FEATURES
12 PEOPLE: DAN AYKROYD by Henry Schipper
Blues Brother Dan Aykroyd bounces back after Belushi's death-he's a stand-up
guy who sees comedy everywhere in the theater of life.
38 A NEW LOOK AT LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT by Jane Heil
Learn about a new concept called "sensory memory" that could bring
you face-to-face with your Prince Charming.
48 INSIDE A BROTHEL by Marcia Grossbart
What's a nice girl like her doing in a place like that?
78 WORKING RELATIONSHIPS by Susan Block
Can you expect to find a perfectly satisfying balance between your work and
your love relationship?
90 LAST-MINUTE TAXES by Linda Marsa
Tax-saving tips to anxiety-proof your return. INTERVIEW
32 RICHARD SIMMONS by Mark Rowland
Sit down-but not too long-and get to know the man who hosts America's
favorite (never say) diet TV show. WARM BODIES
42 BUBBA SMITH
There's a lot of man behind that smile.
51 DANIEL EGGER
Our Man for April is the ultimate achievement in Italian design.
60 MEN IN UNIFORM (AND OUT!)
These men are sure to make your heart beat double time.
103 COUPLES
Lisa offers Kent a lift and is inspired to take him for a rousing ride. FASHION AND BEAUTY
69 THE SEDUCTIVE SILHOUETTE by Ann Field The new dresses are body-hugging, plunging
and bare. FICTION
85 VISITING HOURS by Catherine Petroski
Sick with the flu, she's too weak to be scared by the bogeyman rustling inside
her closet. DEPARTMENTS
3 INSIDE
4 LETTERS
6 ADVICE by Lonnie Barbach, Ph.D.
8 EXERCISE
8 DIET by Judie Lewellen
9 HEALTH by Nancy Friedman
9 GROOMING by Ann Field
9 UPDATE
18 GOSSIP by Bette Noire
21 FILM by Molly Haskell
22 MUSIC by Mark Rowland
23 BOOKS by David Thomson
25 EROTICA
30 QUIZ by Sherry Suib Cohen
58 STARSCOPE by Elizabeth
112 PLAYGIRL FUNNIES
Features in This Issue
Coverguy Daniel Edward Aykroyd (aka: Dan Aykroyd) & Donna Dixon (Not Nude)
Richard Simmons: America's Health Guru Gives Advice On How To Live Right And Be Happy
TV & Football Star Bubba Smith Bares All
How Two-Career Couple Handle Love, Sex And Paychecks
How To Make Any Diet Work For You
About Playgirl
Playgirl is a print monthly adult magazine published in the United States that is marketed mainly to heterosexual women, but has also gained a considerable gay following. It features general interest articles, lifestyle and celebrity news, in addition to semi-nude or fully nude men.
The magazine was founded in 1973 during the height of the feminist movement as a response to erotic men's magazines such as Playboy and Penthouse that featured similar photos of women. For the period March 2009 until February 2010, it appeared only online. The magazine reverted to print with its March 2010 issue.
Playgirl is published by New York-based company Blue Horizon Media, which also publishes High Society, Celebrity Skin, Hawk, Cheri and a number of other hardcore pornographic magazines.
The magazine had been published earlier by Drake Publishers (later renamed Crescent Publishing Group, Inc). Crescent was charged in 2000 by the Federal Trade Commission with over 180 million dollars of online credit card fraud, much of which was conducted on the Playgirl Magazine site. All Crescent/Blue Horizon titles, including Playgirl, were prevented from conducting any business on the web for five years. Then-president Bruce Chew was subsequently indicted, along with several prominent members of the Gambino crime family.
In August 2008, the magazine announced that it would cease publication of its print edition as of the January 2009 issue. After that point, the magazine planned to continue with an online-only edition. The last print issue was published in January/February of 2009.
In February 2010, Playgirl announced it will re-launch issuing a print edition of the magazine. The first such issue would be the March 2010 issue available on newsstands as of 22 February 2010 carrying on its cover Levi Johnston.
