Playboy October 2008

FEATURES 50 THE ADDERALL EFFECT Second only to marijuana in popularity on college campuses, Adderall is frequently peddled by students who have been prescribed the speed-like drug to treat attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Investigative reporter FRANK OWEN embeds himself on campus at exam time to check out the impact of the Lamborghini of study aids. 60 EVERYTHING WE NEED TO KNOW WE LEARNED IN COLLEGE From avoiding premature ejaculation to cramming a semester's worth of studying into two weeks to identifying which drug your friend has taken, JOEL JOHNSON consults experts about meeting the perennial challenges of college life. 68 SHOOT-OUT IN VEGAS After studying the art of dice control with legendary teachers Dominic "the Dominator" LoRiggio and Frank Scoblete, STEPHAN TALTY rolls into Vegas with the Five Horsemen—the greatest crapshooters in the world. 86 PLAYBOY'S 2008 NFL PREVIEW Last season nobody but nobody believed the Giants had a shot until the final gun sounded in what is now widely called the greatest Super Bowl ever. Who will slip on Cinderella's cleats this year? In our annual pro pigskin preview we tackle who's up and who's down and enlist some Hall of Famers to read the tea leaves for the 2008-2009 campaign to predict who'll be polishing the Lombardi. 90 HAUNTED CLASSICS BY GAHAN WILSON His macabre illustrations and wicked sense of humor have made a lasting impression on PLAYBOY readers since December 1957. Just in time for Halloween we look back at GAHAN WILSON'S most delicious cartoons. FICTION 96 NOBODY MOVE, PART FOUR In this final installment of DENIS JOHNSON'S gritty tale, hapless hero Jimmy Luntz prepares for his last stand against the gangsters closing in. Trusting no one, Luntz realizes he is quickly running out of options. THE PLAYBOY FORUM 35 THE NEW COLD WAR Global warming is thawing the Arctic, opening vast oil and gas reserves for exploitation. Already governments are vying for control. Slovene sociologist SLAVOJ ZIZEK suggests that judging from past experiences, one reason governments haven't moved more boldly to head off environmental catastrophe is that powerful interests stand to profit from it. 20Q 64 KEVIN CONNOLLY He used to hang with Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire when they were all struggling actors. Now Entourage's star wingman hugs it out with ASHLEY JUDE COLLIE about how TV imitates life and where he and the guys are heading. interview 41 PETE WENTZ As the leader of Fall Out Boy, he's the emperor of emo, and as the husband of Ashlee Simpson, he's one of the luckiest men on earth. Perhaps all this good fortune explains why vast numbers of people love him and vast numbers of others don't. Wentz opens up to ROB TANNENBAUM about the public's divergent perceptions, life with Simpson, battling depression and why the losers have won. PICTORIALS 54 HOLD THE TEQUILA Passing on a shot at love with Tila Tequila, Kristy Morgan takes some sexy shots at the shore. 72 PLAYMATE: KELLY CARRINGTON Miss October is a gorgeous Gators fan, and even Seminoles and Hurricanes applaud. 100 GIRLS OF THE BIG 10 Here are 48 reasons why the Big 10 rates an 11 on the wow scale. NOTES AND NEWS 9 WORLD OF PLAYBOY Hef hosts ESPN Fight Night at the Mansion; Holly, Bridget and Kendra face off against The Sopranos' Big Pussy and his posse on Celebrity Family Feud. 10 HANGIN' WITH HEF The Man bumps into Kanye West at the NBA finals, fetes Juno writer Diablo Cody at the Mansion on her birthday and talks to Dave Navarro for Spread TV 123 PLAYMATE NEWS Carrie Stevens launches a green fashion magazine at envi-image.com; a look at Big 10 Playmates. DEPARTMENTS 3 PLAYBILL 11 DEAR PLAYBOY 15 AFTER HOURS 20 REVIEWS 27 MANTRACK 31 THE PLAYBOY ADVISOR 82 PARTY JOKES 119 WHERE AND HOW TO BUY 130 GRAPEVINE FASHION 92 THROWBACK TO CAMPUS No need to dress to impress a professor sweats, scrubs and tees are fine. But when it comes to girls, making an effort pays off. Keep it simple with old-school outerwear and vintage prints. BY JENNIFER RYAN JONES