How Playboy is a teaching moment....

[ADeMartino]

Quoth Shalom

Well, you know who drew those, right?

My favorite author/poet/songwriter/artist. I'd heard some of his songs and stories as a kid and was delighted to thumb through the December 1981 issue (really showing my age here) of PLAYBOY and find 'Rosalies' Good Eats Cafe' by him. It instantly became my favorite.

A sad day it was when he died. He was an incredibly talented man.

[AnaKhouri]

It was very cute when my husband was showing our toddler our pictures on the walls; he'd say, "Who's that?" and Khan would say, "An Egyptian queen!" (that's my Frazetta) or "A big wave!" (Hokusai) etc. When he came to the Waterhouse, Khan studied it a moment, then grinned and said, "It's Mommy!".

Flattered.

[Redbeard]

Quoth wagegoth

I love Frazetta's women, they look strong and powerful and sure of themselves.

I got to meet Julie Bell & Boris Vallejo last year. the wife thought I was going to explode from the sheer joy of it all

[Mr Hero]

Some of the lessons I learned from Playboy were hands-on.

[Sleepwalker]

I'm fond of Playboy for keeping a number of awesome writers afloat back in the day.

[sms001]

Quoth wagegoth

I'm a sucker for Waterhouse; he's my favorite pre-Raphaelite, although Alma-Tadema is a close second.

THANK YOU! 'nother Waterhouse fan here too, and have always enjoyed Alma-Tadema, but never tracked down a name or other paintings. Off to build a wallpaper collection.

[hjaye]

I recall reading somewhere that there were complaints from inmates (I don't know if this was a nationwide survey, or a particular prison) that they wanted reading material that was geared more towards their level of literacy.

they were complaining that they could get Time magazine and Newsweek, but not Playboy and that wasn't fair to them since most inmates did not have advanced educations that they believed were necessary for something like Times and Newsweek.

The irony of their complaint, is that the writing in news magazines is actually geared towards and 8th grade level reading comprehension, whereas Playboy is geared towards a college level reading comprehension.

[Redbeard]

Teaching!
He's doing it right.

[fireheart]

Quoth Redbeard

Teaching!
He's doing it right.

I've related the story to a few of the teachers at my previous placement school, who found it amusing. He was an awesome tutor. If only my tutors this semester were just as awesome >_>
(One drones, one is more hands-on but sucks the fun out of Maths, while the other provides a combo of drone and frazzleness)