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Here’s a Playgirl cover from 1987. We had to go back that far to find one that was SFW.
You know how the old timers (and by “old timers,” I mean me) are always bemoaning the way print media is dying a slow death? Well sad news today. One of the greats is ditching the printing press for WordPress. Nope, not the New York Times, though I bet that’s coming. We’re talking about Playgirl. One of the greatest nude magazines (ostensibly) for women has decided to abandon the sinking ship that is glossy pages of perfectly coifed male bushes and oiled up abs for what will now be an entirely internet-based operation.
Nicole Caldwell, Playgirl’s editor-in-chief, just emailed confirmation that the magazine is indeed shuttering its print operation.
“Playgirl is going all-Web. The last print issue will be the Jan/Feb 2009 magazine, which comes out Nov. 18,” Caldwell writes.
Details of the site’s look are scarce, but it will feature more videos and pictorials and less editorial content. In other words, just like Playboy’s site.
[From MediaBistro]
Finally. Nudity and pornography catch up to the twenty first century and figure out it’s time to consider the internet. Imagine how much money could have been made if pornography had been available on the internet since its inception? Playgirl is really on the ball here; but frankly I’m surprised it’s taken so long. For years – years! – I have been telling everyone that would listen that the ONE thing the internet doesn’t have is enough exposed genitalia.
Thankfully that will soon be rectified, as Playgirl brazenly forges the way into this unknown territory. Who knows if there’s money to be made in internet porn? Something tells me that – most likely – people really won’t be all that interested, and will go back to CNN and icanhascheezburger. But I’m guessing that for a select niche, this will really be a great, previously untapped form of internet entertainment.
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Ah, Playgirl! I remember its early days when I looked forward to every issue. Of course I only read the articles.
My only beef with them was always the extreme youth of the centerfolds. Like the guys needed to touch up their zit cream before they posed, or something.
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“I have telling everyone that would listen that the ONE thing the internet doesn’t have is enough exposed genitalia. Thankfully that will soon be rectified, as Playgirl brazenly forges the way into this unknown territory. Who knows if there’s money to be made in internet porn?”
You are kidding, right?
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Late to the party! Surprised this and other top shelf mags sell at all any more. 2D porn can’t possibly compete with moving, living, heavy-breathing 3D porn.
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I remember the first time I saw a Playgirl and how disappointed I was they were all flacid. I never looked again. Is that still the case?
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I know what your getting at, Syko. And if they’re not too young they have what I think of as “gay face” -
When I need a little visual stimulation, I google images of Hottentot Scot Gerard Butler. He’s posed for LOTS of pics shirtless.
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For me, Kaiser, it’s Crazy Days and Nights – every Friday he has Full Frontal Friday, a nice little array of nude males, from Brad Pitt to Prince Charles. Check it out – the archives might keep you busy a little while.
Dunno, Pamcee, of course I never looked at the pictures.
I haven’t bought a Playgirl in years, so don’t know what they’re up to nowadays. It seems to me like I saw one or two alert ones in the old days, though.
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Syko, my soul barfed a little at the mention of “Prince Charles” and “full frontal” in the same sentence.
But I will check it out.
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so… is the new URL going to be icanhascheezygirliepr0n.com?
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How disappointing Celebitchy, I got a tingle with the Playgirl heading and then it died when I saw the SFW pics. Full Frontal Friday has its moments, but there’s only so much peen you can look at….
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I am seaching for some idea to write in my blog somehow come to your blog. best of luck. I like your site!
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