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Books And Movies And Marilyn Monroe

13 Thursday Nov 2008

Posted by marina72 in Books, Marilyn Monroe, Updates

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Karen Inskip-Hayward, Marilyn Monroe

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BOOKS And MOVIES And MARILYN MONROE! is a newly-published, diverse collection of reviews by author Karen Inskip-Hayward. She has been kind enough to mention me on her acknowledgements page. If you’re interested in this book, read more

Like A Virgin

27 Monday Oct 2008

Posted by marina72 in Madonna, Music

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Like A Virgin, Madonna, Material Girl, Nile Rodgers

‘Like A Virgin’, 1984

The cover makes it clear – Madonna isn’t just another singer. Steven Meisel’s lush, sepia photography, and the icy stare of his muse, dressed like a punk bride complete with ‘Boy Toy’ belt, suggest an ambitious starlet making a stab at immortality. The inside sleeve shows Madonna in the same white wedding dress, admiring herself in a dressing-room mirror, while the back cover strips her down to just a black slip, sipping coffee on the edge of an unmade bed. Continue reading →

Madonna, Her Fans and ‘Hard Candy’

13 Monday Oct 2008

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4 Minutes, Ageism, Alex Rodriguez, Christopher Ciccone, Give it to Me, Guy Ritchie, Hard Candy, Justin Timberlake, Madonna, Miles Away, Pharrell Williams, Sticky and Sweet Tour, Timbaland

Photo by Tom Munro

I have written an article on Madonna’s Hard Candy era and the diverse reactions from critics and fans. You can also read it on the Madonna Connexion website. Continue reading →

Club Passion Marilyn

06 Monday Oct 2008

Posted by marina72 in Interviews, Marilyn Monroe, The Mmm Girl, Updates

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Club Passion Marilyn, Marilyn Monroe, Tara Hanks, The Mmm Girl

I was born ten years after Marilyn Monroe died, and still can’t remember the first time I saw a photograph of her. It may have been the famous shot where she’s standing with her hands on her hips, wearing a gold lamé dress against a dark background. She was luminous and magical, like a goddess, but the expression on her glossy red lips was hard to decipher. There was something distant and sad, yet also very innocent about her.

An interview with me appears in the latest issue of Club Passion Marilyn, an excellent French magazine. If you would like to join the club, please visit their website here

Marilyn And Bobby Kennedy

28 Sunday Sep 2008

Posted by marina72 in History, Marilyn Monroe, Updates

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Marilyn and the Kennedy brothers

Marilyn and the Kennedy brothers

My new article for the ‘Twilight’ series, Marilyn And Bobby Kennedy, has now been published on Immortal Marilyn

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