There’s also Playgirl ’s Heroes, profiling 10 female activists including Ai-jen Poo, cofounder and executive director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance Raquel Willis, Black transgender activist, and Alicia Garza, activist, writer and Black Lives Matter co-creator.Īs for the photography, there’s work such as “Power. Elsewhere, there’s Pamela Love on how a mental health breakdown led to meeting her true self, Korsha Wilson on her most memorable meal at the top of the world and Mila Jaroniec on parenting and the cult of independence. Features include i nterviews with Sevigny on the uncertainty of new motherhood, Brittany Newell on her best-ever BDSM session, Ivy Elrod on family and identity, and Carvell Wallace on loving men and hating the patriarchy. The 272 pages cover everything from culture to politics, sex to style, all seen through a feminine lens.
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“When I looked at it….the only thing I could think is this magazine could be elevated in a way to make it so beautiful and so relevant.”Īssisting him in his mission are a group of experienced glossy magazine/arty types: editor in chief Skye Parrott (cofounder and editor of Dossier), creative director Alex Wiederin (formerly executive design director at Town & Country and creative director of Vogue Hommes), managing editor Chloe Hall ( an Emmy-nominated film and television producer and director), fashion director Leith Clark (founder of Lula Magazine and Violet Book and style director at large at Harper’s Bazaar U.K.), editorial director Nina Renata Aron (formerly features editor of the literary magazine Full Stop) and image director Silvia Prada (an artist and former illustrator for Dazed & Confused, Interview and The Face).
But when I finally got my hands on the old issues it shocked me because it was very much entertainment for women in a big way in the sense that not only was Maya Angelou a monthly contributor for the first couple of years, but there were so many categories - fashion, art, editorial,” Lindley Kuhns said in an interview.
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All I knew was the things that we would see on TV that was not anything of quality or important. “I didn’t know it was a feminist magazine. It turned out to be the early issues that interested him in closing the deal, of which financial terms have not been disclosed. Lindley Kuhns went to boarding school with Ruderman’s son and he and his father approached the-then 26-year-old in 2016 to see if he would be interested in acquiring the publishing rights to the title. Now the title is back in another incarnation, but it’s closer to its beginnings than when Playgirl ceased print operations in 2015, according to publisher Jack Lindley Kuhns, great-grandson of Eugene Meyer, who purchased The Washington Post in 1933. So if you would like one or a signed photo, let me know with an address I can send it to.After a period in the Eighties when its covers largely consisted of celebrities wearing clothes, Playgirl was acquired by New York publisher Carl Ruderman and as Esquire wrote in a 2017 essay on the magazine, transformed into “unapologetic soft-core porn.” As a gesture of thanks, I would like to send you a signed copy of my book. I was flattered and very happy with the photos (some I had never seen) and your talented style of writing. "I just discovered your profile about me and my career. Heavily illustrated and highly informative". "Oh, and for those who are looking for fascinating, funny, often outré online reading about vintage, sometimes obscure, movies, TV shows and stars, try the blog, “Poseidon’s Underworld.” You’ll find everything from detailed and witty biographies to posts on how stars wore their clothes - or didn’t - as each show biz decade constricted or loosened up. My husband would have gotten a huge kick out of it! With love, Monica"- Monica Lewis Tribute to Monica Thank you for joining my page, and for sharing your passion for EARTHQUAKE and other films of that remarkable era in our industry. You clearly have an intense and wonderful passion for cult and genre cinema. I had actually seen your blog before - a friend showed it to me a year or two ago. "Thank you for your nice message, and for the link to your blog. "To Jon-I really enjoyed your blog! Love Joan" - Dame Joan Collins (via autographed menu supplied by a mutual friend!) Photos of Menu & Joan
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