COVER STORY
We organized a yearlong search party to find the apple of our dapper Rabbit's eye, and we're pleased to report that Penny Baker turned up. Shot by Contributing Photographer Arny Freytag, this month's cover opens the door to one of our most exciting issues ever. Whatever you flip for, it's probably here. And whether you prefer heads or tails, you're sure to come up a winner with Penny just by turning to page 138.
7 PLAYBILL
15 THE WORLD OF PLAYBOY
19 DEAR PLAYBOY
27 PLAYBOY AFTER HOURS
Reach out and zap somebody, and other miracles of telecommunications.
30 BOOKS
Gifts to put under the tree; the latest from Philip Roth
34 MUSIC
Holiday hits for would-be Santos.
44 TELEVISION BY TONY SCHWARTZ
Our reporter penetrates the inner sanctum of an Arbitron home.
50 MOVIES BY BRUCE WILLIAMSON
The Right Stuff is on target; finally, a fairly decent movie of a Stephen King novel.
55 COMING ATTRACTIONS BY JOHN BLUMENTHAL
Shirley MacLaine as a hitchhiking nun? Read all about it.
57 MEN BY ASA BABER
59 WOMEN BY CYNTHIA HEIMEL
61 THE PLAYBOY ADVISOR
67 DEAR PLAYMATES
69 THE PLAYBOY FORUM
77 PLAYBOY INTERVIEW: DAN RATHER—candid conversation
Broadcast journalism's number-one gun takes a few shots at local news and national
news, defends 60 Minutes and describes the Machiavellian machinery behind the
scramble for Walter Cronkite's throne.
90 ON THE SNOW—fiction GABRIEL GARCIA MARQUEZ
A young bride pricks her finger on a rose Her young husband, unable to stop the
trickle of blood, finds himself face to face with inexorable fate. A winner of
the Nobel Prize for literature weaves a new web of horror and love.
92 HOW I INVENTED PLAYBOY—humor BUCK HENRY
We've kept the secret for 30 years, but now, for the first time anywhere, our
illegitimate father reveals how he gave Hef the keys to the empire.
96 30 MEMORABLE YEARS—pictorial
From Marilyn Monroe right up to the present—from 1953 to 1983—we've
been uncovering the best shapes of three decades. Here's a reprise of some of
our greatest hits.
110 REMEMBERING TENNESSEE—memoir TRUMAN CAPOTE
Like his character Blanche DuBois, Tennessee Williams depended on the kindness
of strangers and seldom received it. Now comes a kind reminiscence from one of
the playwright's few genuine friends.
114 PROVOCATIVE PERIOD PIECES—pictorial
Another class in erotic-art appreciation, taught by Charles Martignette, one of
its foremost authorities. No leering, please.
118 PLAYBOY MAGIC FOR THE HOLIDAYS JOHN RAILING
Tired of frittering away valuable party time watching the old folks wear lamp
shades and the young folks do the pogo? We have four special tricks, courtesy
of a certified magic man, that will turn those yawns into applause.
122 THE IDEA KILLERS—essay KURT VONNEGUT, JR.
In which one of America's most censored writers strikes back with his most powerful
weapons: sweet reason and the faith that—in4this country, anyway—it
prevails.
124 THE TODAY SHOW—attire HOLLIS WAYNE
Four top-drawer designers offer the best of their spring lines so that you can
make the best of yours.
130 THE GREAT 30TH ANNIVERSARY PLAYMATE SEARCH—pictorial
Penny Baker became our 30th Anniversary Playmate by acclamation, but we think
you'll agree that the runners-up deserve just as much acclaim.
138 LUCKY PENNY—playboy's 30th anniversary playmate
There's really not much point in saying anything about Penny here, since you've
already looked at the centerfold. The young lady defies description but, fortunately,
does not defy photography.
150 PLAYBOY'S PARTY JOKES—humor
152 THE TOYNBEE CONVECTOR—fiction RAY BRADBURY
The great time traveler has granted an interview at last, but it turns out the
future may not be what it once seemed.
155 WHAT ARE FRIENDS FOR?—humor ART BUCHWALD
One thing friends are for, apparently, is to help you bounce back when your marriage
hits the rocks. Some of those bounces are bound to be untrue.
156 THAT WAS THE YEAR THAT WAS—humor TOM KOCH
You wouldn't play footsie with Tootsie in 1983? Well, all your heroes and villains
get even verse in our annual one-finger salute to the year gone by.
159 THE ELEVENTH-HOUR SANTA—gifts
At least an hour's worth of great ideas for the last-minute shopper.
162 CUNTS— poetry JOHN UPDIKE
One of our greatest men of letters puts five of them together in a compelling
configuration.
164 STAR 80—pictorial
An attempt to bring the story of star-crossed Playmate of the Year Dorothy Stratten
to the screen, with a new and improved Mariel Hemingway.
174 DARE TO BE WRONG—article ROY BLOUNT JR.
Everyone's too cautious these days, says the uncautious author, yearning for the
really good fuck-ups of yesterday. But perhaps it's not too late to learn.
178 SHADOWBOXER—article MARK KRAM
Kram once compared the still-active Muhammad Ali to a cat trying to hold onto
a windowpane. Now he finds the former champ almost fresh out of lives.
181 THE LAST NUDE PHOTO OF MARILYN MONROE—pictorial
Thirty years ago, she was the Sweetheart of the Month in the very first issue
of PLAYBOY. This month, the greatest sex symbol of all makes a final appearance
in a never-before-seen photo.
184 WHAT I'VE LEARNED ABOUT BEING A MAN—memoir IRWIN SHAW
The author of Rich Man, Poor Man looks back over an eventful career, realizing
that he has been both.
186 COCKTAIL CONSTRUCTION—drink EMANUEL GREENBERG
An on-site inspection of all the best blueprints, by our Pooh-Bah of potables.
189 PLAYBOY'S PLAYMATE REVIEW—pictorial
A loving look over 24 of the best shoulders of 1983.
205 WHAT FATHERS KNOW BEST—compendium
Advice handed down to their famous children from some of the most notable fathers
of this or any other generation.
208 A GUIDE FOR PROSPECTIVE HUSBANDS—fiction ANTON CHEKHOV
Just-translated wisdom for the ages for those who don't want to repeat all the
mistakes of the past.
215 BERNARD AND HUEY—satire JULES FEIFFER
218 PLAYBOY FUNNIES—humor
279 LITTLE ANNIE FANNY—satire HARVEY KURTZMAN and WILL ELDER
283 PLAYBOY ON THE SCENE
Say "Howdy" to the new Audi; Personal Best; Potpourri; Grapevine; Sex
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