Centerfold Centerfold The centerfold or centrefold of a magazine refers to a gatefolded spread, usually a portrait such as a pin-up or a nude, inserted in the middle of the publication, or to the model featured in the portrait. In saddle-stitched magazines (as opposed to those that are perfect-bound), the centerfold does not have any blank space cutting through the image. The term was coined by Hugh Hefner, founder of "Playboy" magazine. The success of the first issue of "Playboy" has been attributed in large part to its centerfold: a nude of Marilyn Monroe. The advent of monthly centerfolds gave the
The Wolf (magazine) including writing from Burmese, Cuban, Syrian, Ukrainian and Croatian poets. The magazine included interviews with leading contemporary poets, poems, translations, book reviews and critical prose. Its critical work included pieces on Anne Carson, Muriel Rukeyser, John Ashbery, Kay Boyle, plus interviews with Charles Bernstein, Vahni Capildeo, Marilyn Hacker, Robert Sheppard and Yusef Komunyakaa, among others. Additionally, "The Wolf" featured contemporary art work with an artist-in-residence in each of its 35 issues, printing a centrefold of original work. Reem Yassouf, Patricia Farrell and Marcela Ramirez-Aza were among the artists who published prints of their work in the magazine. "The Wolf" magazine