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‘Becoming Herself’: Finding Marilyn’s Feminine Power

The queer feminist academic Sophie Lewis has written a very personal tribute to Marilyn for the November issue of literary … More

Andrew O'Hagan, BimboTok, Feminism, Gloria Steinem, Harpers, Jacqueline Rose, Marilyn Monroe, Misogyny, Molly Haskell, Sarah Churchwell, Sexism, Sophie Lewis, TikTok

60 Years Later: Why We’re Still Selling Marilyn Short

Sadly, the 60th anniversary of Marilyn’s death has been a frustrating time for many fans. After the Kim Kardashian fiasco, … More

#Marilyn60, Emily Kirkpatrick, Marilyn Monroe, Sexism, The Cut, The Mystery of Marilyn Monroe

When Marilyn Braved the Wrath of ‘King Cohn’

The latest issue of UK nostalgia mag Yours Retro (#53. with Grace Kelly on the cover) includes a 4-page article … More

#MeToo, Columbia, Feminism, Harry Cohn, Marilyn Monroe, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual Harassment, Yours Retro

Will ‘Blonde’ Do Justice to Marilyn?

Amid all the hype surrounding Blonde, due for release this autumn (see here), one very important factor has been largely … More

Biopics, Blonde, Feminism, Joyce Carol Oates, Marilyn Monroe, Misogyny, Sexism, Zoe Jordan

Reframing Marilyn: The Female Gaze

In an article for NPR, David Bianculli previews the docuseries, Reframed: Marilyn Monroe, beginning tomorrow, January 16, on CNN. “During … More

Bus Stop, CNN, David Bianculli, Joan Collins, Lawrence Schiller, Love Happy, Marilyn Monroe, Norman Mailer, NPR, Nudity, Reframed: Marilyn Monroe, Sam Starbuck, Sexism, Some Like It Hot, The Misfits, The Seven Year Itch

Marlene to Marilyn: Eve Arnold’s Unretouched Women

Eve Arnold’s 1976 monograph, The Unretouched Woman – which featured this candid image of Marilyn during a promotional shoot for … More

1976, Bement, Eve Arnold, Feminism, Magnum Photos, Marilyn Monroe, Marlene Dietrich, Photojournalism, Sexism, The Misfits, The Unretouched Woman

When Billy Wilder Danced ‘On the Edge’ With Marilyn

Billy Wilder directed Marilyn in two of her greatest comedies, The Seven Year Itch and Some Like It Hot. While … More

Billy Wilder, Billy Wilder: Dancing On the Edge, Feminism, Forever Marilyn, Geoffrey McNab, Joseph McBride, Misogyny, Sexism, Some Like It Hot, Subway Scene, The Seven Year Itch

Behind the Laughter of ‘Some Like It Hot’

The recent discovery of rare footage shot at the Hotel Del Coronado during production of Some Like It Hot (see … More

Army Archerd, Banda Sonora, Body Image, Brett Lang, CD, Edwin Martin, EP, Erskine Johnson, Marilyn Monroe, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pregnancy, San Diego Union-Tribune, Sexism, Some Like It Hot, Soundtracks, Variety

Marilyn Turns Up the Heat in Palm Springs

Last November, I reported on the controversy regarding the return of Seward Johnson’s 26 ft. sculpture, ‘Forever Marilyn,’ to Palm … More

#MeToo, Christopher Knight, Committee to Relocate Marilyn, Culled Culture, Feminism, Forever Marilyn, Genna Rivieccio, Los Angeles Times, Marilyn Monroe, Misogyny, Palm Springs, Sexism, Subway Scene, The Seven Year Itch

Marilyn and the Rebel Women of Hollywood

If you look carefully, Marilyn can be spotted on the cover of British journalist Helen O’Hara’s new book, Women Vs. … More

#MeToo, BBC, Feminism, Harry Cohn, Helen O'Hara, Marilyn Monroe, Marilyn Monroe Productions, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual Harassment, Twentieth Century Fox, Woman's Hour, Women Vs. Hollywood

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