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The Playboy Reader

Culture · English

The Playboy Reader publishes a mix of cultural essays, lifestyle features, and data-driven reports on topics ranging from Gen Z sexuality and dating trends to celebrity interviews and magazine history. The publication targets readers interested in contemporary culture, relationships, and the intersection of media and society.

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60% of Gen Z Is Too Afraid of Rejection to Date

Gen Z Wants to Have More Sex—They Just Can’t Afford It

Introducing the 2026 Playboy Gen Z Sex Survey

Making a Magazine Is a Hilarious Exercise

Reading Is Sexier Than Ever

Meet the Antinatalists, Who Hope Humans Go Extinct

Miss August, by the Decade

Dolly Parton’s Philosophy of Life

The Sexiest Move a Man Could Make

Playboy's Small Town Girls, 1996

Playboy Undercover: I Went to a Secret Celebrity Orgasm Doctor

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Social trends Gen Z demographics sexual health Sexual health and behavior Digital dating culture

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Playboy readers Gen Z individuals Sex and relationship researchers Media consumers interested in social trends Gen Z adults millennial women Film enthusiasts Psychology and sociology students

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Cover star featured in the Fall 2026 issue.

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Playboy alum who conducted Charli XCX's interview.

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Miss September featured in the issue.

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Mary Beth Barone

Stand-up comic featured in the issue.

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MaryAnne Tongko

Oversaw the printing of the Fall 2026 issue.

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Flower child Miss August 2026 with a psychedelic vibe.

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Country music icon discussing her look, career, and philosophy in a 1978 Playboy interview.

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Senior Photo Editor at Playboy, led the small-town women pictorial.

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