The original PlayboyHe may have become a cartoon-like stereotype of himself, but Hugh Hefner has been a critical player in the last 50 years of sex and culture. He helped create the concept of “manhood” in America, says a new doco on the Playboy founder.
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Hefner vs Penthouse for Playboy’s privates
Following Hugh Hefner’s proposal to buy out the remaining shares in Playboy, the owners of Penthouse magazine have entered the ring, turning the potential sale into a three-way competition.
Playboy‘s 3D centrefold is about more than just bigger boobs
Playboy has released a 3D edition of its ailing t-n-a magazine. But it’s not just a gimmick, says Melinda Varley: it’s a sign print media is finally “getting” digital.
Playboy bunny loses its bounce
Playboy has slapped its bunny logo on everything from fake tan to couches in an attempt to stop the haemorrhaging from advertisers leaving, but it’s just weakening the brand for collectors.
Stephen King writes poetry? For Playboy?!
Curiously, sci-fi/horror Author Stephen King has turned his hand to writing poetry. Even more curiously, his literary medium of choice to share his rhyme doggerel with the world? Playboy magazine. Read his effort, The Bone Church, here.
Marge Simpson: Playboy bunny
The next cover-star of Playboy magazine will be… Marge Simpson? Yup, the cover will feature TV’s favourite cartoon mum in the buff. Kiss your childhood goodbye.
Q&A with Playboy‘s new CEO
Playboy’s new CEO Scott Flanders talks to Folio about his plans to bring the iconic magazine back from the brink.
Playboy’s new strategy: the bunny is money
Playboy is reducing the frequency of publication to save money — and placing faith in the bunny brand to get it out of financial trouble.
Media briefs: Murdoch Twitter rumours… Swedes tattoo magazines to save trees…
Today’s headlines about the headline makers.
Media briefs: Media briefs: News.com.au months behind on the economy… Hef jnr quits Playboy
News.com.au months behind on the economy… Hef jnr quits Playboy… Tribune files for bankruptcy… Pultizer Prize goes online…
