Playboy December 1993

COVER STORY
Our gala Christmas issue—filled with fabulous femmes and literary lights—delivers the goods. So does cover model Erika Eleniak. Our cover was designed by Senior Art Director Len Willis, styled by Lee Ann Perry and shot by Contributing Photographer Stephen Wayda. Kudos to John Victor for styling Erika's hair, Pat Tomlinson for makeup, N. H. Rosenthal Furs of Chicago. Erika's earrings are by Rokoff for Judith King. "Great back rub," quips our Rabbit.

5 PLAYBILL
15 DEAR PLAYBOY
21 PLAYBOY AFTER HOURS
38 MEN ASA BABER
42 WOMEN CYNTHIA HEIMEL
45 REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK: TERRIBLE PAYBACK—opinion ROBERT SCHEER
47 THE PLAYBOY ADVISOR
49 THE PLAYBOY FORUM
59 PLAYBOY INTERVIEW: RUSH LIMBAUGH—candid conversation
86 MARLON BRANDO'S PARADISE LOST—article PETER MANSO
90 BEVERLY HILLS HOT: ERIKA ELENIAK—pictorial
100 THE GENT—fiction BRUCE JAY FRIEDMAN
103 NOW, THAT'S A TOMATO—portfolio
110 FEM 2 FEM—pictorial
116 SEX: AN ORAL HISTORY—article HARRY MAURER
120 PLAYBOY'S CHRISTMAS GIFT COLLECTION—modern living
126 A SOUTH FLORIDA SURVIVAL GUIDE—article CARL HIAASEN
130 NORTHWESTERN EXPOSURE—playboy's playmate of the month
142 PLAYBOY'S PARTY JOKES—humor
144 SUCKING UP—etiquette GLENN O'BRIEN
146 A PUCKER-UP PRIMER
147 OBSEQUIOUSNESS IN THE MODERN ERA JOE QUEENAN
149 OUR HEROES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN COWBOYS—fashion HOLLIS WAYNE
156 THE SRI LANKA POSITION—fiction ROBERT SILVERBERG
158 CELEBRITY E-MAIL—humor ROBERT S. WIEDER
162 PLAYBOY'S GUIDE TO GROOMING—modern living DONALD CHARLES RICHARDSON
225 LOOK SHARP, FEEL SHARP
169 PLAYBOY'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL PREVIEW—sports GARY COLE
174 SEX STARS 1993—pictorial text by JIM HARWOOD
184 20 QUESTIONS: BRANFORD MARSALIS
190 PLAYBOY JAZZ & ROCK POLL
237 PLAYBOY ON THE SCENE