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Analysts Split on Playboy (WSJ)
In addition to higher-end destinations, Playboy has sought to stamp its well-known rabbit-head symbol on higher-end merchandise. Over the past decade, Playboy has worked to rid itself of its reputation as a hawker of cheap merchandise like air fresheners and fuzzy dice.

CNN Anchorman Roberts Comes Out at Gay Journalists Convention (Gay.com)
CNN anchorman Thomas Roberts told the audience at the annual convention of the National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association that the speech was the "biggest step" he had taken to really be out in public and that he had slowly been coming out at CNN over the past several years.

Graydon's Nic Fix (Radar)
After making a glorious stink about finally giving up his habit, the be-winged Canadian was recently caught puffing a Camel on his way out of the Diane von Furstenberg show at Bryant Park. "He just put it in his mouth like he was waiting for everyone to start snapping pictures," says an onlooker. "It was like a photo op."

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