2007 Kim Kardashian Playboy magazine

Playboy Magazine December 2007 Volume 54 Issue # 12 Table of Contents FEATURES 78 ON THE AUTHORITY OF THE SENSES In this excerpt from the new book On God: An Uncommon Conversation by NORMAN MAILER with MICHAEL LENNON Mailer expounds on his intricately crafted personal religion in which God, the devil and humanity struggle for control of individuals and the universe. 138 EVERYONE LOVES JIMMY Jimmy Kimmel is one of the most talked-about hosts on TV, while girlfriend Sarah Silverman is the hottest female comic in town. Writer BILL ZEHME hangs out with the happy couple as they bask in fortune's gaze. 146 PLAYBOY'S 2007 MUSIC POLL Tune in to our annual survey of the year's best music, featuring interviews with , Spoon and Texas firecracker Miranda Lambert. FICTION 84 MUTE A traveling salesman picks up a hitchhiker and pours out his heart about his wife's infidelitywith surprising resultsin this short story by STEPHEN KING. 20Q 116 JOAQUIN PHOENIX The actor with a,taste for darker roles sheds light on his unusual childhood, life after death and why you'll never catch him schmoozing. BY STEPHEN REBELLO INTERVIEW BILL RICHARDSON PICTORIALS 82 CROATIAN CUTIE Dubrovnik's Leona RajaCid shows the value of foreign exchange. 90 SEX IN CINEMA 2007 Scarlett Johansson, Jessica Biel and Monica Bellucci 1041 PLAYING ROUGH Our fourth annual tribute to the video-game beauties who keep our thumbs twiddling. 118 PLAYMATE: SASCKYA PORTO Our Brazilian Miss December shows why, when it's cold here, it's hot hot hot down there. 156 CRAZY FOR KIM Sexy celebutante Kim Kardashian shows the form that conquered L.A.'s social scene. Here's her racy PLAYBOY debut. NOTES AND NEWS 13 THE WORLD OF PLAYBOY Anna Faris films; Kendra, Bridget and Holly appear on General Hospital. 201 PLAYMATE NEWS The cars line up for Jayde Nicole's charity bikini car wash; director Eli Roth praises the curves of Marianne Gravatte.