At a time when misogyny is already on the rise, the return of the iconic smut mag represents a big step backwards for women everywhere, writes Flic Everett Just when you thought things might be improving for women, this week sees another swift uppercut to the face of feminism with reports heralding the relaunch of Playboy magazine next February. The “storied, iconic” mag shut down during Covid, after the death of Hugh “Hef” Hefner in 2017. Hefner was the “storied, iconic” owner of the brand, who well into his eighties was still iconically picking off aspiring models in their late teens to come and “play” with him in his silk sheets at the increasingly shabby Playboy Mansion.
This process is described in stomach-churning detail in his wife Crystal Hefner’s book Only Say Good Things, tellingly subtitled Surviving Playboy and Finding Myself. Join the Irish Independent WhatsApp channel Stay up to date with all the latest news.