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Tag Archives: Lindsay Lohan
Canyons of Difference: Lohan, Schrader and Marilyn
Most Monroe fans heave an exhausted sigh each time comparisons to Lindsay Lohan are made. For us, these parallels arise simply because Lindsay is perhaps the world’s most famous MM fan. And of course, there’s nothing wrong with that. Most … Continue reading
The Unquotable Megan Fox
Actress Megan Fox has been making headlines this week after a baffling interview with writer Stephen Marche, for Esquire magazine, in which he bizarrely likened her to an ‘Aztec warrior’. The piece has since been widely lampooned across the blogosphere. Elsewhere … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrities, Magazines
Tagged Ava Gardner, Esquire, Lindsay Lohan, Marilyn Monroe, Megan Fox, Paul Schrader, Stephen Marche, Stephen Rodrick, The Misfits
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Return of the Happy Girl
The New Yorker‘s Richard Brody considers two overlooked moments in Monroe lore: her return to Hollywood in 1956, and her opening scene in the unfinished Something’s Got to Give (1962.) Brody also contrasts the condescension that Marilyn often received from the press with … Continue reading
Christina’s Marilyn Moment
Christina Aguilera has revealed the artwork for her new single, ‘Your Body’, and – not for the first time in her career – it may be inspired by Marilyn, specifically her iconic photo session with Bert Stern in 1962. Incidentally, … Continue reading
Posted in Art and Photography, Celebrities, Music
Tagged Bert Stern, Christina Aguilera, Lindsay Lohan, Madonna, Marilyn Monroe, Your Body
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Lohan’s MM Sketch Cut From SNL
Those among you who were surprised that Lindsay Lohan’s recent stint as a Saturday Night Live didn’t feature yet another MM impersonation may be interested to hear about this sketch that was cut at the last minute. (I’m somewhat relieved … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrities, Politics, Television
Tagged John F. Kennedy, Jon Hamm, Lindsay Lohan, Mad Men, Marilyn Monroe, Medicare, Rick Santorum, Saturday Night Live
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Lindsay Lohan: Yet Another MM Photo Shoot?
Personally I think Lindsay’s look here is more generic 50s bad girl (think Mamie Van Doren), but judge for yourself in Love magazine‘s March issue, out in the UK now.
Posted in Art and Photography, Celebrities, Magazines
Tagged Lindsay Lohan, Love Magazine, Marilyn Monroe
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Marilyn, Lindsay and the Male Gaze
Over at Huffington Post, Emily Brooks offers a feminist critique of My Week With Marilyn: “It is a shame that Williams’ Monroe appears primarily as a backdrop for this coming of age story. She is more intriguing than Clark’s character, … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Celebrities, Lookalikes, Magazines, Movies, Tributes
Tagged Emily Brooks, Feminism, Lindsay Lohan, Marilyn Monroe, My Week With Marilyn, Oscar Raymundo, Playboy
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Hefner on Lohan’s Playboy Spread
Hugh Hefner has told E! Online that the idea to recreate Marilyn’s 1949 calendar shoot with Tom Kelley – which he later acquired for the first issue of Playboy - was his idea, and not Lindsay Lohan’s. (She had already done … Continue reading
Posted in Art and Photography, Celebrities, Magazines
Tagged Hugh Hefner, Kate Moss, Lindsay Lohan, Marilyn Monroe, Playboy, Tom Kelley
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