Playboy is an American men's lifestyle and entertainment magazine,
formerly in print and currently online. It was founded in Chicago in
1953, by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a
$1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. Notable for its centerfolds of nude
and semi-nude models (Playmates), Playboy played an important role in
the sexual revolution and remains one of the world's best-known
brands, having grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc. (PEI), with a
presence in nearly every medium. In addition to the flagship magazine
in the United States, special nation-specific versions of Playboy are
published worldwide.The magazine has a long history of publishing
short stories by novelists such as Arthur C. Clarke, Ian Fleming,
Vladimir Nabokov, Saul Bellow, Chuck Palahniuk, P. G. Wodehouse, Roald
Dahl, Haruki Murakami, and Margaret Atwood. With a regular display of
full-page color cartoons, it became a showcase for notable
cartoonists, including Harvey Kurtzman, Jack Cole, Eldon Dedini, Jules
Feiffer, Shel Silverstein, Erich Sokol, Roy Raymonde, Gahan Wilson,
and Rowland B. Wilson. Playboy features monthly interviews of notable
public figures, such as artists, architects, economists, composers,
conductors, film directors, journalists, novelists, playwrights,
religious figures, politicians, athletes, and race car drivers. The
magazine generally reflects a liberal editorial stance, although it
often interviews conservative celebrities.
formerly in print and currently online. It was founded in Chicago in
1953, by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a
$1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. Notable for its centerfolds of nude
and semi-nude models (Playmates), Playboy played an important role in
the sexual revolution and remains one of the world's best-known
brands, having grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc. (PEI), with a
presence in nearly every medium. In addition to the flagship magazine
in the United States, special nation-specific versions of Playboy are
published worldwide.The magazine has a long history of publishing
short stories by novelists such as Arthur C. Clarke, Ian Fleming,
Vladimir Nabokov, Saul Bellow, Chuck Palahniuk, P. G. Wodehouse, Roald
Dahl, Haruki Murakami, and Margaret Atwood. With a regular display of
full-page color cartoons, it became a showcase for notable
cartoonists, including Harvey Kurtzman, Jack Cole, Eldon Dedini, Jules
Feiffer, Shel Silverstein, Erich Sokol, Roy Raymonde, Gahan Wilson,
and Rowland B. Wilson. Playboy features monthly interviews of notable
public figures, such as artists, architects, economists, composers,
conductors, film directors, journalists, novelists, playwrights,
religious figures, politicians, athletes, and race car drivers. The
magazine generally reflects a liberal editorial stance, although it
often interviews conservative celebrities.
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