Hugh Hefner’s Playboy

If the recent buzz around Playboy's rebranding has you hankering for more, Taschen's massive six-volume collection, titled "Hugh Hefner's Playboy" explores the magazine's phenomenal impact on nudity and sex. As Playboy faces declining sales and moves to bolster new readership, the collection suggests Playboy ongoing relevance today. The collection includes a page-for-page reproduction of the very first issue with cover star Marilyn Monroe, as well …

Six Outdoor Installations

by Youyoung Lee With parks interspersed throughout the city and no shortage of local talent, Berlin makes the perfect playground for curious outdoor installations. Currently situated in a small park in Friedrichshain, a peculiar anthropomorphic tree most recently piqued our curiosity. Constructed from plain cardboard and tape, two human-like arms attached in a heroic bicep curl appear surprisingly life-like with their perfect proportions. The tree …

Nine Gifts for Media Hounds

For Internet-heads who never turn off MSNBC and read magazines all at the same time, these gifts from CH's guide offer quality alternatives on topics from drinking to Walken and everything in-between. Keep abreast of favorite canine recipes with the "Organic Dog Biscuit Cookbook." For the super stylish canine, "Dogs in Vogue" gives a photographic view into the lifestyles of the rich and famous and …