Playboy USA - March 2019

PLAYMATES & PICTORIALS
72 APRIL: FO PORTER
The America's Next Top Model alumna communes with some California dunes
126 MAY: ABIGAIL O'NEILL
An afternoon bubble bath (champagne included) with a remarkable Midwesterner
158 TELL ME MORE
A selection of cover outtakes from the Technicolor mind of photographer Kelia Anne
172 JUNE: YOU LARA
The ambitious former beauty pageant contestant shows us around her native Puerto Rico
196 YUMNA IN FOCUS
Working on both sides of the camera, a fearless young artist makes playboy history

DEPARTMENTS
14 LET'S PLAY: EILEEN KELLY
The Insta-savvy sex educator offers a fresh take on the birds and the bees
18 TV: THE NEW BOOB TUBE
With Game of Thrones nearing its series finale, we look at the changing norms of nudity on TV
22 SEX: GOOD VIBES ONLY
Repression can't penetrate the walls of a female-focused Tokyo bar packed with dildos
26 TRAVEL: ART AT THE EDGE OF THE EARTH
Nude swimming, black metal and a vagina wall: Take a trip to Australia's art mecca
32 MAN IN HIS DOMAIN: THE REV. WILLIAM J. BARBER II
The North Carolina preacher uses his pulpit to unite saints and sinners in the name of equality

HERITAGE
204 DEFYING THE ANTI-PORN POLICE
Beware the moralizing mobs that try to restrict your freedoms
208 THE SUBVERSIVE SCRIBBLER
Revisiting the genius of poetic polymath Shel Silverstein
210 THE RABBIT IN PARADISE
In the lush tropics of Jamaica, Playboy staked its first international club venture
215 WEED WARRIORS
A look at how we backed the first- ever pro-pot consumer lobby
222 BRANDE RODERICK
From Mansion life to Trump rumors, our 2001 Playmate of the Year reflects

PLAYBOY INTERVIEW
41 SETH ABRAMSON
The professor, poet and Trump-Russia collusion whisperer sits down with Virginia Heffernan
20Q
94 DAVID HARBOUR
Talking body issues, mental illness and the power of celebrity with the new Hellboy
PROFILE
120 MICHELLE WOLF
A year after a barn-burning stint at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, the comedian plots her next move

FICTION
142 THE KISS
Something to build a dream on, indeed—a salute to lovers and lust by Robert Coover
164 WE ARE NOT HERE
Her cult-movie character was killed off, but she lives on. By David Gilbert
COMICS
144 VAMPIRELLAIN
MAKE UP TO BREAK UP
Everyone's favorite vampire from outer space cleans up the cosplaying scene—with a little help from her friends
STYLE
150 FRANK GRILLO
The tough-as-nails actor suits up; Tyler Durden vibes and hard-won insights on manhood abound

FEATURES
50 PLAYMATE OF THE YEAR
Jordan Emanuel went from Bunny to Playmate to PMOY; her life story is even more impressive
58 RAPPER'S DELIGHT
Travis Scott and Nas, two of the most important hip-hop artists of their generations, compare notes
66 LOVE IN MANY PIECES
It's a watershed moment in the normalization of polyamory; here's a guided tour
88 THE GREEN SCARE
The scientific community grapples with the climate-change denier in the White House
100 ACT BAD!
"Filth elder" John Waters has some down-and-dirty advice for those ready to fight for their rights
104 HOT TAKES & TAKEDOWNS
Aparna Nancherla and Adam Pally consider the pleasures and perils of online commentary
108 LIZZO THE INCOMPARABLE
A pop force of nature gathers herself on the eve of a maniacally anticipated album drop
114 STRIPPERS=WORKERS
What will it take for America's erotic dancers to get fair treatment in the workplace?
189 THE PLAYBOY SYMPOSIUM
Juxtapoz's Evan Pricco on the future of art and activism, featuring Yrsa Daley-Ward,
Miranda Barnes and more