Amanda Konkle
@thekonk.bsky.social
Pretty into cats, classical Hollywood, DVDs, and the beach. Currently writing on adaptations of Marilyn Monroe as a character. Author of _Some Kind of Mirror: Creating Marilyn Monroe_. Co-editor of _Perspectives on Crazy Ex-Girlfriend_.
On the late evening of August 4th/early morning of August 5th, Marilyn Monroe left her earthly body. But she lived an amazing life before that. In honor of her life, here’s a postcard she sent before she was Marilyn, in Maurice Zolotow’s papers at the Harry Ransom Center.
77: Some Kind of Mirror @thekonk.bsky.social outstanding academic book on Monroe that uses a blend of close readings and grounded contextual analysis from the 1950s to explain her stardom and persona. A must read for media scholars. @rutgersupress.bsky.social
Who is good at reading cursive handwriting? If you pull the image out to full size, what is your guess for the C word that begins the fourth line?
I remember this. It was a scandal that rocked the national news!
More people have been arrested for the deranged president's conspiracy theories around the algae in the reflecting pool than have been put behind bars for the Epstein crimes and the architects of the 2008 Financial Collapse combined.
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70 years ago yesterday, New York Times reported, “Arthur Miller, playwright, disclosed today a past filled with Communist-front associations & a future filled with Marilyn Monroe.” Fortuitous for the start of a chapter on how Miller created & recreated versions of MM for the rest of his life.
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Why does Marilyn Monroe still define the 'Ideal Woman'? f24.my/C05Q.BS See my conversation with Annette Young starting at 5:42 in this week's new episode of the 51%.
The 51% - Why does Marilyn Monroe still define the 'Ideal Woman'?
As we mark 100 years since her birth, the enduring legacy of Marilyn Monroe means she still shapes ideas of what makes an ideal woman. Annette Young talks to Professor Amanda Konkle, a film specialist...
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Michelle Obama: "No one has the right to sit in judgment of who is American enough. And that's why, folks, we simply don't have the luxury or time to be cynical or complacent."
"We shouldn't teach great books; we should teach a love of reading." ~ B. F. Skinner
UPDATE: Wired has picked up the story. www.wired.com/story/leak-e...
Leak Exposes Members of Peter Thiel’s Secretive ‘Dialog’ Society
More than 200 of the world's elites registered for a retreat whose agenda runs from panels on cult-building and sex to prepping for World War III. An associated app offers matchmaking.
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Allison Gill@muellershewrote.com · 2mo agoThis is wild
“Come on, Boomers, stop pushing old back & white movies on us. What possible relevance could an antique like Citizen Kane have on the modern world?”
I found this neat tool that lets you generate text and images just from your ideas. It's really good!
www.instagram.com/reel/DZDgbvg... Here’s a fun video I made with university marketing to celebrate Marilyn!
Georgia Southern University on Instagram: "A century after her birth, Marilyn Monroe is still making headlines. But does her fame transcend generations? 👀 We put our students to the test on what wo...
101 likes, 1 comments - georgiasouthernuniversity on June 1, 2026: "A century after her birth, Marilyn Monroe is still making headlines. But does her fame transcend generations? 👀 We put our studen...
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www.wtoc.com/2026/05/30/c... Check out my little tribute to Marilyn Monroe on the eve of her 100th.
A century after her birth, Marilyn Monroe remains a cultural icon
Marilyn Monroe would have turned 100 on Monday. WTOC spoke with a Georgia Southern University professor about Monroe’s lasting impact on Hollywood, women and pop culture.
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So grateful to the icons of Performance & Stardom Studies who initiated this SIG and who generously shared their thoughts for our SIG Spotlight!
Performance and Stardom SIG@scms-starperformer.bsky.social · 2mo agoThe SIG Spotlight is up @jcmsjournal.bsky.social! Learn about our work, join us, and check your email for our current election! quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/i...
Here to report that I am writing my book via weeks (months) of note-taking from other actual books and exhausting mental exertion, like the ancestors intended.
One week until #MarilynMonroe #100! Arthur Miller’s draft screenplays for The Misfits are at the Harry Ransom Center in Texas and tell us a lot about how people saw her even before her tragic death.
If you aren't watching 60 Minutes tonight, you should be. The first segment is about the stock market and comparing what's happening now to 1929. The protections put up after the 29 crash have been removed.
A big study that was cited as evidence that text generators are good for students has been retracted: www.linkedin.com/posts/ben-wi... www.nature.com/articles/s41...
