Playboy

While Playboy Magazine has long maintained a reputation for being a destination solely for smut, those in the know are well aware that the men's lifestyle magazine also featured some of the best writing ever published. Between short fiction, cultural coverage, and in-depth essays, there was a high-brow literary side…

A lot of the judgments you’ll hear about the cultural value and effects of Playboy will come from modern commentators espousing modern views for a modern audience. In that context, Playboy is easily and frequently dismissed as a rag that panders to the male gaze and contributes to the objectification…

Despite the fact that the type of content Playboy originally released is now available in far greater detail, at higher resolution, from multiple angles, and even in VR--for free, no less!--the bunny brand remains a cultural touchstone to this day. Playboy is once again taking to the skies with a…

Playboy is giving a gift to all the people who pretend to read their magazine for the articles with Playboy: The Complete Centerfolds, 1953-2016. The "voluptuous new edition" (their words) celebrates every single nude centerfold from Marilyn Monroe to Kristy Garett, the final nude Playmate to appear in Playboy, in February…

Built on Hef's sentiment "Once a Playmate always a Playmate," Playboy had 7 Playmates re-enact their iconic covers to remind us that "beauty is ageless, sex appeal is timeless and exuberance is eternal." After looking at these covers, we're inclined to agree. Without further ado, the Playmates that are back. Kimberley…