Maxim # 136, April 2009

<b>FEATURES</b><br> 44 MONEY SPECIAL!<br>
Maxim Beats the Recession!<br>
You maybe eating govemment cheese, but we&#39; ll show you how to live like a king
- fast cars, exotic travel, bargain butlers - without breaking the bank. Thank
us later!<br>
56 Malin Akerman<br>
The sultry Swede plays Silk Spectre II in this year&#39;s most anticipated superhero
blockbuster, Watchmen. We&#39;re just praying forX-ray vision!<br>
62 2009 Baseball Preview .<br>
Baseball isn&#39;t boring! At least not anymore.We go to bat for the All-Maxim team
and pitch 20 reasons America&#39;s pastime is more awesome than ever.<br>
68 Hollywood Knockout<br>
Real World alum Jamie Chung is the ultimate kung fu cutie in Dragonball: Evolution.<br>
By IAN SPIEGELMAN<br>
72 Icon: Clive Owen<br>
The super-suave star of Duplicity dishes on his hottest leading ladies, making
Jude Law cry, and blowing up the Guggenheim.<br>
BY PATRICK CASONE<br>
74 Love Potion Number Six<br>
Battlestar Galactica&#39;s sexiest cyborg, Tricia Helfer shows why she&#39;s out of this
world.<br>
By JESSE BRUKMAN<br>
76 The Hunt for White October<br>
A mysterious criminal is crafting high-tech submarines that calasmuggle hundreds
of millions of dollars of cocaine out of Colombia. But the DEA, Coast Guard, and
Navy are hot on his trail.<br>
BY FRANK OWEN<br>
<b>DEPARTMENTS</b><br>
16 Letters<br>
Blood, sweat, and tears. Hey, those were just some of the fluids used to write
us this month. Pass the latex gloves!<br>
18 Incoming<br>
America&#39;s hottest money honeys, the feathery menace that is birds, and our desperate
plea to screamers at the gym.<br>
31 Rated<br>
Jimmy Fallon rules the night! (Sorry, invincible army of marauding midgets.) Plus,
we take Halo Wars into battle.<br>
40 Stuff<br>
Pump it up with the return of the coolest kicks to survive the&#39;80s, an NBA superstar&#39;s
skating obsession, and affordable sports cars worth lusting after.<br>
44 Columns<br>
You&#39;ll love our roundup of America&#39;s goofiest governors. Plus, women reveal what
sexual tricks turn them to Jell-O.<br>
83 1 Expert<br>
Fill up your tiniest cups with our sake guide, host a gourmet pig roast, and sweat
away those pesky man-boobs!<br>
88 Style<br>
Spring has sprung, but your wardrobe is still in hibernation. Come out of the
cold with our essential A&#8212;Z guide to style.<br>
98 The Decider<br>
Bills? Rent? Puppet porn? How should you spend your pitiful tax refund? The Decider
reveals the exciting answers!