![]() Hence, when I wondered about the fate of, "Penthouse," I was utterly shocked it still is putting out issues every other month or so. Harvey was surprised to learn it after the fact. I didn't realize, "Playboy," stopped much how R.C. "Penthouse," must surely be dead or not putting out anything especially, "New," beyond best-of pictorial compilations, right? Nope, much to my surprise when I Googled it, "Penthouse," releases new issues. "Hustler," still puts out some magazines (like the niche-style, "Taboo," and, "Barely Legal,") that are pretty much just pictorials of hardcover pornography with DVDs sometimes included because I guess it helps promote their internet sites although the company itself admits that soon its print iterations will be kaput. It had competitors in the form of the much more raunchy and edgy, "Hustler," and the somewhat tamer, "Penthouse." What happened to them, though? It wasn't just Playboy that existed, however. ![]() Harvey did a retrospective on, "Playboy," and Hugh Hefner himself that wasn't overly critical or fawning of the complex legacy the man and magazine left behind for better or worse. I mean, there is an online archive of articles and pictorials people can subscribe to so they can look back on the glory days, but for all intents and purposes, "Playboy," is a shadow of what it once was. It released its last issue with little fanfare and now exists more as a brand of the bunny rabbit logo on merchandise than anything else. Playboy magazine quietly stopped existing as a printed publication in the Spring of 2020. I continue to be fascinated by how the media impacts our lives and sexuality, so I created this big article. I simply have a Master's Degree in Public Health and worked in various positions including one focused on sexual health before I left the workforce to be a stay-at-home parent. Before we embark on this big essay I want to clarify I am not a doctor or professional anthropologist/sociologist.
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