Maxim # 164, August 2011

62 SWIM FOR YOUR LIFE!
Duh-nuh...duh-nuh...duh-nuh...It's Shark Week! And Maxim's diving in with the ocean's killers.
by JOSH EELLS
63 ICON: JEREMY PIVEN
Hug it out with Ari one last time.
by DAN BOVA
70 LA DOLCE WOWW
Jersey Shore's toughest babe knocks us out.
by PATRICK CARONE
74 MAXIM FOOD & DRINK AWARDS 2011
Gorge yourself on America's breakfasts, lunches, and dinners. Then drink for free.
82 ALPHA BABE
Azita Ghanizada is TV's hottest new superhero.
by STEPHANIE RADVAN
84 MODERN MONSTERS
Lady Gaga will turn you to stone! The Kardashians will eat your soul! Find out why and why here.
by NICK LEFTLEY
90 HOW TO ORGANIZE CRIME
Here's how the world's most successful scumbags make their cash.
FEATURES
54 RACHEL NICHOLS
THE CONAN THE BARBARIAN STAR SERVES UP THE SWORDS, SORCERY, AND SEXINESS.
by JESSE BRUKMAN
86 DRIVING INSANE
KEN BLOCK IS THE MILLIONAIRE MOGUL WHO DRIVES SIDEWAYS AND LAUNCHES OFF CLIFFS FOR FUN. COME ALONG FOR THE TIRE-SHREDDING RIDE.
DEPARTMENTS
8 LETTERS
Most readers went crazy over Cameron Diaz; others just went crazy.
14 CIRCUS MAXIMUS
Get schooled in sexy twins, trendy beers, a beast of a motorcycle, and the sport with the skimpiest outfits: tennis!
31 RATED
Superheroes vs. Nazis! Cowboys vs. Aliens! Beards vs. other beards! Epic battles surge onscreen this month.
39 STUFF
We keep it barely legal with performance-enhancing sports gear and gadgets that'll hit the (4)G spot.
46 COLUMNS
Check out our fave food trucks to see if lobster rolls will be rollin' through your 'hood anytime soon. Plus: Master the art of Skype sex!
94 STYLE
We salute the American staple that will never go out of style: debt! Wait, no... denim! That's it.
104 24 HOURS TO LIVE
Nick Swardson, the goofy star of 30 Minutes or Less, gets serious on his last day.