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Why your father's Playboy can't compete in today's world of hard-core porn

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imagePlayboy bunnies are apparently out of fashion. Reuters

Last week Playboy offered the latest example of how much times are changing in the digital age.

The pioneer of soft-core porn announced that it is no longer going to publish images of naked women, beginning in March. Before we all celebrate this as a feminist victory, we need to ask why Playboy...

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