2020 has been a difficult year for all of us – but while there haven’t been many exhibitions or screenings…
Movie Podcast Rewinds Marilyn’s Misfits
Marilyn’s last completed film, The Misfits, was released 60 years ago this month, and is featured in the latest episode…
Beauty Mark: A Verse Novel of Marilyn Monroe
You can read my review of Carole Boston Weatherford’s poetic take on Marilyn’s remarkable life, written for young adult readers,…
Marilyn’s Film Noir Style
Marilyn’s breakthrough movie, The Asphalt Jungle, is featured in Kimberly Truhler’s new coffee-table book, Film Noir Style: The Killer 1940s.…
Marilyn Holds a ‘Mirror’ to the Sixties
Marilyn’s death in 1962 was one of the first shockwaves in a tumultuous decade, and is featured as part of…
Richard Hamilton’s ‘My Marilyn’ Goes Online
With the U.K. back in lockdown, London’s Cristea Roberts Gallery is hosting their latest exhibition, Richard Hamilton: Towards a Definitive…
Marilyn Brings Back the Bathrobe
With many of us still facing restrictions, comfort is now a fashion priority. For a touch of glamour, Vogue suggests…
Movie Mogul’s Estate (and Marilyn’s Haven) Sells for $88 Million
The Owlwood Estate on South Carolwood Drive in Holmby Hills, formerly the home of movie mogul Joe Schenck, has been…
This Was Marilyn … in Hollywood
Carla Valderrama’s new book, This Was Hollywood, focuses on forgotten stories from the golden age of movies. Marilyn makes a…
Marilyn Steals the Scene in ‘Yours Retro’
The celebrated ‘subway scene’ from The Seven Year Itch (1955) is featured in the latest issue (#33) of UK nostalgia…
Marilyn Leads Female Front in Hollywood’s Top 75
Marilyn hits the ground running as the highest-placed woman (and fifth overall) in her first poll of 2021, ranking the…