Tablet Logo.
#Hugh Hefner5
  • Hugh Hefner (C) poses with Playboy Bunnies Playmate of the Year 2013 Raquel Pomplun (2nd L) and Miss December 2009 Crystal Hefner (2nd R) at Playboy's 60th Anniversary special event on January 16, 2014 in Los Angeles, California.
    Hugh Hefner (C) poses with Playboy Bunnies Playmate of the Year 2013 Raquel Pomplun (2nd L) and Miss December 2009 Crystal Hefner (2nd R) at Playboy's 60th Anniversary special event on January 16, 2014 in Los Angeles, California.
    News section icon
    Farewell to Hugh Hefner, American Culture’s Great Sanitizer

    The Playboy founder probably changed everyday life in America more than any other person of his generation

    byTodd Gitlin
  • News section icon
    The Rise and Fall of Trump Magazine (No, Not That One)

    A 1957 successor to MAD Magazine, the other Trump Magazine never quite took off, despite contributions from Mel Brooks, among others

    byMarjorie Ingall
  • Portrait of American pornographic magazine publisher Al Goldstein as he holds open his jacket to reveal a t-shirt that bares the name of his publication, 'Screw,' New York, New York, June 26, 1969. (Fred W. McDarrah/Getty Images)
    Portrait of American pornographic magazine publisher Al Goldstein as he holds open his jacket to reveal a t-shirt that bares the name of his publication, 'Screw,' New York, New York, June 26, 1969. (Fred W. McDarrah/Getty Images)
    News section icon
    Al Goldstein’s Brash, Brazen Legacy

    Remembering the outlandish ‘Screw’ publisher one year after his death

    byJeremy Elias
  • News section icon
    Today on Tablet

    Entertainment for men by Jews, more on the Leveretts, and more

    byUnknown Author
  • Hugh Hefner on a visit to London, 1969.(Central Press/Getty Images)
    Hugh Hefner on a visit to London, 1969.(Central Press/Getty Images)
    Arts & Letters section icon
    My Son, the Pornographer

    By the 1960s, Playboy and its founder had become household names. But while Hugh Hefner was out making his brand synonymous with the good life, a team of Jewish editors made his magazine one of the liveliest, sexiest, and most progressive reads around.

    byJosh Lambert
Terms of Service
Privacy Policy
Subscribe to our newsletter
Donate to Tablet
Follow us:
X Logo.
Facebook Logo.
Instagram Logo.