Hugh Hefner, one of the most iconic figures of the 20th century— who launched one of its most iconic brands — has died. He was 91.
The Playboy founder's death was confirmed by his company. He died at home, the luxurious Playboy Mansion near Beverly Hills, site of countless swinging parties and acts of debauchery that have fed male fantasies for decades ...
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Marilyn Monroe's lovely Brentwood, California, home — which she only owned a few months before dying in her bedroom there — is on the market for $6.9 million.
I am currently seeking sugar daddies old enough to think a 48-year-old is a sugar baby material who would like to put me up here. Promise to blow up your skirt daily.
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Just a few samples of some outsider — er, outside! — art from a recent excursion to the Lower East Side (said with Debbie Harry cadence) ...
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theOUTfront: Get nude with Thom Evans to raise sexual-health awareness? Done and done.
Poseidon's Underworld: Countless quotes of stars on other stars, including Crawford on Monroe: “She had no girdle on, her ass was hanging out. She is a disgrace to the industry.”
Don't ask Ru to beat your face, or he may. (Image by Matthew Rettenmund)
The Dinner Party Download: RuPaul on privilege: “They think, 'Oh, you must be here to make me look good. That’s what gay guys are, right?'”
WFAA: Trans teen Mack Beggs gets to wrestle other boys — just not in high school events, which was the point of his complaint.
Joe.My.God.: Feds may toss suit by Pulse survivors/families against Omar Mateen's employer & his wife — jurisdiction issues.
F*cking Young!: Jhona Burjack by Jayden Fa is where Mother Nature does some of her best work.
(Image by Jayden Fa for F*cking Young!)
Who's that girl?! (Image via Julien's Auctions)
This auction of Marilyn Monroe artifacts from the collection of David Gainsborough-Roberts, the estate of Lee Strasberg and Deja vu will make you wish you were rich so you could buy, well, all of it.
Just seeing MM's costumes in this disembodied way is startling—like the lines police draw around dead bodies.
The items consist of some of Monroe's most iconic movie outfits, many other personal garments, knick-knacks, magazines, incredible autographs and unpublished photos and even her 1962 address book, complete with contact info for Avedon, Henry Fonda, Monty Clift and many others I wish were alive to take the call.
Ephemera, a handwritten list of approved directors & MM with her dog Maf (for Mafia) and superfan James Haspiel
Some of the items are morbid, like prescription pill bottles.
Some of the items are maybe too personal, like used panty hose.
Late '40s pic of MM with her Chihuahua
Some of the items are so intimate, it's hard to believe one wouldn't feel closer to the icon by owning them, including family photos and the pic at the top of this post, a private snap showing Monroe in her going-out-in-public brunette disguise.
Lookin' for nuggets? This one is 24K, as far as nuggets go.
But of course the ultimate prize is the nude gown she wore to wholesomely wish President Kennedy a happy birthday in 1962—that one is expected to fetch, no exaggeration, millions.
I dunno how to marry a millionaire, but these rocks are why to!
Check it out here. The auction kicks off November 17 at 6 p.m. PT.
(Images via Heritage)
Man, this latest Heritage Auctions event has Marilyn Monroe's wig from her final completed film The Misfits, lots more on her and other stars, plus one of Wayland Flowers's original Madame dolls:
Check it out here.
She re-posts a lot of nutty stuff without any indication which things she supports at times, but Mamie Van Doren, 85, has one helluva interesting Facebook page. Yesterday, she posted this manipulation that puts her (that's how she looks now) alongside her old pal and rival sex siren Marilyn Monroe (that's how she looked then) on the beach.
What some other great dames were doing at 58:
