(had to pull the original link as it displayed a picture that some would regard as borderline indecent — I only discovered this after I posted the article, so I am inserting text copied from wwd.com)
Playboy is shuttering its print magazine.
The men’s magazine, launched at the end of 1953 by famed founder Hugh Hefner, said Wednesday that the economic disruptions from COVID-19, or coronavirus, were too much for its already strained print operations to bear, WWD can first report.
“Last week, as the disruption of the coronavirus pandemic to content production and the supply chain became clearer and clearer, we were forced to accelerate a conversation we’ve been having internally: the question of how to transform our U.S. print product,” Ben Kohn, ceo of Playboy Enterprises, wrote in an open letter posted to Medium. “We have decided that our Spring 2020 Issue, which arrives on U.S. newsstands and as a digital download this week, will be our final printed publication for the year in the U.S.”
Very good news. I wonder if anyone has ever stopped to ponder how many men have been led into mortal sin by this magazine.
Granted, there is far worse porn in existence, but at one time, the cultural reach of this magazine was very broad indeed. Good to see that it is finally gone.
Playboy is shuttering its print magazine.
The men’s magazine, launched at the end of 1953 by famed founder Hugh Hefner, said Wednesday that the economic disruptions from COVID-19, or coronavirus, were too much for its already strained print operations to bear, WWD can first report.
“Last week, as the disruption of the coronavirus pandemic to content production and the supply chain became clearer and clearer, we were forced to accelerate a conversation we’ve been having internally: the question of how to transform our U.S. print product,” Ben Kohn, ceo of Playboy Enterprises, wrote in an open letter posted to Medium. “We have decided that our Spring 2020 Issue, which arrives on U.S. newsstands and as a digital download this week, will be our final printed publication for the year in the U.S.”
Very good news. I wonder if anyone has ever stopped to ponder how many men have been led into mortal sin by this magazine.
Granted, there is far worse porn in existence, but at one time, the cultural reach of this magazine was very broad indeed. Good to see that it is finally gone.
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