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Playboy — January 2006 | Vol. 53, No. 1 | Holiday Anniversary Issue
Lisa Guerrero appears on the cover and in the pictorial “Are You Ready for Some Lisa?” This issue also features a Playboy Interview with Mark Cuban, Kate Beckinsale’s 20Q, January Playmate Athena Lundberg, and a substantial profile of Shel Silverstein.
Featured reading
* The Playboy Interview: Mark Cuban — The outspoken Dallas Mavericks owner discusses his battles with the NBA, the fortune he made selling Broadcast.com, and his move into film and high-definition television. The interview captures Cuban while he was building a public identity well beyond basketball.
* “The Magical World of Shel Silverstein,” by Steve Pond — A look at Silverstein as an artist, writer, songwriter, and longtime member of the Playboy family. The article connects the beloved creator of The Giving Tree and Where the Sidewalk Ends with his Playboy cartoons and travel pieces, as well as songs including Johnny Cash’s “A Boy Named Sue.” It is a particularly appealing feature for readers who know one side of his work and want to discover the rest.
* 20Q: Kate Beckinsale — Appearing around the release of Underworld: Evolution, Beckinsale talks about action roles, costumes, her early acting experiences, and her life away from the screen. This is an illustrated interview, not a nude pictorial.
Full table of contents
* Features: “The Loves of King Kong,” by Kathleen Sharp; “The Magical World of Shel Silverstein,” by Steve Pond; “Car Wars,” by Arthur Kretchmer; “Rubbing Elbows,” by Bruce Jay Friedman; and “2006 Cars of the Year,” by Ken Gross.
* Fiction: “German Lessons,” by John Updike; and “Professional Beauty,” by Jay McInerney.
* Playboy Forum: “Stepford Nation,” by Frederick Barthelme.
* Interview and 20Q: Mark Cuban, interviewed by Diane K. Shah; and Kate Beckinsale, interviewed by Jason Buhrmester.
* Pictorials: “Are You Ready for Some Lisa?” featuring Lisa Guerrero; January Playmate Athena Lundberg; “The Year in Sex”; and “Playboy’s Playmate Review.”
* Fashion: “Lights, Camera, Tuxes,” by Joseph De Acetis.
* Regular sections: Playbill, Dear Playboy, The World of Playboy, Hangin’ with Hef, After Hours, Mantrack, The Playboy Advisor, Party Jokes, Where and How to Buy, On the Scene, Grapevine, Potpourri, Playmate News, and reviews of movies, DVDs, music, games, and books.
Condition: Very Good pre-owned copy. The cover is bright and glossy, the spine looks sound, and the interior pages shown are clean. The centerfold is present and attached. Please see the photos for this copy’s condition as they are part of the description.
