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Hugh Hefner, known as "Hef," never saw his mission as pushing the envelope. Instead, he pushed a lifestyle, attempting to, as he once put it, "change the world" by connecting with the daring hipster in every young American man. In December, 1953, at age 27, Hefner produced the first issue of Playboy magazine from his South Side Chicago apartment.
The first 51,000 copies of Playboy magazine sold out, and Hefner went on to become the living embodiment of America's sexual revolution. Being a cool cat with a circular bed, a fab mansion and beautiful women all around turned out to be lucrative. He took Playboy Enterprises public in 1971, making himself one of America's wealthiest media moguls. By its 25...
The first 51,000 copies of Playboy magazine sold out, and Hefner went on to become the living embodiment of America's sexual revolution. Being a cool cat with a circular bed, a fab mansion and beautiful women all around turned out to be lucrative. He took Playboy Enterprises public in 1971, making himself one of America's wealthiest media moguls. By its 25...
Hugh Hefner, known as "Hef," never saw his mission as pushing the envelope. Instead, he pushed a lifestyle, attempting to, as he once put it, "change the world" by connecting with the daring hipster in every young American man. In December, 1953, at age 27, Hefner produced the first issue of Playboy magazine from his South Side Chicago apartment.
The first 51,000 copies of Playboy magazine sold out, and Hefner went on to become the living embodiment of America's sexual revolution. Being a cool cat with a circular bed, a fab mansion and beautiful women all around turned out to be lucrative. He took Playboy Enterprises public in 1971, making himself one of America's wealthiest media moguls. By its 25th anniversary at the end of 1978, Playboy had "bunny" clubs with nearly a million "keyholders" and a magazine that sold 5.5 million copies every month. It ran a book publisher, a limo service and a four-star resort in Lake Geneva, Wis. Hef endured a business reversal that forced him to sharply curtail his corporate holdings, and suffered a serious stroke in 1985. But both he and the company recovered. Lately, he has enjoyed renewed popularity. For his 80th birthday on April 9, 2006, Hef held a weeklong celebration at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles, including a pajama and lingerie party with Playboy Playmates and nearly 1,000 partygoers.
The first 51,000 copies of Playboy magazine sold out, and Hefner went on to become the living embodiment of America's sexual revolution. Being a cool cat with a circular bed, a fab mansion and beautiful women all around turned out to be lucrative. He took Playboy Enterprises public in 1971, making himself one of America's wealthiest media moguls. By its 25th anniversary at the end of 1978, Playboy had "bunny" clubs with nearly a million "keyholders" and a magazine that sold 5.5 million copies every month. It ran a book publisher, a limo service and a four-star resort in Lake Geneva, Wis. Hef endured a business reversal that forced him to sharply curtail his corporate holdings, and suffered a serious stroke in 1985. But both he and the company recovered. Lately, he has enjoyed renewed popularity. For his 80th birthday on April 9, 2006, Hef held a weeklong celebration at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles, including a pajama and lingerie party with Playboy Playmates and nearly 1,000 partygoers.
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'Nobody, nothing was sacred'
Shortly before midnight on Aug. 3, 1958, Lenny Bruce got off an airplane at Midway Airport. No one knows exactly what he did the next day until, at 8 p.m., he walked onto the stage of the Cloister Inn nightclub and said, "I've been thinking a lot about...Tags: Dwight David Eisenhower, Donna Reed, George Carlin, Bob Hope, Jimi Hendrix
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Minisodes keep fans interested
Rescue Me Minisode 9 p.m. Tuesday FX The first of 10 five-minute minisodes premieres to keep fans interested until the drama returns for real next year. Celebrity Family Feud 7 p.m. Tuesday NBC You know you’re in trouble when Ice T's answer to "What is...Tags: Matt Damon, Jonas Brothers, Jason Priestly, Eli Manning
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Guys get to choose
Friday 7 p.m. Camp Rock Disney Aww, come on—it's the Jonas Brothers in a "High School Musical" rip-off. -------------------- Saturday 8 p.m. Joy Felding's The Other Woman Lifetime Watch because you always want to see the casts of "90210" and "Melrose...Tags: Matt Damon, Melrose, Jonas Brothers, Jason Priestly, Eli Manning
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Small Headlines: Big Stars
Tribune InteractiveThe renewal of wedding vows between Amy Winehouse and Blake Civil Fielder will have to wait a little while. Poor Amy caught a case of the vapors and fainted yesterday for "causes unknown". Well gee, is it safe to say her crack habit has something to do...Tags: Annie Leibovitz, Billy Ray Cyrus, Amy Winehouse, Billy Ray
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PBS Offers New Batch Of Mysteries; CBS Comes To Cromwell For Golf
At a time when most TV sleuths are revisiting old cases through chronic summer reruns, "Masterpiece" (CPTV, 9 p.m.) shifts into its "Mystery" mode, with Alan Cumming taking over hosting duties from Gillian Anderson. Their first case is a murder on a...Tags: Matt Damon, Mysteries, NBC, Eli Manning, Corey Haim
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Jessica Alba marries Cash Warren
Sorry, guys. Jessica Alba's "taken" status is legal. The 27-year-old actress quietly wed producer Cash Warren on Monday, her publicist, Brad Cafarelli, said Tuesday in an e-mail to The Associated Press. Cafarelli didn't give further details. The pair...Tags: Mike Myers, Jessica Alba, Movies
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El dueño de 'Playboy' desea que Robert Downey Jr. lo interprete en el cine
Los Ángeles (EE.UU.), 27 may (EFE).- El dueño de "Playboy", Hugh Hefner, apostó por el actor Robert Downey Jr., protagonista de la taquillera "Iron Man", para que lo interprete en una próxima película sobre su vida, informó hoy el diario Chicago Sun-...Tags: Celebrity, California, Robert Downey Jr., Chicago Sun-Times, Brett Ratner
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Sex and the City pub crawl
Let's be honest about what's to come this weekend: Women—mostly professional and likely well-dressed—will be hanging out in large groups, buzzing about what we can guess will be one of the biggest movie weekends of the summer. And chances...Tags: Music, Beverage Industry, Movies, Jenna Jameson, Bobby Darin
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Jack Nicholson is courtside at NBA finals
Jack Nicholson was in his familiar courtside seat wearing his traditional sunglasses Tuesday night, cheering on the Lakers in Game 3 of the NBA finals. It was a scene reminiscent of the 1980s, when Nicholson supported the Lakers at The Forum in Inglewood...Tags: Matt Damon, Kevin Garnett, Spike Lee, Dyan Cannon, Kristin Davis
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Daily almanac
1865: Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House in Virginia. 1959: NASA announced the selection of America's first seven astronauts: Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John Glenn, Gus...Tags: Dennis Quaid, Charles, Prince of Wales, Litchfield County, Cornwall, Ulysses S Grant
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