Playgirl magazine still published
Weekly in July 2016 that ending nude photography "was a bad idea, the whole thing."Īlso returning: the Party Jokes section and The Playboy Philosophy, a political and cultural column written by Hefner, nearly 40 years after his father last wrote it for the magazine.Īmong the changes: a Heritage section that looks at the magazine's past and the removal of “Entertainment for Men” from the cover. Milk was still being delivered in the early 70s. It wasn't as graphic as some cartoons Don sold to Playgirl, but it certainly included a liberated woman.
Playgirl magazine still published full#
This cartoon was published in July 1974 as a full page. Also in the magazine: a Playboy Interview with Scarlett Johansson, a profile of CNN political commentator Van Jones and an article on hip-hop duo Run the Jewelsīefore becoming the magazine's chief creative officer last year, Hefner ran his own media company HOB (Hefner Operations & Productions), which became part of Playboy Enterprises. He told L.A. Playgirl Magazine was a product of 'women's lib'. The new issue will include pictorials with March Playmate Elizabeth Elam, who graces the cover, and April Playmate, Nina Daniele. But its latest, the March/April 2017 issue, available on and on newstands Feb. Playboy published its first non-nude issue in March 2016 and prior to that had launched a safe-for-work Playboy Now app. After one buttoned-up year, Playboy is bringing nude photographs back to its magazine.Ĭooper Hefner, the son of magazine founder Hugh Hefner, announced the move on Twitter Monday saying, "I'll be the first to admit that the way in which the magazine portrayed nudity was dated, but removing it entirely was a mistake."