NEWLOOK; A Penthouse Publication: Vol. 01, No. 10, February 1986

New York: Newlook International, 1986. Saddle-stapled magazine. Light shelfwear. Very good. 148pp., including covers, glossy magazine featuring articles, stories and pictorials relating to fashion, films and fads with an emphasis on sex and sexuality. Illustrated throughout with photos in color and black and white, many nudes. This issue features an article on The Poppy Wars by Michael Hardy, an in-depth study of the the effect of American heroin use on the agriculture and economy of Afghanistan and Pakistan, the suppliers of half of the world's opium and heroin, illustrated with photos of drug-smuggling operations in those two countries. Also articles on Akira Kurasawa's film-adaptaion of King Lear, RAN; a 1985 timeline of bizarre real-life photos; a look inside Japan's rock 'n' roll youth gang culture, complete with Elvis look-alikes; kick-boxing; Ferraris; impressive photos of Hokkaido's "Yuki Matsuri," or Ice Festival -- plus photos of decidedly warmer beauties, of course. Pictorials: Francesca (cover). Rub Down (fetish wear). Body Parts (gallery). Venetian Finds (Sandra). And Then Came the Rain (lerotic encounter in the rain and mud). Star Quality (Melanie).