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Tammy Chapman was a Penthouse Pet back in the early nineties; a few years later, while working as a stripper, she says she had this one asshole client who was obsessed with her and was constantly shoving her head in his crotch. Funny thing is, now he's about to run for governor of Missouri as a Tea Partying family values Republican. More »
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Anna Wintour may claim otherwise, but she used to work for Bob Guccione. Not at Penthouse — next door. "Anna was no prude, but she felt like she was working in a sewer." More »
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Bob Guccione died yesterday in Texas at 79 after a long battle with cancer. Guccione founded Penthouse in 1969, and it earned $4 billion during his reign as publisher. However, he lost most of his fortune due to bad investments. More »
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Whether Penthouse's parent picks up Playboy or Hugh Hefner succeeds in taking the company private, one thing is clear: trying to be the classy one in the print skinmag space is a waste of time. More »
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A Penthouse billboard in Sofia, Bulgaria has been removed after many people complained that the rotated photo of a woman's eye clearly resembles another part of the female anatomy. [AdWeek] More »
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There is a nice eulogy, of sorts, to the end of the porn magnate era in the Financial Times today, noting the lackluster performance (pun completely intended) of many porn magnates' porn businesses. Hugh Hefner, Penthouse founder Bob Guccione, Hustler Larry Flynt and Brits Paul Raymond (himself deceased) and David Sullivan are all name-checked by way of noting that traditional porn outlets have gone the way of, well, elderly men's unmedicated boners, with low-cost amateur and illegal uploads winning the war for eyeballs and boners — lady- and traditional — if not for money. With the slow-but-steep decline (what is it with me and the penis jokes today?) of the older Barons of Porn, though, it's probably equally fair to ask the question: what does this bode for women in the industry? More »
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Baby hedgehogs arrive early in Britain due to warm weather. Awww. • Moms-to-be with gum disease have a higher chance of suffering from preeclampsia, premature births. • Two-year olds likely to have smaller vocabularies if dad is depressed. • Duh: kids in stable post-divorce families have less negative long-term affects from divorce. • Bible-themed park planner used to take snaps for Penthouse. • And! Christianity Today finds that sex sells. • Pregnant women got judged while applying for jobs. • Quitting smoking today won't make you 100% healthy tomorrow or in a few years • A growing number of British children under 10 are developing eating disorders. • Adorable teen girl makes the boys' baseball team. • IUDs can reduce a uterine cancer. • Dying English mill town gets population boost from lesbian families. • Sue Johanson ends Sex Talk on Oxygen, ending an era of stoned late-night TV watching for many. • Tim Gunn and Mo Rocca offer YFZ polygamists some much-needed style tips. • Borders launches book club for Latinas; we just hope they lay off the Allende. • The Toronto Zoo finds homes for three reindeer after outrage at baby reindeer killings. More »
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