FEATURES
24 SONS OF INVENTION Dweezil and Ahmet Zappa are assorted chips off the old
block. By Jenny Jedeikin
36 REMEMBER YOUR FIRST TIME? Charting the maiden voyage. Compiled by Nick V
Bozanich
40 THE SEVENTH ANNUAL PLAYGIRL AWARDS Our irreverent look at the year in review
66 MAKING BEAUTIFUL MUSIC TOGETHER The songs we love to make love to. By Nina
Malkin PICTORIALS
14 DISCOVERY: JUST REWARDS Newcomer Frank Sepe enters an extraordinary body
of evidence
30 A DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH Meet Randy Romero; a slice of heaven from centerfield
46 CENTERFOLD: GOLDEN GLOVES Hot contentender Richard Lima scores a knockout
70 PHOTO FANTASY: DOUBLE EXPOSURE This model strikes the perfect pose
84 THE BEST BY FARR Mix it up with "babelicious:' bartender, Jeff Farr FICTION
78 CYBERSEX A computer connection that brings lust on-line. By Alice Joanou 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 Funny man Howie Mandel mouths off; Roger Clinton gets propositioned;
and actor Brendan Frazier freezes in the shower. By Samantha Ross
13 HEALTH BYTES Late-breaking health and fitness news. By Judy Cole
21 THE WOMEN'S ROOM The Man Who Got Away. Getting a second chance at love. By
Philece Sampler
23 THE MEN'S ROOM The Woman Who Got Away. A look hack at the woman who made
the man. By Nelson Aspen
55 QUIZ Can You Say: I Became a New Me in '93? Was last year a personal best
or a personal bust? 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
64 REAL MEN Does your man have what it takes? David Michel, Baylie Laroche,
Robert Louis
76 LOVESCOPES What's in your stars for January by Robin MacNaughton
83 DEAR MR. GUY MAN!
Advice from our very own resident 100% certified U.S. male
104 COMING UP Sneak a peek at next month
Features
Coverguy Ian Donald Calvin Euclid Zappa (aka: Dweezil Zappa) (Not Nude)
Winners & Wimps: 7th Annual PLAYGIRL Awards
Bares Body & Soul
True Virgin Encounters: How Was Your First Time
Cybersex: "Oooh, Baby... Show Me Your Huge, Hard Disc!"
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.
