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Playboy is a glossy US men's and lifestyle magazine best known for its centerfolds featuring nude or semi-nude women, the famous Playmates.

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Dr. Ruth: Spunky sex guru turns 95

Pop culture icon Ruth Westheimer is a Holocaust survivor, trained sniper and bestselling author of "Sex for Dummies."
LifestyleJune 3, 2023
Till Lindemann, face made up and mouth wide open

Rammstein singer provokes in Playboy interview

Till Lindemann annoyed his fans in an interview in which he slams psychotherapy and claims he has no female friends.
MusicNovember 13, 2020
Symbolbild - Islamfeindlichkeit

Germans tolerant of LGBT neighbors, but not Muslim ones

While homophobia has seen a drastic decrease in Germany over the years, Islamophobia has remained stubbornly stagnant.
SocietyAugust 16, 2018
Karen McDougal

Trump taped discussing Playboy model payment

The US president allegedly talked about hushing up an alleged affair with a Playboy model ahead of the 2016 election.
PoliticsJuly 21, 2018
Transgender model Giuliana Farfalla on the cover of the German edition of Playboy magazine

German Playboy features first transgender model

The magazine has put Giuliana Farfalla on the cover of this month's issue. It is a first for the German publication.
MediaJanuary 11, 2018
Men's Health Cover

Transgender models on magazine covers

Transgender models on magazine covers have been making a splash for years.
CultureJanuary 11, 20189 images
Teodorin 'Teddy' Obiang in Malabo in 2014

French court convicts Obiang for money laundering

The vice president of Equatorial Guinea has been found guilty of corruption and sentenced by a French court.
CrimeOctober 27, 2017
Hugh Hefner holding first edition of Playboy, Copyright: picture-alliance/dpa/I. West

How Hugh Hefner changed the magazine world with Playboy

Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner has died at the age of 91. Here's how he revolutionized modern publishing.
CultureSeptember 28, 2017
Playboy Magazine USA Cover Copyright: Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Playboy

How Hugh Hefner changed the magazine world

Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner has died at the age of 91. Here's how he revolutionized modern publishing.
CultureSeptember 28, 201712 images
Hugh Hefner in pajamas at Playboy mansion

Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner dies

Hugh Hefner, the founder of Playboy magazine, dies at the age of 91 according to a statement from Playboy Enterprises.
LifestyleSeptember 28, 2017
Cover Playboy

'Playboy' gets naked again

After a year of more modest shots, "Playboy" magazine has reversed its no-nudity policy and gone back to its roots.
CultureFebruary 14, 2017
Äquatorialguinea Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mangue

'Playboy' son of a president goes on trial

Teodorin Obiang is accused of buying swanky Parisian property, luxury cars and pop memorabilia with embezzled cash.
Law and JusticeJanuary 2, 2017
Cover Männermagazin Wolf Gruner + Jahr (picture-alliance/dpa/Gruner + Jahr)

New magazine WOLF gives men break from stereotypes

A new title in Germany wants to trade in machismo for meditation - but is still finding its manliness.
CultureDecember 16, 2016
Sanoma Media

Playboy wins links fight at ECJ

A Playboy affiliate's victory in a legal linking battle could have far-reaching online consequences.
September 8, 2016
Tosic was staying in her parents' house before going on the run

Ex-Playboy model flees Bosnia to avoid jail

A former Miss Bosnia has fled the country after a court found her guilty of accessory to attempted murder.
September 6, 2016
Women dressed up as Playboy "Bunnies" standing around a Playboy symbol on the ground in a hotel. (Photo: Kin Cheung, File/AP/dapd)

German Playboy Bunny

The US Playboy has announced that it'll stop printing nude photos. Germany is a different animal.
October 13, 2015
Playboy Symbol

No more nudes in Playboy

The glossy men's magazine is planning a makeover with provocative pictures of women, but there will be no more nudes.
October 13, 2015
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A legend: the Bentley 4 ½ Litre

This mean machine makes every second on the road an adventure - and every curve a hair-raiser.
Cars and TransportationAugust 26, 201507:12 min
Anita Ekberg La Dolce Vita

Cinema sex-symbol Anita Ekberg dies aged 83

Actress Anita Ekberg has died aged 83. The 50s sex symbol will best be remembered for her role in “La Dolce Vita.”
January 11, 2015
A portrait of Sachs by Warhol

Sachs art collection auctioned

Selections from an art collection that belonged to German playboy Gunter Sachs have drawn 36.6 million pounds ($56 million, 45 million euros) at a Sotheby's auction in London.
May 23, 2012
Gunter Sachs and Brigitte Bardot

German playboy

Billionaire photographer Gunter Sachs of the go-go 1960s has died in an apparent suicide.
May 8, 2011

Turkish woman undresses for German edition of Playboy stirring row over cultural differences

Turkish women are perceived in Germany as victims of an oppressive conservative culture so a naked Turkish woman on the cover of the German edition of Playboy is being hailed by some as an act of emancipation.
April 22, 2011
Sila Sahin

Playboy emancipation?

The first Turkish-German on the cover of Playboy describes the photos as an 'act of liberation.'
April 21, 2011
Germany's Laura Ludwig dives for a ball while playing against China in the beach volleyball competition at the Chaoyang Park Beach Volleyball Ground at the Beijing 2008 Olympics

Stripping for Sports

Some Olympic athletes take advantage of their sex appeal. Sex may sell, but can it win fans?
August 19, 2008

Money Over Sex Any Day

Given the choice between hot sex and cold, hard cash, Germans say they'll take the dough. A new survey reveals Germans would prefer less erotic satisfaction in 2005 and more of the pecuniary sort.
December 8, 2004

Everything That Amuses Men

Thirty years after it was first established in Germany, Playboy has now been relaunched. The new publisher hopes to revive the men’s magazine that was only selling 160,000 issues at last count.
January 13, 2003