Marilyn Monroe

  • More on Lindsay Lohan in "The Last Sitting"

    Readers point out that Marilyn Monroe was 15 years older than Lohan at the time of the original shoot.
    By Tracy Clark-Flory February 22, 2008

  • Lindsay Lohan strips for "The Last Sitting"

    The rehab veteran re-creates Marilyn Monroe's final photo shoot before she died from a drug overdose.
    By Tracy Clark-Flory February 21, 2008

  • The veil meets American pinup art

    Artist Makan Emadi talks about his controversial "Islamic Erotica" series.
    By Tracy Clark-Flory February 1, 2008

  • Big love

    Forget abs of steel -- give me soft arms, wide hips and fleshy lips! For as long as I can remember, I've been turned on by fat women.
    By Josh Max June 22, 2006

  • The Fix

    Will Michael Moore throw a turd in the punch bowl? Will there be a lesbian kiss on a daytime soap? And who is sexier to French men -- Anna Kournikova or Britney Spears? Plus: A Marilyn Monroe crime story.
    By Karen Croft April 15, 2003

  • Masterpiece: "Some Like It Hot"

    Billy Wilder's manic, magical 1959 farce is more than drag shtick and Marilyn in that amazing gown -- it's a topsy-turvy exploration of sexual desire and identity.
    By Charles Taylor February 11, 2002

  • The last sitting

    Bert Stern was the last person to photograph Marilyn Monroe before she died, 39 years ago this month. An exclusive interview with Salon.
    By David Bowman August 14, 2001

  • The mystery we deserve

    Marilyn Monroe died 39 years ago this month, and we still yearn for answers we'll never get.
    By David Thomson August 10, 2001

  • Jayne Mansfield: The brand called two

    The screen siren cleverly made herself into an icon, but then the audience stopped wanting what she was selling. What happened?
    By Andrew Nelson August 6, 2001

  • Happy birthday, Marilyn

    The sex goddess chats about her loves, kissing Tony Curtis and her friendship with Henry Kissinger and the Kennedys.
    By David Thomson June 1, 2001

  • Blue Glow

    Salon's TV picks for Weekend, June 1-3, 2001
    By Joyce Millman June 1, 2001

  • Blue Glow

    Salon's TV picks for Weekend, May 11-13, 2001
    By Joyce Millman May 11, 2001

  • Where Marilyn slept

    A seedy resort in Lake Tahoe hosted Monroe, Sinatra and the Kennedys -- sometimes all at once.
    By Jack Boulware January 16, 2001

  • Charlize asks nicely: "Can I touch?"

    Theron puts her hands on pumped-up Will Smith; a new home for Marilyn Monroe's falsies? Plus: Irish musician gets nose out of joint, calls Aguilera "a snot."
    By Amy Reiter October 16, 2000

  • Bombshells away

    At 67, Mamie Van Doren, natural wonder, B-movie actress and Nixon favorite, is selling nipple prints online and enjoying a comeback.
    By Karen Abbott July 19, 2000

  • The return of Miriam Makeba

    "Mama Africa" is back in the USA with a new CD, a summer tour and a lot to say.
    By Adele M. Stan May 15, 2000

  • Owe ho ho

    Now play nice! Mariah Carey's sister sells all then tells all. Plus: Dog defiles Jagger's shoe; Easter Bunny slain.
    By Amy Reiter April 18, 2000

  • Marilyn from within

    Joyce Carol Oates dives deep into an icon and comes up with a masterpiece.
    By Pam Rosenthal April 18, 2000

  • The 7 vices of highly creative people

    If you go through life free of bad habits, you won't live forever, but it will feel like it.
    By D.A. Blyler February 9, 2000

  • Boobs of the century?

    Ginger Spice: "I'll have bigger breasts than all of you"; Elizabeth Hurley disses Marilyn Monroe; is Kevin Spacey on the daddy track? Plus: Drudge claims the White House New Year's Eve party featured the horizontal hula!
    By Amy Reiter January 4, 2000

  • Hugh Hefner

    The 20th century's indefatigable swinger is still mixing martinis, cavorting with naked women, encouraging men to play indoors and reinventing himself.
    By Chris Colin December 28, 1999

  • Letter to the Editor

    Why isn't college opening Lillie Wade's mind? Plus: Seeking the truth about Marilyn Monroe; Pat Buchanan's party switch is about winning, not principles.
    Letter to the Editor November 18, 1999

  • Freudians prefer blonds

    The recent sale of Marilyn Monroe's personal belongings at Christie's generated $13.4 million. So why aren't any of her loved ones among the beneficiaries?
    By Damion Matthews November 10, 1999

  • Meet the fundits

    At the Funniest Celebrity in Washington contest, pundits and pols kick out the phat comedy jams ...
    By Amy Reiter November 5, 1999

  • Postcards from the Eddie

    Who would ever suspect that the man who made so many awful records could create an autobiography that is such a kick in the pants?
    By Lorenzo W. Milam September 27, 1999
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