Pornoportraiture, deconstructed: every Playboy centerfold, ever

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Playboy game launch party at Playboy
Mansion, LA

Playboy game launch party at Playboy
Mansion, LA 05/12/2004 02:12 PM
Most of the time, the life of a wayward freelance geek journalist is fraught with stress, challenges, unpaid invoices. Well, last night wasn't one of those times. I went to the Playboy Mansion to interview Hugh Hefner, and cover the launch of a new Playboy-themed electronic game for Wired News and National Public Radio. In the game, you get to be Hef, doing hefsterly things like -- oh, nailing 18 year old hotties, and managing a booming porn publication empire.

I sat down with Mr. Hefner and his gorgeous companions, and asked him if he felt the game designers had created an accurate virtual depiction of the world in which he lives. "It's pretty good, other than the fact that they gave me this giant Jay Leno chin," he said. There was much butt cleavage in effect. Beautiful women with tromp l'oeil lingerie painted on their perfectly engineered breasts served little snacks off flawlessly polished silver platters (see image at left). Oh, and in case you're wondering -- there is no WiFi inside the grotto, although there is one very heavily used mattress. NPR and Wired News stories coming up.
Link to another mildly unsafe for work picture snapped during the event.

Left Behind deconstructed

Left Behind deconstructed 12/14/2003 09:51 PM
"Left Behind" is an immensely popular science fiction series about the sinners left behind on earth after good Christians are swept up in the rapture. Over at Slacktivist, a blogger has been dissecting the book in two- and three-page chunks, tearing apart the assumptions, fallacies and curiously compelling heresies in the story.

Charlie Stross and I just finished "Appeals Court," the sequel to Jury Service, which Argosy magazine will publish bound together in January, in a fix-up novel called "Rapture of the Nerds." "Appeals Court" is, in part, a response to "Left Behind": a story about a world where the only hominids who haven't ascended to the post-human cloudmind are reactionaries, missionaries, and religious fundamentalists.

Here's a little chunk of "Appeals Court," so you can see what I mean:

The ant-colony has taken the entire Atlantic coast of the US, has marched on Georgia and west to the Mississippi. It is an anarchist colony, whose females lay eggs without regard for any notional Queen, and it has entered its eighth year of life, which is middle-aged for a normal colony, but may be just the beginning for the Hypercolony.

The God-botherers have no treaty with the ants, but have come to view them as another proof of the impending end of the world. Anything that is not contained in chink-free, seamless plastic and rock is riddled in ant-tunnels within hours. They've learned to establish airtight seals around their homes and workplaces, to subject themselves to stinging insecticide showers before clearing a vestibule, to listen for the tupperware burp whenever they seal their children in their space-suits and send them off to Bible classes.

The ants have eaten their way through most of the nematode species beneath the soil, compromised all but the most plasticized root-systems of the sickening flora (the gasoline refining forests are curiously symbiotic with the colony -- anarchist supercolonies like living cheek-by-mouth-part with a lot of hydocarbons). They've eaten the bee-hives and wasp-nests, and they've laid waste to any comestible not tinned and sealed, leaving the limping Americans with naught but a few billion tons of processed food to eat before their supply bottoms out.

The American continent is a fairy tale that the cloudmind tells itself whenever it doubts its collective decision to abandon humanity. The left-behinds there spent their lives waiting for an opportunity to pick up a megaphone and organize crews with long poles to go digging through the ruins of civilization for tinned goods. Presented with their opportunity in the aftermath of the Geek Rapture, they are happy as evangelical pigs in shit -- plenty to rail against, plenty of fossil fuel, plenty of firearms.

What more could they possibly need?

and here's Slacktivist on "Left Behind":

The first words of Left Behind are "Rayford Steele," the protagonist's name.

It sounds like a porn star's name -- and in a sense it is. The Left Behind series is dispensational porno, but it's more than that. One of the most disturbing things about this book is the way LaHaye and Jenkins portray men, women and the relationships between them.

Note that Tim LaHaye's wife is something of a professional misogynist. She runs the 500,000-member "Concerned Women for America" -- jokingly referred to by its critics as "Ladies Against Women." For years, while Beverly LaHaye's husband pastored a church in San Diego, Mrs. L. spent most of her time 3,000 miles away, in Washington, D.C., running a large organization committed to, among other things, telling women they should stay at home and sacrifice their careers for their husbands. She is not an ironic woman and doesn't seem to find any of this inconsistent. (Nor, as I found out firsthand, does she appreciate jokes about the Freudian implications of the view from her L'Enfante Plaza office window. Sometimes the Washington Monument is just a cigar.)

Link (Thanks, Kathryn!)

RIAA's INDUCE Act letter deconstructed

RIAA's INDUCE Act letter deconstructed 07/15/2004 05:31 AM
The RIAA has sent a letter to Congress, calling on it to pass the iPod-criminalising INDUCE Act. Ernest Miller has deconstructed the letter line by line, countering its claims.

That taking has consequences, human and creative. [Some of the consequences are good, some are bad. Separating them, however, is a pain and may not be possible.] My companies make money almost exclusively from the sale of our creative product. [And they still can, they will have to make some adjustments to their business model.] We don't have a performance right on radio and therefore derive no income from radio play. [Welcome to the wonderful world of "when Congress tries to dictate business models." And so, the RIAA proposes a sequel.] We don't make money from artist tours or merchandise. [And why is that? Is there a law against it? If so, I would recommend it be repealed.] We don't make money from endorsements of other products. [Is someone stopping them from doing that?] We just sell recorded music. [You're free to structure business however you like.]

We take profits from sales – when we're good and lucky enough to get them - and plow money back into the search for that next great talent who will thrill music fans around the globe. [I guess the industry must have been bad these last few years.] When we think we have found that talent, we invest huge amounts to sign, nurture, promote and distribute their creative product. [And the RIAA is the only way talent can be found and promoted, because?] Our economic vitality is based on generating hits – finding special talents that enjoy strong commercial appeal. [And we should care about the hit-maker mentality, because?]

Link (Thanks, Ernest!)

aaron swartz is this month's wired
centerfold

aaron swartz is this month's wired
centerfold 08/31/2004 05:30 PM
the most geek cred possible

RCA Lyra 2850 Revealing (But Tasteful)
Centerfold Spread

RCA Lyra 2850 Revealing (But Tasteful)
Centerfold Spread 06/18/2004 11:33 AM

DAPreview entices the new RCA Lyra 2850, a 20GB hard disk player, to give it all up in this huge pictorial spread, even squeezing a little player-on-player action with the milfy first-generation iPod. The sexiest part about the 2850 -- and lets face it, it's sort of a butter face -- is its, uhm, insides, with a browse-by-ID3 tag feature that lets you navigate your library by even semi-obscure ID3 categories like Genre or Year and can even build its own ID3 tag database on the fly -- a first for a standalone player.
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Put on Your PJs and Run Playboy

Put on Your PJs and Run Playboy 05/13/2004 04:57 AM
A video game coming out in November will let players fill Hugh Hefner's slippers. Also: Doom III will be released this summer.... Final Fantasy soundtrack goes high-class at the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

Who needs playboy?

Who needs playboy? 11/19/2003 02:22 PM
What do you get when you get together on a rainy afternoon, a jacket that's been worn by a gazillion...

Playboy iBod

Playboy iBod 12/19/2004 03:01 PM

Playboy has released a little one-off collection of pictures designed for viewing on the iPod Photo called the 'iBod.' It's essentially a ZIP archive with 25 low-resolution pictures—something you could do with your own porn collection in an instant—but it's got the iPod and this fancy graphic here, so it's easy to trick gullible gadget writers into writing about it, without even knowing how silly they look as they are typing the very words in front of them.

iBod [Playboy]

More Big Boobs in Playboy

More Big Boobs in Playboy 08/13/2004 05:31 AM
An interview with Google's co-founders due out in the current issue of Playboy may delay the company's IPO. Securities regulations restrict what executives can say while preparing to sell stock for the first time.

Playboy gets go-ahead to sue AOL

Playboy gets go-ahead to sue AOL 01/16/2004 11:02 AM
Playboy gets the right to sue AOL unit Netscape in a breach of copyright case over the term "playmate".

"playboy.com / sex / sex pistols"

"playboy.com / sex / sex pistols" 09/02/2004 03:29 PM

playboy.com / sex / sex pistols

playboy.com / sex / sex pistols 09/02/2004 04:11 AM
"Boy-crazy Jessica Culter," .. Washingtonienne in Playboy .. Playboy

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SEC to examine Playboy for boobs

SEC to examine Playboy for boobs 08/13/2004 10:53 AM
Larry, Sergey grace the glossy

The Playboy strategy game

The Playboy strategy game 07/15/2004 12:17 AM
So the Playboy the game is out and ready to go. I have to admit, it looks like a slightly more adult version of the Sims to me personally. The game’s makers claim that it is about business, but I can not help wondering what kind they might be referring to. Besides that, if it is like anything from real life, you can rest assure that the Geeks are not included. :o/

Playboy Fails to Excite

Playboy Fails to Excite 08/06/2004 01:20 PM
The adult entertainment provider falls short in the second quarter.

Google bares too much in Playboy?

Google bares too much in Playboy? 08/13/2004 07:17 AM
ZDNet Aug 13 2004 11:55AM GMT

Did Google Reveal Too Much In Playboy?

Did Google Reveal Too Much In Playboy? 08/12/2004 10:19 PM
Playboy Magazine has been granted an interview with Larry Page and Sergey Brin, the co-founders of the world's largest and most popular search engine, Google. Slated for release in the September issue of Playboy, the interview is being advertised by Playboy website as "a candid conversation with America's newest billionaires about their oddball company, how they tamed the Web and why their motto is 'Don't be evil.'"

The interview, which was granted a week before they filed their $2.7 billion IPO in late March, has raised speculation that it may not only cause doubt in the general investing public, but may also catch the attention of the Securities & Exchange Commision (SEC). "The SEC has put together the [mandatory] 'quiet period' so the market can't be conditioned, so there shouldn't be anything that circulates other than material fact," said David Menlow, president of IPO Financial Network, a securities research specialist. "Any interview before Google filed should have raised the arm hairs of the company's attorneys," he said.

Other companies, including Webvan and Salesforce.com, have been punished by the SEC for speaking out during their quiet period.

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Playboy could skin Google's IPO

Playboy could skin Google's IPO 08/13/2004 05:22 AM
64.4.171.250 - Fri Aug 13, 08:47 am GMT

Google hit with Playboy trouble

Google hit with Playboy trouble 08/14/2004 01:01 AM
The Scotsman Aug 14 2004 4:46AM GMT

Playboy coming to iPod

Playboy coming to iPod 01/05/2005 08:31 AM
CNN Money Jan 5 2005 12:32PM GMT

AOL Settles Playboy Suit

AOL Settles Playboy Suit 01/23/2004 06:31 PM
Internet.com Jan 23 2004 10:16PM GMT

Playboy Magazine Covers

Playboy Magazine Covers 12/04/2003 11:56 PM
Every Playboy Cover Find the bunnies! (NSFW if they don't like you looking at Playboy Magazine Covers)

Britney Spears naked for Playboy?

Britney Spears naked for Playboy? 05/12/2004 01:30 AM
NSFW: Britney Spears naked for Playboy? .. rumours .. really .. nude?

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Google: Playboy splash a worry

Google: Playboy splash a worry 08/15/2004 01:42 PM
News 24 Aug 15 2004 4:32PM GMT

Google starts again after Playboy story

Google starts again after Playboy story 08/15/2004 09:36 AM
Sydney Morning Herald Aug 15 2004 2:05PM GMT

Google Creators Interviewed by Playboy

Google Creators Interviewed by Playboy 08/12/2004 10:06 PM

Will interview in Playboy delay the
Google IPO?

Will interview in Playboy delay the
Google IPO? 08/13/2004 02:02 AM
Interview with Playboy may violate the SEC's "quiet period" rule. Even with the prospect of an IPO delay, Google has set the launch of their IPO auction for Friday morning.

Playboy article may delay Google IPO

Playboy article may delay Google IPO 08/13/2004 05:22 AM
Thestate.com - Fri Aug 13, 09:38 am GMT

Interview with Playboy may delay Google
IPO

Interview with Playboy may delay Google
IPO 08/13/2004 05:22 AM
Enquirer.com - Fri Aug 13, 08:52 am GMT

Google speaks out on boobs in Playboy

Google speaks out on boobs in Playboy 08/15/2004 04:06 AM
As Neowin reported earlier this week, Google may have revealed a bit too much in their recent interview with Playboy, which hit news stands Friday. But now Google is saying the magazine article contains numerous misinformations about the company, and that potential investors should not consider it when deciding whether to buy shares in the company.

One of the mis-facts in the article was the statement that Google's Gmail service has 200 times more storage than the company's competitors, however, as Google was quick to point out in their latest Securities and Exchange Commission filings on Friday, its competitors have quickly closed the gap and now offer similar storage sizes to Gmail.

Other incorrect statement was that 65 million people worldwide use Google's search engine, each day. Google contends that is a monthly, not daily, count of domestic visitors to its site.

The article also said it had about 1,000 employees; Google currently has about 2,292 employees.

But, in the end, you have to ask: Who really reads the articles in Playboy anyway?

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Google's Playboy interview may hinder
IPO

Google's Playboy interview may hinder
IPO 08/13/2004 07:17 AM
Newsweek Aug 13 2004 12:01PM GMT

Court backs Playboy over pop-ups
(Reuters)

Court backs Playboy over pop-ups
(Reuters) 01/16/2004 10:56 AM
Reuters - A U.S. appeals court has ruled that Playboy Enterprises's trademark terms "playboy" and "playmate" should be protected even in Internet searches that prompt pop-up advertisements.

Google reveals all in Playboy interview?

Google reveals all in Playboy interview? 08/13/2004 10:44 AM
ZDNet Aug 13 2004 2:10PM GMT

Does Playboy Interview Violate Google
IPO?

Does Playboy Interview Violate Google
IPO? 08/13/2004 10:44 AM
Search Engine Journal Aug 13 2004 2:10PM GMT

Google revealed in Playboy interview?

Google revealed in Playboy interview? 08/12/2004 06:23 PM
Interview with Larry Page and Sergey Brin may raise SEC concerns about the search king's IPO.

Playboy interview further complicates
Google IPO

Playboy interview further complicates
Google IPO 08/15/2004 11:04 PM
MSN MoneyCentral Aug 16 2004 3:36AM GMT

SEC Might Want To Cool Off After Reading
About Google In Playboy

SEC Might Want To Cool Off After Reading
About Google In Playboy 08/12/2004 04:49 PM
Poor Google. They've made such an effort to remain ridiculously quiet during the "quiet period" to avoid any IPO delays, but now it's looking like the thought of being in the same pages as naked women may have gotten to them. The latest issue of Playboy apparently has an interview with Google's co-founders that some believe may make the SEC impose a "cooling off" period (I won't even go there...) before they'll allow the IPO to proceed. This is, of course, the same thing that happened to Salesforce.com, that had a huge NY Times interview with its founder come out days before the expected IPO. The SEC made them push that IPO off a month. Considering the weak state of the IPO market these days, this might not actually be a bad thing, though I'm sure Google was hoping to get the process over with as quickly as possible, to get rid of all this negative press and detailed attention surrounding the IPO. Of course, it does make you wonder... what happens to the auction process? Since the bidding is set to close any minute now, if the IPO gets put off a month, will they let people change their bids? Over the next month, plenty could happen that might make people change how they feel about Google and what they might be willing to pay.

Playboy offering 'iBod' images

Playboy offering 'iBod' images 01/05/2005 08:31 AM
CNN Jan 5 2005 12:36PM GMT

Google says Playboy article could be
costly

Google says Playboy article could be
costly 08/13/2004 10:49 AM
Search company acknowledges poor timing of interview, which could delay its IPO or even mean a stock buyback.
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