In this issue

International Cover model Yilena Hernandez also known as The Cuban Barbie graces yet another cover, the new July issue of Playboy South Africa.

Good Vibes Only

A visit to Japan’s premier dildo bar, an underground sanctuary where women are free to talk openly — and positively — about sex in an otherwise hushhush culture.

6 mins

Defying The Antiporn Police

Is Sex A Menace To Society? Recent Social Media Purges Are Eerily Evocative Of A Reagan-era Attempt To Censor Playboy

7 mins

The Subversive Scribbler

Remembering Shel Silverstein, Playboy’s Beloved “Proto Punk” Poet And Cartoonist.

4 mins

Dannii Summers

Tell us a little about yourselfI’m a beautician and hair extensions specialist and I live in a little village called Conwy in north Wales.

1 min

Yilena Hernandez

We hear you grew up in Cuba, what was that like?Growing in Cuba is a blessing! It's tough, rough, edgy, very painful sometimes, yet it shapes you in the perfect form for the lights to come guide you in the proper direction. The utmost part is the self belief. Growing in Cuba taught that if I can make it there, I can make it anywhere.

2 mins

Lizzo The Incomparable

Fans Have Been Awaiting Her Next Album For Three Years. Can The Music Industry’s Most Fearless (And Genredefying) Artist Finally Break Through?

10 mins

Emily Quinn Rossetti

Tell us something surprising about you?I’m an artist deep-down. Growing up, I was the quiet girl in school who was unusually good at drawing, and I would always show up with paint all over my hands, wearing some wacky outfit haha.

1 min

The Green Scare

The Trump Administration Has Been Censoring Government Scientists, Sidelining Federal Workers And Discounting Evidence Of Climate Change. Is It Too Late To Save The Planet?

10+ mins

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Playboy South Africa Magazine Description:

Playboy has unveiled the latest creative evolution of the brand with its re-focused principles that are core to our philosophy and also includes more provocative pictorials. Last year, we removed explicit nudity, but from here on out, it is freedom of choice and personal expression that our fans will experience once again within the pages of the magazine. Playboy remains committed to its award-winning mix of long-form journalism, interviews and fiction and has recently brought back some of its familiar franchises, such as Playboy’s Party Jokes, Playboy Cartoons, World of Playboy, and the debut of the Heritage section. Discover what you’ve been missing and subscribe now.