At that part of the craft of magazine-making, Playboy was often great. Its lifestyle coverage, all that cocktails-and-great-stereo-equipment stuff, could be delicious as well. That his version of this liberation was mostly defined by men, highly objectifying, and fundamentally skewed in its power dynamics — the very epitome of the male gaze — well, Hef basically shrugged those thoughts off, saying that women should just step up and go toe-to-toe with men.
Donald Trump, in , smirked from its cover, featured in a story he of course loved. A generation later, a Playboy model, Karen McDougal, began an affair with him after a taping of The Apprentice that took place at the Playboy Mansion, and the cover-up of her payoffs semi-directly led to his impeachment.
Playboy did, arguably, present women as desirous creatures, not just passive sexual objects, and it argued for legalized abortion and the destigmatization of sex work. Its latter days were, for the most part, not its best. In the magazine itself, the s and beyond brought unsettling degrees of airbrushing and surgical plumping to its golden-lit Playmates, who began to look like they had been molded out of some kind of creamy, poreless vinyl.
Needless to say, Playboy, the brand, will continue. I recommend that you start with the one from February , with Mel Brooks. According to the announcement, the Interview will continue to be published online.
And it remains a name and label that means something to a great many people, and that itself is worth money, because Playboy remains a huge licensing operation. Those spangled bunny baby tees, ubiquitous in Los Angeles boutiques, pay pretty well. It would be the biggest boost of federal aid to Amtrak since Congress created it half a century ago. Christie stepped down from her position in January While the magazine saw more modest sales in a changing publishing landscape, the Playboy brand remained a formidable entity in terms of global licensing opportunities.
The famed logo also made inroads into various avenues of pop culture, as seen with its display on a chain regularly worn by fashionista Carrie Bradshaw Sarah Jessica Parker in Sex and the City. In his later years, Hefner devoted much of his time to philanthropy and civic projects. Additionally, he made major contributions to the restoration of classic films, one of his great passions. Hefner received numerous awards for his contributions to society and the publishing industry. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the American Society of Magazine Editors in , which, ironically, was the same year Steinem earned induction.
True to form, the series served as a promotional vehicle for many of Hefner's projects. The season finale of Girls Next Door chronicled more changes in Hefner's life, as Marquardt left the mansion and began her own TV series. Madison also vacated the mansion. She later penned the memoir Down the Rabbit Hole , detailing Hefner's off-camera machinations and the severe unhappiness she experienced living at the mansion.
Hefner reportedly was in discussions with Hollywood studio executives for many years to create a biopic about his life. Hefner and Harris became engaged in December Not long after, in June , the couple made headlines when Harris called off the engagement. Hefner and Harris were then back in the public eye in , after announcing their re-engagement. Hugh Hefner," with a photo of himself and his year-old bride. Meanwhile, Playboy was set to undergo a transformation: In October , chief content officer Cory Jones revealed to the New York Times that he and Hefner had agreed to stop using photos of fully unclothed women.
The change was part of a strategic decision to secure more advertisers and better placement on newsstands, as well as a response to the proliferation of internet pornography that had made the magazine's spreads seem old-fashioned.
The March issue featured bikini-clad model Sarah McDaniel on the cover, the first time Playboy presented itself as a non-nude magazine.
However, the change was short lived. Not long after Hefner's son Cooper took over as chief creative officer in , it was announced that Playboy would again feature unclothed models. Cooper had also voiced his displeasure with the Playboy Mansion going up for sale, though he was unable to have his way on that issue. He was We strive for accuracy and fairness.
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Hugh Hefner created the men's adult entertainment magazine 'Playboy,' which played a role in the sexual revolution of the s. Hefner built his controversial yet groundbreaking magazine into an international enterprise. The book took on the murder of Mr. Her estranged husband actually killed her, but Mr.
Bogdanovich accused Mr. Hefner married the former Millie Williams in Before they divorced, they had a son, David, and a daughter, Christie, who would later become a key leader in his media empire. Christie was named chief operating officer in , after having long been seen as heir apparent.
She was promoted to chairwoman and chief executive in at a time when Playboy was reeling from losses. In December , she announced t hat she was resigning from the company. The decision came as Playboy struggled to compete in an era of free pornography, widely available on the Internet. To the surprise of some investors, Playboy Enterprises in early indicated it would be willing to sell the company or change the direction of its flagship magazine.
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