Bravo to Brava. Violin goddess Linda Brava invites readers to discover her passion. “Look into my eyes, see into my soul,” she beckons. “Am I a sex symbol? You tell me.” Our cover was produced by West Coast Photo Editor Marilyn Grabowski, styled by Lane Coyle-Dunn and shot by Arny Freytag. Alexis Vogel styled Linda’s makeup and hair. The Finnish violinist and our happy Rabbit are perfectly in tune.

5 PLAYBILL
11 DEAR PLAYBOY
15 PLAYBOY AFTER HOURS
17 MUSIC
22 MOVIES by BRUCE WILLIAMSON
25 VIDEO
26 WIRED
28 TRAVEL
29 BOOKS
30 HEALTH & FITNESS
32 MEN ASA BABER
34 MONEY MATTERS by CHRISTOPHER BYRON
37 MANTRACK
43 THE PLAYBOY ADVISOR
45 THE PLAYBOY FORUM
55 PLAYBOY INTERVIEW: JOE ESZTERHAS—candid conversation
66 THE RETURN OF CASUAL SEX—article LORI WEISS
70 JODY WATLEY—pictorial
76 SINATRA AT SUNSET—appreciation DAVID HALBERSTAM
80 SPRING & SUMMER FORECAST—fashion HOLLIS WAYNE
88 HERE COMES THE SUN—grooming DONALD CHARLES RICHARDSON
91 PLAYBOY GALLERY: GUIDO ARGENTINI
92 WHEELS ’99—cars KEN GROSS
98 HOLLY BY THE BAY—playboy’s playmate of the month
110 PARTY JOKES—humor
112 ELECTRONICS ’98—modern living DAVID ELRICH
116 AN INNOCENT BYSTANDER—fiction GARY KRIST
121 PLAYMATE REVISITED: MONIQUE ST. PIERRE
124 THE YEAR IN MUSIC
130 THE BUZZ
134 BRAHMS BOMBSHELL—pictorial
146 20 QUESTIONS: KEITH OLBERMANN
164 WHERE & HOW TO BUY
171 PLAYMATE NEWS
175 PLAYBOY ON THE SCENE