Playboy's smart moves..

Is there anything better than reliving the glory of a half century ago, when the magazine made its biggest splash publishing nude pictures of Marilyn Monroe and was being read by millions? 

What could be better in a bad economy than to retrace the 1960s' good times and give readers a break on the magazine's price?



Indeed, among the hottest fashion trends for men are retro looks inspired by TV shows such as "Mad Men," which no doubt was an inspiration for other period programs like NBC's new "The Playboy Club," a fictional primetime drama about what goes on behind the scenes of one of the '60s-era nightclubs..

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Johansson to make Broadway debut

by BBC News,

Actress Scarlett Johansson is to make her Broadway debut in Arthur Miller's A View from the Bridge.
She will star opposite Scream star Liev Schreiber in the 1950s-set drama about a Brooklyn dock worker who is obsessed by his 17-year-old niece.

The production is due to open at the Cort Theater on 24 January with previews beginning on 28 December.
Other Hollywood stars to have appeared on Broadway this year have included Jude Law and Hugh Jackman.
Johansson, 24, has appeared in films including Lost In Translation, Girl with a Pearl Earring and Vicky Cristina Barcelona.
Schreiber, 42, has performed on Broadway a number of times and won a Tony Award in 2005 for his role in David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross.

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