Penthouse (USA) Year 2000 Magazine Back Issues
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Penthouse Jan 2000
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Penthouse January 2000 Features
Covergirl Juliet Cariaga (Nude) photographed by Earl Miller
Pet of the Month is Nicole Marciano photographed by Carl L. Wachter
Pet Of The Year: Huge Pull-Out Poster
Brave New Millenium: Miracles To Come From Genetic Science
Nashville Pussy: America's Favorite White-Trash Terrors
Son Of Sam: Creepy Serial Killer Becomes Christian Media Star | |
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Penthouse Mar 2000
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Penthouse March 2000 Features
Covergirl & Centerfold Pet of the Month Kyla Cole (Nude) photographed by J. Stephen Hicks
Slam Bunk! Radical Feminists Kill Men's College Sports
Oral Sex: Food Fantasies For Sensuous Suppers
Eyes Have It: Peeping Tom' Secret Erotic Thrills
Goldberg: Wrestling Champ's Unique Crusade
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Penthouse Apr 2000
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Penthouse April 2000 Features
Covergirl & Centerfold Pet of the Month Cristi Taylor (Nude) photographed by Carl L. Wachter
Born To Be Wadd: The Bizarre Brutal Truth Behind An X-Rated Legend
Pubic Relations: Are Very Closely Shaved Men Getting More Girls?
Karl "The Mailman" Malone: Why He Loves Nascar, Wrestling, And The N.R.A.
Sex In The Flow Lane: What She Really Wants But Hasn't Told You
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Penthouse May 2000
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Penthouse May 2000 Features
Covergirl & Centerfold Pet of the Month Nikki Anderson (Nude) photographed by Earl Miller
Human Lab Rats: Secret Atrocity Files Of War Horrors
Deviant Desires: Pony Girls, Big Crushers, And Other Freaky Fetishists
Sex Vampires: Women Who Are Too Bad To Be True
Bases Loaded: Will Big Money Ruin Major-League Ball?
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Penthouse Jun 2000
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Penthouse June 2000 Features
Covergirl & Pet of the Month Tracie Carmichael (Nude) photographed by Hank Londoner
Special Report: Huge Navy Health Scandal Uncovered
Medical Breakthrough: "Miracle" Surgery Achieves Sexual Nirvana
Rollerjam Women: Faster, Harder, And Sexier Than Ever
TV Star Confesses: "I Was A Slave To A Monster Penis"
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Penthouse Jul 2000
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Penthouse July 2000 Features
Covergirl & Centerfold Pet of the Month Megan Mason (Nude) photographed by Carl L. Wachter
Anatomy Of Love: The Hard Science Of Seduction, Adultery, And Promiscuity
Fearless Foreplay: Mastering The Art Of Erotic Massage
Hell's Angel: Outlaw Life On The Open Road, By Sonny Barger
False Witness: Sex-Abuse Liars Who Escape Justice
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Penthouse Aug 2000
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Penthouse August 2000 Features
Covergirl Tapia Russof (Nude) photographed by Carl Watcher
Pet of the Month is Orchidea Keresztes photographed by Earl Miller
Special Report: Reefer Mindless - It's Time To End The Vicious, Stupid, Losing War On Pot
RockBitch: Vagina-Worship Band's Unimaginable Sexual Frenzy
Christian Porno: Minister Praises "Sex-Positive" Films, Art, And Photos
Lusty Workouts: Hot Tips For Quick Scores At The Gym | |
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Penthouse Sep 2000
Anniversary
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Penthouse September 2000 Features
Covergirl & Centerfold Pet of the Month Aria Giovanni (Nude) photographed by Suze Randall
Investigative Report: George W. Bush's Factories Of Violence
Total Madness: How Pro Wrestling Conquered America
New Tools, New Rules: Meet Your Girl's "Best Friend" When You're Not Home
The New Morality
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Penthouse Oct 2000
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Penthouse October 2000 Features
Covergirl & Centerfold Pet of the Month Linn Thomas (Nude) photographed by J. Stephen Hicks
Natural Sex Boosters: Time-Tested Herbs That Actually Work
20 Worst Teams: Our Annual College Hall Of Shame
Beach Bummer: Celebrity Golden Boy On Trial As Mob Thug
For $1,000 A Day: Buffalo Bills' Rob Johnson Could Go Without Sex For At Least A Year
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Penthouse Nov 2000
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Penthouse November 2000 Features
Covergirl & Centerfold Pet of the Month Mercedes Lynn (Nude) photographed by Carl L. Wachter
Paul Tracy: High-Tech Gimmicks Are Ruining Racing
Here's The Rub: New Gel For Easy Sex-Drive Boost
Special Report: Bush's Secret Pandering To Religious Bigots
Lesbian Sex Secrets: Do Girls Really Have More Fun?
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Penthouse Dec 2000
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Penthouse December 2000 Features
Covergirl & Centerfold Pet of the Month Suzette Spencer (Nude) photographed by Philip Mond
Paula Jones Uncovered! How The Far Right Used And Abused Her To Destroy Clinton
Guilty Until Proven Innocent: The War Against Men
Satire: Ghost Of Christmas Present
Greed Is Good: Holiday Gift Guide
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1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023Penthouse is a men's magazine that was founded by Bob Guccione in 1965. It combines urban lifestyle articles and soft-core pornographic pictorials, that eventually, in the 1990s evolved into hardcore. Although Guccione was American, the magazine was founded in 1965 in the United Kingdom, and started selling Penthouse in the United States in September 1969. At the height of its success, Guccione was considered to be one of the richest men in the United States.
For many years Penthouse fell somewhere in between Playboy and Hustler in terms of explicitness (and respectability). Almost from the start the pictorials showed female genitalia and pubic hair when this was still considered by many to be obscene. Simulated sex, but not penetration or male genitalia, followed, then, several years later, male genitalia, including erections, could be seen. In addition, Penthouse attempted to maintain some level of reading content, although usually of a more sexually oriented nature than Playboy.
Probably the most famous issue of Penthouse was its September 1984 issue, which was the largest selling issue of any magazine in history. This issue featured photos of Vanessa Williams, who was the current Miss America, from early in her modeling career. Williams posed for the series of black and white photos with another female model, engaging in simulated lesbian acts. While Williams' pictures created the most publicity at the time, the issue would later become even more controversial because of its centerfold, Traci Lords. Lords posed nude for this issue at the beginning of her career as an adult film star. It would later be revealed that Lords was underage throughout most of her career in pornography and was only fifteen when she posed for Penthouse. As a result, the issue is illegal to own if the centerfold is intact, falling under the laws against child pornography. The September 1984 issue also featured an interview with John Travolta, a feature on Boy George, and a pictorial on a pornographic actress, Hyapatia Lee.
In 1992, an issue between the magazine and United States Navy surfaced. The United States Navy reacted negatively on the issues of circulation and distribution around the military base. Distribution and sale of adult titles is said to be inconsistent with the rules and regulations concerning sexual harassment and human dignity.
The Military Honor and Decency Act signed by President Clinton in 1996 stated that the Secretary of Defense may not permit the sale or rental of sexually explicit material on property under the jurisdiction of the Defense Department. Also, a 1998 Supreme Court ruling held that a military base is not a public forum.
In 1998, caught between the widespread availability of pornography on the Internet and the growing popularity of non-explicit "men's magazines" like Maxim, Penthouse decided to change its format and began featuring sexually explicit pictures (ie: actual oral and vaginal penetration). It also began to regularly feature pictorials of female models urinating, which up until then had been considered a defining limit of illegal obscenity as distinguished from legal pornography. The new format ended up losing subscriptions and newsstand circulation for the magazine.
Videocassettes gained popularity and the steady rise of the Internet are some reasons that caused the steady decline of Penthouse Magazine circulation and other pornographic magazines like Playboy Magazine and Hustler Magazine. The Internet provided a cheaper and multiple avenues of satisfaction for customers who sought privacy. After struggling for years, in April 2002, Guccione announced that Penthouse Magazine was going out of business.
On July 2003, Bob Guccione lost his famous Penthouse Mansion. The mansion was composed of two townhouses built in 1879. Rebuilt in 1920s by Jeremiah Milbank, it was one of the largest private residences in Manhattan. At the height of prestige, Guccione bought the mansion in 1975.
On August 12, 2003, General Media, the parent company of the magazine, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. In October 2003, it was announced that Penthouse magazine was being put up for sale as part of a deal with its creditors. In October 2003, an announcement of the sale of Penthouse Magazine circulated.
On October 4, 2004, General Media emerged from bankruptcy and was renamed the Penthouse Media Group. It is now owned by Marc Bell, a south Florida real-estate developer, who intends to soften the content of the magazine.
Starting with the January 2005 issue, Penthouse Magazine no longer showed pictures of an explicit nature, being touted as an alternative to FHM Magazine. Penthouse Magazine nixed explicitly nude photos of male and female genitalia. The change improved the declining sales. However, sales still did not reach the same circulation numbers of Penthouse Magazine at the peak of the magazine.
In 2005, Penthouse Media Group had a total circulation of 326,358 copies. Penthouse Magazine continues to increase sales as it works to become a competitor of the adult entertainment genre.
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