Cover : Denise Richards

Playmate : Tiffany Fallon

Interview : Bernie Mac

20 Questions : Dustin Hoffman

Pictorials : Sex in Cinema (Corn wasn't the only thing popping at the movies in 2004. The year's hottest scenes include Chloe Sevigny in the Brown Bunny, Nicole Kidman in Cold Mountain and Naomi Watts in 21 Grams); Remembering Pompeo Posar (Our eulogy to a legendary PLAYBOY photographer whose beautiful images will never die); Playmate: Tiffany Fallon (Our holiday gift to you: a blue-eyed brunette who loves football); Denise Richards (We're happy to run aground on this screen siren's desert isle).

Features : The Importance of Being Dino (Reexamining the life and work of Dean Martin); The Incredible Adventures of the Collector (Men obsessed with buying and selling original comic-book artwork); The Perfect Night (The recipe for a romantic dinner for two); In the Paint (NCAA hoops preview); Playboy's Music Poll 2004.