Subject:

Marilyn Monroe

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2012

    Michelle Williams' Offbeat New Boyfriend

    They were all cuddly and romantic at the Tribeca Film Festival party for his The Five-Year Engagement. And then they got all publicly snuggly again at the festival's bash for her Take This Waltz.

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2011

    Keith Olbermann And I Dish Half-Naked Republicans!

    Vanity Fair has posted a hilarious mock calendar of various Repuglicans in various states of undress. (At least I think they're fake photos. The Repugs' real nudie spreads are no doubt buried somewhere deep inside their cell phones.)

  • Film

    November 23, 2011

    Some Like It Lukewarm: Marilyn Takes the Sex Out of Sex Symbol

    Vanity Fair has posted a hilarious mock calendar of various Repuglicans in various states of undress. (At least I think they're fake photos. The Repugs' real nudie spreads are no doubt buried somewhere deep inside their cell phones.)

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2011

    Katie Holmes And Michelle Williams Need To Reunite: I Have The Project

    After all, Katie played swellegant first lady Jackie Kennedy in the TV miniseries The Kennedys this past year. And Michelle is currently portraying screen goddess Marilyn Monroe in the feature film My Week With Marilyn.

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2011

    Lindsay Lohan's Doing Playboy: My Thoughts

    ​I'm glad the troubled pop tart has gotten a gig, especially since the pricetag--reportedly almost a million--could probably help her pay off some debts and buy a couple of bottles of spring water while she's at it. But I'm feeling that:

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2011

    The Marilyn Monroe Movie And The Oscars: An Interesting Fact

    ​Michele Williams will probably get Oscar nominated for her performance as the needy, insecure, tortured, yet magical Marilyn Monroe in My Week With Marilyn, and that's fine.

  • Voice Choices

    August 17, 2011

    Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

    ​Michele Williams will probably get Oscar nominated for her performance as the needy, insecure, tortured, yet magical Marilyn Monroe in My Week With Marilyn, and that's fine.

  • Voice Choices

    August 10, 2011

    COMING INTO FOCUS

    Last chance to catch Elliott Erwitt's famous photos

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2011

    Top 10 Literary Wedding Toasts

    ​"Marriage is a wonderful institution, but who wants to live in an institution?" --Groucho Marx You've all heard horrible stories about rambling, disconnected, unrehearsed, and even madly embarrassing toasts given at wedding banquets, sometimes ruining friendships and causing brides and gr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2011

    What's The Best Fashion Show In A Movie?

    Diana Ross, 'Mahogany'​Cinematic fashion shows are so much fun because they're usually only about five minutes long. Which are the most radiant? Thanks to Christian Freedom for this blog idea.

  • Film

    June 29, 2011

    Marilyn Monroe: So Much More Than a Tragedy

    Diana Ross, 'Mahogany'​Cinematic fashion shows are so much fun because they're usually only about five minutes long. Which are the most radiant? Thanks to Christian Freedom for this blog idea.

  • Voice Choices

    June 22, 2011

    Some Like It Hot

    Diana Ross, 'Mahogany'​Cinematic fashion shows are so much fun because they're usually only about five minutes long. Which are the most radiant? Thanks to Christian Freedom for this blog idea.

  • Blogs

    June 20, 2011

    Marilyn Monroe Dress Sells for $5.6 Million

    ​Marilyn Monroe's sexy subway dress, originally priced to auction at $2 million, has been sold to an anonymous bidder for $4.6 million (plus a $1 million commission), which means that your dream of wearing the original halter gown while standing above a subway grate to re-create Marilyn's famo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 2, 2011

    You Could Help Bring the Marilyn Monroe Dress Back to NYC

    As we've reported previously, ​the white halter dress worn by Marilyn Monroe in The Seven Year Itch -- you know, the one in that iconic subway grate scene -- will soon be up for sale by an L.A. auction house. The dress, currently owned by Debbie Reynolds, is worth an estimated $1 to $2 million ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 29, 2011

    Buy Marilyn Monroe's "Subway Dress" For Only $2 Million

    ​Marilyn Monroe's iconic white dress from The Seven Year Itch is on sale for the low, low price of $2 million. It's the halter dress she wears while standing over the subway grate, trying to keep the skirt down. Actress Debbie Reynolds, 79, who is Carrie Fisher's mother, is also a movie memorabili ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2011

    The Five Best Celebrity Memoirs

    ​ I've read every celebrity memoir ever written (except for Keith Richards') because I love the inside dish, the self-aggrandizment, the bitterness, and the gloating, not to mention the peek into what makes these artists actually tick as people and performers. Of course some are more compell ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 1, 2011

    More Details About Smash, The TV Series About Broadway

    ​ We know that Smash is an upcoming NBC series about the making of a Broadway musical about Marilyn Monroe. Debra Messing and theater actor Christian Borle star as the composers, Theresa Rebeck is writing the series, Hairspray's Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman are the real composers, and some ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2010

    Japanese Chefs Shun Gotham Water; Yet Another Egg Recall

    ​After restaurants with a "C" grade from the Health Department were outed, a number of diners are shocked and now say they will stop frequenting them. [NY Post] Japanese chefs at the Culinary Institute of America's three-day forum on Japanese cuisines refused to use local water and instead co ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2010

    How Do You Like These Apple Ciders: Sampling Wölffer's Big Apple Wine & Farnum Hill's Extra-Dry Cider

    abhijittembhekar/flickrDrink your apples.​It's always sad to see fruit stands at the farmers market become less and less diverse as the weather cools. Sure, New York apples are great, but they're just about the only tree fruit we're likely to see for the next six months. They'll even invade ou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2010

    Gavin Rossdale Did It With Marilyn

    ​No, not Marilyn Monroe. Not even Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe. I'm talking about Marilyn, the drag queen singer friend of Boy George who slinked around the '80s looking for various forms of applause. For years, Marilyn has said that she and the Bush singer were lovers for quite a wh ... More >>

  • Film

    August 4, 2010

    Two Blondes Are Better Than One: On Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and Eccentricities of a Blonde-Hair Girl

    ​No, not Marilyn Monroe. Not even Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe. I'm talking about Marilyn, the drag queen singer friend of Boy George who slinked around the '80s looking for various forms of applause. For years, Marilyn has said that she and the Bush singer were lovers for quite a wh ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    July 27, 2010

    Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

    ​No, not Marilyn Monroe. Not even Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe. I'm talking about Marilyn, the drag queen singer friend of Boy George who slinked around the '80s looking for various forms of applause. For years, Marilyn has said that she and the Bush singer were lovers for quite a wh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2010

    Happy Hour at L'Asso in Nolita: 2 Slices 1 Glass of Wine or Beer = $6 Happiness

    lassonyc/flickrPizza makes every hour happy.​What good is a happy hour if your stomach isn't sufficiently lined for you to truly get your money's worth? L'Asso has you covered from Monday to Thursday with a 4-7 p.m. happy hour special of two slices of pizza margherita plus one glass of house r ... More >>

  • Film

    April 20, 2010

    The Ramshackle Behind the Burly Q Entertains Utterly

    lassonyc/flickrPizza makes every hour happy.​What good is a happy hour if your stomach isn't sufficiently lined for you to truly get your money's worth? L'Asso has you covered from Monday to Thursday with a 4-7 p.m. happy hour special of two slices of pizza margherita plus one glass of house r ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    March 2, 2010

    FOOT FETISH

    Jackie Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe had more than JFK in common

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2009

    Levi Johnston and The History of Celebrity Flashing

    ​In semi-disrobing for the public's delectation, Levi Johnston joins a long list of luminous and daring celebrities whose careers took off when they took it off. CLICK HERE for my musings on sunfiltered.com about the history of public privates, from Marilyn Monroe to Paris Hilton and beyond, ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    October 20, 2009

    Lola

    ​In semi-disrobing for the public's delectation, Levi Johnston joins a long list of luminous and daring celebrities whose careers took off when they took it off. CLICK HERE for my musings on sunfiltered.com about the history of public privates, from Marilyn Monroe to Paris Hilton and beyond, ... More >>

  • Voice Choices

    June 24, 2009

    CHILL OUT

    Cure your Independence Day hangover with the Film Society

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2009

    Look at This "I'm a Fucking Hipster" Self-Hatred

    These went up earlier this week in--where else--Williamsburg. They're from Head Hoods, a project on behalf of a dude that's taken shape in the form of faux-stenciling I CAN'T AFFORD TO

  • Blogs

    April 29, 2009

    Why Can't Some People Ever Be On Time?

    Marilyn Monroe was always late for everything, but as Billy Wilder once said, it was worth waiting for her. What's more, Marilyn had a deep-rooted psychological reason for her tardiness; having been discarded and treated badly as a child, she now wanted to punish mankind one person at a time.

  • Voice Choices

    November 5, 2008

    THE REAL WORLD

    A festival that favors grit over gloss

  • Film

    October 22, 2008
  • Voice Choices

    April 29, 2008

    EEE! HARMONY

    A discussion with a notorious filmmaker

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2008

    Update on My Update of Lindsay Lohan's Update

    A discussion with a notorious filmmaker

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2008

    My Glamtastic Week as the Village Voice Covergirl!

    A discussion with a notorious filmmaker

  • News

    March 4, 2008
  • Blogs

    February 22, 2008

    I Was Madonna for a Day and Almost Got Arrested!

    A discussion with a notorious filmmaker

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2008

    Haute Couture Bearded Lady Andre J Makes It Big!

    A discussion with a notorious filmmaker

  • Screens

    May 30, 2006

    Rack Focus

    A discussion with a notorious filmmaker

  • NYC Life

    July 26, 2005

    Dove's Big Business

    A discussion with a notorious filmmaker

  • Film

    July 12, 2005

    'The Seven Year Itch'

    A discussion with a notorious filmmaker

  • Books

    June 29, 2004

    Remembering a Student Movement—Not to Mention 11 Girls

    A discussion with a notorious filmmaker

  • News

    December 2, 2003

    Secrets and Thighs

    A history of celebrity sex tapes, real and fake, from Joan Crawford to Paris Hilton

  • Art

    April 22, 2003

    Hello, Molly!

    Showbiz Examined at the Jewish Museum

  • Film

    November 20, 2001

    Scatter Shots

    Showbiz Examined at the Jewish Museum

  • Theater

    May 16, 2000

    Queens in Brooklyn!

    England’s Josette Simon Makes Her New York Stage Debut

  • NYC Life

    July 20, 1999

    Big Deal

    The State of Weight

  • News

    March 9, 1999

    Elective Collective

    The plastic surgery industry launches a new magazine

  • More >>

Most Popular Stories

for free stuff, news info & more!

Browse Voice Nation
  • Voice Places

    Voice Places

    Discover restaurants, nightlife, travel, shopping...

  • VOICE Daily Deals

    VOICE Daily Deals

    Get 50 to 90% off every day on restaurants, movies, massages...

  • Best Of

    Best Of...

    More than 10,000 of the BEST things to eat, drink, and experience

  • My Voice Nation

    My Voice Nation

    Join the Village Voice community and get exclusive deals and info

  • Happy Hour

    Happy Hour

    Your local Happy Hour guide at your fingertips

or

Log in or Sign up

Social Connect:

Use your favorite account to access My Voice Nation.


Use your My Voice Nation account to log in:





Forgot password?
or

Sign Up or Log in

Social Connect:

Sign up for My Voice Nation with your preferred network.


Sign up for a My Voice Nation account:



Privacy policy