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Lipstick and Playboy Economics

Wendy AtterberryNovember 18, 2008 //

If history is any indication, you may want to stock up on your favorite lipstick before every tube is sold out, and go ahead, splurge on that cupcake — curves are coming back in vogue. Since our recent economic crisis, people are once again talking about the Leading Lipstick Indicator, a surprisingly reliable theory that suggests consumers turn to inexpensive little treats, like lipstick, when they start freaking out about the future. For example, after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, lipstick sales doubled. The term was coined by Leonard Lauder (chairman of Estee Lauder), “who consistently found that during tough economic times, his lipstick sales went up.” Hmm…Sephora has been unusually crowded lately (last time I was there, I couldn’t find an available mirror to save my look, I mean life). Keep reading »

The Frisky’s 8 Things That Should Be Sexy, But Aren’t

SimchaOctober 7, 2008 //

Ironically, many of the items marketed for sexy times are actually huge turnoffs. Like a skirt-chasing guy who reeks of desperation, they’re gross, they’re unnecessary, and they make things uncomfortable. These eight products can be used to show of your goods, but we don’t recommend it:

Chocolate Cooch Hugh Hefner’s #1 girlfriend recently gave him a very intimate birthday present: a chocolate mold of her vagina. They just broke up, so apparently it wasn’t enough. Keep reading »

Playboy Hits Wall Street Harder Than The Recession

SimchaOctober 2, 2008 //

Playboy is looking for the lovely ladies of Wall Street! The mag has already hit up the hotties at the Olive Garden and Home Depot, but now they want women who aren’t even making minimum wage thanks to the economic crisis. While the market is down, Playboy thinks they can get financial analysts to take it all off! So, if you went to business school, now is you chance to really cash in, sorta. Photo editor Gary Cole claims the payola will be based on the number of applicants, but he doesn’t suspect he’ll have to offer more than 2G’s because, “The reason they [the models] do this is because they want the attention, the opportunity, the experience of doing it. It’s not really for the money.” Ha, we think they underestimate the shrewd negotiators they’re dealing with here. [Reuters UK]

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Slideshow: The Studs Symphonies Are Made Of

SimchaSeptember 24, 2008 //

When we picked up Playboy, (hey, we read it for the articles!) we were pleasantly surprised by Too Hot To Handel- a piece on the lovely ladies of classical music. Sure, when you think of orchestras, old dudes with white wigs might come to mind. However, there are a bunch of young guys giving the aging art form an earful and and eyeful! Alas, nothing is sexier than a man who is well trained and good with his hands. We want to make beautiful music together with these modern Mozart’s!

Yevgeny Sudbin This sexy piano player makes us see why people misunderstand the pronunciation of pianist.

http://www.yevgenysudbin.com/artist.php?view=gallery&albumid=898

Mason Bates Master composer Bates likes to push all the right buttons. Renown for melding live classical instruments with electronic music, he has rocked dance floors in San Francisco and debuted compositions Carnegie Hall, but he has never performed in a traditional monkey suit. Mason definitely makes us want to slip into something more comfortable and join him.

http://www.masonicelectronica.com/electronica.html

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Playboy: Lindsay Lohan Just Says No

SimchaSeptember 5, 2008 //

Not like we haven’t already seen Lindsay Lohan’s whole kit and kaboodle thanks to the paparazzi, bottle service, her refusal to wear panties, and that little Marilyn Monroe-inspired shoot for New York. But Playboy just offered the hottest lesbian in Hollywood $700,000 to pose nude for their magazine. Surprisingly enough, Lohan said “NO!” It’s amazing how love can change a girl. I can’t tell if this decision was brilliant or a bomb, but here’s how other stars have fared after telling Hugh Hefner to bug off, plus fifteen stars who’ve said “Yes” to Hef and have seen their stars sky rocket — and tank. Keep reading »

Star Couplings: Feds Seize Anne Hathway’s Diaries

Amelia McDonell-ParryJuly 25, 2008 //
  • The FBI seized Anne Hathaway’s diaries in their investigation of her ex-boyfriend, Rafaello Folieri. This is why I spew all my private biz on the internet — so the fuzz don’t have to bug me for info! [DListed]
  • Were the Jolie-Pitt Wonder Twins conceived via in-vitro? [Us Weekly]

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    Hugh Hefner Got Around With His Family

    Catherine StrawnJune 23, 2008 //

    A biography of Hugh Hefner comes out this October, and Hef apparently gave the author, Steven Watts, unlimited access to his personal documents. The book claims that Hugh, his wife, his brother, and his brother’s wife had a foursome. His first wife ultimately backed out of having sex with his brother, but Hugh did it with his sister-in-law. Bet that made the next Thanksgiving pretty awkward. Steven also writes that Hugh once had a homosexual sex because he had a “thirst for sexual experience.” A guy propositioned him one night in downtown Chicago, and Hef reportedly said, “What the hell!” As for what the man in the smoking jacket thinks of the book, he said it’s “the most authoritative book ever written about me — it’s all essentially true.” [AHN] Keep reading »

    U.S. Representative Proposes Ban On Men’s Magazines At Military Bases

    Amelia McDonell-ParryMay 8, 2008 //

    U.S. Representative Paul Broun (R-Ga) has introduced a bill that would ban all sexually explicit material from military bases overseas, including Playboy, Penthouse, and Maxim magazines — currently there is a ban on “porn” enforced, but there is a loophole. Critics of the bill say it would be bad for morale.

    A Department of Defense committee that reviews materials sold on bases ruled last year that magazines such as Playboy and Penthouse are not pornographic. But Broun’s Military Honor and Decency Act includes language that could make those magazines eligible for the ban…. Broun, a Marine veteran, told Newsweek recently that the magazines sold in military exchanges are partly responsible for a rise in sexual assaults in the military and other problems.

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    Link Between Watching Pornography And Having Sex Younger

    Catherine StrawnApril 28, 2008 //

    The internet is bad! Before it came along and opened up the eyes of youngsters everywhere to online porn, little boys had to steal from their fathers’ secret stash of Playboy, or, at the very least, the swimsuit of Sports Illustrated. But a study published in CyberPyschology and Behaviour revealed that men between 12 and 17 who regularly viewed porn had sex at an earlier age and were more likely to initiate oral sex. Women who watched pornography at younger age also lost their virginity earlier. “The internet is having some kind of accelerant effect, influencing and changing behavior,” said Shane Krauss, a psychologist from Castleton State College in Vermont, who performed the survey. “Males are having oral sex and losing their virginity much younger when they are exposed to pornography, sometimes by a good three or four years for oral sex or two years for their virginity.” In short, make sure your kids stay on the Disney website, rather than clicking over to X Tube if you want them to remain chaste longer. [Sunday Herald (Scotland)] Keep reading »

    More Sexist Puppy Clothes!

    Amelia McDonell-ParryApril 14, 2008 //

    Ugh! I was out running errands this weekend when I saw two more examples of dog clothes being used to promote lame sexist attitudes. This hoodie says “He Goes To Work…We Shop!”, which annoys me because I can totally see some fo’ realz gold diggers outfitting their innocent pups in it. Your dogs would rather be licking their balls than shopping ladies! The other, after the jump, is more Playmate Of The Year nonsense. I get it — “playmate”, hardy har. All I know is my dog would have an awfully hard time rolling around in the mud in a jacket made for a pint-sized Pink Lady. Keep reading »

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