Marilyn Monroe was no Meryl Streep, but she sure had something. Pauline Kael, who wrote for The New Yorker from 1968 to 1991, said: She could not act. She used her lack of an actor's skills to amuse the public. She had the wit or crassness or desperation to turn cheesecake … [Read more...]
Mexico Blocks Sales of the New Frida Kahlo Barbie (But It Wasn’t Over Her Missing Unibrow…)
The new Barbie doll inspired by artist Frida Kahlo stirred up controversy when it appeared. It's now been banned from sale in Mexico. A judge in in Mexico City just issued a temporary injunction against sale of the doll, saying the Frida Kahlo Corporation may not have the the … [Read more...]
