playboy magazine cover-September 2007

Playboy Magazine September 2007Volume 54 Issue # 9
Table of ContentsCOVER STORYIgor Shoemaker, the press-shy founder of adult supersite RedClouds, sees himself as a lone crusader against the professional porn industry and social repression. With millions of visitors checking out RedClouds' do-it-yourself erotica, Igor is also a revolutionary. Senior Contributing Photographer Arny Freytag focuses on the already uninhibited Amanda Paige; our Rabbit straps himself in.FEATURES56 THE REDCLOUDS REVOLUTIONOne of the Internet's most active adult communities is RedClouds, where 940,000 paying members—doctors, lawyers, PTA moms and other pillars of society included—post explicit images of themselves for the pleasure of voyeurs around the globe. We examine how a private experiment by a curious programmer has become the next phase of the sexual revolution. BY JOHN H. RICHARDSON72 AMERICAN MUSCLEDetroit's neo–muscle car movement is producing cars with even meatier engines and better roadholding than their predecessors. Feast your eyes on the sweetest 21st century rides, photographed with the originals that inspired them. BY KEN GROSS92 TELLER SPEAKSThe silent half of comedy-and-magic team Penn & Teller finally opens up about his childhood tricks, his unique long-term partnership with Penn Jillette and the power of silence. BY FRED SCHRUERS104 PLAYBOY'S 2007 PIGSKIN PREVIEWThe names of this year's top 25 college football teams may seem familiar, but the deck has been shuffled. Here's our prediction for number one, our All America choices and our Coach of the Year, Florida's Urban Meyer. BY GARY COLEFICTION66 A MATURE STUDENTA three-time 0. Henry Award winner imagines an unusual encounter on a college campus between a 41-year-old student and her art history professor. Both women have served their countries—the student as a marine in Saudi Arabia, the professor as a covert counterrevolutionary in Iron Curtain–era Prague. Their initially casual conversation soon raises unsettling questions about what can be forgiven and what is forever beyond the pale. BY TOBIAS WOLFFTHE PLAYBOY FORUM41 PLAYBOY OF THE MUSLIM WORLDPLAYBOY'S Indonesian edition, a nonexplicit version of the magazine you love, was launched in April 2006. Its editor in chief received death threats and was put on trial at the behest of enraged Muslim conservatives. This amazingly resilient man recalls his tribulations in bringing a symbol of freedom to a conflicted nation. BY ERWIN ARNADA20Q70 JAIME PRESSLYThe sexy star of My Name Is Earl and our February 2004 cover model talks about her tomboy past, relives her days in hormone hell, explains why only pussies cheat and tells us why a strip club is the safest place for her to have a good time with friends. BY STEPHEN REBELLOINTERVIEW49 CLIVE OWENAfter more than 20 years in the movie business, he has emerged as a classic leading man cut from the same cloth as Humphrey Bogart and Sean Connery. Now the suave British star of such films as Sin City and Children of Men loosens his collar and tells us about his prickly reputation with the press, why he doesn't care if he's likable on camera and how he avoids temptation with the sexiest screen sirens. BY STEPHEN REBELLO PICTORIALS60 REEL DEALChrista Campbell may be a horror-film hottie, but she's not so scary once she undresses.78 PLAYMATE: PATRICE HOLLISLas Vegas is the home of artifice, but the natural wonders of native Miss September fit in perfectly.110 RUBBER RULESStretch your imagination around Byron Newman's homage to formfitting fetish wear.NOTES AND NEWS11 THE WORLD OF PLAYBOY Hef, Holly, Bridget and Kendra visit Larry King Live again; Bunnies, stallions and famous fillies converge at the Playboy Crown Royal Lounge at this year's Kentucky Derby.12 HANGIN' WITH HEFSpring arrives with the annual Easter egg hunt at the Mansion, a Renaissance fair and the Playmate of the Year 2007 luncheon.139 PLAYMATE NEWSPamela Anderson supports her college-baseball home team, the Pepperdine Waves, in Malibu, California; Miss May 2006 Alison Waite dishes about life across the street from the Mansion, at the Bunny House.DEPARTMENTS3 PLAYBILL13 DEAR PLAYBOY17 AFTER HOURS23 REVIEWS33 MANTRACK37 THE PLAYBOY ADVISOR90 PARTY JOKES121 WHERE AND HOW TO BUY144 GRAPEVINE146 POTPOURRIFASHION94 MADE-TO-MEASURE AND THE MODERN MANTo stay a cut above the teeming hordes, bypass standard off-the-rack offerings. These tailored suits feature the most luxurious high-end materials, as well as an impeccable fit. BY JOSEPH DE ACETISTHIS MONTH ON PLAYBOY.COMTHE A-LISTDiscover the top watering holes as we name the finest rooftop bars. playboy.com/alistARE YOU PLAYBOY MATERIAL? Submit your photos and rate theirs. playboy.com/aypmMAGAZINE BLOGNews, views and inside perspectives from PLAYBOY editors. playboy.com/blogTHE 21ST QUESTION Trailer-park princess Jaime Pressly sounds off one last time. playboy.com/21qVROOM TO GROW Drive home the best muscle cars for the money. playboy.com/ musclecars