"His Timing Was Perfect"

"Hefner the man and Playboy the brand were inseparable. Both advertised themselves as emblems of the sexual revolution, an escape from American priggishness and wider social intolerance. Both were derided over the years—as vulgar, as adolescent, as exploitative, and finally as anachronistic. But Mr. Hefner was a stunning success from his emergence in the early 1950s."

Laura Mansnerus at The New York Times reports the death of Hugh Hefner.

Elaine Woo at the Los Angeles Times writes about the life of Hefner.

As does Carrie Pitzulo at Politico.

As does Amber Batura at The New York Times.