By: gjc
Probably rather few people actually read the articles, but the writing was genuinely top-notch. I don't have too long a history, but Playboy interviews have always been influential as far as I remember...
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I remember the article comparing Playboy and the lad magazines that was mentioned above. And it's true -- I recently ran into a 1970s issue of Playboy, and in between the cheezy articles for hi-fi...
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Superfrankenstein: "That John Wayne interview is really something. "I believe in white supremacy until the blacks are educated to a point of responsibility." Ghah!" A lot of these interviews were...
View ArticleBy: loquacious
Playboy has some great writing and articles over the years. I distinctly remember being distracted by the articles when I first found saw a Playboy as a kid. "Oh, hey. Boobies. Ok, those pictures are...
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rather than the fake-breasted, tranny-looking, Pam Anderson types I get what you're trying to say, but your choice of adjective is vexingly offensive. Next time try the using a word like "plastic" as...
View ArticleBy: Superfrankenstein
That John Wayne interview is really something. "I believe in white supremacy until the blacks are educated to a point of responsibility." Ghah!
View ArticleBy: Faint of Butt
rather than the fake-breasted, tranny-looking, Pam Anderson types Can we not do this on MetaFilter, please?
View ArticleBy: Decani
"I only read Playboy for the articles", always strikes me as the middle-class version of, "I only go to Hooters for the great wings."
View ArticleBy: The Whelk
From Gore Vidal's interview form 1987. PLAYBOY: Aren't you jumping the gun? No one high in this Government has conceded that the Commies aren't coming. VIDAL: Well, they're desperate. They'll reach out...
View ArticleBy: rtimmel
Playboy also had/has fiction Back in the day (late 70s, early 80s) the only place you could find many of Thomas Pynchon's short stories was in Playboy, which originally published many of them. Great...
View ArticleBy: coolguymichael
I used to work for Borders. We carried the German edition of Playboy for some reason. On a side note, if you want to read look at Playboy for beautiful women rather than the articles, I recommend the...
View ArticleBy: stormpooper
No "big boobs, medium boobs, perky boobs, enormous boobs, real boobs, fake boobs" sort capabilities? Shitty usability.
View ArticleBy: wildcrdj
These are not mutually exclusive categories. Nor do they appear that way on the site. Several interviews are linked from multiple pages (to your point, for example, Tina Fey is linked from both Women...
View ArticleBy: Obscure Reference
That must be the famous "lusted in my heart" Jimmy Carter interview!
View ArticleBy: gompa
Well, there went my morning. Some truly marvelous stuff to be unearthed. Like this, from Hunter S. Thompson: Washington is a horrible town, a cross between Rome, Georgia, and Toledo, Ohio—that kind of...
View ArticleBy: duvatney
I find the categories a little strange. After all, there are "women" who are also "comedians" and "sport figures." These are not mutually exclusive categories. (Though the only female sports figure I...
View ArticleBy: Think_Long
I'll be in my bunk absorbing the thoughts and ambitions of some of our planet's most creative and important figures
View ArticleBy: filthy light thief
I read the first part of this post as "there are now specific category pages devoted to Interviews with Women, Canadians and Sports Figures" and was amused that Canadians had their own section of...
View ArticleBy: cjorgensen
Whenever someone makes the "I read Playboy for the articles" joke I always respond with, "What, are you gay?" I used to work for Borders. We carried the German edition of Playboy for some reason. I had...
View ArticleBy: zarq
kmz: " Nehru, Fareed Zakaria, and Salman Rushdie are certainly Asian. Nothing "close" about it. You're right though that East Asians aren't represented at all other than Yoko Ono." Yah. I meant East...
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bearwife: " I didn't even know some of these people had been interviewed. Thank you!" You're welcome! The list above was getting way too long, but I strongly suggest doing some footwork on their site...
View ArticleBy: Sticherbeast
All jokes about only reading Playboy for the articles aside, it really did have terrific interviews (and articles!). I own a book of Playboy interviews, and it's completely fantastic. Sidenote: there...
View ArticleBy: kmz
As I compiled the list of interviews, I was surprised that I wasn't seeing any Asian names. The closest one I found was Indian Prime Minister Nehru. Nehru, Fareed Zakaria, and Salman Rushdie are...
View ArticleBy: zarq
As I compiled the list of interviews, I was surprised that I wasn't seeing any Asian names. The closest one I found was Indian Prime Minister Nehru. Searching for "Asian Playboy Interview" (or...
View ArticleBy: bearwife
Totally wonderful to have this post. I didn't even know some of these people had been interviewed. Thank you!
View ArticleBy: mister-o
That's great! Since I only read it for the interviews, this is very convenient.
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Playboy(nsfw) has recently revamped their online Interview archive. Even though most are available through the website, a full index is still not available. However, there are now specific category...
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