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Hugh Hefner

  • Blogs

    February 24, 2012

    The Top Five Weirdest Playboy Appearances By Musicians

    ​After all those Twitter cries for help and suicide attempts last month, Sinead O'Connor has apparently found a new reason to stay alive: she wants to pose for Playboy before she dies."There's so much I [would have] liked to do when I was younger and I was too miserable and Irish," she told the U. ... More >>

  • News

    January 25, 2012

    Tea Party Princess: Victoria Jackson and the Rabid Right

    ​After all those Twitter cries for help and suicide attempts last month, Sinead O'Connor has apparently found a new reason to stay alive: she wants to pose for Playboy before she dies."There's so much I [would have] liked to do when I was younger and I was too miserable and Irish," she told the U. ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 11, 2011

    History Laid Bare

    ​After all those Twitter cries for help and suicide attempts last month, Sinead O'Connor has apparently found a new reason to stay alive: she wants to pose for Playboy before she dies."There's so much I [would have] liked to do when I was younger and I was too miserable and Irish," she told the U. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 18, 2011

    Mistah F.A.B. on Today's New Album and the Return of Music for Regular People

    Mistah F.A.B.: "I'm tired of dealing with negativity."​Today Bay Area rap veteran Mistah F.A.B. is releasing a street album comprised of all original songs entitled I Found My Backpack. Headed up by the soulful, self-motivating single "Quest," the project sees the one-time hyphy talisman ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2010

    Jurist, Teabagger, Porn King: The Ravings of Conservative Nutjobs Against Vaughn Walker

    Photo illustration | Audrey FukumanRight-wing loons likened Judge Vaughn Walker to a porn impresario​U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker's decision overturning Proposition 8 is, by the reckoning of most sensible observers, a masterpiece of judicial prose and reasoning. As such, it has been ... More >>

  • Film

    May 19, 2010

    (100) Days of Summer Movies

    Photo illustration | Audrey FukumanRight-wing loons likened Judge Vaughn Walker to a porn impresario​U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker's decision overturning Proposition 8 is, by the reckoning of most sensible observers, a masterpiece of judicial prose and reasoning. As such, it has been ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 7, 2010

    "The Bodies Are Back"

    Photo illustration | Audrey FukumanRight-wing loons likened Judge Vaughn Walker to a porn impresario​U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker's decision overturning Proposition 8 is, by the reckoning of most sensible observers, a masterpiece of judicial prose and reasoning. As such, it has been ... More >>

  • Culture

    March 17, 2010

    Margaret Harrison's "The Bodies Are Back" hits where it hurts

    Photo illustration | Audrey FukumanRight-wing loons likened Judge Vaughn Walker to a porn impresario​U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker's decision overturning Proposition 8 is, by the reckoning of most sensible observers, a masterpiece of judicial prose and reasoning. As such, it has been ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2009

    SantaCon Revelers Drenched, Pointless, Ignored -- Yet Festive

    View more photos in Gretchen Robinette's "Santacon SF" slideshow.What could possibly threaten the humor of Dadaist Santas? Try torrential rain. Saturday was SantaCon, an international festival of irrational exuberance where people dress in Santa Claus costumes and converge by agreement at various b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2009

    Revamped Harvey Milk Library Looks Like Hugh Hefner's Crash Pad

    Joe EskenaziYep, it's the only working fireplace in the San Francisco library system. Sadly, hot toddies are not permitted.​Make of this what you will: The Harvey Milk Memorial Library in Upper Market, which will reopen on Saturday after a 20-month retrofitting and renovation, looks as good as it ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 1, 2009

    SF Gov InAction: These Are Not the Budget Numbers You're Looking For

    The excitement stops here. I know ... I know ... that today's the day Gubernatorial Candidate Gavin Newsom releases his budget for San Francisco (a California city he occasionally resides in for campaign purposes). And I know that, when he does, we're all going to die a little. I know. But ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2009

    'Hooking Up with Tila Tequila': We Withstand Her Book-Thing So You Don't Have To

    Ulysses, it ain'tFirst lines are important. They say a lot. They're a real indication of the prodigious thought, labor, and love poured into the thousands of lines to follow. To wit: As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams, he found himself transformed into an enormous cockroach. -- Fra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2008

    On Comics: An "Event" Overload?

    Ulysses, it ain'tFirst lines are important. They say a lot. They're a real indication of the prodigious thought, labor, and love poured into the thousands of lines to follow. To wit: As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams, he found himself transformed into an enormous cockroach. -- Fra ... More >>

  • Film

    August 8, 2007

    The Popcorn King

    Rush Hour 3 director Brett Ratner has been called a fauxteur, a womanizer and, worse, over budget. Why you should take him seriously anyway.

  • Film

    August 10, 2005

    Working Blue. And Brown.

    Inside the dirtiest joke ever told is a nugget of unadulterated joy

  • Calendar

    March 16, 2005

    This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

    Inside the dirtiest joke ever told is a nugget of unadulterated joy

  • Film

    February 9, 2005

    Deep Impact

    A documentary revisits the moment when porn went mainstream

  • News

    February 9, 2005

    Naked Ambition

    Our friend takes photos of naked people at City Hall. And then he publishes them.

  • News

    September 15, 2004

    Merchants of Passion

    A Bay Area company moves the dildo into the national mainstream -- one housewife at a time

  • Music

    September 25, 2002

    Sophisticated Boom Boom

    S.F.'s Famous Burlesque Orchestra provides a safe haven for punks, gorillas, and other odd characters

  • Film

    March 14, 2001

    Reel World

    Budd Boetticher; Film awards; Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within preview

  • Culture

    November 1, 2000

    What, Them Worry?

    As Mad celebrates its 400th issue, its editors wonder how to stay funny in a world gone mad

  • Dining

    June 16, 1999

    Side Dish

    As Mad celebrates its 400th issue, its editors wonder how to stay funny in a world gone mad

  • Dining

    January 27, 1999

    The Man Who Came to Dinner

    As Mad celebrates its 400th issue, its editors wonder how to stay funny in a world gone mad

  • Music

    February 11, 1998

    The House of Tudor

    As Mad celebrates its 400th issue, its editors wonder how to stay funny in a world gone mad

  • Music

    September 3, 1997

    The Probe Guy

    In The Probe, Aaron Muentz writes about sex, booze, and rock 'n' roll -- in that order

  • News

    May 31, 1995

    Cybercitizen Jim

    Jim Warren makes the Net safe for democracy

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