Playboy September 2009

FEATURES 48 THE HILLIKER CURSE In the third installment of his memoir, author JAMES ELLROY finds the one, but she is not necessarily the one he was looking for. 52 LOUNGE ACTS Nobody wants to sit on a pile of money. SCOTT ALEXANDER finds knockoffs of classic chairs—and some hot accessories. 58 INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS QUENTIN TARANTINO provides us with a Nazi-killing scene from his new movie, and artist R.M. GUÉRA helps us give it a graphic graphic-novel treatment. 78 PLAYBOY'S PIGSKIN PREVIEW Three of the best quarterbacks in the game return to campus. But which of them will propel his team to the number one spot? GARY COLE has an idea. INTERVIEW 33 SETH MACFARLANE The creator of Family Guy, American Dad and The Cleveland Show tells ROB TANNENBAUM why people ought to drink and drive, which FG episode will never air and what to make of Lois's bedroom manners. 20Q 88 DIANE KRUGER The Inglourious Basterds starlet is ready for a close-up...of her feet? She explains it all to STEPHEN REBELLO. FICTION 76 CONFIDO This never-before-published story from a young KURT VONNEGUT asks whether we should listen to the voice in our head—especially if it's telling the ugly truth. PICTORIALS 42 THE HILLS ARE ALIVE Heidi Montag has had her life exposed o" The Hills. That's nothing compared this pictorial and her interview with husband SPENCER PRATT. 64 PLAYMATE: KIMBERLY PHILLIPS On a whim, Kimberly, a Montessori schoolteacher, snapped a few sexy photos of herself and sent them to us. She was flabbergasted when we called to test her to be a Playmate. See her American dream come true. 90 TEAM GORGEOUS These athletes are plenty hot playing beach volleyball in their bikinis. Now they're even hotter on our pages. FASHION 82 CLASSIC STYLE Cary Grant, JFK and Miles Davis set the pace for men's style in their time. We identify the components of cool and show how to capture their iconic looks today. NEWS AND NOTES 11 HANGIN' WITH HEF Hef honors Ida Ljungqvist as Playmate of the Year at the Palms in Las Vegas in front of Diablo Cody and 50 Playmates; Gay Talese drops by the Mansion; Seth Green cools off by the PMW pool. 120 PLAYMATE NEWS Oprah gives Jenny McCarthy a talk show; Daphnee Lynn Duplaix takes over the role of Rachel Gannon on One Life to Live; Monica Leigh puts out a new dance club single; Cynthia Myers is the new classic face—and body—of Schlitz beer. DEPARTMENTS 5 PLAYBILL 13 DEAR PLAYBOY 17 AFTER HOURS 20 REVIEWS 29 MANTRACK 31 PLAYBOY ADVISOR 74 PARTY JOKES 128 GRAPEVINE THE PLAYBOY FORUM 123 FEAR YOUR NEIGHBOR SLAVOJ ZIZEK tells us why the Joneses next door are the most powerful family in the country. 124 WHY ARE WE UNHAPPY? Sure, we're in a financial recession, but CURTIS WHITE explains why Americans are emotionally spent as well.