| Playgirl | |
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 April 2007 cover. | |
| Editor in Chief | Nicole Caldwell |
| Categories | Women's magazines |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Publisher | Playgirl, Inc. This is a list of women's magazines, Magazines that have been published primarily for a readership of women. |
| Year founded | 1973 |
| First issue | January 1973 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English, many others |
| Website | Playgirl |
| ISSN | 0273-6918 |
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The magazine is well-known for two publicity stunts - offering Charles, Prince of Wales $45,000 to appear nude in a centerfold in 1990, and publishing a nude pictorial called "The Men of Enron" in September 2002 in which some former Enron employees "lost their shirts. Enron Creditors Recovery Corporation (formerly Enron Corporation, former NYSE ticker symbol ENE was an American Energy company based in "
Though the magazine is marketed to heterosexual women, Playgirl's then-editor-in-chief Michele Zipp said in 2003, "The gay readership is about 30%. " She went on to add, "It's 'Entertainment for Women' because there's no other magazine out there that caters to women in the way we do, but we love our gay readers as well. "[1] Also in 2003, the President of Trans Digital Media, LLC (the brand management firm for Playgirl TV), Mark Graff, stated that 50% of Playgirl's readership are gay males. [2]
Playgirl is published by New York-based company Blue Horizon Media, which also publishes High Society, Celebrity Skin, Hawk, Chéri and a number of other hardcore pornographic magazines. The City of New York High Society is a US Pornographic magazine. In addition to hardcore pictorials of nude models it also has feature articles and occasional celebrity Celebrity Skin is a pornographic magazine which specializes in showcasing naked or semi naked celebrities it shouldn't be confused with its rival Celebrity Sleuth Pornographic magazines, sometimes known as adult magazines, sex magazines, top-shelf magazines, blue books, or stick mags are Blue Horizon, then known as Crescent Publishing, was charged in 2000 by the FCC with over 180 million dollars of online credit card fraud, much of which was conducted on the Playgirl Magazine site. All Blue Horizon titles, including Playgirl were prevented from conducting any business on the web for five years. Then-president Bruce Chew was subsequently indicted, along with several prominent members of the Gambino crime family.
Throughout the history of the magazine, Playgirl has featured male frontal nudity except for the early issues in 1973, and the infamous non-nude year 1987. In 1986, Drake Publishers (later renamed Crescent, and renamed again to Blue Horizon Media) bought Playgirl and relocated it to New York. John Paul became the first full frontal centerfold in November 1987 after a disastrous non-nude year. The centerfold of a Magazine refers to a Picture printed on a single sheet of paper and inserted in the middle of the publication Throughout the years the magazine has matured as erections, foreskin and non-Caucasian models have appeared in the magazine. The erection of the Penis, Clitoris or a Nipple is its enlarged and firm state In Male Human Anatomy, the foreskin or prepuce (a technically broader term that also includes the Clitoral hood, the homologous The magazine has generally featured models who have been circumcised but of late, layouts with uncircumcised models are featured. Male circumcision is the removal of some or all of the Foreskin (prepuce from the Penis.
Playgirl is available in English and has been published in numerous foreign-language and international editions during its history: Germany (1978-1980 and 1989-2003), France (1978), Australia (1985-88, and as Interlude in 1991), the Netherlands (1987-88), Great Britain (1992-93), South Africa (1995), Brazil, and Russia (2004-?), and in a Spanish-language edition (1992-93). A limited Canadian edition is in the works.
Apart from professional models, Playgirl features amateur models in a section called Real Men (formerly known as Snapshots). A Real Men of the Year contest is held, in which readers can vote the for the best layout of the year.
Every year in June, Playgirl has its "Man of the Year" issue. In July, it's the "Country" issue and in November, Playgirl dedicates an issue to "Campus Hunks. " A nude centerfold calendar featuring the men of the previous year is usually included in the December or January issue of the magazine. Readers are asked to vote for the Man of the Year from the pictures of the calendar.
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Celebrity Nudes
Playgirl has not been successful in persuading many male celebrities to disrobe, nor have any of its nude models risen to major stardom in films; the most famous is likely Sam J. Jones who went on to play Flash Gordon in a 1980 film and actor and fitness model Scott Markey who appeared in the movie Titanic several years after his nude layout. Sam J Jones (born Samuel Gerald Jones on August 12, 1954 in Chicago) is an American actor often credited as Sam Jones Flash Gordon is the hero of a Science fiction adventure Comic strip originally drawn by Alex Raymond, which was first published on January 7, Flash Gordon is a 1980 Science fiction film, based on the Eponymous Comic strip character Flash Gordon (Gordon Ferrao Construction The Titanic was a White Star Line ocean liner built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Ireland The magazine was somewhat more successful in getting name Hollywood actors to disrobe for layouts in its first years. Those who have posed nude or semi-nude include:
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The magazine has a monthly section entitled "Celeb Nudes" featuring photographs of various celebrities (including Leonardo DiCaprio) from movie scenes, usually nude. Antonio Hardy (born September 10, 1968 in Brooklyn New York) better known by his stage name Big Daddy Kane, is an African-American Vito Joseph LoGrasso World Wrestling Entertainment (2005-2007 2005-2007 In early 2005 Vito worked dark matches for the now renamed World Wrestling Peter Lupus is an American Bodybuilder and Actor, born in Indianapolis Indiana, on June 17, 1932. Dante "Dan" Anthony Pastorini (born May 26, 1949 in Sonora California) was an American football Quarterback who played There is another British actor called Marcus Patric Marcus Patrick (born Patrick Marcus Osbourne, 5 June 1974, William Bradley "Brad" Pitt Pitt received a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award nomination for his role in the 1995 film Twelve Monkeys Chris Pontius (born Christopher Andrew Pontius on July 16, 1974 in Pasadena California) is an American entertainer and daredevil George Maharis (born September 1, 1928 in Astoria, New York) is an American actor Michael Shawn Hickenbottom (born July 22 1965 better known by his Ring name Shawn Michaels, is an American professional wrestler. Kevin David Sorbo (born September 24, 1958) is an American Actor best known for the roles of Hercules on Hercules Peter Steele (born Peter Ratajczyk on January 4 1962 in Brooklyn New York, U Don Lee Stroud (born 1 September 1943) is an American actor and surfer who appeared in many films in the 1960s '70s and '80s and has starred in over 100 Keith Lionel Urban (born 26 October 1967 in Whangarei, New Zealand) is an Australian Grammy - and ARIA -winning Country music singer Victor Webster is a Canadian Actor born on February 7, 1973 in Calgary Alberta, Canada Lyle Waggoner (born April 13 1935 in Kansas City Kansas) is an American Actor and former model best known for his work on Fred “The Hammer” Williamson (born March 5, 1938) is an American actor architect and former professional football player a star defensive back in Darryl Worley (born October 31, 1964 in Pyburn Tennessee is an American Country music artist Stephen Wayne "Steve" Yeager (born November 24, 1948, in Huntington West Virginia) is an American Right-handed former Lou Zivkovich was a defensive end for the Calgary Stampeders in the Canadian Football League. Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio (born November 11 1974 is a three-time Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe -winning American film actor. In the case of the infamous nude Brad Pitt photos, candid shots of him appeared in another celebrity-oriented section named "Tabloid. William Bradley "Brad" Pitt Pitt received a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award nomination for his role in the 1995 film Twelve Monkeys " The magazine has often used photographs of movie stars and celebrities on the cover, but due to publicity agents' restrictions on male nudity for their Hollywood clients, these stars are usually just interviewed or profiled and do not appear in a nude layout.
Trivia
- Geoff Minger sported Playgirl's first "full" erection in the historic January 1980 issue.
- The magazine selects one of the centerfolds from the past year as Man of the Year. One of these men, Dirk Shafer, later produced a comic mockumentary titled Man of the Year in which he discusses balancing being gay with working as a sex symbol. Dirk Alan Shafer (born November 7, 1962 in Carbondale Illinois) is an American model actor screenwriter and director Mockumentary (also known as a pseudo-documentary) a Portmanteau of Mock and documentary, is a film and TV Genre, or a single work Man of the Year is a 1995 Mockumentary written directed by and starring Dirk Shafer. A sex symbol is a famous person of either gender typically an Actor, Musician, model, Teen idol, or Sports star
- Shafer is not the only gay model to appear the magazine. Scott Merritt, Playgirl's 30th-anniversary centerfold, revealed in the August 19, 2003 issue of The Advocate that he is gay. Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The Advocate ( is a US -based LGBT -related biweekly Newsmagazine. [1] Brian Dawson, April 1978's Man of the Month, would go on to win the title of International Mr. Drummer, a gay leather title, in 1989, as well as winning a bronze medal in the physique competition at the 2002 Gay Games in Australia. Jim Waldrop, centerfold in the January 1981 issue, was better known as gay porn superstar J. W. King. Similarly, February 1979's Man of the Month was better known as gay porn legend Clay Russell. December 2000's Man of the Month, "Marc Reina", was in fact gay porn star Eric Hanson. Gay pornography is the representation of sex between men with the primary goal of Sexual arousal in its audience Randy Savino, January 2000 issue, was also a gay porn star who usually went by the name of Geoff Ashton. Talvin DeMachio, the September 2001 centerfold, is also gay.
- In the June 2004 issue, Playgirl featured its oldest cover model/centerfold in the magazine's 30-year history: Rick Dinihanian, a 54-year-old gay man.
- Kevin Michaels (also known as Kevin Talley), the April 2005 issue centerfold, was the first centerfold to reject the title of Man of the Year because of his Christian faith.
- Researchers Richard A. Leit, Harrison G. Pope, Jr. and James J. Gray, in a 2000 paper published in the International Journal of Eating Disorders, examined 115 male centerfold models in Playgirl magazine from 1973 to 1997 and noted that the Playgirl centerfold models have become increasingly dense and more muscular over time. [4]
- When the Russian Playgirl launched in June 2004, it contained photographs of nude, circumcised American men which is said to have been perhaps an unfamiliar sight to Russian girls as circumcision is rare there, being practiced mainly by Jews and Muslims. [5]
- Dan, the centerfold for the January 2007 issue, is the first ever centerfold to display a pierced penis. His nipples and navel are also pierced.
- When WWE superstar Shawn Michaels posed for Playgirl in 1996, he thought that the magazine was only marketed to women, and realised that it was also read by gay men when he did an autograph signing for it a few months later. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc ( WWE) is a publicly traded privately controlled integrated media (focusing in Television, Internet, Michael Shawn Hickenbottom (born July 22 1965 better known by his Ring name Shawn Michaels, is an American professional wrestler. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) [6]
- Singer Peter Steele claimed to regret posing nude for Playgirl when he was told only 23% of its subscribers were female.
Man of the Month (centerfold)
Two preview issues of Playgirl were published with racecar driver Mike Hiss in the January 1973 issue; and the Hager Twins, Jim and John, from TV's Hee Haw in the February 1973 issue. Mike Hiss (born July 7, 1941, Tustin California) is a former driver in the USAC Championship Car series The Hager Twins, also known as the Hager Brothers, were a duo of American Country music singers and Comedians who first gained fame on the TV series For the EP by The Birthday Party, see Hee Haw (EP Hee Haw was a Television Variety show co-hosted Then Vol. 1, No. 1 appeared in June of 1973.
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References
- ^ a b Michael Rowe, "Great Scott: After years of struggling with his sexuality, Playgirl centerfold Scott Merritt is coming all the way out. To his surprise, so is Playgirl," The Advocate, Issue 895, August 19, 2003. Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Also available here.
- ^ R. Thomas Umstead, "A 'Playgirl' for Adult TV," Multichannel News, November 17, 2003. Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.
- ^ Simona Gherman, "Keith Urban's Sexy Secret," Softpedia, November 28, 2005. For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
- ^ Richard A. Leit, Harrison G. Pope, Jr. and James J. Gray, "Cultural expectations of muscularity in men: The evolution of Playgirl centerfolds," International Journal of Eating Disorders, Vol. 29, Issue 1 (December 19, 2000), pp. Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. 90-93.
- ^ Carl Schreck, "Playgirl's men are a cut above," St. Petersburg Times, Issue 978 (46), June 18, 2004. Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "
- ^ Heartbreak & Triumph: The Shawn Michaels Story- p. 233
- Rivka Bukowsky, "Playgirl's hunks? The hairy, chubby & poor!," New York Daily News, August 17, 2005. Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
- Judy Cole, "Playgirl's Queer Canard," Nerve, November 27, 1997. Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar
External links
- Playgirl official website
- Playgirl on Demand, a video-on-demand website of Playgirl. [1]
- Playgirl Magazine On MySpace
- Playgirl at the Internet Movie Database
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