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Quentin Tarantino Michael Fleming
A candid conversation with the maverick director about why bloodier is better, the fun of reinventing history and how he wants his career to end
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The Secret Life Of Whitey Bulger Richard Stratton
Until the feds busted him in 2011, Boston gangster Whitey Bulger was the FBI's most wanted man, the greatest criminal mastermind of our time. On the eve of his trial, all his shocking secrets will soon come to light-even the one our Justice system is desperate to conceal
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2012 Sex In Cinema Stephen Rebello
Hollywood finally discovers equal opportunity. This year men give women some competition in pushing the sensuality envelope-and everyone is having fun
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Inside The Head Of Football's Greatest Nerd Karl Taro Greenfeld
At any given moment, there's only one thing on Jon Gruden's mind. It's the sport that's become his magnificent obsession
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Artist Leroy Neiman
From 1958, when he visited Chicago's fabled Pump Room, to 1972, when he attended Super Bowl VI, artist LeRoy Neiman traveled the world to sketch and paint the good life for Playboy.
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Rebel Nation Kevin Cook
Vegas never had a big-time sports team-until Jerry Tarkanian recruited a band of unproven nobodies for his UNLV Runnin' Rebels and challenged them to go all the way. A look back at the wildest, most controversial and arguably the best college hoops team of all time
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Playboy's College Hoops Preview '12-'13 John Gasaway
The NCAA gets a front-end realignment
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Padma Lakshmi David Hochman
The sexiest judge in cooking-show history talks about modeling, eating and how she's a truck driver caught in a woman's body
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Adopting Africa Paul Theroux
The best way for us to help Africans is to stop interfering in the lives of Africans
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Playmate: Amanda Streich Arny Freytag
Girl on Film From Poland to Playboy comes model Amanda Streich, Miss December
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How To Party Like A Gentleman F. Scott Schafer
There are holiday parties, and then there are for-the-record-books, refined yet raucous, Playboy-level holiday parties. To make it an unforgettable night at your mansion, follow our 11 rules, including expert advice from jet-setting DJ Steve Aoki, world-renowned mixologist Jim Meehan, iconic party photographer Mark Hunter, soul singer John Legend and Top Chef Master Chris Cosentino.
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Law And Disorder Bob Drury
Adam Reposa just might be the best damn legal mind in Texas. But can the courtroom outlaw pull himself together before he ends up either disbarred or behind bars?
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Blind Call Michael Connelly
After 20 years, LAPD detective Harry Bosch returns to the unsolved murder of a photojournalist shot in an alley during the Rodney King riots. In the surreal chaos of 1992, Bosch couldn't do the job right. Now he intends to.
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Playboy Classic: Jack Nicholson Richard Warren Lewis
He's known as both a rebellious free spirit and one of the greatest American actors ever. Here, at the age of 34, he shows why he was destined to fill both roles
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All Wrapped Up Joseph Shin
The best presents are the ones you'll use and savor forever. From a camera worthy of Avedon to a jacket worn by Steve McQueen, the gifts we've selected this year have a masculine, heirloom appeal-because sometimes timeless is more
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Sugar On Top John H. Richardson
Money and sex are especially sweet in Sugar Land. The adventures of wealthy sugar daddies and their hot young girlfriends
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The Nude Marilyn Kim Morgan
Fifty years after her death, one figure endures beyond all others