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Playboy Creates Safe for Work Website

Finally, a haven for all those who enjoy reading Playboy simply “for the articles.” The company announced Tuesday its new safe-for-work website, The Smoking Jacket, which promises to deliver all of the sexy articles and lifestyle news briefs any interested reader could want without risking said reader’s job....  read more

Diablo Cody Working on Sweet Valley High Movie, Maybe Playboy Biopic?

Diablo Cody apparently can write almost anything. The Oscar-winning writer of Juno (2007) also penned the recently released Jennifer's Body, and the Emmy-nominated The United States of Tara. Sure, Jennifer has gotten lackluster reviews and box office earnings, but nonetheless, Cody's range seems pretty astounding....  read more

Playboy Acquires Rights to Serialize Vladimir Nabokov's Final Work

Every now and then, Playboy publishes something that really does compel people to pick up the magazine for the articles. The latest addition to this list is The Original of Laura, the novella Vladimir Nabokov was scribbling onto index cards until his death in 1977. Playboy founder Hugh Hefner acquired the first serial rights after his publication's literary editor, Amy Grace Loyd, plotted a clever scheme to win over Andrew Wylie, the book's agent: send him orchids. ...  read more