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
Amy Nicole Moore, judging by her photos it's easy to see how she was born to model 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
Akacia Boven, the beautiful model with piercing eyes gives us something to think about 34
THE ART OF THE REAL
Zero clouds gather over the conscience of Stormy Daniels 42
COVER FEATURE
Ana Espinola, this fitness model and competitive bikini athlete commands our attention 50
EZRA MILLER
The cross-genre gleefully obliterates convention 58
PICTORIAL
Kimberly Ann, as a professional photographer she’s talented both behind and in front of the camera 68
THE MALTESE BUNNY
The Goon makes his Playboy debut in this funny-bunny noir comic from Eric Powell 76
PICTORIAL
Rose Keeper, inspired by all the beauty that surrounds her, nature, art and the people she cares about 82
A PHENOMENAL WOMAN
A1999 interview with poet Maya Angelou featuring a new introduction by Edwidge Danticat 90
ON THE COVER
Ana Espinola, Photography by Fabio Lorenzo No 81 April 2019