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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...when we speak of censorship, we're not only talking of Playboy magazine...

Author: By Ian Brookshire and Gerald J Sanders, S | Title: 'Promises' Koornoof: A 'New Breed' Of Afrikaaner Politician | 10/18/1979 | See Source »

Unbelievable--it would seem--except for the fact that John Paul II did believe. With the easiness and simplicity of his words--hackneyed without the belief behind them--he took on the Supreme Court, the political machine, the Playboy Corporation, all the racists and sexists and economic and social oppressors in a breath. But there were no practical methods, no formulae or ten-point programs. None were needed. Who can reveal the method of falling in love...

Author: By David A. Demilo, | Title: Going Away Sadly | 10/16/1979 | See Source »

...From an Exchange of Letters," Voinovich depicts marriage as an abyss towards which an airman's pen-pal girlfriend pushes him. The fellow fancies himself a playboy, gets drunk, accepts the idea of marriage, passes out, forgets his promise, tries to get out of it, but gets hitched to the hellion anyway. The story ends...

Author: By Scott A. Rosenberg, | Title: Slavic Deadpan | 10/12/1979 | See Source »

...still travels 250,000 miles yearly promoting the product for present owner Heublein, Inc. Lest anyone think he's less than finger-lickin' good at his job, the colonel led his admiring crowd in a rousing version of My Old Kentucky Home. · In 25 years, Playboy has uncovered 305 Playmates, reason enough for Publisher Hugh Hefner to invite them to a grand anniversary bash. Among the 136 who came was blond Janet Pilgrim, whose three centerfolds in 1955-56 remain the individual record. Considering what her successors have been revealing, Pilgrim was positively coy. One pose, reproduced...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People, Sep. 24, 1979 | 9/24/1979 | See Source »

...simply for farcical purposes, that Franny's otherwise bright parents (John Lithgow and Kathryn Walker) would pull an elaborate ruse to fool their child into thinking that their dead marriage is a happy one. Ross not only characterizes Jamie's father (Terry Kiser) as a desperately hip playboy, she must also give him a bachelor pad so overdone that even Hugh Hefner would find it garish. Jamie's mom (Roberta Maxwell), meanwhile, is required to go into a burlesque rage at the mere mention of her ex-husband's name. Ross shows far more respect...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Poor Grownups | 9/3/1979 | See Source »

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