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NEW YORK, May 11 /PRNewswire/ -- PLAYGIRL, the leader in adult entertainment for women since 1973, has taken the brand in a new direction. Certain that women's interest in adult entertainment is growing steadily, PLAYGIRL has entered new consumer venues and partnered with established industry leaders to introduce the brand to a wider, more contemporary audience beyond the traditional newsstand. "PLAYGIRL is a valuable commodity so we thought strategically about how to develop each venture," said Mark Graff, President of Trans Digital Media LLC, PLAYGIRL'S parent company and founder of Spice Channel. "To sustain our reputation as a favorite among...

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals used two Playboy playmates wearing fake lettuce bikinis to give out veggie hot dogs. "They claim to be interested in the hot dogs, but we know why they're really out here," said former playmate Kari Kennell-Whitman (pictured, at left). "They go, 'Oooh, is that real lettuce? Can we touch your lettuce?' And we go, 'No, thank you.'" This is a food fight. The vegetarians from PETA were on Capitol Hill because they have a beef with the American Meat Institute, which hosted its own event. "I occasionally eat veggie burgers just because they're...