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Do We Do It To Ourselves?

Barbara & Shannon Kelley | Posted 03.13.2012

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Barbara & Shannon Kelley

An ugly little thought crept in: It's not just men who are responsible for our objectification. You have to wonder if we're sometimes responsible for our own misrepresentation.

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PHOTO: LeAnn And Eddie Step Out With Kids, Parents

Posted 12.20.2011

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Everyone's favorite controversial couple LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian show no signs of stopping. Earlier this week, the duo were spotted taking a bre...

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Insider: Playboy Was In Bed With Producers of The Playboy Club

N. E. Marsden | Posted 12.17.2011

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N. E. Marsden

NBC axed the show after episode 3. Feminists, parents and anti-porn groups that boycotted the program are elated -- but arguably Playboy will come out on top for three reasons.

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FACE IT: A Retro TV Season for Women

Michele Willens | Posted 12.11.2011

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Michele Willens

So what to make so far of the new 2011 television season? Personally, I was just getting over my PMMS (Postponed MadMen Syndrome), so let's say I was grumpy going into it. Seeing how women are being portrayed is not helping.

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More Bad News For Ed Cibrian

Posted 12.05.2011

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Eddie Cibrian cannot catch a break. If the sting of canceling his show, "The Playboy Club," wasn't enough, Cibrian suffered an pretty serious inju...

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Hugh Hefner: 'I'm Sorry' About The Playboy Club

Posted 12.05.2011

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On Tuesday (Oct. 5), NBC announced the first cancellation of the new fall TV season -- the 1960s period piece drama, 'The Playboy Club.' -- after the ...

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'Playboy Club' Canceled

Posted 12.04.2011

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NBC announced Tuesday that it has canceled "The Playboy Club." The period drama was the first casualty of the 2011-2012 season. "Playboy" will be r...

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The Real Stories Behind Playboy Club and Pan Am

Helen Davey | Posted 12.01.2011

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Helen Davey

I'm posting a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation radio interview that I did with Brent Bambury about my reaction to the new ABC series Pan Am, on Sunda...

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Which TV Network Is The Most Gay Friendly?

AP | By FRAZIER MOORE | Posted 11.28.2011

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NEW YORK -- The number of gay and bisexual characters on scripted broadcast network TV has dipped slightly this season to 19 out of nearly 650 roles, ...

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Eddie Cibrian Talks Shady Pasts & Scandals

Posted 11.27.2011

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Eddie Cibrian is trying to escape his past, both in fiction and the flesh. First and foremost, he has become known for his affair with lightning po...

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'Playboy Club' Actor Comes Out Of The Closet

Posted 11.26.2011

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Firefly alum and Playboy Club actor Sean Maher has worked steadily in Hollywood for 14 years, and during that time, he made the choice to be closeted ...

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LeAnn Rimes: 'The Playboy Club' Is 'Not All About Sex'

blog.zap2it.com | Posted 11.26.2011

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LeAnn Rimes knows a lot more about Hugh Hefner's empire these days. The singer's husband, Eddie Cibrian, is among the stars of NBC's new Monday dra...

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Brennan Williams

EXCLUSIVE: Iconic Playmate, Jennifer Jackson, Talks Life After Baring It All & ‘The Playboy Club’

HuffingtonPost.com | Brennan Williams | Posted 11.25.2011

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Hot on the heels of the popular television series "Mad Men," NBC producers are capitalizing on the recent trend of '60s-era shows with their new drama...

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Is Sex the New Selling Point in Fall Season Premieres?

Amy Shiner | Posted 11.24.2011

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Amy Shiner

Fall season premieres have been airing for the past week, more to be aired in the next few weeks, and a popular theme this fall is sex positivity.

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Brennan Williams

Naturi Naughton Reveals How She Keeps It Sexy On 'The Playboy Club'

HuffingtonPost.com | Brennan Williams | Posted 11.22.2011

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Maintaining one's beauty on the set of any Hollywood production can be a bit labor intensive. Fortunately for actress-singer Naturi Naughton, she has ...

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Brennan Williams

Jenifer Lewis Talks: 'Playboy Club,' New Lifetime Film And Broadway Comeback

HuffingtonPost.com | Brennan Williams | Posted 11.21.2011

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Establishing a prestigious body of work both in Hollywood and on the Great White Way is a feat that many actors and actresses aspire to do. For legend...

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Former Bunny Blasts 'The Playboy Club'

Posted 11.20.2011

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Whether from competition, a poor lead-in or plain disinterest, the public didn't show much adoration for "The Playboy Club" on Monday night, with the ...

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Network fall TV 2011: DOA

Marshall Fine | Posted 11.20.2011

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Marshall Fine

Is it too early to call the new fall TV season a wash-out? Having watched the pilots for most of the network shows, I've come away with that sick fee...

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Look Who's Playing Ray Charles Now

Posted 11.16.2011

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The winner of NBC's hit "The Voice" has been relatively quiet since his big win -- but that's all about to change, as he's among a group of contempora...

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Playboy's 1960s-Inspired October Issue On Sale For 60 Cents

The Huffington Post | Ileana Llorens | Posted 11.15.2011

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It's a big month for Hef and the rest of the Playboy empire. A 60-cent issue, a 1960s-inspired cover, an NBC show and a marketing scheme to tie the...

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Brennan Williams

Naturi Naughton Talks: 'The Playboy Club,' 'X-Men' Role, Return To Music Industry, And More

HuffingtonPost.com | Brennan Williams | Posted 11.13.2011

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September 19 marks the debut of NBC's new drama, "The Playboy Club." The show, set in 1960s Chicago, showcases the legendary fantasy club and its beau...

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Playboy Club Returning To Chicago After Long Hiatus

Crain's Chicago Business | Crain's Chicago Business | Posted 10.29.2011

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Plans are in the works for a new Chicago Playboy Club just blocks away from where the original opened 51 years ago. Playboy Enterprises Inc. has si...

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Jessie Heyman

Troy Garity's Star-Studded TV Debut

HuffingtonPost.com | Jessie Heyman | Posted 10.22.2011

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Troy Garity's voice is dulled but authoritative; he takes long pauses and strings together fragmented thoughts and metaphors and ends up--somewhat mir...

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Playboy Bunnies: Hollywood's Vision of Female Empowerment?

Barbara & Shannon Kelley | Posted 10.10.2011

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Barbara & Shannon Kelley

Fast in the wake of the success of "Mad Men," AMC's retro series on the advertising industry circa 1965, come two new period series for the fall seaso...

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NBC Says 'Playboy Club' Is A 'Fun Soap Opera'

Reuters | Bob Tourtellotte | Posted 10.01.2011

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By Bob Tourtellotte LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - NBC executives on Monday defended the network's controversial new drama "The Playboy Club",...

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