Playboy April 1996

COVER STORY
December 1995 Playmate Samantha Torres appears to be ready for the coming millennium. Senior Photo Editor Jim Larson produced our forward-looking cover, which was styled by Karen Lynn and Violet Warzecha and shot by Contributing Photographer Stephen Wayda. Pat Tomlinson styled Samantha's hair and makeup and Associate Art Director Kristin Korjenek designed the cover.

5 PLAYBILL
11 DEAR PLAYBOY
15 PLAYBOY AFTER HOURS
17 MUSIC
20 WIRED
25 MOVIES BRUCE WILLIAMSON
28 VIDEO
29 BOOKS DIGBY DIEHL
30 MEN ASA BABER
33 THE PLAYBOY ADVISOR
37 THE PLAYBOY FORUM
47 PLAYBOY 2000—editorial HUGH M. HEFNER
49 PLAYBOY INTERVIEW: SALMAN RUSHDIE—candid conversation
64 WHAT'S NEW—article JAMIE MALANOWSKI
69 TAMMI AND THE BACHELOR—pictorial
74 INSIDE BUCHANAN'S BUNKER—article JONATHAN FRANKLIN
78 CUTE AS A BUG—cars
80 EVERYTHING YOU'VE HEARD ABOUT MUTUAL FUNDS IS WRONG—article ROBERT S. WIEDER
84 SPRING & SUMMER FASHION FORECAST—fashion HOLLIS WAYNE
93 THE RELUCTANT CONSERVATIVE—opinion BILL MAHER
94 VIRTUALLY GILLIAN—playboy's playmate of the month
106 PARTY JOKES—humor
108 THE LONG HOT SUMMER—grooming DONALD CHARLES RICHARDSON
110 IN THE UPPER ROOM—fiction TERRY BISSON
113 PLAYMATE REVISITED: LILLIAN MULLER
118 PASSPORT TO ROMANCE—travel DAVID STANDISH
121 PLAYBOY GALLERY: HELMUT NEWTON
122 GERRY SPENCE: BUCKAROO BARRISTER—playboy profile HARRY JAFFE
124 FLAMING ASSETS—modern living
128 WOMEN OF THE INTERNET—pictorial
140 OVER-THE-TOP ELECTRONICS—modern living JONATHAN TAKIFF
144 20 QUESTIONS: MICHAEL MADSEN
155 WHERE & HOW TO BUY
173 PLAYBOY ON THE SCENE