Playboy September 2005
Playboy's Playmate of the Month
Vanessa Hoelsher photographed by Stephen Wayda
Interview
Thomas L. Friedman by David Sheff
Features
Jose's Ex Jessica Canseco Tells All, Shows All
It's Back: Playboy's Fearless College Football Forecast
Interview: Thomas L. Friedman
Investment Tips Iraqi Bomb Squad
Model
Jessica Canseco (covergirl - nude inside) photographed by Stephen Wayda
20Q
126 KURT BUSCH
This young NASCAR champion has left other drivers in the dust with his skillful handling and unapologetically aggressive behavior on and off the track. We get his wheels spinning about Dale Earnhardt flipping him the bird, the perks of being a champ and why he wears all those caps. By Warren Kalbacker
INTERVIEW
59 THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN
A three-time Pulitzer Prize winner, this New York Times columnist and bestselling author has established himself as the leading popular commentator on globalization. His latest book, The World Is Flat, describes the technological revolution that has leveled the playing field for India and China to compete with the West. He chats candidly about the war in Iraq, the future of the Middle East and why two countries that are involved in Dell's supply chain will never wage war with each other. By David Sheff
PICTORIALS
76 SWEDISH BLONDES
Join the joyride with these Scan- dinavian sweethearts as they show how Stockholm stacks up.
98 PLAYMATE: VANESSA HOELSHER
Take a trip to wine country with this sun-ripened Georgia peach, easily the sexiest oenophile on the planet.
130 THE SLUGGER'S WIFE
Jessica Canseco busts out of ex-husband Jose's shadow-and her clothes-to give us a major league flash dance.