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Erecting an Icon
Forty fucking years! As HUSTLER hits its ruby anniversary, we look back at nearly half a century of sex, insanity and the American Dream. Lock up your daughters and hang on tight. 1974: The first issue of...
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Why I Dig Being in HUSTLER
As a reporter, historian, critic and columnist for more than 60 years, I’ve never wanted to write just for the choir—readers who always agree with me. The wider and more combative the...
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Mr. Indecency
This is a fit time and place to mark the memory of one Charles Keating, the scoundrel who wanted to be remembered for having put Larry Flynt in jail. Instead, this holier-than-thou guardian of other people’s...
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Greed Monsters, Inc.
By now just about everybody knows that 1% of the population controls most of America’s cash and assets. Some says it’s a crime, others say it’s just capitalism. But the reality is, this country’s...
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Below the Rust Belt
Ever wonder why that lap dancer grinding against your beer gut looks like she’s about to puke? Our reporter secretly worked a pole in one of the godforsaken corners of our great land in search of an...
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Honest Until It Hurts
Kyle Kinane stands in front of people and tells jokes. People laugh. His voice is the one on Comedy Central telling you what to watch. People do what he says. He’s a very powerful man. HUSTLER:...
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From Science Geek to Bondage Freak
Casey Calvert has always been a bad girl. Now she’s finally being punished—and she couldn’t be happier. If you’re ever fortunate enough to be on a date with the...
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Porn From the Past
Alice tackles the lead in This Ain’t Upstairs, Downstairs XXX. Thanks to D.D. of Crescent, Iowa, for this vintage photo. Send your smut of yesteryear to: HUSTLER’s Porn From the Past 8484 Wilshire Blvd.,...
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America Or China?
Back in the 1950s and ’60s, when FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover was convinced that a huge number of citizens were engaging in “un-American” activities, free-thinking friends of mine became very careful of...
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The Smear Matrix
Porn has a new hotshot, and I fear for Larry Flynt’s financial future now that Big Brother is challenging him for market share. Who needs HUSTLER Magazine when you have the British intelligence agency...
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Whip It Good!
From a cat-o’-nine-tails to ball gags and nipple clamps, Sex Nerd Sandra knows the pleasures of pain. Her recent BDSM workshop at the West Hollywood Pleasure Chest schooled her captive audience on the basics...
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Topless Tuesdays
Eight a.m. Another day, another fucking dollar, another godawful commute to the office. Then you pull up to the Devil’s Brew for your caffeine jolt. A barista brings you your order, flashes a smile and, best...
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You’re Not a Caveman
When it comes to sex, men have a bad reputation. The good news is, most of it’s a lie. Harvard professor Abraham Morgentaler, M.D.—researcher, therapist and author of Why Men Fake It: The Totally...
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Naked Kicks on Route 66
18 DAYS. 2,451 MILES. 9 GIRLS. EACH DAY ON THE MAIN STREET OF AMERICA WAS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT EXPERIENCE EVEN IF WE ONLY TRAVELED A COUPLE HUNDRED MILES. ROADSIDE ATTRACTIONS AND PUBLIC NUDITY:...
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Porn From the Past
Looks like Ricardo found the perfect humidor for his Cuban cigar. Thanks to W.D. of Boston, Massachusetts, for these vintage photos. Send your smut of yesteryear to: HUSTLER’s Porn From the Past 8484...
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A Scam to Die For
There’s nothing new about public officials lying to you, but in this case the lie is immoral and potentially deadly. You’re being told that the Affordable Care Act, or “Obamacare,” is a failure. A...
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Spies and Lies
Our government has totally shredded our right to privacy and will blatantly lie about the vast extent of its domestic surveillance apparatus. We suspected it before, but now—thanks to NSA whistleblower...
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Exit Through The Strip Club
Renegade street artist Banksy hit the HUSTLER Club in Hell’s Kitchen for the 24th piece of his month-long “residency” in New York City. This forlorn gentleman was stenciled onto the...
