http://dir.salon.com/topics/playboy/?source=rss&aim=playboy en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:10:00 PDT By Mary Elizabeth Williams Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/09/marge_simpson_playboy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/10/09/marge_simpson_playboy/index.html?source=rss She's been a cop, an entrepreneur and a bodybuilder. Now, Marge Simpson's a bunny By Amanda Fortini Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/06/12/letterman_palin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/06/12/letterman_palin/index.html?source=rss Just because you dislike Sarah Palin's politics doesn't mean you shouldn't defend her against sexism. By Gabriel Winant Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/06/01/playboy_conservababes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/feature/2009/06/01/playboy_conservababes/index.html?source=rss A Playboy piece on "conservative women we hate to love" masks degrading fantasies behind some feeble irony By Rebecca Traister Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/05/11/shirley_jones/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2009/05/11/shirley_jones/index.html?source=rss At 75, the Partridge Family matriarch would be the oldest woman to go nude in the magazine. Is this empowering -- or just another cheap way to sexualize females of all ages? By Vincent Rossmeier Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/07/nevada/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/04/07/nevada/index.html?source=rss In divorce papers unsealed Monday, the wife of the Nevada governor accused him of infidelity with two women, one of whom is a former Playboy model. By Catherine Price Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/04/10/lawyers_gone_wild/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2007/04/10/lawyers_gone_wild/index.html?source=rss A would-be lawyer jeopardizes her career by baring her breasts for a Playboy video. By Tracy Clark-Flory Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/04/21/playboy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/04/21/playboy/index.html?source=rss Violent protests cause publishers to weigh risks. By Rebecca Traister Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/03/02/jessica_alba/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/03/02/jessica_alba/index.html?source=rss The actress didn't pose nude for the girlie magazine, but you wouldn't know that from its March cover. By Lori Leibovich Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/02/21/vw_sexist_ads/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/02/21/vw_sexist_ads/index.html?source=rss New Volkswagen ads try to appeal to guys by dissing women. By Tracy Clark-Flory Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/02/10/playboy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/02/10/playboy/index.html?source=rss The magazine's plans for a local edition in Indonesia anger antiporn activists. By Rebecca Traister Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/01/23/hefner/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/01/23/hefner/index.html?source=rss The fascinating, confusing Christie Hefner. By Rebecca Traister Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2005/12/20/saks_playmates/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2005/12/20/saks_playmates/index.html?source=rss Christmas! Shopping! Playmates! It's the holidays! By Laura Misch Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/09/10/playboy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2005/09/10/playboy/index.html?source=rss I married a cop of easy virtue, posed nude in Hef's magazine, drank all night at Lucky Pierre's, and appeared in the worst movie ever made. It was Big and it was Easy, and now it's gone. By Christine Smallwood Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2005/07/07/saginor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2005/07/07/saginor/index.html?source=rss As the daughter of Hugh Hefner's personal doctor, Jennifer Saginor came of age in the sex-drenched world of drugs and celebrities at the Playboy Mansion. Now, she's trying to grow up. By Suzy Hansen Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/int/2002/12/17/ueland/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/int/2002/12/17/ueland/index.html?source=rss A shy, uptight journalist talks about the months he spent aboard the Playboy Miss Millennium bus, searching the nation for the ultimate Playmate. By Charles Taylor Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2002/10/09/playboy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2002/10/09/playboy/index.html?source=rss Once upon a time, magazines were meant to be read, not just eyeballed. Today's readers lust for that kind of literary excitement. By Cintra Wilson Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2002/04/27/race/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/feature/2002/04/27/race/index.html?source=rss Depraved rock stars and party-hearty Playmates in overpowered Toadmobiles are our betters, and as they careen across America we must bow before their power. By Lee Quarnstrom Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2002/04/19/penthouse/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2002/04/19/penthouse/index.html?source=rss A former Hustler editor celebrates the now-drooping skin mag that taught American lads that a nasty girl with a B cup could be hotter than Hef's mammoth-meloned innocents. By Amy Reiter Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2002/02/01/npfri/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2002/02/01/npfri/index.html?source=rss Hefner goes teary at awards ceremony; Tiffany stages her comeback ... naked! Plus: Stephen King on his worst nightmare; the "Spinal Tap" boys reunite to take on folk music; Jesse Ventura gets his own musical. By Kera Bolonik Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/style/2001/12/10/women_s_mags/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/style/2001/12/10/women_s_mags/index.html?source=rss Women's magazines, once the source of first-rate writing, now offer a steady diet of diets and product tie-ins to readers who get no respect. By Amy Reiter Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2001/05/18/npfri/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2001/05/18/npfri/index.html?source=rss Belinda Carlisle strips to make a point; Rebecca Romijn-Stamos does it with booze. Plus: Brad Renfro sent to the sneezer, and a new interactive video shows us ALL of Britney! By Amy Reiter Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2001/05/08/nptues/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/people/col/reit/2001/05/08/nptues/index.html?source=rss Amber shows some skin -- but nobody pays her to do it; Julia Roberts' head size debated by knitters. Plus: Classic rockers get the classic diss, and a "Real World" vet lands in real trouble. By Michael Castleman Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2001/03/15/columnists_2/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2001/03/15/columnists_2/index.html?source=rss How the Web has changed access to sex information -- and the kind of advice people seek. Second of two parts. By Michael Castleman Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2001/03/14/columnists_1/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2001/03/14/columnists_1/index.html?source=rss According to sex-advice columnists Americans today aren't much better informed than their grandparents were. First of two parts. Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:10:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/style/comm/2001/02/05/commie1/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/style/comm/2001/02/05/commie1/index.html?source=rss Ever wonder what Pam Anderson looks like upside down in aviator glasses?