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Lindsay Lohan's Playboy issue 'breaking sales records,' Hef saysupdated: Sun Dec 18 2011 16:39:00

Lindsay Lohan's nude photo spread for Playboy is helping the men's magazine break sales records, according to Playboy founder Hugh Hefner.

CNNMoney: Playboy magazine is moving to LAupdated: Wed Dec 14 2011 14:09:00

Playboy Enterprises announced on Wednesday that it is relocating its iconic magazine from Chicago, the original base of operations, to Los Angeles.

TV's new retro babes are no role modelsupdated: Fri Sep 30 2011 11:28:00

Washington Post critic Hank Stuever doesn't think much of the TV networks' new shows such as "The Playboy Club," "Pan Am" and "Charlie's Angels."

People.com: Hugh Hefner: Crystal Harris & I Had Sex 'Once a Week'updated: Sat Sep 24 2011 22:29:00

The Playboy mogul says his ex-fiancée hasn't turned him off of love

People.com: LeAnn Rimes & Eddie Cibrian Meet Monkeys at Playboy Mansionupdated: Thu Sep 22 2011 12:14:00

Forget Bunnies - the couple socialize with simians while visiting Hugh Hefner

People.com: Kendra Wilkinson: Why Did 'Backstabber' Crystal Harris Want to Marry Hugh Hefner?updated: Tue Aug 02 2011 16:53:00

"She's, like, totally running her mouth, and it's hard," Wilkinson tells PEOPLE

People.com: Crystal Harris Apologizes to Hugh Hefner - Sort Ofupdated: Fri Jul 29 2011 15:49:00

After telling all to Howard Stern, the runaway bride claims she was "unprepared and blurted out things"

Hefner's ex-fiancee tells all on sex lifeupdated: Fri Jul 29 2011 10:41:00

Hugh Hefner's ex-fiancee tells all about her experiences in bed with the Playboy founder.

Obsessions: Twitter wars? C'mon, Hef ...updated: Fri Jul 29 2011 10:41:00

Honestly Hef, we really do expect better of you.

People.com: Playmates Defend Hugh Hefner in the Bedroomupdated: Fri Jul 29 2011 09:28:00

"I've heard girls say they have a lot of fun in there," says Miss June 2004

People.com: Hugh Hefner: Crystal Harris Lied About Our Sex Lifeupdated: Wed Jul 27 2011 17:29:00

"I feel sorry for Crystal," the Playboy founder says of his former bride-to-be

People.com: Crystal Harris: Sex with Hugh Hefner Lasted 'Two Seconds'updated: Wed Jul 27 2011 11:12:00

"I was just over it," the runaway bride says. "I'm not turned on by Hef"

People.com: Hugh Hefner on Not Marrying Crystal Harris: 'I Missed a Bullet'updated: Wed Jul 20 2011 11:10:00

"Quite frankly, I don't know what I was thinking about," Hefner says of his recent plans to marry

People.com: Hugh Hefner's Ladies: Shera Bechard, Anna Sophia Berglund or Crystal Harris - Who Is Hottest?updated: Tue Jun 28 2011 18:09:00

Shera Bechard, Anna Sophia Berglund or ex-fiancé Crystal Harris - who's sexiest?

People.com: Hugh Hefner Introduces Girlfriend No. 2updated: Tue Jun 28 2011 12:33:00

The Playboy mogul says he is dating Shera Bechard

People.com: Crystal Harris's Ladies' Night Out with Mom & Girlfriendsupdated: Mon Jun 27 2011 20:29:00

Hugh Hefner's runaway bride partied in her college town over the weekend

People.com: Hugh Hefner: Anna Sophia Berglund Is 'One in a Million'updated: Fri Jun 24 2011 14:13:00

Hugh Hefner has moved on to a new Playmate, whom he calls his new "best girl"

People.com: Crystal Harris Returns Dog to Hugh Hefnerupdated: Wed Jun 22 2011 18:11:00

The runaway bride said the dog would be better off with her ex

People.com: Crystal Harris Visited Hugh Hefner on Father's Dayupdated: Tue Jun 21 2011 09:49:00

"We remain close friends," the jilted Hefner says of his ex-fiancée

People.com: Holly Madison: Crystal Harris's Vegas Trip a 'New Low'updated: Mon Jun 20 2011 09:09:00

Partying on the day Harris was to marry Hugh Hefner was "disgusting," says Madison

People.com: Crystal Harris: Vegas Pool Party Instead of Marrying Hugh Hefnerupdated: Mon Jun 20 2011 07:27:00

"I just want to move forward," she says on the day she was to marry Hugh Hefner

People.com: Crystal Harris's Playboy Cover Gets 'Runaway Bride' Stickerupdated: Thu Jun 16 2011 16:09:00

Hugh Hefner has a little fun with his breakup, though he says, "I didn't see any of this coming"

People.com: Crystal Harris Poses for Playboy as Mrs. Hefnerupdated: Thu Jun 16 2011 07:29:00

Hugh Hefner's ex appears on the cover of Playboy's July Issue

People.com: Hugh Hefner Tweets About Breakup with Crystal Harrisupdated: Wed Jun 15 2011 15:49:00

The Playboy founder makes plans to screen Runaway Bride Saturday

People.com: Kendra Wilkinson: How I'd Console Jilted Hugh Hefnerupdated: Wed Jun 15 2011 10:16:00

Hef's (previous) ex offers to bring him a strong drink and a new pipe

People.com: Hugh Hefner & Crystal Harris's Wedding Is Called Offupdated: Tue Jun 14 2011 19:49:00

"Crystal has had a change of heart," Hefner says

Playboy puts 57 years of articles, nudity onlineupdated: Tue May 24 2011 07:08:00

If you've long harbored tender memories of Miss February 1988 but misplaced your dusty old box of Playboys, take heart.

People.com: INSIDE STORY: The Final Tragic Years of Yvette Vickersupdated: Fri May 06 2011 08:07:00

Alcohol and paranoia plagued the pinup and B-movie queen, who died alone at home

People.com: Hugh Hefner & Crystal Harris Share Wedding Invitationupdated: Thu May 05 2011 19:49:00

More than 300 people have received a Swarovski crystal-adorned invitation to the June 18 event

People.com: Hugh Hefner's Wedding to Crystal Harris: Think Pink!updated: Sun Apr 17 2011 12:11:00

The bride-to-be is planning a colorful, 300-plus-guest event of her dreams

People.com: Holly Madison Won't Attend Hugh Hefner's Weddingupdated: Mon Apr 11 2011 23:50:00

Holly and Crystal Harris have feuded, and "it would be a little strange if she was there," says Hefner

People.com: Hugh Hefner: Karina Smirnoff's Playboy Spread Is 'Unforgettable'updated: Mon Apr 11 2011 10:28:00

The Dancing with the Stars pro wears little more than a few red ribbons in the photos

People.com: Hugh Hefner & Crystal Harris Get Cozy at a Lingerie Partyupdated: Wed Mar 23 2011 12:17:00

• With a June wedding on the horizon, Hugh Hefner and fiancée Crystal Harris huddled close all night at the Playboy Golf Lingerie and Pajama Party at the Playboy Mansion in L.A. The two "looked smitten," according to a source at the soiree, where the soon-to-be 85-year-old also received a life-sized birthday card from Playboy Golf CEO Ajay Pathak and a bevy of Playmates.

People.com: Hugh Hefner, Crystal Harris Set June Wedding Dateupdated: Thu Feb 24 2011 14:49:00

The former Playmate is contemplating wearing a pink Romona Keveza in her June 18 nuptials

People.com: Hugh Hefner's Ex Holly Madison Clashes with His Fiancéeupdated: Thu Jan 13 2011 09:28:00

Madison and her costar claim Crystal Harris called them "clowns," but Harris denies it

CNNMoney: Hugh Hefner taking Playboy privateupdated: Mon Jan 10 2011 09:46:00

Playboy founder Hugh Hefner signed an agreement to take his publicly-traded company private, the company said Monday.

People.com: Hugh Hefner's Engagement a 'Personal Thing' for Holly Madisonupdated: Thu Jan 06 2011 16:16:00

Hefner's ex will address his plans to wed on an upcoming episode of her E! reality show

People.com: Hugh Hefner and Crystal Harris: Inside Their Engagementupdated: Mon Jan 03 2011 13:53:00

"Despite the age disparity, the truth of the matter is we have a great deal in common," says Hefner

Hef and Crystal: Why not?updated: Tue Dec 28 2010 14:46:00

In some ways, the latest Hugh Hefner engagement is a humorist's dream. An elderly man, a 24-year-old ex-Playmate -- what do we think each person is getting out of this alliance? I don't think you need a Ph.D. to assess the exchange of resources that has brought them together.

Hugh Hefner gets engagedupdated: Tue Dec 28 2010 14:46:00

The Buzz Today: Hugh Hefner gets engaged, Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz step out together and Teena Marie dies.

People.com: Five Things to Know About Hugh Hefner's Fiancée Crystal Harrisupdated: Tue Dec 28 2010 12:48:00

The 24-year-old blonde is an entrepreneur, has British roots and boasts a record deal

People.com: Hugh Hefner Engaged to Playmate Crystal Harrisupdated: Mon Dec 27 2010 09:47:00

The Playboy founder popped the question to his girlfriend over Christmas

People.com: Kendra Wilkinson: 'Hef is my Closest Friend'updated: Mon Nov 01 2010 01:08:00

"He's always thinking about us, and that's a real friend," Kendra Wilkinson tells PEOPLE of her ex Playboy beau

People.com: Kendra Wilkinson Reveals Jealousy Between Hank and Hefupdated: Wed Jul 21 2010 07:07:00

While Hugh Hefner is her "BFF," she admits there was some initial jealousy between her husband and the Playboy mogul

Playboy unveils 'safe for work' websiteupdated: Tue Jul 20 2010 14:01:00

The Smoking Jacket, Playboy's nudity-free, "safe-for-work" website, debuted Tuesday -- a bid by the iconic men's magazine to stay relevant in a cyberworld full of anything-goes competitors.

CNNMoney: Penthouse owner offers $210 million for Playboyupdated: Thu Jul 15 2010 12:59:00

The bidding war between two iconic adult magazines has begun.

CNNMoney: Hefner and Penthouse in Playboy bidding warupdated: Mon Jul 12 2010 16:25:00

Shares of Playboy surged 41% Monday as a bidding war emerged for the iconic adult entertainment company.

13 celeb men who cheated deathupdated: Wed May 26 2010 08:37:00

When Michael Jackson died last summer, it kick-started a year with a disturbing number of celebrity deaths. Which is why we are so extremely overjoyed when a celebrity survives a life-threatening incident. Of course, we are referring to rocker/reality TV star Bret Michaels.

Playboy to publish 3-D centerfoldupdated: Wed May 12 2010 06:09:00

"What would people most like to see in 3-D? Probably a naked lady."

Playboy in 3-Dupdated: Wed May 12 2010 06:09:00

A naked 3-D Playmate busts out of the latest Playboy centerfold. CNN's Jeanne Moos reports.

People.com: Hugh Hefner Saves the Hollywood Signupdated: Tue Apr 27 2010 12:47:00

The Playboy founder gives $900,000 to complete a conservation group's fundraising

Playboy dollars help save Hollywood signupdated: Mon Apr 26 2010 14:11:00

Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner, who made his fortune showcasing one type of Hollywood beauty, is sharing his wealth to save another.

Playboy rejects Kate Gosselinupdated: Tue Apr 13 2010 10:46:00

Kate Gosselin has had some tough blows this year and Hugh Hefner has dealt her another one.

People.com: Hugh Hefner: Jenny McCarthy and Jim Carrey Were a 'Magical Couple'updated: Mon Apr 12 2010 13:12:00

"She's a strong person" and will bounce back, the Playboy founder says of 1994's Playmate of the Year

Hugh Hefner: 'I will definitely not be celibate'updated: Mon Mar 22 2010 09:27:00

Despite turning 84 this year, Playboy kingpin Hugh Hefner rejected suggestions that he was getting too old to make love.

Connector: Hugh Hefnerupdated: Mon Mar 22 2010 09:27:00

CNN's Becky Anderson interviews "Playboy" magazine founder Hugh Hefner.

People.com: Kendra Wilkinson Introduces Baby Hank to Hugh Hefnerupdated: Wed Mar 10 2010 21:09:00

The Playboy publisher says seeing his former girlfriend with her son is "the stuff that dreams are made of"

People.com: Kendra Wilkinson Taking Baby Hank to Meet Hugh Hefnerupdated: Mon Mar 01 2010 18:29:00

Mom heads to the Playboy Mansion to introduce her son to her famous ex

Marge Simpson graces Playboy coverupdated: Tue Oct 13 2009 15:09:00

If those coveted 20-something readers can't identify with Hugh Hefner, maybe they will with "The Simpsons."

People.com: Hugh Hefner Finally Files for Divorceupdated: Thu Sep 10 2009 08:09:00

The Playboy founder says his wife "wanted to remain married for our boys"

People.com: VIDEO: Kendra Wilkinson from the Bridal Suite to 'I Do'updated: Thu Jul 02 2009 19:27:00

An exclusive clip shows her behind-the-scenes and making her way to the altar on her big day

People.com: Kendra Wilkinson Was a 'Princess' Bride, Says Holly Madisonupdated: Mon Jun 29 2009 14:48:00

It was an "absolutely beautiful" wedding on Saturday, says the bridesmaid

People.com: Hugh Hefner 'Really Happy' Kendra Wilkinson Is Pregnantupdated: Thu Jun 11 2009 07:08:00

"I know that she and Hank wanted to start a family right now," says the Playboy mogul

People.com: Kendra Wilkinson Reveals Her Pick for First Wedding Danceupdated: Sat May 30 2009 09:07:00

Wilkinson will have to choose between her new husband Hank Baskett and Playboy chief Hugh Hefner

People.com: Hugh Hefner Wants Holly Madison to Look for Love Againupdated: Wed Apr 15 2009 17:39:00

Hef also offers romantic advice to his other Girls Next Door, Kendra and Bridget

People.com: Kendra Wilkinson's Love For Fiancé Has Limitsupdated: Mon Apr 06 2009 16:20:00

The Girls Next Door star refuses to accompany him to Oakland for game day

People.com: Kendra Wilkinson Can't Wait for Marriageupdated: Mon Mar 30 2009 13:47:00

"I'm just really excited to be his wifey," the Girls Next Door star tells PEOPLE about fiancé Hank Bassett

People.com: Bridget Marquardt Not Even Thinking About Getting Engagedupdated: Fri Mar 06 2009 16:57:00

Hef says the Girls Next Door star's new man is "a really nice guy"

People.com: Kendra Wilkinson and Fiancé Ready to Start a Familyupdated: Fri Feb 27 2009 23:15:00

The Playboy star and Hank Baskett are already coming up with names for their kids

People.com: Bridget Marquardt: Hugh Hefner Wants Me to Find a Manupdated: Fri Jan 16 2009 06:09:00

The Girls Next Door star says she's always welcome back at the Playboy mansion

Hugh Hefner: One on Oneupdated: Mon Jan 12 2009 11:54:00

American Morning's John Roberts speaks to Playboy founder Hugh Hefner about staying relevant.

Playboy founder Hefner, 82, talks of empire, girlfriendsupdated: Mon Jan 12 2009 11:54:00

Hugh Hefner founded Playboy magazine 55 years ago and turned the adult-oriented publication into a multimillion-dollar empire. CNN anchor John Roberts recently sat down with Hefner, now 82, and talked about Steven Watts' new book, "Mr. Playboy: Hugh Hefner and the American Dream."

1950s pinup model Bettie Page dead at 85updated: Fri Dec 12 2008 21:11:00

Legendary pinup queen Bettie Page died of pneumonia at the age of 85 in a Los Angeles, California, hospital Thursday, a week after suffering a heart attack, according to her agent.

People.com: Kendra Wilkinson's Fiancé: Hef's 'Like a Father'updated: Thu Nov 13 2008 11:31:00

"I wanted his blessings," says the NFL's Hank Baskett, engaged to Hugh Hefner's Girl Next Door

People.com: Holly Madison Tells Kendra: 'I Better Be A Bridesmaid!'updated: Sat Nov 08 2008 19:38:00

The former Girls Next Door star also says she's "in love" with illusionist Criss Angel

People.com: The Girls Next Door's Kendra Wilkinson Engaged to NFL Starupdated: Fri Nov 07 2008 12:30:00

The former Hugh Hefner girlfriend will wed Hank Baskett at the Playboy Mansion in June

Time.com: Mr. Playboyupdated: Thu Oct 09 2008 19:00:00

A new, authoritative biography takes readers beyond the blondes and into the life of Hugh Hefner

People.com: Hugh Hefner 'In Dumps" over Holly Breakupupdated: Thu Oct 09 2008 13:12:00

"If Holly says it's over, I guess it's over," the Playboy founder laments

CNNMoney: Playboy expands European marketupdated: Fri Aug 24 2007 03:19:00

Playboy bunnies are to return to London after a 25-year absence when the U.S. entertainment company opens a store and a casino-cum-restaurant venue.

Celebrities ante up for Democratic campaignsupdated: Mon Apr 16 2007 10:29:00

What do Hugh Hefner, Jennifer Aniston, Jerry Springer, and Mr. Spock have in common?

CNNMoney: Playboy says it's not for saleupdated: Mon Feb 12 2007 09:41:00

Sex sells. Or does it?

The quest for beautyupdated: Sat Oct 01 2005 07:15:00

(CNN) -- "OK let's go. Hands down. No, head up. Look to the light! Oh dear!"

FSB: Hugh Hefner Playboy Enterprises IN 1953 I DIDN'T REALLY FULLY APPRECIATE WHAT I HAD CREATED. IT WAS THE FIRST updated: Mon Sep 01 2003 00:01:00

Hugh Hefner is the first to admit that he's the "luckiest guy on the planet." At 77 years of age, he lives on a $50 million Los Angeles estate and has seven live-in girlfriends. Not that we're goin...

Fortune: Unwrapper's Delight Give it up for our Holiday Gift Guideupdated: Mon Dec 09 2002 00:01:00

Outside, the Gentle Giant Studios is an unprepossessing warehouse on a stretch of uncharming highway they tell me is in Burbank. Inside, however, it's Wonderland. It's Toontown, teeming with imagin...

FSB: Strokes Of Geniusupdated: Tue May 01 2001 00:01:00

The way you cross your t's and dot your i's holds more meaning than you might think. Bart Baggett, a handwriting analyst and author of the forthcoming Success Secrets of the Rich and Happy, which d...

FSB: The Rest Is Historyupdated: Sun Apr 01 2001 00:01:00

It's tough to think of many places where the word "playboy" doesn't instantly evoke images of cleavage and mirrored ceilings. But even Hugh Hefner had to get his foot--or another body part--in the ...

Fortune: Hugh Hefner Gets a Dressing-Downupdated: Mon May 15 2000 00:01:00

You probably knew that Hugh Hefner was dating twentysomething twin models (Sandy and Mandy), a Baywatch Hawaii actress (Brande), and a young woman whose name doesn't rhyme (Jessica). You knew--or c...

Fortune: That Shag-Carpet Soundupdated: Mon Oct 25 1999 00:01:00

Stereolab Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night (Elektra)

Fortune: And Now for Something Completely Tackyupdated: Mon Sep 06 1999 00:01:00

For those compelled to mark the passing of the millennium with a sickening display of wealth, there are plenty of options. For $100,000 you can cruise across the International Date Line while being...

Money Magazine: CRANKY MONEY MANAGERS TRY TO LIGHT A FIRE UNDER THESE 10 BIG STOCKSupdated: Thu Jun 01 1995 00:01:00

NEW YORK--ARTHUR SULZBERGER, WHO IS CHIEF EXECUTIVE officer of the New York Times Co., may get a nasty letter soon. No, not from yet another angry reader complaining about some soppy editorial, but...

Money Magazine: BUYS updated: Fri Dec 01 1989 00:01:00

You may not love his style, but Hugh Hefner's Playboy Enterprises (NYSE, $15.50) looks like a buy for the '90s -- a company loaded with undervalued assets. Page 102

Fortune: THE ARRIVAL OF THE BABY-BOOMER BOSS It's been a long time coming. It does not portend the radical changes you may have feared --updated: Mon Aug 15 1988 00:01:00

HE WAS an ascending star at the Treasury Department under Nixon when Watergate took the sparkle out of politics for him. Now he runs a big Texas steel company. She was a sometime war protester on c...

Fortune: Playboy's progressupdated: Mon Oct 12 1987 00:01:00

With the fear of AIDS growing by the day, this would not seem the time to be president of a company espousing free love. Yet Christie Hefner, apple-cheeked pornographer and daughter of Hugh Hefner,...

Fortune: PLAYBOY TAKES ANOTHER HIT IN ATLANTIC CITY First the company was forced to sell its casino there. Now it has to sue to get paid.updated: Mon Dec 09 1985 00:01:00

WITH ITS TROUBLES multiplying like you-know-whats, Playboy Enterprises has turned tough. It has sued Elsinore Corp. of Las Vegas, its former partner in an Atlantic City casino, and filed a petition...

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