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Hugh Hefner

  1. $$$
    Hugh Hefner’s Sticky Belongings Could Soon Be YoursIf you feel so inclined, you can bid on items such as his signature smoking jacket and signature pipe.
    By Madeleine Aggeler
  2. stay clean
    Hugh Hefner’s Will Demands His Heirs Just Say NoIf a beneficiary “frequently uses or consumes any illegal substances,” they’ll be removed from his trust.
    By Amanda Arnold
  3. Playboy Puts Brett Ratner Hugh Hefner Movie on Hold in Wake of AllegationsAdditionally, Jared Leto’s representatives claim he was never involved in the film.
    By Jackson McHenry
  4. power
    If We Can’t Talk About Sex, We Can’t Stop Sexual AbusePervs count on the rest of us being prudes, and it’s easier to look away, so we do.
    By Maureen O'Connor
  5. casting couch
    Oh Jeez, Jared Leto Is Playing Hugh HefnerIn a biopic directed by Brett Ratner.
    By Jackson McHenry
  6. from the archives
    Remembering When Christie Hefner Took Over PlayboyLally Weymouth profiled Hugh Hefner’s then-29-year-old daughter, the newly appointed president of Playboy Enterprises, in a 1982 New York cover story.
    By Christopher Bonanos
  7. rip
    Hugh Hefner Is Now Buried Next to Marilyn MonroeThe Playboy founder was laid to rest in a private ceremony Saturday.
    By Katie Van Syckle
  8. power
    The Fantasy of a Female Hugh HefnerFor women, it’s not buying exactly what he sold — it’s claiming a version of his lifestyle for ourselves.
    By Ann Friedman
  9. hugh hefner
    Playboy Magazine’s Unlikely History of Abortion-Rights ActivismIn the decade before Roe v. Wade, Hugh Hefner covered abortion in almost every single issue of his magazine.
    By Sierra Tishgart
  10. who knew?
    How Hugh Hefner Helped Launch Food & Wine Magazine“At last a magazine about food in all its aspects.”
    By Clint Rainey
  13. remembering an icon
    Larry King, Paris Hilton, and Other Celebrities Mourn the Death of Hugh HefnerThe Playboy founder died on Wednesday. He was 91.
    By Tolly Wright
  14. obits
    Playboy Founder Hugh Hefner Dead at 91He launched the magazine that helped kick off the sexual revolution and fashioned himself into one of the movement’s icons.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  15. trailer mix
    Watch the Trailer for American Playboy, Amazon’s Hugh Hefner Tell-All DocuseriesHow America’s favorite soft-core purveyor came to fill his smoking jacket.
    By Kaitlin Fontana
  16. era ended
    The ‘Twinkie King’ Officially Owns the Playboy MansionBut Hugh Hefner isn’t moving out any time soon.
    By Gabriella Paiella
  17. the industry
    Amazon Will Release Hugh Hefner Docuseries American PlayboyAmerican Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story will draw from Hefner’s own archives.
    By Jackson McHenry
  18. odd couples
    A Man Known As the ‘Twinkie King’ Is Buying the Playboy MansionThe house sold for $100 million.
    By Tucker Higgins
  19. lawsuits
    Bill Cosby, Hugh Hefner Sued for Sexual BatteryChloe Goins has again sued Cosby, and added Hefner to the lawsuit.
    By Dee Lockett
  20. for sale playboy magazine barely read
    Buy Playboy, for a Mere $500 Million!Act now! Offer ends soon!
    By Eve Peyser
  21. prime real estate
    Hugh Hefner Is Selling the Playboy MansionTreat yourself to a grotto.
    By Jackson McHenry
  22. scandals
    Vegas Model Alleges Bill Cosby Licked Her Toes and Assaulted Her in 2008Chloe Goins said she was 18 years old at the time.
    By Sean Fitz-Gerald
  25. old hollywood
    Iconic, Intimate Shots of Hollywood’s Heyday Joan Didion’s Corvette, Barbra Streisand’s sheer pantsuit, and so much more.
    By Erica Schwiegershausen
  26. Photos: Hugh Hefner in His Pre-Pajama YearsPlucked from a forthcoming anthology on Hefner and his magazine.
    By Julie Ma
  27. porn financials
    Can Private Equity Save Playboy?The soft-porn mag is reinventing itself under new ownership.
    By Kevin Roose
  28. mondo video
    Watch YouTube’s Most Delightfully Dated TV ClipsA skeezy Playboy roller-disco TV special, an ad for Full House dolls, Alec Baldwin on Hollywood Squares, and more!
    By Josef Adalian
  29. its vintage
    The Original Playboy Bunnies, Then and NowPhotographs of the women who created the empire, and what they’re up to these days.
    By Jared Schwartz, Emily Shornick, and Jessica Benjestorf
  30. subject matter
    Oscar Nominee Peter Morgan to Pen Hugh Hefner BiopicHe also wrote Frost/Nixon and The Queen.
    By Zach Dionne
  31. tv
    Hugh Hefner Remembers Playboy Club Uniforms As Less Modest Than Playboy Club CostumesIt was a long time ago.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  32. celeb weddings
    Gene Simmons Gets Married … for His Reality-TV ShowNow it makes sense.
    By Andre Tartar
  33. The Hef Life
    How Hugh Hefner EatsIt involves fried chicken and egg-topped mashed potatoes.
    By Jenny Miller
  34. clickables
    Read Hugh Hefner’s Inappropriate Bieber-Related TweetGross.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  37. ipad therefore i am
    Playboy Catalogue Will Be Available on the iPad — UncensoredAt long last you will be able to make nearby commuters uncomfortable on the subway.
    By Chris Rovzar
  38. the most important cheaters in the world
    Eddie Cibrian and LeAnn Rimes Got EngagedHugh Hefner’s not the only one proposing this holiday season.
    By Chris Rovzar
  39. clickables
    Watch Bob Guccione Discuss Hefner, Caligula, and the Futility of Film CriticsIn this undated TV interview, the ‘Penthouse’ founder — who died yesterday — airs his views and airs out his chest hair.
    By Brian Raftery
  40. chat room
    Hugh Hefner on Why All of His Critics Are Wrong“If women weren’t sex objects, then we’d never have a second generation.”
    By Bilge Ebiri
  41. Mediavore
    Gordon Ramsay Closes in Cape Town; What Hugh Hefner EatsMaze is officially done after less than a year and a half open, while The Playboy publisher enjoys fresh produce.
  42. so you think you can porn?
    Penthouse’s Bid for Playboy $25 Million Higher Than Hef’sThe rival company offered $210 million for the whole brand.
    By Chris Rovzar
  43. so you think you can porn?
    Apparently, Playboy’s Still Got ItBut as far as punny headlines go, the media’s been putting in a poor showing.
    By Chris Rovzar
  44. playboy
    Hef Offers to Take Playboy Private [Updated]Stock reaches highest level in two years.
    By Josh Duboff
  45. gossipmonger
    Jessica Szohr Is Playing the FieldAccording to a report, the ‘Gossip Girl’ star was seeing more than one boy behind boyfriend Ed Westwick’s back.
  46. gossipmonger
    Natalie Portman Thinks Being in a Love Triangle Would Be ‘Fun’Also, Hugh Hefner’s girlfriends might have actually been prostitutes.
    By Lindsay Robertson
  49. gossipmonger
    Lindsay Lohan Doesn’t Pay for the Drinks She DrinksAnd that makes it okay. That and the rest of today’s gossip, in our roundup.
    By Katie Goldsmith
  50. ink-stained wretches
    Is Hugh Hefner About to Sell Playboy?If he’s smart he is.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  51. gossipmonger
    Hey, Jared and Ivanka, Why the Sudden Rush to Get Married?The date is October 25, three months after their engagement.
    By Katie Goldsmith
  52. high times
    If You’ve Got the Money, HoneyWelcome to the financial jungle, you’re gonna invessssst!
    By Mark Graham
  53. the greatest depression
    Recession Now Officially Ruining FunOn top of everything else, ‘Playboy’ is canceling its annual Super Bowl party.
    By Jessica Pressler
  54. gossipmonger
    Really, Nobody on Mustique Will Miss the NoelsNot the first one, the second one … the whole gaggle! Plus, Caroline Kennedy sassed the press even when she was 6. In the gossip roundup.
    By Tim Murphy
  55. quote machine
    Amy Poehler Passes the Baton Along to Kristen WiigPlus: Joan Rivers recycles her own material for the umpteenth time.
    By Stan Park
  56. gossipmonger
    Naomi Campbell Justly Booed for Cutting the Customs Line at JFKIt’s about time the little people struck back against Naomi! And more, in Friday’s gossip roundup.
    By Jessica Pressler
  57. gossipmonger
    Most of Today’s Gossip Items Involve Sarah PalinAre you surprised? But the scenes from Larry Flynt’s porn satire of her actually sound really stupidly funny. Plus a pinch of Palin-free news in our gossip roundup.
    By Tim Murphy
  58. Mediavore
    Subway Ads Teach You About Nutrition; Playboy Makes Wine a Little SexierA bouncer-led beatdown at Dorrian’s Red Hand, and Williamsburgers who don’t like the Kellogg’s Diner 2.0, from our glance at the morning headlines.
    By Michael Alan Connelly
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