Playboy October 1981

COVER STORY
Cathy St. George, one of our West Coast make-up assistants and an upcoming Playmate (it is possible for a Playmate to be the girl next door), is the lady in the tux. Art Director Tom Staebler photographed her for our cover, which he says was inspired by a favorite Vargas illustration. Funny how some women can wear a tuxedo well and others can't. It all depends, we suspect, on wearing the right cuff links.

5 PLAYBILL
11 THE WORLD OF PLAYBOY
15 DEAR PLAYBOY
23 PLAYBOY AFTER HOURS
30 BOOKS
Previews of fall releases; taming technology; a fascinating Nixon primer.
33 MOVIES
Sidney (Network) Lumet's Prince: a smart cop story; Chariots is a marathoner's film that really takes off; comedian Bill Murray stars in Stripes.
39 TELEVISION
Reviewing the new fall season: Has the Moral Majority turned prime time into the land of the simple-minded saga?
44 MUSIC
The Commodores (Three Times a Lady) are still coming on strong; silver screen beckons bossman Springsteen.
49 COMING ATTRACTIONS
Bette Midler in Jinxed: guaranteed good luck; Richard (American Gigolo) Gere and Debra (Urban Cowboy) Winger team up for a new romantic flick.
51 PLAYBOY'S TRAVEL GUIDE STEPHEN BIRNBAUM
Caribbean hotels where the customer's always right.
53 THE PLAYBOY ADVISOR
59 DEAR PLAYMATES
61 THE PLAYBOY FORUM
73 PLAYBOY INTERVIEW: DONALD SUTHERLAND—candid conversation
The veteran of more than 40 films, including M*A*S*H, Klute and Ordinary People—all classics in their genres—talks about life, love, politics, Jane Fonda (included under both love and politics), the future of America and, of course, making movies. An extraordinarily frank interview with a complex and brillian' artist.
94 THE AGE OF SEXUAL DETENTE
96 WELCOME TO THE POSTLIBERATION WORLD—article LAURENCE SHAMES
After an era that brought new peaks of intensity, the war between the sexes is finally giving way to a new accord. A report on the armistice.
96 MUSINGS OF A NOT-SO-ANGRY WOMAN—article BARBARA GRIZZUTI HARRISON
After a decade when women inhaled indignation and exhaled feminist rage, they're ready to enjoy men again—and to make it easier for men to enjoy them.
100 TATTOOED WOMAN—pictorial essay BRUCE WILLIAMSON
Do they make love in the upcoming movie Tattoo or don't they? Co-star Bruce Dern says they do. Leading lady (and former top model) Maud Adams says they don't. We'll just have to wait and see. In the meantime, the photos of Maud may make us forget the question.
108 DEATH AS A WAY OF LIFE—article CHRISTOPHER DICKEY
A reporter went to El Salvador to follow the course of American diplomacy in that country and discovered that there's no way to be diplomatic in a nation gone mad without going slightly mad yourself in the process.
112 HARVARD GETS DOWN TO BUSINESS—humor ... ANDREW FEINBERG
It's hard to make it these days if you're just selling higher education. But if you're selling higher education and blue jeans and punk-classical and lottery games and movies. . . .
114 THE KINDEST CUTS OF ALL—article HENRY POST
Here is all the up-to-date information you need to shave or shape your beard.
116 TOUGHING IT—playboy's playmate of the month
When she's feeling bad, Kelly Tough can live up to her name. When she's feeling good, she can charm your socks off.
128 PLAYBOY'S PARTY JOKES—humor
130 A FLAG FOR SUNRISE—fiction ROBERT STONE
The author of Dog Soldiers takes us into the world of Pablo Tabor, who picks up easy money running contraband. The hard part is staying alive.
133 PLAYBOY'S FALL AND WINTER FASHION FORECAST—attire DAVID PLATT
The age of predictability for men's cold-weather wear has ended; the distinctive look will be the unexpected.
140 THE WORLD'S MOST DARING SPORTSMEN—article . GEOFFREY TABIN
Defying death for the sake of amusement, the Oxford Dangerous Sports Club has elevated the cheap thrill to an art form.
143 GIRLS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE, PART II—pictorial
We bring you the second installment of the ladies (and pride) of the colleges in the Southeast. Ah, school daze.
153 SHORT TALES FROM THE RENAISSANCE—ribald classic
154 THE WINE-COCKTAIL HOUR—drink EMANUEL GREENBERG
If you sometimes get tired of making your drinks with high-proof potables, why not try delicious, refreshing wine mixers?
156 THE PLAYBOY HOTEL AND CASINO, ATLANTIC CITY—pictorial essay . .
For the best in gaming, elegant surroundings and luxurious accommodations, you'll hit the jackpot at our newest hotel.
163 THE FAMOUS WRITERS' COOKING SCHOOL—humor
You never know what you're going to get when you ask big-time literary types to give you their favorite recipes. There's Harry Crews's Snake Steak, Roy Blount, Jr.'s Ode to Grits, Ken Kesey on Huevos Whateveros and others, including Irwin Shaw, Tom Wolfe and Norman Mailer.
168 PLAYBOY FUNNIES—humor
212 PLAYBOY POTPOURRI
223 WORD PLAY—satire ROBERT CAROLA
239 PLAYBOY PUZZLE EILEEN KENT
243 PLAYBOY ON THE SCENE
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