Topic: Maxim

Shannan Click Thinks It’s Retarded That Swimsuit Models Aren’t Respected

Shannan Click Thinks It's Retarded That Swimsuit Models Aren't Respected

Shannan Click is a famous model. She’s walked for Miu Miu, Prada, Alexander McQueen. She’s been photographed by Steven Meisel and Patrick Demarchelier. She’s been in a Burberry campaign. She’s been in a lot of campaigns. Her work deserves respect. And yet, when it comes to posing for this year’s Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue? She tells TheGloss not so much. More »

Should Men’s Magazines Stop Doing ‘Least Attractive’ Lists?

Should Men's Magazines Stop Doing 'Least Attractive' Lists?

No matter how much a celebrity is buffered by PR people, yes-women, money, status, and success, I imagine that being publicly denounced as the “Least Sexy Fill-In-The-Blank” would be a tough thing for any woman to shake off.

Now, that’s never stopped men’s magazines from developing outstanding journalistic content around that critical topic. I’ve never been able to fathom a reason for it, but I guess I sort of hoped it was limited to the infamous list put out by Maxim, and notes circulated by high school sophomores.

But as it turns out, “unattractive women” lists are a bit more common than we might like More »

See-Through Underwear Is Totally Pointless

See-Through Underwear Is Totally Pointless

The Daily Show‘s Olivia Munn is on the cover of this month’s Maxim. However, some people are asking that the magazine be shelved in the “adult” section (that means with the porn) instead of men’s. Though the magazine is known for their sexy photoshoots, the thing that apparently took this one too far is Munn’s see-through underwear. Which brings me to another point: why is see-through underwear a thing? More »