The magazine's June edition hits newsstands Friday equipped with 3-D glasses. Now the toy that has kids dodging dragons, meatballs and tall blue aliens at the movies will help adults focus on what is, at first glance, a very blurry Playmate of the Year.
What would people most like to see in 3-D?" asked Playboy founder Hugh Hefner. Probably a naked lady."
Hefner makes no secret of hoping to capitalize on the popularity of 3-D movies such as Avatar" and How to Train Your Dragon," even as he makes no secret of not quite getting what all the fuss is about.
I'm not a huge enthusiast of 3-D," he said in a telephone interview. I leave real life to go to the movies and 2-D is fine with me."
If the thought of grown men sitting back in their recliners with a pair of 3-D glasses doesn't quite say Playboy," it should be noted that a few months ago the magazine put Marge Simpson the blue-haired cartoon mother of Bart, on the cover and in a two-page centerfold.
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