Penthouse December 2011

PICTORIALS
30 2012 Pet of the Year Playoff : Our 2011 centerfolds face off.
64 Pet of the Month : AA Natasha Nice
88 The Guccione Years : 1983 Pet of the Year Corinne Alphen
102 Tie One On : Bibi Jones & Jesse Jane
120 Up on the Roof : Devon Alexis
FULL FRONTAL
11 Revealing Entertainment
12 Reads - A new line of paperbacks brings back the glory days of pulp fiction.
15 Joystick - These feature-packed expansions add extra life to dusty games.
16 Flicks - George Clooney is strongly sympathetic in The Descendants, plus previews.
18 Sounds - Miranda Lambert: The new release from the anti-Taylor Swift packs heat.
LIFE ON TOP
21 Driving Force Freewheelin'
Some portable, high-tech, and smart baubles to shake your tree.
26 Tech
Gloriously nonessential gear that you never knew you wanted.
28 Scoundrel
How soon is too soon to take your girl home for the holidays?
29 The Pour House
Barley wine, a burly treatfit for frigid winter days.
FEATURES
44 Hog Wild
The Tillamook County Fair Pig-N-Ford races unexpectedly combine the sublime and the ridiculous. By Noah Davis
46 What a Guy Wants
Read our list—no more lousy holiday gifts! By Deirdre Goldbeck
52 Morning Glory
Robin Meade's fans love the news anchor's curves and on-the-air attitude, but can she make it as a country singer? Interview by Alanna Nash
58 The New Gold Rush
Twenty-first-century prospectors hunt their fortunes the old-fashioned way. By Michael Estrin
62 Warrior Wire
Disappointed with U.S.- issue enemy-tracking gadgets, a tech-savvy Army captain created his own smartphone weapon. By Crispin Boyer
79 Nothing's Shocking
Rock star Dave Navarro takes your questions.
82 Liberty and Lap Dances for All
Why Philadelphia is an outstanding bachelor-party destination. By Joshua M. Bernstein
96 Hard News
How pot can enhance your love life; the FBI's online sex archives; and "irresistible" AAAA butt lifts.
98 Amsterdamned
These tough-luck dudes just can't win in the hedonistic Dutch capital. By Jonah Keri
114 Working Stiff
Those "lust-boat" tales are not wild exaggeration. As told to Ronnie Koenig
116 Bedtime Stories
"Orchid," erotic fiction by Jacqueline Applebee
DEPARTMENTS
4 Forum
80 Pet Projects
112 Sex Ed
130 X-Rated Video
142 Parting Shot