Playboy (USA) May 2009

FEATURES 44 PARADISE LOST JOHN BOWE reports that guys eager to work at Saipan's tropical resorts for the Asian hotties find paradise is complicated. 48 THE DRINKING MAN'S GUIDE TO CINEMA Watching The Big Lebowski without a white russian insults the Dude. Let us pair the right cocktail with your movie main course. 50 PLAYBOY'S 2009 BASEBALL PREVIEW TRACY RINGOLSBY predicts which teams have a winning combination of players. 72 PLAYBOY'S TOP PARTY SCHOOLS Dust off your toga and tap the keg: We calculate the top 10 colleges for tying one on. 76 HIGH-TECH HI-FI SCOTT ALEXANDER shows you six ways to park your iPod for some sonic excitement. INTERVIEW 29 CHUCK PALAHNIUK DAVID SHEFF probes the Fight Club author's twisted mind and the strange upbringing that fuels his imagination. 20Q 78 ZACHARY QUINTO DAVID RENSIN mind melds with the actor who fills Spock's pointy ears in Star Trek. FICTION 68 MINOTAUR In this story by JIM SHEPARD, two military black-ops men meet by chance and realize how stranded they each are. PICTORIALS 38 WOMEN OF WALL STREET What recession? It's a bull market with these hot assets available. 56 PLAYMATE: CRYSTAL MCCAHILL Meet the genetically gifted daughter of Miss August 1968 Gale Olson as she strikes her mother's classic pose. For us, it was a natural selection. 82 LOVING LISA Sexy TV personality Lisa Rinna first hit it big on Melrose Place and Days of Our Lives before making a lasting impression on Dancing With the Stars. Now Lisa acts out your Mrs. Robinson fantasy in a high-rise room with a view. Here's to you, Ms. Rinna. FASHION 70 PRIME-TIME STYLE There is no crime too disturbing fc Shemar Moore on Criminal Minds. 01 camera the actor takes the edge off wit fashion therapy. BY JOSEPH DE ACETIS NEWS AND NOTES 11 THE WORLD OF PLAYBOY Hef returns to the big screen in Miss March; Bridget Marquardt finds the hot spots on TV's Bridget's Sexiest Beaches; Playmates and Dave Navarro are the perfect ingredients for a Rock-N-Babes party. 12 SUPER BOWL BASH Hef puts his spin on fantasy football at the Mansion with a team of party players including AnnaLynne McCord, Brande Roderick, Denise Richards and more. 108 PLAYMATE NEWS Take notes as we analyze Playmate cup-and bust-size trends; a lil' Lillian Muller does the body good. DEPARTMENTS 5 PLAYBILL 13 DEAR PLAYBOY 17 AFTER HOURS 20 REVIEWS 23 MANTRACK 25 SEX: SUZY MCCOPPIN 27 PLAYBOY ADVISOR 66 PARTY JOKES 104 SPORTS: BILL JAMES 116 GRAPEVINE FORUM 111 WHO'S YOUR DADDY? Biotechnology expert LORI ANDREWS looks at the complications of anonymous sperm donation. 113 HOW TO BUILD A BETTER BABY Clinics strive to produce smarter children by cataloging sperm and egg donors by IQ and SAT scores. But geniuses can't be manufactured in labs.