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FEATURES
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THE GAS BOYS
Eskom is a dominatrix and we are being whipped. What Eskom wants it gets, and
that means your money, your business and if not your life then the quality of your
life. The Gas Boys have an alternative.
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TO LIVE AND DIE IN CHIRAQ
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The murder capital of the United States is also a hotbed of emerging hip-hop
artists including Chief Keef, Lil Durk and Young Chop. What is it about violent
cities that fosters powerful art? Author Ethan Brown hits the clubs, corners and
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CHICAGO COMEDY CLUB
Barry Varkel, a cynical 38 year-old ex-lawyer is back in Cape Town after ditching
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comedian.
I WANT A GUY WITH A SENSE OF HUMOR
Legendary comedian Gilbert Gottfried explains why no comic – least of all him –
has ever gotten laid because of a joke.
EL GRINGO LOCO
He was a good middle-class white kid from California. But a taste for drugs and
some ill twists of fate led him south of the border, where he began working as a
pistol-packing member of the largest drug cartel in Mexico. His bosses called him
“El Gringo Loco” – the crazy white guy.
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REGULARS
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SEX ADVICE: THE ADVISOR
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20Q: TY BURRELL
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PLAYBOY'S PARTY JOKES
WOMEN’S FORUM: BOSOM
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MEN’S FORUM: BE THE
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INTERVIEW: STAN LEE
CRIMINAL MIND
Sam Houser is either a creative genius or a destroyer of society. Video game fans
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ADRENALINE MONSTER BIKES BY ERIC PALMER
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COVER: VERONIKA BY MARTIN WIELAND
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PLAYMATE: MISS MAY SHANTAL MONIQUE BY JOHN ZELEZNY
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SHEER DELIGHT BY MICHAEL BERNARD
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USA PLAYMATE 2013 REVIEW
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WINK: NATALIE DE LEON BY IGAL AMER
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LIFESTYLE
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FASHION: KURT VILE ON MAIN ST
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MOTORING: CRAZY CONCEPT: VW DESIGN VISION GTI
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DRINK: WAYS TO WASTE BEER THIS WINTER
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FOOD: COOKING WITH BEER
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PLAYLIST
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ART: BUFF MONSTER'S WORLD
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THINK: SYSTEM SHOCK
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TALK: SEXY TIME
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MUSIC: PLAYBOY GUIDE 2014
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FILMS: FOUR CORNERS, GODZILLA, WALK OF SHAME
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