Maxim # 104, August 2006

<b>FEATURES </b><br>
116 ELSA-PATAKY Snakes on a Plane features snakes, a plane, Samuel L.
Jackson...and Elsa. The smokin' Spaniard talks about her American film
debut and explains why tiny bikini bottoms are good for all of us.<br>
114 RAINN WILSON The megatool on The Office is a valued wingman in <em>My
Super Ex-Girlfriend</em>.<br>
86 DIORA BAIRD Vince Vaughn finds her well-proportioned. We concur.<br>
110 DRUG TEST We traveled to South America 11 to try Pablo Escobar's favorite
soda.<br>
94 VIKINGS CRUISE SCANDAL Take a look back at the boat ride the NFL wants
to forget.<br>
102 SUPERCARS The only thing better than a fast car is an even faster
one.<br>
<b>REGULARS</b><br>
26 CIRCUS Some Germans used lasers to make these fly glasses. What, no
contacts?<br>
125 UPGRADE Toshiba offers another reason for you to lose the eight-track.<br>
131 FASHION Because a real man can always wear his hat indoors.<br>
68 SPORTS Meet the men you don't want molding your children (unless you
really hate the little bastards).<br>
42 TOTAL HOTNESS Joanna Krupa has gone from a safe-sex PSA to our mag.<br>
48 LOAFER We get the scoop <em>Talladega Nights</em>' Shake &amp; Bake
boys.<br>
74 EXPERT Four top-of-the-line chefs want to teach you how to get the
most out of your beef.<br>
<b>PLUS!</b><br>
14 The Eye<br>
See what your fellow Americans are saying (then hang your head in shame).<br>
64 Ask Heidi<br>
Ms. Fleiss tells why three-ways usually end with your wife leaving you
forever.<br>
148 Across the USA<br>
Learn the shocking reason that explosives tend to make substandard paperweights.