The October issue of Playboy will hit the shelves with a vintage look and pricetag. Just like Boardwalk Empire brought the old 1920s subway back to the rails, NBC's new series The Playboy Club will air in conjunction with a 1961-themed issue of the magazine, selling for just 60 cents. (Technically, this is just 40 cents less than each issue costs if you have a subscription, according to their $1 an issue offer. But their newstand price is $5.99.) more ›

Did you lose your 1953 debut issue of Playboy magazine, the one with Marilyn Monroe on the cover? Well good news, the company has just launched a new web-based subscription service that will allow you to see every single page of every issue... ever, and forever. more ›

You know what ex-boyfriends are good for? Selling naked photos of you to Playboy after you're unmasked as a Russian spy and deported from the United States. Anna Chapman became infamous as the "sexy," if not very good, spy—her cover: NYC party girl— attempting to gain access to American secrets, thanks to some fetching Facebook pictures and is now basically a national hero in Russia (she is heading up the youth wing of Vladimir Putin's party). Now, Playboy is publishing nude photographs of the 28-year-old in its January issue. more ›

Playboy magazine is unloading a ton of artwork on the auction block this December 8th, with a Christie's event titled The Year of the Rabbit. This includes a Salvador Dali watercolor that's been hanging in Hugh Hefner's bedroom (and appeared in a 1967 issue), 80 photographs, 24 cartoons and a dozen contemporary works, according to the AP. more ›

Does J-Woww have something better to do than flash her fake breasts for Playboy for $40,000? Apparently! According to the Daily News, the Jersey Shore reality starlet has turned down the mag's offer, despite having excitedly Twittered about the opportunity. more ›

As pointed out by the LA Times, a recent broadcast on NPR aired tape recordings from an interview between David Sheff and John Lennon that took place over a three-week period in 1980, here in New York City. The tapes have allegedly never been broadcast before, though the transcripts were published.) The interview came out in Playboy, in an issue that hit newsstands on October 6th of that year. more ›

Hey, whatever happened to the "Sexy Banker"? You know, the ex-Citigroup employee who looked like "tits on a stick" and gave us nine full days of wonderful summer fluff and filler? Well, she's busy trying to not be famous by turning down television opportunities and an offer from Playboy. As she posed in yet another tight-fitting blazer for the Daily News, Debrahlee Lorenzana told them, "I don't want to be famous. I try to stay away from that." more ›

Did Playboy playmate Tiffany Livingston try to de-board the JetBlue flight she was on yesterday while it was in mid-air? According to the NY Post, she bolted from her seat and attempted to open the door of the plane, which was en route to Newark from Orlando. The 21-year-old allegedly has high anxiety, and one source said, "she's gone through this before, but never this bad, and didn't have her medication." more ›

A Mad Men woman has found her way to the cover of Playboy magazine, and she's got a full-on mid-century themed topless spread inside. No, gents, it's not the lovely Christina Hendricks, and it's not January Jones (who was practically topless in GQ last year)—it's switchboard operator Lois Sadler! You may remember her from last season's tractor accident. more ›

Ashley Dupre, the "high class escort" whose DC rendez-vous with Eliot Spitzer meant the end of his governorship, is "tired and sick" right now but she's damn proud of her Playboy pictorial (she's the May covergirl). Dupre writes on her blog, "Posing for Playboy gave me the opportunity to regain a sense of control. These aren’t photos I texted to someone. They’re not stupid mistakes I made years ago. These photos are done beautifully. I’m very happy with them and I am happy and honored to be a part of the Playboy family." more ›

Ashley Dupre, better known as the hooker former governor Eliot Spizer enjoyed, survived her hot Playboy photo shoot (literally hot—she caught fire) and is the May cover subject. Daily Intel got an advance look at Dupre's interview: more ›

We've covered New York City brunch here and there, perpetually getting those bloggy defibrillator paddles to ask time and again whether or not all those filled-past-capacity mimosa hours are ever actually worth it. While it's still not clear why brunch even exists, brunch springs eternal. Thankfully, the kind folks over at Time Out New York have put together some epic roundups on those magical, egg-poaching hours in this week's issue, breaking things down into nine categories such as no-wait spots and best biscuits. There's a section on deals, like Mercadito's massive $15 fresh fruit mimosa, rice, beans, and entree superplate. Another section measures the door-to-door travel time of one prospective brunchee waiting in line at the popular Clinton Street Baking Company with another trekking out to Forest Hills to a underdog spot called Just Like Mother’s. Perhaps most useful are details on four alternative brunch cocktails. That section, however, leaves out Clover Club's entire "Liquid Brunch" menu, probably the most innovative brunch talking point to emerge in a long time. more ›

Some two years after the fact, folks are still asking Alec Baldwin about The Voicemail. This time around it's not quite the sprawling New Yorker piece, but a short Playboy interview. The actor told the magazine that following the incident, he trusted The View as a safe forum where he could "get a fair shake." However, he quickly turned his back to another NYC morning show, declaring, "I'm on an NBC show, and Today was considered vital. But when that voice-mail tape thing happened, Matt Lauer interviewed [TMZ's Harvey] Levin before he even called me. Lauer put Levin on Today, and they never phoned me. When it’s in their interest to reach me, they know how. I saw that and said, ‘My relationship with the Today show is over.’ I’ll never do Today again, ever. Life’s too short." And as for 30 Rock, he plans to retire in 2012 when, presumably, he'll begin living a fantasy life with a new family that is unaware of his past life as a celebrity. more ›

Playboy's former fashion director Joseph DeAcetis filed a $4 million lawsuit claiming he was fired from the magazine "because of his sexual orientation and age," the Post reports. According to the lawsuit, DeAcetis's boss, editorial director Christopher Napolitano, "referred to plaintiff and other homosexuals as 'girls' and laughed at [him] because of his enjoyment of baseball because it was not a girl sport." Napolitano was also, the lawsuit charges, upset about DeAcetis's appearance on WPIX's morning show (see video of one here), saying DeAcetis's "grey hair was visible" and that he "looked old." DeAcetis claims his work was praised by executives (including daughter of Hef Christine Hefner), but that his "duties [were] being slowly stripped away and handed over to his 27-year-old straight male assistant and a 38-year-old straight female fashion editor." Playboy tells the Post it "takes these allegations very seriously" and has been looking into the matter. more ›

You know things are bad when the porn industry starts asking for a bailout. On top of the financial crisis, print porn has been up against free internet porn for years now, and even Hugh Hefner is feeling the effects. Alley Insider is reporting that New York City will soon be bidding farewell to the magazine, as they sublet their offices here and "move an unspecified 'small number' of positions to Chicago." The Post has it that "Playboy is combining its Web site and magazine staff into one editorial organization," and the magazine's editorial director, Chris Napolitano, is being replaced by the current online director Jimmy Jellinek. So far the magazine has been mum about the move. more ›