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Two potential buyers closing in on Playboy
Company TownHef may soon have a new boss. Brand management firm Iconix Brand Group and a group led by Jim Griffiths, the company's former entertainment president, are both in advanced talks to acquire 'gentlemen's' entertainment company Playboy Enterprises Inc. and... -
Golden Gate Capital denies interest in Playboy
Company TownOne of the bunny's bidders appears to have lost his backer. Private equity firm Golden Gate Capital issued a statement today saying that it "is not and will not be involved in any way with any potential acquisition of Playboy...... -
Hugh Hefner, others donate money to save Hollywood sign from developers [Updated]
L.A. NOWPlayboy founder Hugh Hefner has come to the rescue of the Hollywood sign on Monday, anteing up $900,000 to help in the effort to preserve the land to the west of the famed landmark. Another $500,000 matching grant came from...... -
Consumer Confidential: Playboy in play, low credit scores, steady gas prices
Money & CompanyHere's your mournfully Monday roundup of consumer news from around the Web: --You're never too old to be a player: Hugh Hefner says he's willing to pony up about $122 million to buy the shares of Playboy Enterprises that he...... -
The Morning Fix: Warner Bros.' big bet on 'Inception.' Stars are falling! Hugh Hefner wants some privacy. RIP George Steinbrenner, who changed TV and sports
Company TownAfter the coffee. Before figuring out how to sneak out for the All-Star game. No sequels? No toys? What are they thinking? Remember when Hollywood movie making was about gambles and creativity. You don't? Oh, well it once was and...... -
A forum for thoughts on Penthouse
Change of SubjectIn "Penthouse owner flashes higher offer for Playboy," by Michael Oneal, we read: FriendFinder Networks Inc., the owner of the Penthouse adult entertainment franchise, said Thursday that it would offer $210 million for Playboy Enterprises Inc., topping... -
Even Sex Is Hard To Sell In A Rough Economy
![Whoever invented the marketing maxim "Sex sells" must not have been thinking literally.](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2009-08/48619491-12170248-187105.jpg "Whoever invented the marketing maxim "Sex sells\" must not have been thinking literally.")
Tribune staff reporterWhoever invented the marketing maxim "Sex sells" must not have been thinking literally. After more than a year of recession, sex isn't selling any better than anything else. From Internet pornography to strip-club lap dances to Playboy magazines,...Tags: Hamburgers, University of Minnesota, Dining and Drinking, Prostitution, San Gabriel
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Brand X Files: Obama disses Palin. Don't sell cocaine on Craigslist. Hef says 'no!' to featuring Kate Gosselin in Playboy.
Brand XHugh Hefner says that Kate Gosselin will not be appearing in Playboy: "No, no!" were his exact words. (E! Online)Did supermodel Beverly Johnson bring a gunman when she broke up with her boyfriend? That's what lawsuit alleges. (TMZ) President Obama... -
Hugh Hefner's home next to Playboy mansion for sale for $27,995,000
OK, no more proverbial pressing your nose up against the gates hoping to catch a glimpse of what goes on at the Playboy mansion. Now you can live right next door and spy from the comforts of your own home.
Hugh Hefner and wife Kimberley have listed their...Tags: Banking, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (movie), Music Industry, Clubs and Associations, Panama
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The week ahead
Chicago TribuneMonday: -- Earnings: Administaff Inc.; Brown & Brown Inc.; Cephalon Inc.; Charles River Laboratories International Inc.; General Growth Properties Inc.; Hub Group Inc.; Loews Corp.; Mercury General Corp.; Priceline.com Inc.; Yum Brands Inc. Tuesday: --...Tags: General Growth Properties, Inc., Earnings, Granite Construction Incorporated, Career Education Corporation, Coca-Cola Enterprises Incorporated
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Playboy Mexico's 'Naked Mary' cover
Playboy magazine has been offending sensibilities since it began publishing in 1953, and ordinarily its stunts to attract readers are not worth noting. But the cover of the December issue of Playboy Mexico, featuring a semi-nude model presumably...Tags: Cults and Sects, Newspaper and Magazine, Mexico, Christianity, Religious Events
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Letters to the editor
Words of farewell Re “Studs Terkel, 1912-2008,” Obituary, Nov. 1 I first met Studs Terkel when I became senior vice president at Playboy Enterprises and started spending a lot of time in Chicago. He was easygoing and acerbic, witty and...Tags: Justice and Rights, Studs Terkel, Death, Judaism, Discrimination
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