Penthouse December 1993

ON THE COVER
Claudia Schiffer, photographed by Steve Fonds. Her pictorial begins on page 144.

FEATURES
32 CALL ME MADAM
Xaviera Hollander gives advice on oral sex do's and don'ts.
42 CYBERSPACE
A multimedia gift guide, by Keith Ferrell.
50 PLUNDERED LIVES
Investigative reporter Ron Ridenhour delves into America's explosion of insurance scams.
74 THE REAL KRAMER
Susan Shapiro profiles the man who inspired the character of Jerry Seinfeld's eccentric neighbor.
80 TIS THE SEASON TO BE STYLISH
Fashion accessories, by Gerard Van der Leun.
86 HELPLESSLY HOPING (A.K.A. LOOKING FOR MS. GOODBAR)
Fiction by Richard Lewis
108 ADVISE & DISSENT
Ivana Trump discusses the importance of sex education.
110 BASE JUMPING
Geoff Tabin explores the ultimate challenge in risk recreation.
128 UNHOLY IMMUNITY
Nicholas von Hoffman decries the Catholic Church's cover-up of its priests' sexual abuse of children.
138 YASIR ARAFAT
Russell Warren Howe interviews the leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization.
156 BEDTIME STORIES
"Crystal Underground," by Jane Merrill.
167 HOLI-DAZE SEASON
Satire by Ed Frascino

PICTORIALS
64 EMMA, JODI & JEFF
Photos by Suze Randall
93 PET OF THE MONTH
Levena Holmes; photos by Suze Randall
116 SEARCHING FOR BOB FISCHER
Produced and photographed by Earl Miller
144 CLAUDIA SCHIFFER

DEPARTMENTS
4 HOUSECALL
6 FORUM
20 FAST FORWARD
28 U.S.A. CONFIDENTIAL
30 MEN'S FITNESS & HEALTH
45 VIEW FROM THE TOP
55 HOFMEKLER'S PEOPLE
60 DREAMS & DIVERSIONS
106 MILITARY AFFAIRS
133 PENTHOUSE COMIX
152 SMART SEX
154 THE PENIS PAGE
161 HARD TIMES
164 PARTING SHOT
204 PENTHOUSE PERSONALS
206 X-RATED VIDEO