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Life Releases Newly Discovered Marilyn Monroe Photos

7:35AM the cajun boy | In 1950 Life photographer Ed Clark received a call from an executive at 20th Century Fox lauding a “hot tomato” the studio had signed. She was an unknown named Marilyn Monroe. Clark photographed her later that year in Los Angeles’ Griffith Park. Never-used negatives from the shoot were recently discovered. More »

This Cover of ‘Life’ May Be The Closest You’ll Ever Get To Tina Fey as Sarah Palin

6:45AM Defamer Hollywood | When we pointed out last week that potential veep candidate Sarah Palin bore a strong resemblance to Tina Fey as Liz Lemon (except for their stances on important social issues), never did we imagine the proof would come in the form of this Life cover from September 2004. Striking a remarkably similar pose to her current Rolling Stone spread (what is it with her and men with ties?), Fey needs little else besides an exotically named brood and a hilarious accent to complete her remarkably accurate Palin impression. In fact, according to Poynter Online, the cover shoot may have given John McCain some ideas: More »