Playboy Archive...A New Way to Spend Countless Hours

I love browsing old magazines be it Life, Time, Mad, National Lampoon or Playboy.  They can be had cheaply on ebay.  Yeah, so much for collecting magazines with the thought of them gaining in value.  There is the exception so make sure before you pitch them.

But I digress. 

I enjoy perusing old magazines for the content, the ads, everything.  It really brings back a feeling of place and time.  Now Playboy has made available 53 (so far) of its back issues at Playboy Archive.  These are the entire issues from front to back cover.  They use Microsoft's Silverlight to allow a rich and rewarding experience.  This includes dragging pages, enlarging and accessing tables of contents.  The picture quality is excellent.

The issues go from the first issues through the 1990's.  I'm not sure how they decided on these 53 issues but here's hoping they'll eventually put them all on line. 

As I say, it doesn't matter the magazine.  I just love the time capsule experience you get.  Still, I cannot lie. The photos are a nice bonus.  The only thing missing from these vintage magazines is that musty smell.