PB Playmates aren't all that great either.
Take a look at them. Airbrushed to the point of looking more like a painting than a real woman. Most of them have fake breasts, and that's a real turnoff for me. If that wasn't enough, they show little more than T&A. If I want to look at pictures of naked women, they better be showing more than a calendar pinup girl.
I use to subscribe to the magazine, and yes it was for the articles. They have good write ups on entertainment news and new hi-tech gadgets, but the political stuff was always too leftwing for my tastes.