Maxim # 7, April 1998

<b>FEATURES</b><br> 66 BASEBALL &#39;98 PREVIEW<br>
The best of the coming season, including players to watch, stadiums to storm,
and the final word on that tricky infield fly rule<br>
80 COVER GIRL<br>
NATASHA HENSTRIDGE<br>
The breathtakingly beautiful, cold-blooded alien whose deadly sex games fogged
up the screen in Species is back for more man-meat.<br>
86 ALIEN BABES<br>
Think Earth girls are easy? You ain&#39;t seen nothin&#39; yet. Hollywood&#39;s alien babes come in for a landing in our stellar roundup.<br>
92 NOISE IN THE HOOD<br>
Bumps, rattles, and bangs: good for the bed frame, bad for the brake pads. A guide to diagnosing your car&#39;s ailments<br>
96 STAG-NIGHT MADNESS!<br>
Maxim looks at the &quot;new&quot; bachelor party, where stripper appetizers lead to outdoor-adventure entr&eacute;es.<br>
102 FASHION: JEAN THERAPY<br>
Water your wheels, suds your duds, and check out a wet T-shirt or two at the car
wash, baby. Plus: Knock back a few of our great belts.<br>
<b>DEPARTMENTS</b><br>
24 WAY OUT THERE<br>
Maxim flies do-it-yourself planes, pits Old Spice against Baby Spice, and debates clear-cutting the earth.<br>
38 HOW TO DO EVERYTHING BETTER<br>
Expert tips to give you the edge. In this issue: Spot a speed trap, devise the
perfect password, and rip a phone book in half.<br>
50 CHICK CHAT<br>
Threesomes? Horses? Brad Pitt dipped in dark chocolate? Five real girls discuss
their mosf intimate sexual fantasies.<br>
56 SPORTS<br>
Tired of roller-biking and snowsurfing? Here are six new extreme sports ESPN2
hasn&#39;t discovered yet.<br>
62 BUCKS<br>
Here&#39;s how guys dumber than you beat the IRS at its own game.<br>
116 STUFF<br>
Paintball guns, breakfast cereals, and a lawnmower that flies.<br>
124 WINE &amp; DINE<br>
Quick and easy one-pot soups. Plus: Flip an om et like a pro.<br>
131 HANG TIME<br>
Our cut-through-the-crap guide to movies, TV, videos, books, and music.<br>
144 CAPTION CONTEST<br>
Are you as funny as you smell? Write a cool caption for this photo and you could
win a Maxim T-shirt.