Ron Howard acquires rights to Playboy archive: Just for the articles mind you. Ostensibly a good idea since writers such as John Irving and Ray Bradbury have had work published in the magazine and the successful films Fast Times at Ridgemont High, The World According to Garp and The Hustler were all based on material originally published in Playboy. Stephen King wrote for Playboy too. Can't help but laugh at the irony of the association though! {source: Chris}