Join the Founding Readership
We are building something serious. Before the first issue publishes, we are assembling a founding readership — the people who believed in it before it was proven.
If you are reading this, you are early. That means something.
Why join now, before we launch.
You read it first.
Founding members receive every issue before it goes public. The interview, the long reads, the photography — in your inbox before anyone else.
You're in the record.
The founding membership list is permanent. Your name — or your chosen alias — is in the inaugural issue of Playboy-X. That edition will exist forever.
You set the price.
Founding member rates are the lowest this publication will ever be. As we grow, rates increase. Founding members keep their rate for life.
You shape what we build.
Founding members have a direct channel to editorial. We will ask for your opinion. We may not always follow it, but we will always read it and consider it seriously.
Choose your level of support.
Founding member pricing is permanent. Your rate never increases. As the publication grows, new subscribers pay more.
Full access to all editorial content, the monthly interview, and the archive.
- Full access to all articles and long reads
- The Playboy-X Interview — complete, unedited
- The weekly newsletter
- SFW Desire photography
- Growing archive access
Everything in The Reader, plus founding member recognition and access to premium content.
- Everything in The Reader
- Founding member credit in the inaugural issue
- Premium Desire content (subscriber-only)
- Early access to new issues before public release
- Quarterly letter from the editor
- Founding member badge — permanent record
For those who want to support the publication at its most ambitious level and receive everything we produce.
- Everything in Founding Member
- Named in the magazine as a Patron
- Annual print edition (when launched)
- Private access to editorial conversations
- Invitation to launch events
- Direct line to the editor
Reserve your spot in the founding readership.
Subscriptions open when the inaugural issue publishes. Leave your email below and you'll be the first to know — and first to claim a founding member rate. No spam. No noise. One email when the door opens.
"To the reader: we will never waste your time. Every issue contains at least one thing that changes how you see the world, one person worth knowing, one image worth saving, and one idea worth arguing about."— The Playboy-X Manifesto