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Reagan-era report called for boycott of adult materials

Only 16 years after a presidential commission recommended loosening restrictions on the availability of adult materials, members of a second commission claimed that a connection exists between pornography and organized crime.

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Presidential report studied pornography in America

A 1969 U.S. Supreme Court ruling on obscenity, Stanley v. Georgia, ruled that people could view and read whatever they wished in the privacy of their...

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The fig leaf drops: 1969 issue of Physique Pictorial quietly heralded arrival of nudity

Only mere months after the U.S. Supreme Court declared nudity in art to be not obscene, Bob Mizer was among the first to feature nudity in his male...

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Before he was the 'Governator,' Arnold posed for Mizer

Before he traveled through time to save the world, before he became the most powerful man in California, Austrian bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger...

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'Not guilty' verdict in Peacock case was major stride forward for sexual liberty

Michael Peacock, quite simply, is a force to be reckoned with -- a fact that one prosecuting attorney learned the hard way.

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Unconventional beauty: In defense of Jim Grant, gingers, and normalcy

Though Bob Mizer’s Physique Pictorial gave its readers a glimpse of models who appeared the pinnacle of physical perfection, muscles and all, Mizer...

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Macfadden's beliefs about diet, exercise similar to our own

Author's note: This is the conclusion of a three-part series on bodybuilder and health advocate Bernarr Macfadden.

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Columnist lays bare our fascination with men in uniform

In recent pilferings through the internet's vast and varied collection in the genre of men in uniform, seeing the fetishized and erotic portrayals of...

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Macfadden shared Mizer's penchant for freedom of speech

Author's note: This is the second part of a three-part series on bodybuilder and health advocate Bernarr Macfadden. Look for part III on our blog on...

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Macfadden was the father of physique culture at turn of century

Author’s note: This is the first part of a three-part series on bodybuilder and health advocate Bernarr Macfadden. Look for part II on our blog next...

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Update: A Look Inside the Growing Foundation

The Bob Mizer Foundation's acquisition of 920 Larkin St. in downtown San Francisco last year was just the beginning of the next chapter in the...

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Mizer promoted, marketed AMG in a variety of ways

By the time Bob Mizer died in 1992, the Internet was still an extremely new technology to private citizens. Though he was unable to take advantage of...

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Kickstarter campaign aims to build publication’s team

The Foundation, dedicated to the preservation and promotion of masculinity in photography, recently announced the relaunch of Bob Mizer’s flagship...

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Take a tour of our new streaming video website, Posingstrap.tv

The Bob Mizer Foundation last week launched PosingStrap.TV, a video streaming service that allows viewing of vintage physique films on its website,...

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Physique Pictorial allotted space for other studios to hawk their wares

Both longtime friends and Bob Mizer himself have stated that the photographer was all too happy to promote the work of other artists and studios....

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