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...million) drop to less than half of its 1960s numbers. Mad, which long ago lost the monopoly on irreverent kid humor - where isn?t adolescent ribaldry nowadays? - sells only about 250,000 copies, a tenth as many as it did in the early 70s. (This year will see the 50th anniversary of another Eisenhower-era magazine, Sports Illustrated, which is still doing fine...
...Hefner, with the help of his business-savvy daughter Christine, faced those dragons and survived. The magazine still sells 3.2 million copies a month; it still makes money, while Penthouse files for bankruptcy. But looking at the 50th anniversary issue, on newsstands now, and looking back at some of its 600 issues, I think of Playboy as I think of myself: a child of the 50s. The magazine?s dreams of smart clothes and fantasy babes are as much a part of that complicated decade as Ike, Marilyn, the H-bomb, the Edsel and Barbie...
...That?s what men said, in a defensive, defiant or ironic voice. The magazine had text too, though it wasn?t likely to be thumb-tacked to a fraternity wall. ?You can?t see the forest for the tease,? Ray Bradbury said on ?Playboy?s 50th Anniversary Party,? a self-celebrating special on A&E. Forget about the naked ladies. Let?s talk about Playboy: The Words...
...Hugh Hefner created Playboy at his kitchen table. This month the 50th-anniversary issue hits stands...
...Harvard Athletics Department last celebrated the stadium during its 50th anniversary, and will have two more events for its 100th anniversary. During halftime of this weekend’s Princeton game, former captains and Hall of Famers of Harvard football were on the field, and there was a special Stadium Centennial Dinner Saturday night...