FHM? Yeah, I've heard of that magazine. They've make a habit of having intelligent, beautiful women pose for them. Summer Altice, Lisa Marie Scott, Pamela Anderson, Brooke Burke ... there are SO many!! The first just got her degree from UCLA, the second just became a paralegal. And what about those last two? WOW!! To think that they can each have two kids, be full time moms, have successful careers outside of entertainment and find the time to model and look that good is just amazing. Of course, being that they've also all posed for Playboy, I guess I'll have to stop liking them now, huh? And what about those Playboy & FHM subscriptions? DRATS!! I'd better get rid of both of them!! Wouldn't want anybody to think I like to read magazines that are packed with sluts & hussies, now would I? I do have a reputation to uphold.

But, seriously ...

Excluding one or two minor things, FHM & Playboy are the same magazine. Both offer thought provoking artices, irreverant humor, great stories, jokes and photo layouts of some of the most intelligent, interesting & beautiful women out there. How anybody can claim otherwise, I will never know. Especially since FHM literally ripped off Playboy concept line for line. No biggie, though. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. ;-) Ignorance? That's another story. I don't think a certain female friend of mine would appreciate your "Playmates are are mindless, bleach using, plastic surgery-loving bimbos" attitude. She is, you see, a well-known Playboy Playmate who was a highly successful stock broker in a prestigous firm on Wall Street before walking though the gates of Playboy Mansion West. She's highly intelligent, silicone free, and a redhead. She's also a columnist for numerous newspapers & magazines across the country. I hope you never bump into her someday. If you did, she'd probably bitch slap you across a room.

Eh. No. Ok, Playboy isn't real pr0n. But it has had some incredible photographers amongst its ranks through the ages. For example, one great Pop Art piece that is often cited is "The Girls of Mel Ramos" (Chicago: Playboy Press, 1975). And it has had some of the best interviews I have read. Paul Simon's best interview was for Playboy, just to name one http://www.medialab.chalmers.se/guitar/simon.interview6.html . Also, when was the last time you read something controversial in Time or Newsweek (excluding articles that usually poorly represent the results of a scientific experiment/study)? But in some ways you're right, the Playboy of today is not the Playboy of the 1970's. But neither is Rolling Stone or some of the other great interesting magazines. The sad thing about it all is that I'm not seeing anyone come up and replace them. It's a lot like radio now, where all the stations are Top 40 of whichever decade or musical genre. Anyway, I'm rambling.

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If you must know... ever heard of HM Magazine... that is my fav periodical. www.hmmagazine.com