Johnston Stiffs Page 6, Sparks Beef

Johnston bares all, or almost all, on magazine cover

(NEWSER) - If this doesn't take away your Monday blues, nothing will: Levi Johnston's long-awaited Playgirl cover has been unveiled. The issue will be the first of Playgirl's print re-launch, and hits stands Feb. 22, People reports. More»

Critics weigh in on Johnston's modeling debut

(NEWSER) - Levi Johnston's Playgirl photos have been out since Saturday, giving experts in the nude male form time to review the 19-year-old's debut. Us collects their responses:

• "The only problem—his hairy armpits!" says a Chippendales dancer. "He should also focus on his diet to help him get a bit harder. But he has good hair and a great face. He's definitely Chippendales material."

Meghan Daum on why 'Sex on Skates' is an important media figure

(NEWSER) - Levi Johnston may be an “opportunistic buffoon” and a “grammatically challenged, Playgirl-posing, pistachio-shilling media pawn,” but he’s also a guilty pleasure. He’s hot, he’s cute, and his "unverifiable claims" about Sarah Palin are fascinating, writes Meghan Daum of the Los Angeles Times . Listening to him is like “popping an enormous pimple. You know no good can come of it…but it’s just too satisfying to turn away.” More»

Sarah Palin's almost-son-in-law poses in the shower

(NEWSER) - So you might not get to see a full-frontal shot of Levi Johnston in Playgirl, but at least you can get up close and personal with his armpit hair in this teaser image. The nudie mag released the shower shot yesterday, the New York Daily News reports. View it in all its shower-glistening glory above. More»

Hunky Alaskan's full assets left to imagination in Playgirl

(NEWSER) - Gawker has tracked down the truth about Levi Johnston's Playgirl photos and there's less of the hunky Alaskan on display than promised. Though Levi's manager Tank Jones promised full-frontal nudity, Johnston tucked the object of everyone's curiosity mostly out of sight. "We're thrilled with the photos we got, and are confident people will love them," said a magazine spokesman. But "although there may be glimpses, we did not get full on frontal nudity." More»