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Hef: Women Are Sex Objects

'That's why they wear lipstick,' says elderly blade

(Newser) - Here's a news flash from Hugh Hefner: All women are "sex objects." That's why "women wear lipstick and short skirts," the desicated 84-year-old Don Juan explains. "The notion that Playboy turns women into sex objects is ridiculous. Women are sex objects. If women weren't sex... More »

Playboy Launches SFW Website

As long as your boss doesn't mind lingerie pics

(Newser) - Good news for those of you who “only read it for the articles:” Playboy now has a safe-for-work website. TheSmokingJacket.com , named for one of Hugh Hefner’s favorite articles of clothing, still has lots of lingerie on the front page…but no nudity! “The ideal is... More »

Mad Men Actress Strips for Playboy

Crista Flanagan is frumpy on TV, not so much in skin mag

(Newser) - The first Mad Men actress to pose for Playboy is…the “nerdy and romantically-challenged switchboard operator.” Crista Flanagan, who plays Lois Sadler on the set-in-the-‘60s show, takes it off in an appropriately retro photo spread. “It's a modern-day Cinderella tale for the ‘Playboy world’—... More »

Hefner Sparks Bidding War for Playboy

Founder wants to take media company private

(Newser) - Founder Hugh Hefner wants to take Playboy private, and he mounted a bid today that values the struggling company at $185 million, Bloomberg reports . Playboy Enterprises stock closed up almost 41% and attracted interest from another party—but who would want a conglomerate that's lost $20 million in just 2... More »

Hugh Hefner: Viagra Is 'God's Little Helper'

At 84, he admits to indulging a few times a week

(Newser) - Hugh Hefner reflects on life and legacy with Deborah Solomon in her weekly "Questions for ..." interview in the New York Times Sunday magazine, and he doesn't dodge the Viagra question. "I make love a couple of times a week, and I take the Viagra when I’m... More »

Some Things Are Too Over the Top Even for Playboy

Portugal edition depicts Jesus with naked women

(Newser) - Playboy has terminated the publisher of its Portugal edition over a photo shoot depicting a Christ-like figure cavorting with naked women. The layout, intended to be an homage to Nobel prize-winning author Jose Saramago's book The Gospel According To Jesus Christ, went too far even for the folks at Playboy,... More »

Playboy Wants Bieber's Mom

Teen sensation will probably be mortified

(Newser) - One of the downsides of gaining heartthrob status at just 16: Your mom is still young enough to totally embarrass you by posing for Playboy. The skin mag offered Justin Bieber’s 34-year-old mother, Pattie Lynn Mallette, $50,000 to appear topless, Radar reports. No word on whether the single... More »

Playboy Puts Double-Ds in 3D

Hef promises it'll be hotter than blue aliens

(Newser) - Hugh Hefner has no use for dragons, flying meatballs or Na'vi. “What would people most like to see in 3D?” he muses. “Probably a naked lady.” That's why an upcoming issue of Playboy comes with those distinctive red-and-blue glasses, so its readers can get a more, shall... More »

Playboy to Launch 'Safe For Work' Site

TheSmokingJacket.com won't 'get you into hot water'

(Newser) - Playboy is looking to corner its own little piece of the "bored at work" market by launching a website that contains only work-friendly content. TheSmokingJacket.com will feature "everything you love about men's entertainment and the internet, minus the stuff that'll get you into hot water at the... More »

Hugh Hefner Chips in to Save Hollywood Sign

Hef donates $900K; $12.5M needed to buy land from developers

(Newser) - Hugh Hefner donated $900,000 to save the iconic Hollywood sign today, joining Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and other California notables who've stepped up to save the sign from real estate developers. The Tiffany Foundation has ponied up $500,000, but more is still needed: The Trust for Public Land estimates... More »

Silverman, King Agree: Palin Should Do Playboy

Talk show host is quick to agree with saucy comedian

(Newser) - On the slight chance Sarah Palin needs more money, or perhaps just wants to follow in her almost-son-in-law's footsteps, Larry King and Sarah Silverman have an idea for her: Take it off for Playboy. The apparent non sequitur came at the end of King’s interview with Silverman last night,... More »

Ashley Dupre Strips for Playboy

Talks escort gig origins, Eliot Spitzer

(Newser) - Oh, goody: more (much, much more) Ashley Dupre! The call girl-turned- advice columnist bares all in an eight-page Playboy spread out Friday, the New York Daily News reports. In case you’re one of those people who only reads it for the articles, she also talks about her early life... More »

Feelie Porn Book Published for Blind

Tome features braille, raised nudies

(Newser) - Explicit braille and raised images of nude men and women highlight a first-ever new book of pornography for the blind. "We're breaking new ground," Canadian author Lisa Murphy tells the Telegraph . Playboy has an edition with braille wording, but there are no pictures. The blind have been left... More »

No Playboy for Kate: Hef

He just doesn't think she's bunny material

(Newser) - Good news for anyone who thinks America has been seeing too much of Kate Gosselin: You won't be seeing all of her any time soon. “No! No!” Hugh Hefner says when asked about the very possibility of Kate gracing the pages of Playboy. And while he’s on... More »

Bunny Logo Multiplies, Collectors Disgusted

Push for licensing bucks annoys hard-core fans

(Newser) - Playboy bunny logos have been multiplying like rabbits, appearing on everything from tanning spray and lighters to drinks promising to boost the libido. But longtime bunny collectors-- people like Ken Ritchie of Memphis, whose collection of Playboy paraphernalia fills a wing of his house--are not impressed. "How many guys... More »

20 Must-Read Celebrity Bios

Need a good beach (or bathroom) read? Try these

(Newser) - To understand how women have defined “celebrity” over the past century, you have to read these 20 biographies. Or maybe, writes Tracie Egan Morrissey for Jezebel , you’re just looking for a trashy bathroom read. That works, too:
  • No Lifeguard on Duty, Janice Dickinson: The supermodel is “deliciously
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Kendra Wilkinson: I Was 'Suicidal' at 15

Playboy model reveals dark days in True Hollywood Story

(Newser) - Kendra Wilkinson may be among the most famous Playboy Playmates—not to mention married to a football star—but her younger years weren’t so bright. Previews for her upcoming E! True Hollywood Story show Wilkinson talking about using cocaine at 13 and cutting herself by 15, the New York ... More »

Glitch Lets Kids See Playboy Channel

Time Warner snafu gives North Carolina youths previews

(Newser) - Whoops! Kids watching cartoons yesterday morning may have been shocked by glimpses of something not exactly G-rated: the Playboy channel. A two-hour equipment failure allowed previews for the X-rated channel to run in the corner of two kid-specific Time Warner channels in parts of North Carolina, the News & Observer... More »

What Apple Doesn't Consider Porn

Apps store crackdown on porn is wildly inconsistent

(Newser) - The mystery and irrationality of Apple's approval process for iPhone apps has frustrated would-be developers since the App Store opened—and the latest crackdown on sexually explicit apps is no exception. Apple has done away with many sexy apps recently, telling one developer "bikini photos, skin, sexual connotations or... More »

John Mayer Apologizes for N-Word

But not for calling Jessica Simpson 'Sexual Napalm' in Playboy

(Newser) - John Mayer's tendency to speak before he thinks has gotten him into trouble yet again. A Playboy interview published yesterday discusses the finer points of vaginas, porn, and masturbation, and refers to Jessica Simpson as "sexual napalm"—but all that was overshadowed by Mayer's use of the N-word,... More »

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