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The Men In Elizabeth Taylor's Life

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 16:10:00 EDT

Elizabeth Taylor was the first tabloid star, with fans and haters alike all interested in her love life perhaps more than her films. With eight marriages to seven different men, her relationships provided a lot of fodder for gossips. She supposedly married so many times due to her personal motto on romance being, "Nothing comes off until the ring goes on." More »

Can A Kardashian Be A Fashion Icon?

Sadie Stein — Tue, 07 Dec 2010 17:45:00 EST

One of these things is not like the others. And yet, says the legendary designer, Kim K has "the gene that makes them able to market personal style skill into a mega business." Maybe? More »

Marilyn Monroe's Daily Diet

Sadie Stein — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 18:44:00 EST

The revelation of an elaborate stuffing recipe in the icon's own hand has led to speculation that perhaps Marilyn was, in fact, a domestic goddess. More »

Michelle Williams As Marilyn Monroe

Katy Kelleher — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 17:13:41 EDT

Shooting has finally started on the film My Week With Marilyn starring Michelle Williams. Here is the first picture of Williams in costume. She's gorgeous, but does she make a good Marilyn? More »

Monroe Pictures Capture Candid Moments

Sadie Stein — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:52:00 EDT

Never-before-seen pictures of Marilyn Monroe are currently on view at a UK gallery. Says photographer Eve Arnold, now 98, Monroe liked Arnold's "looser, more intimate look than the posed studio portraits she was used to in Hollywood." More »

Ann Curry Baby-Talks The Dalai Lama

Jessica Coen — Thu, 20 May 2010 09:20:00 EDT

The Dalai Lama had his first live interview ever on the Today Show this morning. Unfortunately the momentous occasion was guided by Ann Curry, who treated the 75-year-old like a very adorable, very holy infant. More »

Oh.

Sadie Stein — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:30:00 EDT

Maurice Sendak's advice to young people, in Spike Jonze's short documentary: "Quit this life as soon as possible. Get out. You're doing a documentary about a brain-dead person." [LA Times] More »

Brigitte Bardot 'Represents The Power Of Woman' (And Reactionary Craziness!)

Sadie Stein — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:30:00 EDT

Look, Brigitte Bardot was stunning and all, and represented a certain kind of liberation. But, um, isn't she a little more complicated than that? More »

Amelia Earhart Flew. She Wasn't An Angel.

Sadie Stein — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:40:00 EDT

A fascinating profile in the New Yorker tries to bring Amelia Earhart down to Earth. More »

For The Last Time: What Size Was Marilyn Monroe?

Sadie Stein — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:00:00 EDT

Let's put this debate to bed, kids. More »

Gamine Scene

Sadie Stein — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:20:00 EDT

Check it: A new series of "Unseen Images of Audrey Hepburn" from the 1950s are now showing at London's Proud Galleries. [Telegraph] More »

Su-Generis

Sadie Stein — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:45:00 EDT

Su Pollard was named "The Wackiest Dresser in Britain" by the Daily Mail. She's defiant — and proud. More wacky pix at the link. [Daily Mail] More »

Lesbian Couple "Makes History" Again By Breaking Up

Sadie Stein — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 09:30:00 EST

Hillary and Julie Goodridge, a lesbian couple who became gay icons in their fight for same-sex marriage, are divorcing. More »

Seals Of Approval

Sadie Stein — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 15:20:00 EST

The Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval, which the Hearst-owned mag has awarded to quality products since 1909, is getting an overhaul. I More »

RIP Eartha Kitt

Sadie Stein — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 09:30:00 EST

Eartha Kitt, the alluringly feline entertainment icon, has died at the age of 81. More »

"Secrets" Of Marilyn Monroe's Grocery Lists Not That Secret

Sadie Stein — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 16:00:00 EST

Poor Marilyn Monroe. Someone's discovered grocery receipts from shortly before she died and now some writer's using these perfectly innocuous documents to discover the "secrets" of her soul and figure. Remind us never to die! More »

Pinup Girl, Pop Culture Icon Bettie Page Dead At 85

Sadie Stein — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 10:00:00 EST

Bettie Page, the iconic pinup and cult figure, died yesterday in Los Angeles, at the age of 85. She suffered a heart attack last week and had been in a coma ever since. More »

Men Gleefully Expose Marilyn Monroe's Secrets For Vanity Fair

Dodai Stewart — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 12:30:00 EDT

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File cabinets belonging to Marilyn Monroe which "disappeared" after her death have been found, and they've been rifled through for the public's viewing pleasure! Vanity Fair has dedicated quite a bit of Internet real estate to "The Marilyn Files," as well as the cover of its October issue. Writer Sam Kashner tries his best to infuse the archive with mystery: "Who owned it, where did it come from, why did [Monroe's husband Joe] DiMaggio want it out of the house?" he asks. Kashner describes the experience of being driven to the house in L.A., owned by an unnamed, "Howard Hughes-ian figure" as "all very hush hush." More »

Dolly Parton: Feminist Icon?

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:30:00 EDT

Everybody loves Dolly Parton, even if they aren't particularly into her music. You'd be hard pressed to find anyone saying a cruel word about her. In fact, she's probably the only celeb who can get away with, at times, hideous dresses on the red carpet and step away unscathed by fashion critics and tabloid rags because people are like, "Oh, that's our Dolly!" With her big boobs and big hair and big makeup, she's the embodiment of extreme femininity. But is she a feminist? She's certainly been beloved by many feminists across the board, wave after wave, ever since she wrote the women-in-the-workplace anthem "9 to 5." A male writer, Harry Phibbs, at the Guardian explored this phenomenon today, asking whether or not she's a feminist icon. More »

The Buzz

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:45:00 EDT

So, yeah: We're on the Vanity Fair "Blog Matrix," being represented by a vibrator. Megan says, "Does that mean people masturbate to us?" Maria says:"We give good vibes?" Tracie says: "The Rabbit!? At least give us the Magic Wand. Christ." (Click here for the full thingy.) [Gawker, Vanity Fair] More »

Berry Disturbing Makeover for Strawberry Shortcake

Sadie Stein — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:30:00 EDT

As a grown woman who had every intention of dressing as Strawberry Shortcake for Halloween (my boyfriend was going to be the Peculiar Purple Pieman of Porcupine Peak), I am furious at American Greetings Properties' decision to give Shortcake a "fruit-forward" makeover. As part of a growing toy-industry trend (Care Bears are getting slimmed down; Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles will be more pumped, less aggro), vintage brands are being reworked to appeal to the kids, while still playing on young parents' nostalgia. In the case of Shortcake (who's getting a new TV show and a computer-animated movie), the emphasis is less on sugar, more on fresh fruit. Says a company rep, "We're downplaying characters that were part of Strawberry's world but who didn't immediately shout out fruit." The new Shortcake also rocks a more streamlined look and talks on a cellphone all the time. More »

Pretty Smart

Dodai Stewart — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 09:45:00 EDT

We've mentioned the awesome Hedy Lamarr before, but a new play, Frequency Hopping, has more details on the movie star who was also a "shrewd inventor." Lamarr's husband, a Austrian Fascist weapons manufacturer, dragged her to business meetings in an effort to derail her acting career. She walked away from the unhappy marriage, but ended up developing a way to make radio-guided weapons resilient to detection and jamming. She patented her technology, but the U.S. Navy didn't take her very seriously ("We won't be needing your services here in Washington," they allegedly said.) But "frequency hopping," as it is called, was used during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 and now, in wireless technologies like cell phones. Awesome: We're basically honoring Ms. Lamarr's memory every time we make a call on the go! [Scientific American] More »