The Mystery of the Marilyn Photo

So, I’m going to start by saying this piece is probably what you shouldn’t do unless you get that gnawing feeling in the back of your head and need to research something to the point where you’re probably invading someone’s privacy. On the flipside, people leave very interesting little digital breadcrumbs that can really paint […]

“I Was Told I Could Retire on these!” Collecting Beyond Photos

One of my most popular posts on here continues to be my press photo guide, but there’s a whole world of collecting outside of photos. This quick guide aims to help people decide what to collect, as well as help people looking to part with their items. I’ll use Marilyn Monroe and Jayne Mansfield items […]

Fandoms: Joining, Thriving and Leaving the Cyber World Devoted to Your Fave

Ask what “fan” means to a hundred different people and you will receive just as many answers. Some people gladly put on their Jedi-gear to go spend a week in front of a theater to score tickets for the latest Star Wars release. Some learn complicated vernaculars to speak the same mythical languages as their […]

5 Reasons You Should Become a Mamie Van Doren Fan

Nothing gets my goat more than categorizing Mamie Van Doren as one of the “three M’s,” essentially limiting her to a career defined by Marilyn Monroe and Jayne Mansfield. In fact, there’s an old saying lumping all three together, which says something like, “You want Marilyn, you settle for Jayne, you get Mamie.” Each week […]

Ralph Greenson x Marilyn Monroe

Writing anything about Ralph Greenson that doesn’t paint him as Satan-incarnate will undoubtably bring out the rock-dwellers, but I don’t choose to shy-away from sharing things from a different perspective. I’ll preface this by sharing how I too once got on the Greenson hate wagon, convinced he loomed over Marilyn like some Svengali. However, over […]