Why We Love Zombies
Granted. They’re not pale-skinned shimmering vampires that have adolescent girls and middle-aged women worldwide swooning over the taboo fantasy of illicit, dark netherworld romance. But, Zombies...
View ArticleBook Launch: All Shapes and Sizes
All Shapes & Sizes: Behind the Scenes at Playboy South Africa is available for purchase via Amazon Kindle Store and can be read on any of the following devices: Kindle, iPad, iPhone, Android,...
View ArticleFreedom & Pregnancy
The lights on Robben Island start blinking as the sun drops behind Lion’s Head. Sitting at Maestro’s across the bay, two old friends talk about life, the universe and beyond. They have seen 42 but...
View ArticleForum: A Taxi Grand Prix
When I actually wake up, after about three cups of coffee, there are few things I relish more than the daily comedy that is the South African morning rush hour. As I am presently residing in one of the...
View ArticleWhy She Hates Your Gifts
One of my closest friends considered dumping a guy who got her a fuzzy pink bathrobe for Christmas. She’s the nicest, most mellow person I know, but she never, ever wears pink. She’s not really into...
View ArticleWank And Live!
Almost half the population now knows that HIV and AIDS can be caused by randomly fucking around without a condom. A recent survey by the Human Sciences Research Council showed that the other half,...
View ArticleBreakfast In Bed May 2013
FOR A CHANGE OF PACE, WE INVITED RICH MULHOLLAND TO EXPLORE WHY SOUTH AFRICANS ARE SO SPORTS-BEFOK AND WHETHER THIS IS CHEMICAL OR CULTURAL, OR BOTH? I grew up in a city called Glasgow in Scotland...
View ArticleRole Playing: Rich Mulholland
When I was 16 years old I discovered the wonderful world of fantasy role-playing – from damsels in distress and heroic elves to dungeons and dragons – role-playing was what I was doing while my peers...
View ArticleWhy We Love Zombies
Granted. They’re not pale-skinned shimmering vampires that have adolescent girls and middle-aged women worldwide swooning over the taboo fantasy of illicit, dark netherworld romance. But, Zombies...
View ArticleStop Picking On Vegetarians
I get why vegetarianism used to be unmanly. No one likes the Neanderthal who says, “It’s partly health, partly ethical. look, I don’t want to be the cave scold. you have your fun hunting woolly...
View ArticleEnthusiastic Consent: Only Yes Means Yes
Note from the Editor: Seventeen year old Anene Booysen was brutally tortured, raped and murdered in February, and her death lead South Africans to do some serious introspection about the levels of...
View ArticleThe Awkward Hug: Sarah Britten
Italians have a code. So do Greeks, Arabs, the French and the Cambodians. There, when you meet people, or say goodbye to them, you do it in a particular way. In some cultures, men kiss each other on...
View ArticleSwinging
Q : My wife and I have decided to try swinging. What should we expect on a first meeting with another couple? – T. M., Johannesburg Q :Don’t expect anything. That way, you won’t be disappointed. In...
View ArticleMaking Your Girlfriend A Sports Fanatic
I grew up in Texas but always hated sports. When I wanted to talk to boys, they were watching sports. When I wanted to talk to my dad, he was watching sports. When my debate team needed money for a...
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