Maxim # 25, January 2000

<b>FEATURES</b><br>
62 WE WANT ANSWERS!<br>
DAVID SPADE<br>
The Just Shoot Me star shoots back about dating models, the burden of being a
wise-ass, and costar Laura San Giacomo&#39;s natural assets.<br>
64 PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS?<br>
HER SECRET SEX FANTASY<br>
Know that one you have about the identical twins dressed like Princess Leia?These confessions from &quot;normal&quot; women make your lustiest fantasies look like an after-school special.<br>
70 SELF-IMPROVEMENT<br>
QUIT QUITTING!<br>
You&#39;ve spent decades nurturing your bad habits. Why let some stupid New Year&#39;s resolution ruin it all?<br>
76 TRUE CRIME<br>
&#39;HE BEGGED ME TO KILL HIM&#39;<br>
Two friends went camping in New Mexico&#39;s desert last August. One came back alive with an amazing &#8212; tale of death and survival. But what really happened?<br>
86 THERE GOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD<br>
MAXIM&#39;S BEST STUFF<br>
With a ceremonial pull of the finger, Maxim looks back at its own first 25 historic issues.<br>
92 MAMA MARIA!<br>
MARIA GRAZIA CUCINOTTA<br>
Her 10 minutes in The World Is Not Enough made us think, That&#39;s not enough! Here&#39;s much, much more...<br>
98 FIRST RESORTS<br>
SNOW BALLS!<br>
Ofcourse, these slopes are all first-rate. But where are the hottest cold-weather nightspots? We&#39;ve got a winter guide for more than one type of action.<br>
108 COVER GIRL<br>
SHANNON ELIZABETH<br>
In American Pie, Shannon Elizabeth&#39;s steamy solo scene made us long for sweet 16. Now, with a major new horror spoof in the can, the up-and-coming star is back for seconds.<br>
<b>REGULARS</b><br>
22 LETTERS<br>
The Maxim all-sex workout&#8212;reader-tested! The binding glue on our Pamela
Lee issue&#8212;water-tested. Spam&#8212;furniture-tested. We feel your love.
We really do.<br>
26 JOKES<br>
Let the world come to an end. At least you&#39;ll die laughing.<br>
28 CIRCUS MAXIMUS<br>
We weird-in the new year with incredible concept cars, disgusting manhood rituals, some very odd calendars, and the world&#39;s most inane personal-protection device.
We also do some time at the nation&#39;s newest Alcatraz&#8212;a place where &quot;rehabilitation&quot;
is beside the point.<br>
46 HOW TO<br>
Read her body language, beat your credit card debt, stock the trunk of your car
for any unforeseen emergency, draw four aces on every hand, and train a monkey...to be your butler!<br>
54 SAYS HER<br>
WHEN GOOD GIRLS GO BAD<br>
There&#39;s a time in every woman&#39;s life when she&#39;s had enough of relationships and decides to sleep around like a man. Here&#39;s how to find that very woman&#8212;and make sure you&#39;re her next victim.<br>
58 SPORTS<br>
SNAP CRACKLE, AAUUGGGHHH!<br>
Ever wince at the crack of an NFL player&#39;s bones and wonder what it&#39;s like to suffer a crowd-silencing injury? 49er Bryant Young takes you inside his world of pain.<br>
117 MAXIM FASHION<br>
Business suits so cool you&#39;ll want a desk job, clothes so cheap you&#39;ll want at least two of everything, and key chains that&#39;ll make you want, uh, more keys.<br>
137 GRINDER<br>
This month: notebook computers with a side of tequila, hokey stress relievers,
and the great pre-Super Bowl pizza delivery race. And speaking of football, we
review Oliver Stone&#39;s Any Given Sunday. Plus: Metallica goes classical, and b-ball video games that are guaranteed slam dunks.<br>
152 BEAT THIS CAPTION<br>
A contest to see if you&#39;re as sick and twisted as our editors. And judging from the entries, the world has reason to worry. Who peed in the gene pool?