archiveSeptember 2022

Pop Culture

In the Merciless Blonde, How Much of This Marilyn Monroe Is Real?

Spoilers below.Imitation, a flattery, should not always be met with ire. Sometimes mimicry is powerful, even transcendent; this is occasionally the case with Ana de Armas’ performance as Marilyn Monroe in Andrew Dominik’s much-derided new film, Blonde. But it is in this power that a certain responsibility resides in the...
Music

Country Music Memories: Vince Gill Wins Five CMA Awards

Twenty-eight years ago today (Sept. 29, 1993), Vince Gill was doing plenty of celebrating. The singer took home five trophies at the 27th annual CMA Awards, including Entertainer of the Year, making Gill the night's biggest winner.Along with Entertainer of the Year, Gill's awards during the evening included Male Vocalist...
Music

Coolio, ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ Rapper, Dead at 59

Coolio, whose Nineties music was a staple on radio, a favorite on MTV, and included the hit “Gangsta’s Paradise,” died Wednesday at the age of 59. Coolio’s manager, Jarez Posey, confirmed the rapper’s death to Rolling Stone. A cause of death was not immediately available. Born Artis Leon Ivey Jr. in 1963,...
Fashion & Style

The Most Realistic Part of Blonde Is the Costuming

Photography courtesy of Netflix Netflix's highly anticipated Marilyn Monroe biopic imagines her life through her most famous looks. By Natalie Michie Date September 28, 2022 Facebook Twitter In the 60 years since Marilyn Monroe’s death, her larger-than-life persona has been referenced, replicated and retold countless times. Hollywood can’t seem to...
Music

Shania Twain on Posing Topless: ‘This Is a Statement’

Aging is inevitable, and Shania Twain is choosing to embrace it. The 57-year-old recently posed topless for the artwork promoting her new single "Waking Up Dreaming.""I styled that photograph myself," she tells People. "It was all about taking off the bra, taking off the shirt, tying the shirt around my...
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