Playboy February 2009, Kendra Wilkinson Cover

FEATURES 4 THE WHISTLE BLOWERS Super Bowl refs open up to STEVE SALERNO about what really goes on during the big game. 56 PEEP CULTURE HAL NIEDZVIECKI dissects the impact of blogs, social networks and reality TV and explains what you should know about a world in which everyone is a star. 76 CARS OF THE YEAR 2009 We tested the fastest, greenest and meanest driving machines on the road. Yes, you should be jealous. BY KEN GROSS AND THE EDITORS OF PLAYBOY INTERVIEW 31 HUGH LAURIE DAVID HOCHMAN pays a visit to House's misanthropic yet likable doctor. The diagnosis? Men are loners, and the star is heavily conflicted about success. 20Q 82 JOSH HOLLOWAY The laid-back actor who plays Lost's badass tells STEPHEN REBELLO you should never drive fast (or drunk) in Hawaii and you certainly don't want to rob his house. FICTION 72 HELPLESS LITTLE THINGS In a story by National Book Award winner JESS WALTER, a con man who exploits wayward youths in Portland, Oregon discovers he's the biggest patsy of them all. PICTORIALS 12 FOREIGN EXCHANGE: LOVE AND WARSAW 3olish model Marta Gut is a testament o European engineering. 48 THE YEAR IN SEX Sarah Palin took a break from moose hunting to campaign for MILF of the year; Hef checked out potential new girlfriends; celesbians like Lindsay Lohan and girlfriend Samantha Ronson raised eyebrows...plus much more. 60 PLAYMATE: JESSICA BURCIAGA Miss February hops out of her Bunny costume in Sin City. 86 GOOD-BYE GIRLS Holly Madison, Bridget Marquardt and Kendra Wilkinson come together for a final fantasy. NEWS AND NOTES 11 THE WORLD OF PLAYBOY What happens at the Mansion...sometimes gets broadcast across the country. Adam Carolla hosts Blotto in the Grotto; Kristina and Karissa Shannon show Hef their "love chests." 12 GHOULS, GOBLINS AND GIRLS King Tut (Corey Feldman), Popeye (Adam Archuleta) and Minnie Mouse (Kelly Os-bourne) enjoy Hef's Monster Bash. 112 PLAYMATE NEWS Brande Roderick leaves a sweet aftertaste on The Celebrity Apprentice; Colleen Shannon turns the beat around with a hot playlist. DEPARTMENTS 5 PLAYBILL 7 DEAR PLAYBOY 13 AFTER HOURS 16 REVIEWS 19 CITY GUIDE 2 3 MANTRACK 26 SUCCESS: PHIL KNIGHT 27 PARTY GIRL: SUZY MCCOPPIN 1 29 PLAYBOY ADVISOR 70 PARTY JOKES 120 GRAPEVINE FORUM 115 THE MONEY PIT It took three decades to create the financial crisis that has broken our government. ROBERT G. KAISER looks at the grim prospects for reform and how Congress is trying to fight corruption. 117 FREEDOM TAX Liberty cannot flourish with an ever-increasing polarization of wealth. Just ask Teddy Roosevelt. BY TIM MOHR