST QUESTION One more juicy tip from TMZ's Harvey Levin. playboy.com/21q PLAYMATE PARTY The PMOY bash at the Mansion. playboy .com/playmates