Elliott Erwitt in India

Part of the ‘Magnum ke Tasveer’ exhibition

More information at The Hindu

Elliott Erwitt

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She’s Got the Juice

“From rhubarb mimicking that infamous Marilyn Monroe pose, to cherries sweetly kissing, the quirky illustrations that adorn these bottles are brilliant and bold. Good thing too since Food Story, the Norwegian brand behind this new line of organic juices, is a concept café, boutique, and restaurant that aims to inspire through food. This series of ecological drinks does just that, having been developed in conjunction with local and organic farmers to produce a range of tasty fruity, all-natural flavors.”

The Urban Grocer


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Marilyn in Paris

Street art, photographed by Zerbi Hancock as part of a Flickr set, ‘Marilyn Monroe’

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Vintage TV

“Hundreds of hours of footage of iconic movie stars and newsreel footage from the likes of Getty Images, BBC Archives and Eagle Rock Entertainment will find their way onto TV screens next month, as backdrops for a new British music TV channel.

Billed as the first ever music channel here for the over-fifties, Vintage TV is dedicated to music from the 1940s to 1976 — the era before music videos became ubiquitous.

Vintage has hired a specialist production company to create new music videos fashioned from archive content of the time.

Around 120 videos will be ready by the Sept. 1 launch, including rare footage of Marilyn Monroe in the video for ‘Will You Love Me Tomorrow’, images of Martin Luther King in the video of Elvis Presley’s ‘If I Can Dream’ and film of The Rolling Stones revamped for a new video of ‘Not Fade Away’.”

Hollywood Reporter

More information at The Guardian

Vintage TV

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Scarlett for Dolce & Gabbana

Scarlett Johansson‘s 2009 photo shoot for Dolce & Gabbana cosmetics was very obviously Marilyn-inspired. This year she is going gothic, but the leopardskin wrap reminds me ever so slightly of this Eve Arnold portrait…

An earlier precedent from Norma Jeane’s modelling days…



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Faces Calendar 2011

And a mini-wall calendar

Finally, a slimline wall calendar



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The Marilyn Monroe Treasures

Jenna Glatzer‘s stunning pictorial biography, complete with facsimile documents and photos, is reviewed (in Finnish and English) by ES Updates’ Sirkuu Aaltonen on the Marilyn Monroe Book Blog

Another review, on my own website

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Celebrating Jack Cole

'My Heart Belongs to Daddy', from 'Let's Make Love' (1960)

“The Jazz/Musical Theatre Dance Program of the School at Jacob’s Pillow (Becket, MA) is presenting works that Chet Walker has created in the Jack Cole tradition in two final performances: a free presentation on the Inside/Out Stage on Saturday, Aug. 21, at 6:15 and a sold-out benefit concert in the Ted Shawn Theatre on Sunday, Aug. 22, at 8pm.”

Jack Cole was Marilyn’s choreographer and trusted friend, working with her on Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) and throughout her dazzling career.

Among their most memorable collaborations are Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend and My Heart Belongs to Daddy.

Debra Levine profiles Cole in today’s Huffington Post

Read her Los Angeles Times article from 2009, examining Cole’s fruitful partnership with Marilyn.

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Graphique de France 2011

And a mini-wall calendar:



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Art by Pablito Matito

More at Flickr and DeviantArt

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