Viva March 1975

DEPARTMENTS
6 Habitat: Behind the scenes at Viva
8 First Word: Jealousy
Sexual or otherwise it is part of the human condition
Kathy Keeton
10 Forum: Reader mail
18 Rape Forum: Reader responses to Viva's special issue on rape
21 Tattler: People in the news
37 Books
Annie Gottlieb
39 Films
Molly Haskell
40 Music
Anne Marie Riccitelli/Barry Gewen
87 Sexual Fantasies
Dr. Robert Chartham
92 Amorous Astrologer
Martine
98 Company Store
114 Last Word: What's Right with Infidelity
Paul Benzaquin
FICTION
78 Breaking Through: A woman's struggle with the conflict between her life and her fantasies
Katherine Braverman
FASHION & BEAUTY
32 Instant Communication : Saluting "Cerissa," Charles Revson's newest fragrance
Photograph by Jean Pagliuso
73 Splash!
Rain gear that looks great in any weather
Photographs by Bill King
ARTICLES & FEATURES
28 Women on the Move: Ellen Merlo
The first female brand manager in the tobacco industry
Peter Ross Range
35 Learning to Dig Domesticity: A reconsideration of "women's work"
Mary Reinholz
44 Yes, We Have No Bambinos: Is motherhood really on the way out?
Molly Haskell
48 John Lennon: His thoughts about music, money, marriage, and fame
Loraine Alterman
52 Female Circumcision: Operation Orgasm
The perils and pleasures of this controversial operation
Terri Schultz
55 The Promise: Pictorial memoirs of an erotic nuptial night
Photographs by Jeff Dunas
68 Getting Laid for the First Time: How men lose their virginity
Shirley Sealy
81 The Yachtsman: Sexy sailor in the nude
Photographs by Tim Perior
97 Sexwords Puzzle: Sharpen your wits and try our titillating tongue twisters