Media Observer

Playboy’s archives go digital; that means its articles too

By Sarah Ellison

The Wall Street Journal Europe

12 Feb 2007



In 1953, Hugh Hefner bought a nude picture of Marilyn Monroe from a local Chicago calendar company and published the first issue of Playboy. The magazine took erotica out of the back alleys and placed it in a stylized package, helping to usher in the... read more...