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• Playboy Bunnies in the Holy Land The Atlantic With Playboy's history of landing high-profile interviews with people like Yasser Arafat, Fidel Castro, and Salman Rushdie, Pomerantz has to offer a good read and great centerfolds if Israelis are going to shell out 30 shekels (about $8) when the ... and more »

• Ads for Playboy Fragrances Have Plenty of Happy Endings, and a Few Weird ... Adweek One of the better Playboy ads of recent years was last year's "Elevator" spot from DDB Paris and directors The Perlorian Brothers. Here are two more ads done in the same style. The earlier spot sold shower gel for men; these are for Playboy's VIP ...

• Hugh Hefner honors sitcom icon Norman Lear at Playboy Mansion Los Angeles Times Playboy wrote that it is honoring Lear for "his unwavering defense of the fundamental values laid out in the Bill of Rights, and his commitment to nurturing a new generation of young leaders." An official ceremony will take place Wednesday morning at ... Hugh Hefner Buys New Home For New WifeForbes all 2 news articles »

• Vancouver Sun

  Ai Weiwei's Playboy Interview, Music Video the Diplomat (blog) Chinese artist and political activist Ai Weiwei has a wide-ranging interview with Playboy (link is to interviewer's personal web page) and a new music video about his 2011 detention, officially cementing his rock star status in the Western world ... Ai Weiwei: “I Will Not Stop”China Digital Times all 41 news articles »

• Style.com

  Playboy's Artist Pals Are Rethinking Sexy—But Is It Porn Or Art? Style.com But when it came to the Playboy project, Marder stressed, “I didn't want to photograph [Pomplun] in any way that was just primarily about eroticism. I think my photographs of her are demure in comparison to Playboy's. But she's very sensual, anyway, so ...