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Title: Hugh Hefner dies
Post by: Simon on September 28, 2017, 13:15
Hugh Hefner, American founder of the international adult magazine Playboy, has died at the age of 91.
Playboy Enterprises Inc said he passed away peacefully at home in Los Angeles, from natural causes.
Hefner began publishing Playboy in his kitchen in 1953. It became the largest-selling men's magazine in the world, shifting seven million copies a month at its peak.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41423845
Title: Re: Hugh Hefner dies
Post by: Clive on September 28, 2017, 15:28
Someone used to bring in a copy of Playboy when I worked shifts for BP and it's a surprisingly highbrow magazine. Very in depth interviews with intellectuals of the day and excellent cartoons.  The pictures were quite good too.   :o:
Title: Re: Hugh Hefner dies
Post by: Simon on September 28, 2017, 16:08
 ;D
Title: Re: Hugh Hefner dies
Post by: daveeb on September 30, 2017, 11:31
Someone used to bring in a copy of Playboy when I worked shifts for BP and it's a surprisingly highbrow magazine. Very in depth interviews with intellectuals of the day and excellent cartoons.  The pictures were quite good too.   :o:

Yes I would sometimes browse one for the informative articles myself  :D
Title: Re: Hugh Hefner dies
Post by: Simon on September 30, 2017, 12:08
 o:)
Title: Re: Hugh Hefner dies
Post by: sam on September 30, 2017, 17:01
I'm surprised quite how a sexist endeavour has been celebrated.
Title: Re: Hugh Hefner dies
Post by: Simon on September 30, 2017, 18:38
It wasn't seen in the same way at the time.
Title: Re: Hugh Hefner dies
Post by: sam on September 30, 2017, 22:40
Hmmmm.
Title: Re: Hugh Hefner dies
Post by: sam on September 30, 2017, 22:41
Maybe, but times need to change - we should see this publication for what it is.

That said compared to the internet...
Title: Re: Hugh Hefner dies
Post by: Simon on September 30, 2017, 23:22
I think it was really quite tame, by comparison.
Title: Re: Hugh Hefner dies
Post by: daveeb on September 30, 2017, 23:50
They're still waiting to shut the coffin lid  :D
Title: Re: Hugh Hefner dies
Post by: Simon on October 01, 2017, 00:19
 :)x
Title: Re: Hugh Hefner dies
Post by: Clive on October 01, 2017, 06:50
There were far more explicit magazines on sale at the time.  At least that's what I've been told.  :o:
Title: Re: Hugh Hefner dies
Post by: daveeb on October 01, 2017, 15:41
There were far more explicit magazines on sale at the time.  At least that's what I've been told.  :o:

I heard a whisper about that myself  ;)
Title: Re: Hugh Hefner dies
Post by: Clive on October 01, 2017, 17:18
Some were kept very Private.  Others could not spell 'Colour'. 
Title: Re: Hugh Hefner dies
Post by: daveeb on October 02, 2017, 10:30
Some were kept very Private.  Others could not spell 'Colour'. 

 ;D
Title: Re: Hugh Hefner dies
Post by: Clive on October 02, 2017, 14:47
I guessed you might have realised where I was coming from.   8-)