8 SEX: GOOD VIBES ONLY
Repression can’t penetrate the walls of a female-focused Tokyo bar packed with dildos
13 DEFYING THE ANTI-PORN POLICE
Beware the moralizing mobs that try to restrict your freedoms
16 THE SUBVERSIVE SCRIBBLER
Revisiting the genius of poetic polymath Shel Silverstein
18 PICTORIAL
MJ Marie. Grew up doing small run way shows, but getting into more sexy shoots was very nerve racking at first for her
26 YUMNA IN FOCUS
Working on both sides of the camera, a fearless young artist makes PLAYBOY history
34 PICTORIAL
Tyler Madsen. The pretty blonde was bom in North Carolina, has travelled the world and now living in Denver, Colorado
42 20Q WITH DAVID HARBOUR
Talking body issues, mental illness and the power of celebrity with the new Hellboy
48 WEED WARRIORS
A look at how we backed the first-ever pro-pot consumer lobby
50 COVER FEATURE
Amber Diamond. Has a degree in film production, work as a model, fashion show producer & actress
58 LIZZO THE INCOMPARABLE 90
A pop force of nature gathers herself on the eve of a maniacally anticipated album drop
64 HOT TAKES & TAKEDOWNS
Aparna Nancherla and Adam Pally consider the pleasures and perils of online commentary
68 PICTORIAL
Dannii Summers. From a village called Conwy in north Wales
Captivating Dannii loves meeting new people
76 THE GREEN SCARE
The scientific community grapples with the climate-change denier in the White House
82 PICTORIAL
Stella Andrews. Starting out she was apprehensive, but now has a successful modelling career ahead of her
90 THE PLAYBOY SYMPOSIUM
Juxtapoz's Evan Pricco on the future of art and activism, featuring Yrsa Daley-Ward. Miranda Barnes and more
ON THE COVER
Amber Diamond Photography by Ryan Dwyer No 6 July 2019