At 17, most girls are filling out college applications. I was nervously auditioning to become a Bunny at the New York Playboy Club.
Hugh Hefner
The Economy of Sex: Hugh Hefner, Harvey Weinstein, and the Marriage of Left-Right Liberalisms
If the systems that allow such situations are to change, it will require a massive disillusionment with the two great lies on which empires of exploitation are built: that sexual liberalism is liberating, and that economic liberalism is moral.
If the systems that allow such situations are to change, it will require a massive disillusionment with the two great lies on which empires of exploitation are built: that sexual liberalism is liberating, and that economic liberalism is moral.
A Eulogy for Porn
One moment in an alleyway fossilized my perspective for decades.
One moment in an alleyway fossilized my perspective for decades.
Hugh Hefner: Abuser And Civil Rights Advocate (They Can Coexist)
I reached out to sex workers I know because I think they can paint the most accurate picture of why Hefner was helpful or a hindrance or both.
I reached out to sex workers I know because I think they can paint the most accurate picture of why Hefner was helpful or a hindrance or both.
I’ve Spent Years Looking at What Was Actually in Playboy, and It Wasn’t Just Objectification of Women
Hefner's iconic Playmates, a scholar argues, need to be understood within their historical context, when people were expected to uphold strict standards of sexual propriety.
Hefner’s iconic Playmates, a scholar argues, need to be understood within their historical context, when people were expected to uphold strict standards of sexual propriety.
Hugh Hefner, Playboy, and Being a Man During the Cold War
While many have pointed to Playboy's problematic relationship with women, when it first appeared in 1953 the magazine was a challenge to Cold War men.
While many have pointed to Playboy’s problematic relationship with women, when it first appeared in 1953 the magazine was a challenge to Cold War men.
Hugh Hefner: The Revolution Was Far More Than Sexual
I’ll admit it: I subscribe to Playboy….despite the articles.
I’ll admit it: I subscribe to Playboy….despite the articles.
The Playboy Is Dead. What Did This Man Give Us. The Life And Times Of Hugh Hefner.
Hugh Hefner didn’t introduce me to one beautiful woman. He introduced me to hundreds.
Hugh Hefner didn’t introduce me to one beautiful woman. He introduced me to hundreds.
It’s Okay to Want Sex
For Harris O’Malley, being willing to admit that he was interested in sex – and understanding that yes, women liked it as much as he did – made his relationships more authentic, and sex more collaborative.
Playboy Drops The Nudes: Is Porn Dying?
Are we watching porn burn out or just the death of print pornography and its male pioneers?
Halt, Hef! Playboy Mogul Gives Runaway Bride A Second Chance
Jamie Reidy comments on Hugh Hefner’s back-on relationship with his Runaway Bride.
Porn in Trouble? Save Porn!
Jamie Reidy comments on an, uh, inspiring article regarding the porn industry.
My Favorite Issue of Playboy: The One with A Picture of Me
Jamie Reidy recounts how his photo ended up in the May 2011 issue of Playboy.
When Playboy Bunnies Ruled
Great Moments in Greatness: From Bel Air to the Playboy Mansion
Sometimes you get to a place of being so big that every interaction is epic.
The Playboy Bunny’s Story and the Father Who Responded
Lilli B. got a lot of comments on her story about being a Playboy Bunny. But few moved her as much as one from the father of a seven-year-old girl.