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James Cameron Stephen Rebello
A candid conversation with the director of Avatar about huge blockbusters, fake sexy women, learning to be nicer guy and reinventing the way movies are made
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Page Numbers: 46 47The Original Of Laura Vladimir Nabokov
The final work by the modern era's most ingenious writer
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Page Numbers: 52 53Lolita Roger Ebert
The book they said could never be made into a movie. Playboy explores the making the most notorious film of the 1960s in this homage starring Sasha Grey as Dolores Haze
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Page Numbers: 60 61Brothers In Arms Gore Vidal
Brigadier General Robin Olds and the great American belletrist were the unlikeliest of brethren
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Page Numbers: 64 65Chelsea Handler's Guide To The Holiday Chelsea Handler
Who needs Martha Stewart or Rachel Ray? Our expert is just like us-she does everything does and covers her crimes with vodka
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Page Numbers: 68 69Dope T.j. English
Lee Lucas rose through the ranks of the DEA the old-fashioned way-employing shoddy evidence, partnering with thugs and abusing the authority of his position
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Page Numbers: 72 73Playboy's 2009 Music Poll
Vote for your favorite artists in our annual celebration of music
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Page Numbers: 78 79Sex In Cinema Stephen Rebello
The best erotic scenes from the big screen in theaters-and the small one in your living room
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Page Numbers: 84 85Tip-Off '10 David Kaplan And Rocky Rakovic
After an off-season full of distractions, all eyes are on the court to see who will rise above it all
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Page Numbers: 88 89Playmate: Crystal Harris Stephen Wayda
Holiday Crystal Hef's new squeeze, Crystal Harris, makes the scene as Miss December
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Page Numbers: 98 99No Reservations Steve Garbarino
Chicago's showman restaurateur Jerry Kleiner took and anything-goes approach when he transformed a former industrial garage into a colorful aerie filled with rare finds. You must simply must stay for dinner
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Page Numbers: 102 103Dust In The Wind Paulo Coelho
Why the world's best-selling author is shelving his book collection and going viral
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Page Numbers: 110 111The Triumph Of The Conservative Underground Thomas Frank
The Right is rising again. The real counterculture is led by an unlikely talk-show host named Glenn Beck
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Page Numbers: 118 119The Book Of Genesis R. Crumb
The legendary illustrator takes on the Bible. In this chapter, we discover that Jacob's attempt to forge a tribal alliance is thwarted by his son's appetite for vengeance
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Page Numbers: 124 125The Great South Florida Python Scare Pat Jordan
When a python kills a little girl, hysterical officials hire hunters to massacre 100,000 of the reptiles living in the Everglades. But who are the bigger snakes, the pythons or the men who seek to kill them? Our reporter heads into the swamp with his boots on
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Page Numbers: 128 129Quinton "rampage" Jackson Jason Buhrmester
The mercurial MMA champ claims he'll never fight again. That doesn't mean he won't get swinging mad about his ultimate fighter proteges, rude fans and conversations about his arrest last year
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Page Numbers: 130 131Playboy Gift Guide Scott Alexander
It's time to celebrate good old-fashioned American consumerism
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Page Numbers: 134 135Joanna Rankin
Dancing with the Stars phenom and world-class model Joanna Krupa reveals all in her sexiest shoot ever