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Playboy released their first non-nude magazine cover since 1972 this week following an announcement in October that the brand is gunning for a millennial readership. Having already made their website SFW last year, the print magazine over at Playboy Empires have decided to follow suit.
Drag culture in the UK, and internationally, has witnessed a cultural explosion of shade, lip-syncing and fierce queens in recent years, largely at the hands of RuPaul and his successors.
A secluded BDSM chateau in upstate New York, La Domaine Esemar, is training masters and slaves to play with power dynamics and closely examine consent BDSM - the erotic play of bondage, discipline (or domination), sadism, and masochism - has crept above ground. The art and practice has moved from the fringes of society into mainstream consciousness.
After months of speculation about whether Kylie Jenner was pregnant, the 20-year-old finally announced the birth of her daughter Stormi Webster on February 4th. Not only was the announcement enough to overshadow Super Bowl Sunday on social media, but it was a masterclass in how to publicly strategise the private and intimate phenomenon of motherhood.
The LLETZ (LEEP) procedure is performed to remove abnormal cervical cells that could become cancerous if left untreated, but a group of women say sexism in medicine failed to prepare them for the sometimes traumatic side effects On 2 August 2010, Asha*, a 33-year-old woman living in Hackney, east London, visited Homerton University Hospital for a 'minor' procedure to remove abnormal cells from her cervix.
Horror is often snubbed as sensationalised low-culture thrill by its critics, but it has always been a popular genre regardless. The teen slasher came into its own in the late 70s and quickly became one of the most popular sub-genres in the horror category.
What should you do if you're anxious about climate change? Calm down, and take action When Laura Hinman left her burgeoning career in New York's fashion industry for Standing Rock last September, her journey as a Native activist was marked with uncertainty, and anxiety.
Lesbians, or more correctly women acting as lesbians, have always had an enduring appeal for masculine heteronormative culture; the idea that females fuck, lick and pleasure each other is often treated as a fleeting sexual orientation that can be disrupted by a penis in the room.
Irish citizens will go to the polls on May 25 to vote on whether to repeal the country\'s Eighth Amendment, which gives equal legal right to life to a mother and an unborn fetus. Meet the women who have been failed by this archaic law.
The porn business is given a free pass on racist stereotyping and unequal pay structures because it is deemed an 'unacceptable' workforce by mainstream culture Racism and ethnic type-casting within the world of pornography - both on and off camera - is given little outside critical attention.
Noël Williams was just 13 years old when he was first locked up for gang-related crimes, but now he is brushing shoulders with the UK's political elite and is a prominent voice in the youth justice system The streets of London are a warzone for those involved in gang crime.
Erika Lust's new five-part mini docu-series 'In Conversation with Sex Workers' aims to tell one essential truth: that sex work is real work Photo credit: Erika Lust The sex industry occupies a liminal space. It is simultaneously nowhere and everywhere; shapeshifting.
Turning against your family and friends' religious values often comes at a high price, but the internet is helping young people come to terms with their atheism The first part of our week-long religion and spirituality series examines the crises of faith among some young people in strict religions.
As Brexit looms ahead, many sex workers look to the future with fear and anxiety The difficulties of being both a sex worker and a migrant in the UK shouldn't be understated, and Brexit has just planted another missile-sized bombshell into the mix.
As interest in religion among young people declines, an explosion of astrology signifies a yearning for meaning and purpose The second part of our religion and spirituality series explores the cause and significance of astrology's appeal to young people.
What we define as 'feminist art' is nearly as divisive as feminism itself. There is a looseness around the term 'feminist art' because it is assumed that any female producing work should automatically be placed under the political microscope.
The literary vampire is an ambiguously coded figure, a source of both erotic anxiety and corrupt desire, and is one of the most powerful archetypes passed down to us from the nineteenth century. Neither dead or alive, human or creature, this abject figure occupies a liminal space that traverses the boundaries separating life and death; sex and violence.
Cindy Sherman has spent most of her 62 years using her camera as a way to explore concepts of identity, sexuality, and largely, femininity. Starting out as a painter in 1972, she moved towards photography and began using make-up and costume to create images of herself as various societal archetypes.
After tweeting about his admiration and support for Donald Trump, the internet was on fire and his critics were quick to tear him down. But how much of the 'real' Kanye are we actually seeing? You don't have to agree with Trump but the mob can't make me not love him.
The LLETZ (LEEP) procedure is performed to remove abnormal cervical cells that could become cancerous if left untreated, but a group of women say sexism in medicine failed to prepare them for the sometimes traumatic side effects On 2 August 2010, Asha*, a 33-year-old woman living in Hackney, east London, visited Homerton University Hospital for a 'minor' procedure to remove abnormal cells from her cervix.
Why I'm addicted to TV cooking shows An onslaught of reality television programmes, documentaries and series' centred around food has got me hooked, and it's not just me A strange thing has happened to me. I have become a cooking show junkie.
Afraid that your gun-worshipping, racist uncle is going to make your blood boil? Here's how to handle the situation Thanksgiving: a holiday sold to millions of Americans as a time to sit down with family, share food, and show gratitude for whatever version of history you were taught at school.
Two PlayGround writers - one gay man and a heterosexual woman - go head-to-head to dissect this year's, nay decade's, most important show: Netflix's 'Queer Eye' By Rubén Serrano and Anna Freeman The Netflix reboot of Queer Eye has become an instant fan favourite.
When Camille Melissa emigrated to the UK from Australia via Paris and entered the sex industry in 2005, she always knew that photography would play a crucial role as she navigated the complex structures - both visible and invisible - of this misrepresented community.
In a world where literature is ever-becoming a passing trend amongst teens, it's refreshing to see an author tackling issues like queer identity, small town claustrophobia, and drag culture through fiction. Los Angeles-based comedian and actor Jeffery Self, best known for his cult US TV show Jeffery and Cole Casserole with artistic partner Cole Escola, is now venturing into writing with his first young adult novel, Drag Teen.
At the end of 2016 it was announced that a Russian survival reality TV show that would reportedly allow murder is on its way while in the UK Honey G was a car crash people couldn't tear themselves away from
It feels like not a day - or even an hour - goes by that we aren't warned about the dangers and inherent threats of technology. Will there be a robot uprising? Could hackers start a nuclear war? Will sex robots replace intercourse between humans?
What is most fascinating about the World Cup 2018 is what's happening on the pages of Reddit, Twitter, Facebook, and WhatsApp. The seemingly unstoppable power of meme culture is cultivating a global football fandom unlike any other in history.
Yes people, sex robots are here and there ain't nothing you can do about it. The sexual revolution of the New World will be hardwired. I have been trying to figure out how I feel about sex robots for a while now, as strange as that might be.
A nationwide strike will take place in Spain on International Women's Day. PlayGround+ editor Anna Freeman reflects on what the UK can learn from Spanish feminism Barcelona, Spain - It's International Women's Day (IWD) and female workers in Spain - and here at PlayGround - are going on strike.
Spain is facing its biggest political upheaval in decades - and it's only going to get worse It has been a tumultuous year in Catalonia and Spain. The Catalan government marched on with a vote of independence without permission from Spain's central government, the People's Party, or constitutional courts.
When Camille Melissa emigrated to the UK from Australia via Paris and entered the sex industry in 2005, she always knew that photography would play a crucial role as she navigated the complex structures - both visible and invisible - of this misrepresented community.
There is no doubt that we're living in a celebrity-obsessed world. The rise of celebrity is an exchange of commodity: the relationship between consumer and consumed, performer and their public. Stardom and fandom can only survive through obsessive documentation of the lives, the loves, and the politics of our cultural treasures.
Becoming a celebrity is a complex process which is given little credit, as New York-based artist Leah Schrager will attest. The processes of building up a cultural empire from scratch is a full time job; there's no rest for the fame-seeker.
It's not about having a penis - it's about your effortlessly cool vibe. 'Big Dick Energy' is not something you can fake, it comes from within You've either got it - or you don't. 'Big Dick Energy' is a concept sweeping the celebsphere and has spawned an incredible online debate about what criterion you need to have it.
The young Punjabi-Sikh poet, from Canada, is fit for the Instagram age, but her writing is entrenched in her experiences and traditions as a South Asian woman Rupi Kaur is the modern day poet fit for the Instagram age. Yet, her credentials don't end there.
It's 2017 and we have made some serious strides for women's rights - but we're not done yet. While a pay gap between the sexes may be well-documented, the gender pain gap often goes unchecked.
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We ask whether the spirituality industry is the new face of money-making religious movements To complete our three-part series, we look at the ways capitalist drives are shaping our connection with spirituality Spirituality is big business. The burgeoning global market of self-fulfilment is now worth $2 billion annually, according to industry analysis firm IBIS World.
Furry fandom and 'fursuiting' is commonly thought to be a sexual fetish in mainstream culture, but there is a lot more to this subculture than sex Furries - people with an interest in anthropomorphised animals, like Sonic the Hedgehog or Pokémon - have been the source of ridicule in popular culture for years.
Badass electro-punk provocateur, Peaches, exploded back into the limelight on Friday with the release of an extremely NSFW video for her new song . After a six-year break, and in true Peaches-style, the reawakening of this genderfuck giant was accompanied with hairy clits, public urination and stylised dick slapping; a perfect remedy for the gaping hole left in the hearts (and vaginas) of her loyal following.
It's 2018 in New York City, and the gang realise they can't just sit around and drink coffee all day After three years of hard graft, Rachel is still doing unpaid work for Ralph Lauren - food and travel expenses covered, though - as she tries to climb the ropes from assistant to senior assistant.
Feminist science-fiction film The Last of Her Blood that follows a young woman's fight for survival in a post-apocalyptic reality and is based in Manchester is set for release this week. MM caught up with 22-year-old director Venla Shantali to discuss her upcoming movie, which will hit the big screens on June 12, and what inspired her to venture into sci-fi.