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Madonna’s career-defining second album, Like a Virgin, was released 30 years ago today, on November 12, 1984. From the archives, read my (now fully expanded) review – here…
‘Like a Virgin’ at 30
12 Wednesday Nov 2014
‘Wicked Baby’ on Kindle
08 Wednesday Oct 2014
Posted in Books, History, Profumo Affair, Updates, Wicked Baby, Writing
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Christine Keeler, Ebooks, Kindle, Mandy Rice-Davies, Profumo Affair, Stephen Ward, Tara Hanks, Wicked Baby
I’m proud to announce that Wicked Baby, my 2004 novella about the events of the Profumo Affair, is now available to download via Kindle. This new edition includes an afterword, and five articles about the scandal’s lasting impact on society and popular culture, two of which are previously unpublished. The ebook is available on Amazon worldwide, and will set you back around £2.24, or $3.02 in the US. You can read the first three chapters before purchasing. So to all you e-readers, have at it – and if you like it, please add a quick review and rating on Amazon! More details later…
Preview or buy now in the UK
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Lauren Bacall 1924-2014
15 Monday Sep 2014
Posted in Film, Marilyn Monroe
This article is also published at Immortal Marilyn
Hawksian Women: Marilyn and Lauren Bacall
“And to begin with, to me, a legend is something that is not on the earth, that is dead…legends are built and evolve in the past. They’re not the present. I don’t like categories either…You are what you are, everyone is an individual.” – Lauren Bacall, 2005 Continue reading
Refugee Radio Times
26 Tuesday Aug 2014
Posted in Books, Non-Fiction, Politics, Radio, Uncategorized
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Refugee Radio is a Brighton-based human rights charity. Their projects include a weekly radio show, live events and media training, as well as mentoring, a post-traumatic resilience panel, and a cookery group. Refugee Radio Times, a new book, was compiled by Stephen Silverwood, the charity’s chief executive, and Lorna Stephenson, who also edits a monthly newsletter of the same name. The book includes personal testimonies from refugees, asylum seekers and other migrants, alongside journalism and analysis by human rights campaigners. Continue reading
The Last Misfit: Eli Wallach 1915-2014
04 Friday Jul 2014
Posted in Film, Marilyn Monroe
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Actors Studio, Arthur Miller, Baby Doll, Clark Gable, Eli Wallach, Elia Kazan, Henry Hathaway, Lawrence Schiller, Lee Strasberg, Marilyn Monroe, Method Acting, Montgomery Clift, Norman Mailer, Ralph Roberts, The Misfits
‘The Misfits’ (1961)
This article can also be read at Immortal Marilyn.
The Last Misfit: Eli Wallach 1915-2014
Eli Herschel Wallach was born at Union Street, in Brooklyn’s Red Hook district, in December 1915. One of four children, he grew up above Bertha’s candy store, managed by his Polish immigrant parents – one of the few Jewish businesses in a predominantly Italian neighbourhood. Two months previously, Arthur Miller had been born in Harlem; while Elia Kazan, born in Istanbul in 1909, was living in New York with his Greek Orthodox family. Continue reading
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