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Beyond the ‘Blonde’

When literary critics cite Joyce Carol Oates’sĀ Blonde as an example of modern bio-fiction, I often wonder how much they know about Marilyn’s life. Novelist Manuel Munoz writes about Oates’s novel for NPR: “BlondeĀ mimics the large scope of a biography: We … Continue reading


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Facts, Fiction and ‘My Week With Marilyn’

Sarah Churchwell (author of The Many Lives of Marilyn Monroe) talks to NPR about My Week With Marilyn. (Photo collage by The Marilynette Lounge) “Michelle Williams’ performance is really quite extraordinary. And as you could hear even in the clip … Continue reading


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