Playboy (USA) May 2009

FEATURES
44 PARADISE LOST
JOHN BOWE reports that guys eager to work at Saipan's tropical resorts for the Asian hotties find paradise is complicated.
48 THE DRINKING MAN'S GUIDE TO CINEMA
Watching The Big Lebowski without a white russian insults the Dude. Let us pair the right cocktail with your movie main course.
50 PLAYBOY'S 2009 BASEBALL PREVIEW
TRACY RINGOLSBY predicts which teams have a winning combination of players.
72 PLAYBOY'S TOP PARTY SCHOOLS
Dust off your toga and tap the keg: We calculate the top 10 colleges for tying one on.
76 HIGH-TECH HI-FI
SCOTT ALEXANDER shows you six ways to park your iPod for some sonic excitement.
INTERVIEW
29 CHUCK PALAHNIUK
DAVID SHEFF probes the Fight Club author's twisted mind and the strange upbringing that fuels his imagination.
20Q
78 ZACHARY QUINTO
DAVID RENSIN mind melds with the actor who fills Spock's pointy ears in Star Trek.
FICTION
68 MINOTAUR
In this story by JIM SHEPARD, two military black-ops men meet by chance and realize how stranded they each are.
PICTORIALS
38 WOMEN OF WALL STREET
What recession? It's a bull market with these hot assets available.
56 PLAYMATE: CRYSTAL MCCAHILL
Meet the genetically gifted daughter of Miss August 1968 Gale Olson as she strikes her mother's classic pose. For us, it was a natural selection.
82 LOVING LISA
Sexy TV personality Lisa Rinna first hit it big on Melrose Place and Days of Our Lives before making a lasting impression on Dancing With the Stars. Now Lisa acts out your Mrs. Robinson fantasy in a high-rise room with a view. Here's to you, Ms. Rinna.
FASHION
70 PRIME-TIME STYLE
There is no crime too disturbing fc Shemar Moore on Criminal Minds. 01 camera the actor takes the edge off wit fashion therapy. BY JOSEPH DE ACETIS
NEWS AND NOTES
11 THE WORLD OF PLAYBOY
Hef returns to the big screen in Miss March; Bridget Marquardt finds the hot spots on TV's Bridget's Sexiest Beaches; Playmates and Dave Navarro are the perfect ingredients for a Rock-N-Babes party.
12 SUPER BOWL BASH
Hef puts his spin on fantasy football at the Mansion with a team of party players including AnnaLynne McCord, Brande Roderick, Denise Richards and more.
108 PLAYMATE NEWS
Take notes as we analyze Playmate cup-and bust-size trends; a lil' Lillian Muller does the body good.
DEPARTMENTS
5 PLAYBILL
13 DEAR PLAYBOY
17 AFTER HOURS
20 REVIEWS
23 MANTRACK
25 SEX: SUZY MCCOPPIN
27 PLAYBOY ADVISOR
66 PARTY JOKES
104 SPORTS: BILL JAMES
116 GRAPEVINE
FORUM
111 WHO'S YOUR DADDY?
Biotechnology expert LORI ANDREWS looks at the complications of anonymous sperm donation.
113 HOW TO BUILD A BETTER BABY
Clinics strive to produce smarter children by cataloging sperm and egg donors by IQ and SAT scores. But geniuses can't be manufactured in labs.