FEATURES
24 TOPAZ TREASURE: STEVE SANDALIS
The king of flesh and fantasy speaks his mind. By Charlene Keel and Judy Cole
44 THE PLAYGIRL INTERVIEW: JOAN RIVERS Reflections of a talk show diva.
Interview by Charrnian Carl PICTORIALS
14 DISCOVERY: SPLENDOR OF THE MEDITERRANEAN Let exotic Manny Medina float your
boat
34 PLAYGIRL'S MAN OF THE YEAR FOR 1994 Doug Koziak wins the title of Centerfold
par excellence
48 CENTERFOLD: MATT MULLEN, A ROYAL SELECTION Queen of Comedy Joan Rivers finds
her man!
66 A LESSON IN LIFE John Holliday just gets better and better
84 HOUSE OF DOMINIC Sultry Dominic Barial is taking the Capitol by storm
96 DUTCH TREAT Diederick Van Nederveenmeekerk is more than a mouthful in any
language
30 TANGLED He killed her husband, then kindled her passion By Mary Balogh DEPARTMENTS
5 THE EDITOR'S PAGE What's up with this issue. By Charmian Carl
6 LETTERS Here's what you thought
8 THE PROBE Dr. Quinn's Joe Lando "flips out;" Duran Duran on the
road; Robert Downey, Jr. on the campaign trail; and a look at the Odds-more
than just some straight dudes in dresses By Samantha Ross
13 HEALTH BYTES Late-breaking health and fitness news. By Judy Cole
21 THE WOMEN'S ROOM Re-entering the Erotic Zone. It's just like riding a bicycle.
By Sandra Barton
23 THE MEN'S ROOM Victoria's Secret...and Mine, Too. Affairs of the catalogue.
By Patric Abedin
55 QUIZ Are You a Thrills Junkie? Adrenaline anyone? By Sherry Suib Cohen
56 SEX TALK Intimate issues and answers. By Sarah Hutter
58 READERS' FANTASY FORUM Romance can happen in the most unexpected places
65 ROMANCE BOOK REVIEWS Compiled by Charlene Keel
76 LOVESCOPES What's in your stars for February. By Robin MacNaughton
78 REAL MEN Does your man have what it takes? Jim Scholfield, Tony Silvia, and
Hence Singleton
83 WOMEN NOW Growing Up Female. 1. woman's place is in her head. By Judy Cole
104 COMING UP
Features
Coverguy Steve Sandalis (Not Nude)
Man of the Year: 1994's Hottest Hunk
Romance in the Flesh: Topaz Man Makes Your Fantasies Come True
Celebrity Editor Joan Rivers Selects Our Sexy Centerfold
Safe Sex: How Far Would You Go?
Magazine History
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.
