WHAT I LEARNT FROM PLAYMATES
Former Playboy editor James R Peterson on his very special education 8
THE KING OF FREE SPEECH
Remembering comic Lenny Bruce, the "surgeon with a scalpel for false values" 10
WELCOME TO HEF'S PARTY
Playboy After Dark turns 50, we look back at the intimate performances by the era’s top entertainers 12
PICTORIAL
Vivian Hammerschmidt, the German-born looks and beauty ticks all our checkboxes 16
HARE FORCE ONE
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s Hugh Hefner's luxury jetliner 24
DRINKS
Gin is in and we’ve put together some awesome seasonal mixes 30
PICTORIAL
Kimberly Ann, as a professional photographer she’s talented both behind and in front of the camera 34
THE ART OF THE REAL
Zero clouds gather over the conscience of Stormy Daniels 42
COVER FEATURE
Savannah Madison, this Australian beauty seductively embraces her sexy side 50
EZRA MILLER
The cross-genre gleefully obliterates convention 58
PICTORIAL
Amy Nicole Moore, judging by her photos it’s easy to see how she was born to model 68
THE MALTESE BUNNY
The Goon makes his Playboy debut in this funny-bunny noir comic from Eric Powell 76
PICTORIAL
Shannon Leanne, the success of others drives her to be the best she can be 82
A PHENOMENAL WOMAN
A1999 interview with poet Maya Angelou featuring a new introduction by Edwidge Danticat 90
ON THE COVER
Savannah Madison, photography by Arthur St. John No 3 April 2019