Playboy Magazine April 2012

Playboy is an American men's magazine established in 1953 in Chicago by Hugh Hefner and his associates, with initial funding from a loan from Hefner's mother. Over the years, it has developed into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., becoming a globally recognized brand with various international editions. The magazine is known for featuring photographs of nude women, as well as journalism and fiction. Playboy has a history of publishing short stories by prominent authors such as Arthur C. Clarke, Ian Fleming, Vladimir Nabokov, Chuck Palahniuk, P. G. Wodehouse, and Margaret Atwood. It also showcases notable cartoonists through its regular display of full-page color cartoons. Additionally, Playboy includes monthly interviews with influential public figures across various fields, including art, architecture, economics, film, journalism, literature, religion, politics, sports, and more. The magazine typically maintains a liberal editorial viewpoint. In psychoanalytic theory, it is suggested that children exhibit perversions or are considered "polymorphous perverts."