http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/playboy/ en-us Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:12:39 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2091108/posts Tycoon Hugh Hefner has been advised to cut back on staff at his multi-million dollar glamour empire as it struggles to cope during the global economic turmoil. The 83-year-old has been told to lay off some of his staff at his Los Angeles and New York offices as soon as this month or go bankrupt. The company has recently seen shares fall from £6.20 to £1.55. An insider at the company told the Daily Star that bosses had been aware of the worsening situation for "a while". "Only the top brass has known for a while how bad things have... Daily Telegraph (London) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2091108/posts#comment Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:12:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2053426/posts Paul VI versus Playboy By Donald DeMarco In 1986, Brother Don Fleischhacker of the University of Notre Dame wrote a letter to Playboy protesting that magazine's fragmented view of human sexuality. Citing "Humanae Vitae," this intrepid Holy Cross religious reasoned that once "the contraceptive mentality is accepted, there can be no coherent objective ground for opposition to homosexual activity." If the unitive aspect of sex becomes an end in itself, he went on to explain, "There is no essential reason why sex should be restricted to couples of different sexes." Recent events have proven that Brother Don was as prophetic... The Tidings Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2053426/posts#comment Wed, 30 Jul 2008 01:32:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2047497/posts In 1986, Brother Don Fleischhacker of Notre Dame University wrote a letter to Playboy protesting that magazine’s fragmented view of human sexuality. Citing Humanae Vitae, this intrepid Holy Cross religious reasoned that once “the contraceptive mentality is accepted, there can be no coherent objective ground for opposition to homosexual activity.” If the unitive aspect of sex becomes an end in itself, he went on to explain, “There is no essential reason why sex should be restricted to couples of different sexes.” Recent events have proven that Brother Don was as prophetic as was Pope Paul VI when he penned Humane... NCR http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2047497/posts#comment Fri, 18 Jul 2008 14:35:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2025956/posts In the last few months, I've gotten a flood of emails from readers suggesting stories about Al Franken and his follies. This vein could be a rich one to mine, given Franken's years of motor-mouthing on Saturday Night Live and Air America Radio, and his collisions with taxing authorities across the country. But I've let the Franken stories blow by, overwhelmed by their number. However, things changed last week when Franken's 2000 Playboy article -- "Porn-O-Rama" -- got stuck in my e-mail filter. I know what you're thinking: Kersten's got one of those prudish, Jerry Falwell-style family filters designed to... Minneapolis Star Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2025956/posts#comment Wed, 4 Jun 2008 18:20:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2024861/posts Al Franken dodges the questions for 6+ minutes. Video at link. WCCO.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2024861/posts#comment Mon, 2 Jun 2008 17:19:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2023558/posts enate candidate Al Franken's satirical and explicit take on virtual sex and other topics, published in Playboy magazine eight years ago, is drawing concern instead of laughter from some Minnesota Democrats. Rep. Betty McCollum, who supported the comedian's rival Mike Ciresi until he dropped out of the race for the party's nomination for the Senate, complained Thursday that she and other Minnesota Democrats will be on the same November ballot as a candidate "who has pornographic writings that are indefensible." "Do they spend all of their time defending him, or do they spend their time talking about issues that are... AP via Yahoo news http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2023558/posts#comment Fri, 30 May 2008 15:38:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2023394/posts Senate candidate Al Franken's satirical and explicit take on virtual sex and other topics, published in Playboy magazine eight years ago, is drawing concern instead of laughter from some Minnesota Democrats. Rep. Betty McCollum, who supported the comedian's rival Mike Ciresi until he dropped out of the race for the party's nomination for the Senate, complained Thursday that she and other Minnesota Democrats will be on the same November ballot as a candidate "who has pornographic writings that are indefensible." "Do they spend all of their time defending him, or do they spend their time talking about issues that are... Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2023394/posts#comment Fri, 30 May 2008 05:46:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2023226/posts Democratic Rep. Betty McCollum said that a Playboy column written by Senate candidate Al Franken eight years ago was offensive and presents a serious political problem for Democratic candidates this year. McCollum, who had supported Franken rival Mike Ciresi until he dropped out of the race, told The Associated Press on Thursday that she was worried that Minnesota Democratic congressional candidates will be running with a candidate "who has pornographic writings that are indefensible." "Do they spend all of their time defending him, or do they spend their time talking about issues that are important to this election?" she asked.... StarTribune/AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2023226/posts#comment Thu, 29 May 2008 22:35:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2020048/posts Minnesota Republicans unleashed one of their harshest piece of opposition research yet on Democratic Senate candidate Al Franken, pointing out a 2000 column, including graphic sexual descriptions, written by Franken for Playboy magazine. The Minnesota Republican Party on Thursday circulated a letter from GOP women calling on Franken to apologize for the piece. The public airing of the column coincided with Republican objections to Playboy CEO Christie Hefner throwing a fundraiser for Franken. In the column, titled “Porn-O-Rama!” and clearly intended to be humorous, Franken describes visiting a fictional sex institute where he participates in sex acts with machines and... The Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2020048/posts#comment Fri, 23 May 2008 02:20:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2008305/posts April 25, 2008 Atlanta Journal Constitution Washington - Rep. Paul Broun, R-Ga., has introduced a bill to prohibit the sale of "sexually explicit" material at military installations. "Our troops should not see their honor sullied so that the moguls behind magazines like Playboy and Penthouse can profit," Broun said in a statement. Broun said his bill, titled "The Military Honor and Decency Act," is needed to close a loophole in current law that allows the sale and rental of sexually explicit material on military bases both in the United States and abroad. "Allowing the sale of pornography on military bases... Military.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2008305/posts#comment Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:48:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1995690/posts TAMPA — It was Dec. 23, and a Temple Terrace police officer had just pulled Rebecca Reyes over for broken taillights, and all the Playboy model wanted to do was hide her boyfriend's Christmas present before he spotted it. One problem: She got out of her truck and ignored officers' orders to get back in. Then she mouthed off when one of them took hold of her arm. She ended up bruised and facing a misdemeanor charge of resisting arrest without violence. St. Petersburg Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1995690/posts#comment Wed, 2 Apr 2008 21:32:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1975642/posts It’s ok for “transsexual” men to use the ladies’ room? A mother should accept her daughter making a living by running porn sites? America should embrace same-sex “marriage?” Dear Abby, what have you come to? For more than 50 years, Dear Abby has been counseling people on how to live their lives. People usually associate Abby with common sense, but in reality she’s an unsung warrior in the sexual revolution—firmly on the side of Playboy, NARAL, and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. Dear Abby consistently steers people into the arms of Planned Parenthood, homosexual activist groups, and the... Townhall http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1975642/posts#comment Sun, 24 Feb 2008 23:17:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1954079/posts KISSIMMEE - Gateway High School junior Elizabeth Johnson got an unexpected fashion lesson this week: two days of detention for wearing a pair of sweats with the Playboy name and logo on them. Elizabeth says she was approached by a dean who insisted she change the offending pants, and she eventually did. But the 17-year-old says the school, which required her to stay after school for one hour on two school days, overreacted. "The bunny is just a logo," she said. "There's nothing objectionable about that." Orlando Sentinel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1954079/posts#comment Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:20:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1940947/posts Former The Brady Bunch star Christopher Knight threatened to leave his model wife Adrianne Curry when she posed for sexy lesbian photos - as a birthday gift. The incident, which was caught on camera for upcoming reality show "My Fair Brady... Maybe Baby," left the upset actor suggesting the couple separate. The girl-on-girl photos, which Curry has since repeated with a pal for Playboy magazine, were supposed to end a feud over baby plans - but they started a new one. In the tense episode, which will air in January, Knight says of the photo gift, "It is the physicalization... hiphop-elements.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1940947/posts#comment Tue, 18 Dec 2007 01:05:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1936171/posts Valerie Plame is used to being exposed. She was famously exposed as a CIA agent by columnist Bob Novak and she’s no stranger to media exposure, what with appearances in Vanity Fair magazine, on “The Daily Show,” “Meet the Press” and “Real Time with Bill Maher,” just to name a few. But there’s one place Plame won’t get exposed: Playboy magazine. We found this out Wednesday when Plame stopped by Nathans of Georgetown Thursday to take part in the Q&A Cafe interview series. Host Carol Joynt couldn’t get over the fact that Plame was, well, pretty hot and, since a... National Examiner http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1936171/posts#comment Fri, 7 Dec 2007 16:07:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1916492/posts Aging German playboy Rolf Eden has rarely taken no for an answer. And he's not about to start. He has filed charges against a 19-year-old for refusing to sleep with him. The complaint? Ageism. Der Spiegel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1916492/posts#comment Thu, 25 Oct 2007 23:15:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1886246/posts Obama girl Amber Lee Ettinger got Barack Obama a ton of free press earlier this year by striping down and singing "I got a crush on Obama." But now the Obama girl has switched her allegiance to Obama rival Hillary Clinton. "I have to say I'm very impressed with Hillary Clinton," she tells Steppin' Out magazine's Chaunce Hayden. "I watched the recent debates and I liked a lot of her answers!" Amber will take her actions to Playboy in October. National ledger.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1886246/posts#comment Sat, 25 Aug 2007 01:05:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1876759/posts Much clucking behind television anchor desks follows the airing of popular internet footage of girl fights. After repeated displays of adolescent girls slapping each other, pulling hair, and ripping off clothes, news anchors wonder out loud about the reasons for their popularity among YouTube and other internet viewers. It’s no big secret: This is a genre of pornography. The occasional tough-girl fight on school grounds that one came across with flinching embarrassment is now captured by a video camera for the titillation of millions of sick viewers. The violence factor and the authenticity of the fight are the draws that... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1876759/posts#comment Sun, 5 Aug 2007 20:40:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1865394/posts 'Playboy' Prison Guard Fights To Get Her Job Back POSTED: 9:40 am EDT July 12, 2007 SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, Pa. -- A former Berks County corrections officer who was fired in April after she appeared in Playboy wants her job back, in part so she can earn enough money to keep the family farm. "You follow a dream and take a chance to see what happens. I always wanted to be a model then I lose the best paying job that I could possibly have," said Heather Hull. Hull used to make $41,000 a year working as a guard at the... WGAL.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1865394/posts#comment Fri, 13 Jul 2007 14:58:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1832122/posts Can we talk about naked women? Is that OK? We'll try to keep it mature and intelligent ... but not so mature and intelligent that you forget we are talking about naked women. Three-time U.S. Olympian Amanda Beard will pose nude for Playboy. Or, more likely, she has already posed nude for Playboy. In any event, the pictures will hit newsstands soon. Quite a few people will condemn Beard for setting a bad example. Many will scurry to see pictures of her. And some folks will do both. Fox Sports http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1832122/posts#comment Fri, 11 May 2007 19:08:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1824913/posts CHARLESTON, S.C. A woman who was the December 2006 Playboy Playmate of the Month and a personal trainer have been charged with trafficking cocaine after police say maids discovered a kilo of the drug in their hotel room. Arrest warrants say that 24-year-old Kia Terrell Drayton and 33-year-old Otis Leon Story, both of Atlanta, were arrested as they left their room at the Residence Inn near North Charleston Coliseum in Charleston, South Carolina, on Wednesday morning. Both also are charged with possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime. Their bail was set at 2-point-2 (M) million... Wistv.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1824913/posts#comment Sat, 28 Apr 2007 01:04:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1819479/posts Shell Oil Co. has determined "Playboy" and "Penthouse" no longer are pornography, but instead are "adult sophisticates," according to a company statement. The issue arose when the Florida Family Association contacted Shell about the sale of such explicit magazines at convenience stores owned by Circle K in southeastern parts of the United States. David Caton, executive director of the pro-family organization, said his group asked Shell to require Shell-branded Circle K Stores to stop selling the pornography, as it has done in the past with other retailers. (Story continues below) The request, Caton told WND, has been made to more... http://worldnetdaily.com/news/printer-friendly.asp?ARTICLE_ID=55248 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1819479/posts#comment Wed, 18 Apr 2007 18:56:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1812819/posts Jakarta, 5 April (AKI) - A court in the Indonesian capital Jakarta has cleared the editor of the Indonesian edition of Playboy magazine of any wrong doing, on Thursday. The decision angered local hard-core Muslim organizations, who have accused the magazine of potentially "destroying the morals of Indonesian children." In justifying his decision, judge Efran Basuning, said that pictures of scantily dressed women could not "be categorised as pornography," under Indonesian criminal laws. The editor in chief of the magazine, Erwin Arnada, 42, had been accused of indecency for allowing the publication of scantily dressed women in the local version... AKI http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1812819/posts#comment Thu, 5 Apr 2007 23:46:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1787794/posts Movie goddess gets Playboy vote as sexiest celeb and puts Pamela, J.Lo and Angelina on Hef's B list There's Scarlett - and then there's the rest of them. Mariah Carey may be Playboy's March covergirl, but "It" actress Scarlett Johansson is the skin mag's choice for Sexiest Celebrity. The 22-year-old, already a veteran of 33 films and a staple of the gossip pages, has been linked with several of entertainment's hottest hunks, including Justin Timberlake and Josh Hartnett. "Scarlett Johansson is the apex of beauty and sensuality - from her porcelain skin to her fully feminine figure to her mysterious... New York Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1787794/posts#comment Tue, 20 Feb 2007 11:51:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1767227/posts Robert Anton Wilson, co-author of the cult classic "The Illuminatus! Trilogy," a science-fiction series about a secret global society, has died. He was 74. Wilson died peacefully of natural causes at his home Thursday in Capitola in Santa Cruz County, his daughter Christina Pearson said Saturday. Post-polio syndrome had severely weakened Wilson's legs, leading to a fall seven months ago that left him bedridden until his death, Pearson said. Wilson wrote 35 books on subjects such as extrasensory perception, mental telepathy, metaphysics, paranormal experiences, conspiracy theory, sex, drugs and what he called quantum psychology. He wrote the "Illuminatus" trilogy with... AP on Bakersfield Californian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1767227/posts#comment Sat, 13 Jan 2007 23:04:49 GMT