Playgirl July 2005

Features
38 Are We Being Smart About Sex? Being a 21st Century woman means taking responsibility for your own sexual health. Kat Long's revealing look into STDs, broken condoms, and unwanted pregnancies
50 What's Your Fantasy? A visiting band brings much more than music into the life of sex writer Violet Blue
52 Admire: Dr. Drew Pinsky - With a new show on Discovery Health. Strictly Sex, the voice of medical reason for the MTV generation is giving women of all ages the straight answers on masturbation, arousal, men, and clitoral orgasms that they've been waiting to hear
64 Inspire: Kerry Harvick - This small-town girl is making a big splash with her girls' night out anthem, "Cowgirls." Christine Fontana rocks out with this farm girl from next door as she rises to stardom
Models
18 Man of the Year - Charles Dera won your hearts and your votes
42 Centerfold - The winner of the Playgirl TV Centerfold Search-Niko
54 The Men of Dieux Du Stade - At one time a controversy, now an international sensation, we deliver these French "Gods of the Stadium" to you
66 Kris - Once upon a mattress-a model man waits for the perfect girl
82 Exposed! Real Men - Who wants to be in Playgirl? Home snapshots from Real Men hoping they've got what it takes. You decide...
84 Bohemian Rhapsody - Two exotic lovers, one night in Shangri La
Departments
4 Contributor's Page
5 Editor's Page
6 We've Got Male - Letters from Playgirl readers
7 Calendar - What to see and do this month plus, news from the "Playgirl Posse" and an original cartoon by Ché Rippinger
8 Culture - It's a sex-type thing. A look at this country's gay obsession, plus role play reads, must-see movies, hot music, and cool websites
10 Destinations - Just say no!-to chain stores. Intimate lingerie boutiques with both panties and pleasure. Our favorite diamonds in the ruffles
12 Stimuli - Pocket rockets red glare-scarlet treats that will bring the Fourth of July fireworks out of the sky and into the boudoir
16 Sex Ed - Sexplorer Jamye Waxman turns on the heat by whipping up some aphrodisiac dishes, adding some spice, and loving a limp noodle
32 Delectables - An interview with chef Ludo Lefebvre, plus sensory stimulating recipes from his new book, Crave: The Feast of the 5ive Senses
34 Our Friends With Benefits - Billy Sprangs backs into the issue we've all been sitting on-butt sex. Plus, advice from the intern
36 Sexual Health - Dr. Carol Livoti and Liz Topp's guide for fighting the fungus and avoiding the yeast of burden
63 Tuned In, Turned On - A look at three of Playgirl TV's rising stars
74 Readers' Erotic Encounters - Sinful stories from you
92 Where To Buy
95 Astral Vibrations - Astrosexologist Kiki's sin signs from the sky
96 Heard on the Street - Alexis Tirado hits the pavement to get the dirt: what do you think of someone who puts out on the first date?