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Emma Clement | Graphics Editor

How far is too far? | Geek Chic

Anjola Odukoya February 18, 2025
The sheer power of the see-through dress has kept this controversial yet popular trend relevant for centuries. Whether you’re a fan or not — I am definitely an admirer — there’s no denying that the “naked” dress never fails to make a statement.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Wounded women | Final Girl

Kiana Aftahi November 9, 2023
The world is enraptured by female suffering. A woman with substance abuse issues, mental illness or unhealthy relationships with men is the subject of drama, entertainment and intrigue. People gather to see her on screen in “Euphoria,” “Fleabag” and “Game of Thrones.” And she’s not necessarily fictional, either — books, music and movies are sensationalized by their creator’s borderline martyred reputation, as with Sylvia Plath, Amy Winehouse, and Marilyn Monroe. 
Monet Ota | Graphic Artist

‘Blonde’— tribute or dishonor? | Picture This

Ariadna Sandoval October 13, 2022
Despite de Armas’ incredible talent in embodying Monroe, the film "Blonde" exploits the icon and illustrates a disrespectful and mostly fabricated telling of her life story.
FRILOT: Celebrities and drugs

FRILOT: Celebrities and drugs

Madison Frilot April 27, 2017

The entertainment industry is no stranger to death due to drug overdose. Some have been classified as accidental while others have been considered an attempt of suicide, but regardless of their function,...

FREEBAIRN: Jackie, Marilyn and Occupying the Space In Between Them

FREEBAIRN: Jackie, Marilyn and Occupying the Space In Between Them

Mandy Freebairn March 20, 2015

In Season 2 of AMC’s “Mad Men,” Paul Kinsey remarks that all women want to be “either a Jackie or a Marilyn.” At the time of the scandal surrounding former U.S. President John F. Kennedy, these...

Artist David X. Levine (left) attends the premier of "The Beatles are Dull and Ordinary" at the Sherman Gallery Friday. PHOTO BY SARAH SILBIGER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REVIEW: Pop culture icons color striking new exhibit

Alex Creed January 26, 2015

Synesthesia is a sensation produced in one modality when a stimulus is applied to another modality, as occurs when the hearing of a certain sound induces the visualization of a certain color. Though...

GIRL, 20: Gentlemen prefer blondes

Daily Free Press Admin February 5, 2013

At seven years old, I desired nothing more than a Marilyn Monroe doll. It was a scaled-down Monroe in the evening gown she wore for Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend, which was made from shocking pink...

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