Meeting Marilyn Photographer George Zimbel

April 2011

I had the honour today of attending a lecture by George Zimbel at the McMichael Canadian Art Collection in Kleinburg, Ontario.  Zimbel's work is on display at the museum as part of the Marilyn in Canada exhibit.  

"In 1954, George Zimbel was among a small group of photographers who documented the famous scene from The Seven Year Itch which captured the iconic image of Marilyn Monroe in her white billowing dress; an early example of his view that photography is the art of spontaneity. This special lecture will position these Marilyn Monroe images within the history of photography and highlight Zimbel’s own artistic practice of non-intervention."


Zimbel is now 81 years old and the talk was also attended by his wife of over 50 years.  He actually proposed and married her shortly after the seven year itch shoot.  Zimbel was one of a number of photographers on the set of the dress blowing scene.  He spent approximately 2 hours on the set, which he admits he was removed from because he continued to take photos after filming began.


He was 25 years old and was there simply to document this moment in history.  He was not on assignment and did nothing with the photos until 20 years later in 1974 when they started appearing in galleries.  When asked why he waited so long it became clear that Marilyn was a blip in his life's work and not something he focused on.  He worked only in black and white and still develops his own photos. He considers himself a documentary photographer where he captures a moment that is happening instead of trying to create a scene.  

During the lecture he walked us through a slideshow of some of his photos from that day.  It was truly amazing as I had never seen some of them before.  In particular he had photos of the stand-ins for Marilyn and Tom Ewell testing the dress blowing on the grate.  There was also shots that showed Natasha Lytess and of course Marilyn perched on her heels on that grating so her heels did not fall through.


The most powerful shots he captured showed Joe DiMaggio's reaction to Marilyn's skirt being blown up over her head.  To actually see Joe on that night when we all know there was a massive blow-out between them after this and a divorce to follow.  We can see Joe walking away with his friend, Walter Winchell after watching the crowd reaction to his wife in her underwear.  The next shot is Marilyn looking sad watching Joe leave.  It is my favourite shot by Zimbel, she is standing there so serene framed by darkness.  


Zimbel also mentioned a close friend and fellow photographer who was also there taking shots of Marilyn.  You can see him in some of Zimbel's shots.  His name was Ed Feingersh and several times it was mentioned that his life ended way too soon and then finally the admission that he had committed suicide.  Feingersh took the Chanel No. 5 photos of Marilyn the following year in 1955.


I'm excited to report that Mr. Zimbel signed my copy of BW magazine featuring his photos!

To see more on George Zimbel watch this segment of the documentary Marilyn Still Life (he appears around 1 minute in) where he revisits the subway grating and discusses his photos.

Goon Moon Comenzara A Trabajar En Nuevo Album

April 2011

Jeordie White y Chris Goss comenzaran a trabajar la próxima semana en un nuevo álbum de Goon Moon, así lo ha anunciado hace algunos minutos la pagina de Facebook de Masters of Reality. Esperemos que con este mensaje Twiggy haya concluido en su totalidad su trabajo con Marilyn Manson y recibir pronto novedades del nuevo álbum. En cualquier momento mas información.

Nueva Foto De Twiggy Ramirez En Facebook

April 2011

Manzin ha actualizado su cuenta en Facebook dejando esta nueva foto de Twiggy Ramirez donde lo podemos ver con un nuevo look y sin barba.

Feliz Cumpleaños Fred Sablan!

April 2011

Hoy 28 de Abril de 2011, el nuevo miembro de Marilyn Manson, Fred Sablan, cumple 41 años de vida, deste este Blog te deseamos un feliz cumpleaños.

Feliz Cumpleaños Daisy Berkowitz!

April 2011

Hoy 28 de Abril de 2011, el primer guitarrista y fundador de Marilyn Manson, Scott Putesky (aka Daisy Berkowitz), cumple 43 años de vida, desde este Blog te deseamos un feliz cumpleaños!

Kurt Cobain Autobiography

April 2011

Full Name: Mr. Kurt Donald Cobain
Date of Birth: February 20, 1967
Place of Birth: Hoquiam, Washington, USA
Died: April 5, 1994
Place of Death: Seattle, Washington, USA
Classification: Artists & Entertainers

Although he never intended to change the course of music history, Kurt Cobain became the ‘Father of Generation X’ when he released his first albums as Nirvana in the early 1990s. His song, Smells Like Teen Spirit, Come as you Are, and About a Girl solidified his worldwide ranking as one of the greatest songwriters and performers of all time.

Growing up in a small town in Washington, young Kurt didn’t have as many friends as he could play music with. As a youngster, Cobain’s father, who was a mechanic, wanted him to play sports. But, Cobain had other interests, such as art, listening to music from the Beatles, and playing his guitar. Cobain blamed some of his later drug-related troubles on the drug Ritalin, which his school prescribed when he was only seven years old.

After his parents’ divorce that same year, he began feeling confused and lost. He was upset at both of his parents and wanted them to stay together. Kurt stayed with his mother for a while and then decided to live with his father. As he grew up and started high school, Cobain became interested in the local punk banks in Washington. From that point on, he would spend his time going to concerts and attempting to form a small band with friends. During high school, he also admits that he smoked marijuana frequently and tried most other drugs. Cobain wasn’t allowed to graduate high school because he did not have enough credits due to his moving back and forth between his father’s and mother’s houses. Feeling helpless, he dropped out then his mother forced him to move out. He lived on the street and made ends meet when he found work as a janitor at the local school and found an apartment for rent.

After some rough times and various arrests in his hometown, he decided to move to Olympia, Washington where he and Novoselic formed their band Nirvana. As they played together, they were invited to play backup for several bands of the area. The two recorded a record with Sub Pop Records in 1989, but then moved with David Grohl and released their album Nevermind, which sent the band’s popularity soaring.

Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love met in the latter 1980s, but never consummated their passion for one another until 1991, when Kurt Cobain was gaining immense popularity. Love gave birth to Cobain’s child, named Frances Bean Cobain, in 1992.

Kurt Gödel Biography

April 2011

Full Name: Mr. Kurt Friedrich Gödel
Date of Birth: April 28, 1906
Place of Birth: Brno, Czech Republic
Died: January 14, 1978
Place of Death: Princeton, New Jersey, USA
Classification: Scientists & Thinkers


A known mathematical genius even before he received his doctorate at the age of 25, Kurt Gödel published his Incompleteness Theorems at the University of Vienna in 1931. Additionally, he came up with a system of working with proof theories that clarified the distinctions between different types of logic, namely modal logic versus classical logic.

Growing up, Kurt Gödel was always becoming one citizen or another because of the area of the world he lived in. He always claimed he was Austrian, even after the Czech Republic was formed. Even though he was gifted in languages from an early age, he refused to learn the new Czech tongue. He later became a German Citizen before the break out of World War II. While studying at the University of Vienna, he did not pay much attention to the politics of the day, but concentrated more on physics, philosophy, and mathematics.

As he went off to university, his family had always called him ‘Mr. Why’ because of his extreme curiosity in everything he experienced. Within six years, he had already earned a doctorate and within ten years, he had already published more mathematical marvels than any of his professors. His work was understood and possible for even the lesser mathematicians of the time. In essence, his work proved that some formulas are impossible to prove in a formal system of understanding. But, if one used another system of logic and labeling, then some of the theorems could be solved.

By the mid-1930s, Gödel had already been to the United States and often lectured at Princeton University. It was at Princeton that he became very good friends with Albert Einstein. In 1938, when Austria became a part of Germany, Gödel knew he was at the prime age and fitness for military service, so he escaped by railway and made it to Japan, where they then flew into San Francisco. With the influence and help of the universities where he worked and of his friend Einstein, Gödel was able to become a naturalized American citizen. Gödel would add to Einstein’s own theories and even came up with some points that showed that time travel would be possible if Einstein’s ideas of rotating universes were correct. Later in his career, he was awarded the Albert Einstein Award and the National Medal of Science. With his old age, paranoia got the best of him and he often believed there was a conspiracy to kill him. As a result, he died of malnutrition in a hospital

King Henry VIII Autobiography

April 2011

Full Name: King Henry VIII
Date of Birth: June 28, 1491
Place of Birth: Greenwich, England
Died: January 28, 1547
Place of Death: London, England
Classification: Leaders & Revolutionaries


Ruler as the King of England for nearly 40 years, King Henry VIII led his country during the English Renaissance and sparked the English Reformation. Famous for marrying six times, he always attempted to produce a male heir to his throne. His time as king was one of ups and downs, at times marred by his own paranoia. Although his rule was stable, it was also unspectacular.

Knowing he was going to be the next King of England while growing up meant that young Henry VIII was reared from day one for the throne. His lineage rested in the Tudor family, and he fit in perfectly well with the aristocratic society around him. Receiving the best private education possible and sports training, he was situated to become one of England’s most adored rulers. However, when he ascended the thrown, he immediately discarded some members who had ruled with his predecessor. Additionally, it was at this time that he married his first wife, Catherine of Aragon.

Henry VIII, being a true competitive sportsman, wanted to try his hand at war. Although he had never been trained in military strategy, he joined Ferdinand II of Aragon to battle France. The campaign won him quite a lot of popularity and led him to find Thomas Wolsey, who later became a minister. Following the war, however, his popularity dwindled, as English society waited for something more. Furthermore, he began to see that Catherine was not going to have a male heir, so his infatuation with Anne Boleyn would go on for six years until he could divorce his wife. But, under Catholic Doctrine, he would not be granted his wish. So, in a marriage he believed went against divine law, he attempted to annul his vows to Catherine, but the Pope would not grant it. In this, a revolution was started that would cause the English Church to be thereafter severed from Rome. This made King Henry VIII the leader of the faithful, a role he had always wanted.

Henry VIII took his new leadership role seriously, but began marrying and divorcing with so much fervor that he was seen as a societal womanizer. For years, he attempted to have a male heir, and many of his wives were executed for their supposed adultery to his faith. Around this time, King Henry VIII’s mental and physical health waned. He suffered from depression, extreme impatience, and unpredictability in his political agenda. Yet, even through all of this, Henry VIII remained a symbol of his country. England saw a lot of advancement during his rule, and even though his personal life was in shambles, the religious reform and social liberation that was brought about while he ruled didn’t go unnoticed. His rule, in essence, was stable, and while he is thought of as a tyrant in regard to the treatment of his courtly women, his rule was simply a step above humdrum

Kim Jong Il AutoBiography

April 2011

Full Name: Mr. Kim Jong Il
Date of Birth: February 16, 1941
Place of Birth: Khabarovsk, Russia
Died: N/A
Place of Death: N/A
Classification: Leaders & Revolutionaries


Known in North Korea’s media and military as ‘Dear Leader’, Kim Jong Il followed in his father’s footsteps to become the leader of the Democratic Republic of Korea. In his early years, he fought for the support and admiration of Workers’ Party. In the years before his rise to power in 1994 as ‘supreme leader’, he became chairman of the National Defense Commission of North Korea, which solidified his role as the country’s new dictator, and he would then be able to control the country’s military forces.

In the biography of Kim Jong Il, he tells that a swallow foretold his birth, that two rainbows formed, and that a new star appeared in the heavens. Eccentricities such as building massive castles and houses, eating the most expensive food, and watching American movies, have been used by the outside media to show the hypocrisy and bipolar qualities of his personality.

Kim Jong Il received most of his education outside of North Korea, in China, Russia, and even attended the University of Malta to learn English. Additionally, during his father’s reign, he served abroad in Europe as a diplomat and attaché. As he climbed the ranks, he was appointed as the Director of Propaganda and Agitation, which has helped him control and manipulate his people.

Jong Il then became the ruler of the Sixth Party Congress and was getting favorable media attention throughout the country thanks to his aforementioned tactics. Even before his father stopped ruling in 1994, Kim Jong Il took command of the military. The prime minister, a democratically elected official, was removed from his post and in 1992, Jong Il’s son was put in charge of the entire country’s internal affairs.

Kim Jong Il does not tolerate any form of slander directed at him or his policies from his ministers or appointed officials. He has become a ruthless leader and has recently removed North Korea’s international nuclear agreements so that he can develop his own nuclear power. In 2006, he successfully detonated the country’s first nuclear weapon at an undisclosed secret location.

Karl Marx Biography

April 2011

Full Name: Mr. Karl Heinrich Marx
Date of Birth: May 5, 1818
Place of Birth: Trier, Germany
Died: March 14, 1883
Place of Death: London, England
Classification: Scientists & Thinkers

Known as the father of communism, Karl Marx once stated he was not a Marxist. In that statement, he meant that countries applying his theories were doing so incorrectly. In his Communist Manifesto, he claims class struggles lead to revolution, which then sparks rapid change and dramatically alters history.

Born in Germany, his intelligence and analysis of the social systems of the day was noticed at university. He decided to quit his courses and support the rights of the European Workers’ Movement. From that vantage point on of the working class’ struggles, he published Das Kapital. Like a wildfire, his ideas of reform, revolution, and social change blazed throughout Russia and Europe. Marx believed the philosophy of the day, which claimed that dialectic measures should be taken to resolve conflict, was the only path society as a whole could take to advance itself.

During his life, Karl Marx also opposed the slavery that was going on in the world, namely in Britain and especially its rampant presence in the United States was distasteful to the philosopher and socialist revolutionary. He predicted in his Manifesto that the struggle of the social classes is what changed the tides of time and would do so for those living the dreadful life of slavery.

Karl Marx argued for, while still formulating his own ideology, that there is a difference between what people see and what is there. His argument was that if a person had not experienced a materialistic world, this would prevent that person from seeing the true conditions of his or her life. And, once these ‘materials’ were realized, the working and lower classes would fight for their rights to also be able to enjoy those higher standards of living.

Marx’s work was soon taken with and divided among all sorts of other popular philosophies of the day, in both Europe and in Asia. He believed that the social situation of a person along with his physical location determined who that person was in more than his or her own will or his natural tendencies. He founded the ideas that a society was truly made up by its laborers; they were the ones who controlled production. He called this a transformation of nature, where what is natural becomes transformed into something material – hence the industrial age. He continued by stating that work is not individualistic, but something that forms the basis, or the mesh of society. Work creates change, and people have the ability to control their own labor power. His beliefs in the power of labor and the necessary balance between structure and economy still forms the basis of many countries’ own economic policies.

Cursum Perficio | The Series: Part III, Marilyn's Bedroom

April 2011

In this, the final part of a three part series entitled Cursum Perficio, I showcase photographs and a short video of Marilyn Monroe's bedroom, taken in July of 2010 as I toured the property when it was for sale.

Of course, it was extremely sad and moving to be standing in Marilyn Monroe's bedroom, the actual room in which she was discovered dead. I stood in the same location where Marilyn's bed had been positioned - the bed in which she'd been found, and thought, "This is where is happened." There was also part of me that said, "But did it really happen here?" Conspiracy theories abound, and my opinion is that Marilyn's death was accidental, with no ill intent. However, I firmly believe there was an extensive cover-up, and it's likely that Marilyn's body was either moved or repositioned. Regardless, this was the small simple bedroom, now famous from the photos of the great film legend, Marilyn Monroe, face down in her bed, naked, with her phone in her hand, and I couldn't believe I was standing there.

I was surprised to see that Marilyn’s bedroom had experienced some major changes, primarily in that the door to the bedroom had been relocated to a different wall. The location where Marilyn’s door was formerly is now a built-in book case. The door to the room is now immediately behind the area where Marilyn’s wooden bedside table was located. Also, a skylight was added to the room at some point. In spite of the remodeling, the room was still very recognizable as Marilyn Monroe's bedroom. Fortunately, the fireplace in the room remains intact.

The image below provides a floor-plan and photo of Marilyn's bedroom as it was in 1962.


This image shows the floor-plan today, along with a photo of the room I took during my tour of the property. Note the differing locations of the bedroom door.


The image below shows Eunice Murray, Marilyn's housekeeper, showing the window that was broken by Dr. Greenson in order to gain access to the room. The lower image shows the same window from the inside of the room as it looks today.


The image below provides a detailed look at the window broken by Dr. Greenson, along with a photo of the window today.


Below are photos of the bedroom as it looks today. Note that the bedroom door, bathroom door and closet door are the same actual doors that were in the room when Marilyn owned the home.




Below, Marilyn Monroe's fireplace, and the door to her private bathroom.


The photo below shows another view of the window that was broken by Ralph Greenson (on the right) to gain entry to the room due to the alleged locked bedroom door.


The bookcase and dresser in the photos below are in the exact same location that Marilyn placed her bed when this was her bedroom. The door to the right of the dresser is to Marilyn's closet.




To see a short video clip taken from the inside of Marilyn's bedroom offering a 360 degree view, click here.

In closing this final post of the Cursum Perficio Series, see below a photo of me standing in front of the fireplace in Marilyn Monroe's bedroom. Immediately to my left is Marilyn's bathroom.

Rob Zombie Presenta Oficialmente A Ginger Fish Como Nuevo Baterista

April 2011

Rob Zombie le ha dado la bienvenida a Ginger Fish presentándolo como nuevo miembro y baterista oficial de la banda con esta nueva foto promocional. Para verlo por ti mismo ingresa a RobZombie.com

Julius Caesar Autobiography

April 2011

Full Name: Gaius Julius Caesar
Date of Birth: July 12 or July 13, 100 BC
Place of Birth: Rome, Italy
Died: March 15, 44 BC
Place of Death: Rome, Italy
Classification: Leaders & Revolutionaries


Born into the high-class didn’t mean Julius Caesar would take his place as the Emperor of Rome. His political and military cunning would see him as the ruler of the most powerful government in the world and see Rome spread from Asia to the Atlantic.

With a formal education due to his lineage, Caesar studied some of the most prominent works of the day. He abhorred how opposing factions were tearing the Republic of Rome apart. Some favored an electoral government, while others wanted a leader for life. At that time, Young Caesar didn’t know he was to become Rome’s most prominent leader, emperor, and deity.

After being forced to go into hiding with the reign of Sulla, Caesar and his family had to muster a plan to take on Sulla’s proclaimed dictatorship. Caesar soon joined the army, but did not dare travel back to Rome. He was scared for his own life, even if he and his family’s titles had been restored. Caesar would rise to power quickly, obtaining the Civic Crown for his brave efforts in battle.

Sulla, the ruler at the time, gave the government back to the people and dismantled his rule. Walk freely about in the streets, just as any other man, he then retired away to his own private estate and was not involved in politics again. When Sulla died, Caesar returned to Rome, where he would await his chance to become one of the possible candidates to be voted into office.

It wasn’t until 60 BC that Caesar was elected Consul of the Roman Republic. Caesar then was appointed various posts throughout the Republic where he fought and won many strategic battles that did not go unnoticed by other counsel members in Rome. Caesar started another civil war that would eventually see him rise to appointed dictator over Rome. He then began his life-long involvement with Cleopatra, who he could not marry due to Roman law. He also traveled to the Middle East, where he secured even more territory for Rome. It was through Caesar’s direct hand that Rome had evolved from a republic to an empire. Caesar was assassinated in Rome and was declared a deity by the senate. His name would become the title of every Roman leader who followed.

Jules Verne Memories resources

April 2011

Full Name: Mr. Jules Gabriel Verne
Date of Birth: February 8, 1828
Place of Birth: Nantes, France
Died: March 24, 1905
Place of Death: Amiens, France
Classification: Artists & Entertainer


Known as a prolific writer having more than seventy books to his name, Jules Verne was the author of classis such as Journey to the Center of the Earth and Around the World in Eighty Days. Discovered by the renowned publisher Hetzel, who published Victor Hugo, Verne would become on of the wealthiest and well-known writers of his day.

Young Jules spent much of his childhood in Nantes, France. His father was an attorney and worked a lot, supporting his family financially, but not paying much attention to his son’s creative endeavors. When Jules Verne went to Paris, France to study to become a lawyer, he used his time writing and meeting new and well-established artists of the day. He even had some of his work published with Musee des Familles, where he wrote stories about adventure with the most extravagant of inventions.

Upon discovering that his son was using his time writing, instead of studying, Verne’s father stopped supporting him, so Jules had to make it on his own. He soon fell for Honorine Morel, a widow who would become his wife, and they had a son together. Verne continued to work on his writing while making decent returns as a stock analyst and broker, even though he detested the work.

Jules Verne’s life changed when he met one of the most prominent publishers in France at the time, Pierre-Jules Hetzel. The publisher decided to take a chance by giving this newfound author with fantastic stories a chance. With Hetzel’s guidance and oftentimes, complete makeovers on Verne’s work, Five Weeks in a Balloon, about a voyage over Africa, sold better than anyone could have anticipated.

From his first book onward, Verne and Hetzel would release two and sometimes three books per year. Following the success of his first book, Hetzel decided to serialize Verne’s writings in his magazine, thereby leaving the reading public salivating in anticipation about what would happen next to the protagonist. His fame became more widespread and Jules Verne became wealthy. He even bought a boat and sailed around Europe, which inspired him to write more about the exotic places he would frequent. Jules Verne’s works are still read as a part of the major literary canon of the latter 20 th and early 21 st centuries. In fact, his work is so popular that Jackie Chan starred in the major motion picture of Around the World in 80 Days in 2004.

Juan Trippe Autobiography

April 2011

Full Name: Mr. Juan Terry Trippe
Date of Birth: June 27, 1899
Place of Birth: New York, New York, USA
Died: April 3, 1981
Place of Death: New York, New York, USA
Classification: Builders & Titans


Known for building Pan American into an aeronautical empire, in the air, across the seas, and even in the board room, Juan Trippe stuck to his vision of taking regular people, not just the rich and famous, around the world. His direct involvement resulted in the upgrading of the mighty Boeing 707 to the massive 747 that could carry both cargo and more people than ever.

Juan Trippe grew up privileged and attended the Hill School and Yale University. After his third year at Yale, he became a pilot for the U.S. Navy, but he and his other student-pilots saw no battle and returned back to finish their studies. From that time on, Juan saw that the future of America was not contained within its borders, so he and other pioneers invested in small company after small company until they owned a fleet of their own aircraft. Soon after, he resigned his post and became general manager and CEO of Pan American Airways.

Trippe lobbied hard and set up what many considered a monopoly with overseas flight. He was awarded contract after contract with the U.S. government and had inside pull and connections that won him privileges in South America, Cuba, the Caribbean, and Asia. This dilemma of his trans-Atlantic dream can be seen in the movie The Aviator where Alec Baldwin plays Trippe alongside Leonardo DiCaprio who acts as Trippe’s nemesis, Howard Hughes.

Even during the Great Depression, Pan American fared well and continued its worldwide expansion. Tripped continued gaining rights to airport after airport and landing strip after landing strip. He also set up Panagra, which would route to Latin America. When his plans to work with the government to control all international flights failed, Trippe still had the upper hand. He was the first to order the newly released 747. It would take years for the government or other airways to be able to acquire their own. He began running tourist flights to Europe and allowed regular travelers to pay back their flights in installments. However, after several decades dominating the industry, Pan American could not keep up with international competition and the company was forced to declare bankruptcy in the early 1990s.

Joseph Stalin Autobiography

April 2011

Full Name: Mr. Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili
Date of Birth: December 21, 1879
Place of Birth: Gori, Georgia
Died: March 5, 1953
Place of Death: Moscow, Russia
Classification: Leaders & Revolutionaries


Creating and maintaining a government between Marxism and Leninism, Joseph Stalin’s government was one later dubbed Stalinism. His stance in the middle ground of the left and right would redefine communism and would shoot the Soviet Union to becoming the second super power, after the United States, in the entire world.

Not much is known about Joseph Stalin’s early life. Many of his records and writings he did not want circulated were destroyed during his rule. His daughter named Svetlana Alliluyeva, considered the most reliable source for Stalin’s biographical information, has been interviewed for documentaries, books, and films.

The young Joseph was born to poor, working class parents. He had a difficult upbringing as his father drank and beat his mother. His childhood nickname was ‘Soso’ and he was educated in Georgia, where he was forced to speak Russian. After graduating first in his class at age 14, he won a scholarship to the Seminary of Tiflis. After this time, he became more involved with the socialist movement and began grasping onto the ideas of Marxism.

Stalin had a son named Yakov who he did not treat well. When the son attempted suicide, Stalin was apathetic to the situation and claimed his son couldn’t even shoot himself straight. When the Germans in World War II captured his son, he would do nothing to rescue him or barter for his release. After the death of his first wife, his second wife shot herself. And, when Stalin’s mother died, he did not attend the funeral.

After Stalin’s rule, another son named Yuri Davydov was found. He claimed his father had told him not to talk about his lineage. He was also not to mention his mother’s common-law marriage to Stalin while he was exiled in Siberia.

Upon Stalin’s rise to power, he embraced factionalism, which prevented groups from outwardly opposing the leader’s policies. Through great scheming of internal and external intelligence, Stalin used the KGB and other agencies to keep the flow of information coming. With his astute ability at manipulation and secrecy, Stalin was able to set up intelligence rings in all the major cities in the world, who would report to him with their findings.

Additionally, under Stalin’s rule, science, technology, and Russia’s infrastructure boomed. Under his communist rule, however, the arts or anything involving self-expression were suppressed, even though Stalin was a published poet before his rise to power. Through his strict control of the government and his ability to keep his empire together, Russia became the super power, competing and actually overtaking the United States in the race into space, national education, healthcare, women’s rights, and even liberties for those of different ethnic backgrounds. Stalin was an unsympathetic ruler who always took whatever means to gain his ends. He was directly involved in the starvation of five to ten million of his people under collectivization, where he blamed a minority of Kulak peasants for not abiding by his agricultural rules of production and distribution. On the other hand, if it hadn’t been for Stalin’s military savvy and intelligence during World War II, Hitler might not have been defeated.

John Steinbeck Autobiography

April 2011

Full Name: Mr. John Ernst Steinbeck III
Date of Birth: February 27, 1902
Place of Birth: Salinas, California, USA
Died: December 20, 1968
Place of Death: New York City, New York, USA
Classification: Artists & Entertainers



Even though his most known work today is The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck wrote many other novels and screenplays that would secure his spot as one of the 20 th centuries greatest writers. He would influence not only such playwrights as Arthur Miller, but also other emerging writers of his early life, such as Ernest Hemingway. His naturalistic style that focused on characters set in hardship would set a theme from which he would hardly diverge.

John’s childhood was normal for the most part. He attended primary school in the city of Salinas and was remembered to have read a lot and even wrote when he was in middle and high school. At age 17 he graduated and attended Stanford University on and off for six years taking classes in mainly literature and some philosophy. At that time he knew he wanted to be a writer, so he only took classes he believed would help him hone his craft. In 1929, at the age of 27, John Steinbeck published his first novel entitled Cup of Gold. It was received with mild success, but this work helped him get his foot in the door and in the public’s view.

Steinbeck then released Tortilla Flat, which similar to the Grapes of Wrath, was set during and focused upon the struggles of the Great Depression. This theme would stay with him throughout his career. The scenes and backdrop of his writing would focus upon the state of California, which won him prestige. His books soon became movies, which heightened his growing fame.

Steinbeck then released one of his most adored novels called Of Mice and Men. This novella-length work would also gather much more of an audience as it was performed on stage in New York City – Steinbeck wrote the adaptation for the stage with the guidance of George S. Kaufman. With hailing reviews, the film soon was produced on film in 1939 in Hollywood. It would be the release of Grapes of Wrath, however, that would win John Steinbeck the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel. It was also made into film in Hollywood. And, although he never published his own autobiography, John Steinbeck would continue writing novels through the 1950s. With works such as The Pearl and East of Eden, Steinbeck sealed his position as one of America’s best writers who captured the beauty and struggle of the 20 th century

Jonas Salk Autobiography

April 2011

Full Name: Mr. Jonas Edward Salk
Date of Birth: October 28, 1914
Place of Birth: New York, New York, USA
Died: June 23, 1995
Place of Death: La Jolla, California, USA
Classification: Scientists & Thinkers


With polio spreading at an enormous rate of nearly 60,000 reported cases a year by 1950, Jonas Salk became internationally famous for his polio or ‘Salk’ vaccine. Through his and his colleague’s work, polio would virtually be eliminated in the United States and abroad within five years.

Jonas Salk was born to Russian-Jewish immigrants. He claimed he was never interested in science or medicine, but he did claim in an interview later that what has always interested him was the human side of science; seeing the benefits of science on humanity. After wanting to become a lawyer, his mother convinced the then young Jonas to pursue a career in medicine. He studied at and received his degree from the College of Medicine at New York University in 1939.

Following his studies, he worked at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. In Pittsburg, he was able to receiving funding that allowed him to pursue his attempts at finding a vaccine for polio. Within seven years, his vaccine was being used on area children in what became the first public testing of any vaccine, where some would receive the vaccine and some would receive a placebo. His vaccine worked and his passions were realized. Throughout the years, he worked on other vaccines, and in the 1980s and early 1990s, at nearly 80 years-old, he worked on a vaccine for AIDS.

Jonas Salk moved to California and started up the Salk Institute for Biological Studies where he worked on a variety of fields, including genetics. He headed the operations of the facility until his retirement in the mid 1980s. The Institute still attracts some of the biggest names in science, molecular biology, and genetics even to this day.

Jonas Salk’s polio vaccine worked because he and his colleagues came up with a framework that would kill the virus before it was injected into the body so no live specimens would have to be used. He needed to figure out, however, how he could still get the body to recognize it as a potential hazard. When it finally worked, antibodies against polio would form in the body and would thereby destroy any future attempts at infection. There was some controversy behind his discovery because he did not recognize his colleagues who were so detrimental in the creation of the Salk vaccine.

John Quincy Adams Autobiography

April 2011

Full Name: Mr. John Quincy Adams
Date of Birth: July 11, 1767
Place of Birth: Quincy, Massachusetts, USA
Died: February 23, 1848
Place of Death: Washington, DC, USA
Classification: Leaders & Revolutionaries

Known for his antislavery viewpoints and one who attempted to push the modernization through infrastructure, John Quincy Adams served as the President of the United States from 1825 to 1829. At first, he was a Federalist, but following his presidency, he became a National Republican. Most of his fame and views were established by serving abroad for several years as a diplomat and ambassador for the States.

John Quincy was born in Braintree, which would later change its name to Quincy in his honor. Located on the outskirts of town is the Adams National Historic Park. His father was a diplomat in France so young John Quincy grew up abroad. When Adams returned to the States, he was ready for college, attended Harvard, became a lawyer, and began practicing law in Boston.

When George Washington became President, he appointed John Quincy to work as an attaché for the U.S. in the Netherlands – a place where he had spent time with his father. He also served as a minister to Russia, and lived in Britain working for the St. James Court for two years.

John Quincy Adams ran for president and actually lost the electoral and popular vote. The House of Representatives were forced to choose a president and with the help of Henry Clay by dropping out of the presidential race, John Adams won. Adams then appointed Clay as Secretary of State. The whole affair was seen as corrupt on many levels.

Due to the controversy behind his presidency, Congress rejected nearly every new bill he brought to the floor. He called his idea the American System, where canals, roads and expansion were at the forefront of his model. With his experiences abroad, John Quincy Adams had an impressive international agenda. For this, he is often believed to be the best diplomat in U.S. history.

Following his subsequent defeat by Andrew Jackson in the elections of 1828, Adams didn’t halt his political career. Instead, he became a member of the House of Representatives and represented Congress on many committees, namely the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Indian Affairs. In one of the most historically thrilling international episodes, John Quincy Adams fought for the rights in a Supreme Court hearing of the Amistad, where African slaves took over a Spanish ship on which they were being illegally forced to work. He fought for their release and said they should be returned home. The ordeal inspired books and a recent biography of John Quincy Adam’s time in a movie called Amistad.

John Maynard Keynes Autobiography

April 2011

Full Name: Lord John Maynard Keynes
Date of Birth: June 5, 1883
Place of Birth: Cambridge, England
Died: April 21, 1946
Place of Death: London, England
Classification: Scientists & Thinkers

Known in England and throughout the world as one of the greatest economists of all time, John Maynard Keynes changed the way many capitialistic countries handled spending. Through the great depression, Keynes was able to lead the way to a new type of thinking, which eventually became macroeconomics, where he believed there were great differences in how economies should save and invest.

John’s father was an economist at Cambridge University and his mother was a successful author. His brother also saw success when he became a surgeon and a bibliophile. He also had one sister who did very well for herself. With an elitist education behind him, he formulated some of the newest economic ideas of his time; therefore, his success was imminent. Throughout his life, he supported the arts, including personally looking after painter Duncan Grant, with whom he had a relationship until his marriage with Lydia Lopokova, a famous Russian ballerina.

With the outbreak of World War I, he was taken from his post as lecturer at Cambridge to put his skills in use abroad. He was appointed to the Royal Commission on Indian Currency and Finance, where he solved several problems in a straightforward practical manner that won him even more esteem.

During and after the war, he worked with the British Finance Department and represented England at the Versaille Peace Conference. His book entitled The General Theory of Employment, Interest, & Money laid the foundation for macroeconomics and pushed for the internal betterment of society when employment was high. He advocated public works, government-funded jobs, and that war should be paid for with taxes and not cause a country to go into debt – which would eventually cause widespread inflation.

John Maynard Keynes was aslo a genius investor. He stuck to his own rules, holding out even through hard times, and was able to keep many institutions afloat due to his longterm foresight. In the autobiography of John Maynard Keynes entitled Two Memoirs, he pushed companies, governments, and even individuals to invest their money and not save it. Savings do not drive the economy, but investing will improve an economy’s overall health. His techniques for investment and his theories of spending and finance have been adopted worldwide and have influenced agencies even as prominent as the World Bank.

Ginger Fish Confirmado Como Nuevo Baterista Oficial De Rob Zombie!

April 2011

Ginger Fish ha confirmado a través de su cuenta en Facebook y a Emmageddon (administradora del sitio Web de John 5 y un sitio dedicado a Marilyn Manson) que es oficialmente el nuevo baterista de Rob Zombie.

El movimiento se produce debido a que Ginger estuvo reemplazando al ex baterista de la banda, Joey Jordison el pasado mes de Febrero, y mas tarde renuncio a Marilyn Manson el mismo mes.

Ginger apareció anoche con Rob Zombie en la premiación de los Revolver Golden Gods Awards 2011 organizada por la revista Revolver y mas tarde publico una foto de el junto al grupo en Facebook.

Se rumorea que tan pronto Rob Zombie termine su gira vuelvan al estudio de grabación para realizar un nuevo álbum el cual contara por primera vez con Ginger como nuevo baterista oficial de la banda.

Nueva Foto De MM En Facebook

April 2011

MaryWhire Etc (administrador del sitio Web Marilyn Manson FR) ha actualizado su cuenta en Facebook agregando esta nueva foto de Marilyn Manson. Para ver la foto haz clic AQUI.

Gracias a MaryWhore Etc por la foto.

Eli Roth Publica Nueva Foto De MM

April 2011

Causando daño irreversible con Marilyn Manson

Happy Birthday Marilyn Exhibit

April 2011

Marilyn Monroe would have turned 85 years old on June 1, 2011. In recognition of this momentous occasion, the Andrew Weiss Gallery and the Marilyn Remembered Fan Club are pleased to present an exciting new exhibit titled simply, "Happy Birthday Marilyn."

In honor of Marilyn's birthday Marilyn Monroe fans around the world are invited to send personal birthday greetings to the screen legend and become part of an historic exhibition combining your wishes with one of the world's most in-depth collections of Marilyn photographs. The photos span her entire life, from the very first images to the last, taken by renowned photographers Bill Carroll, Milton Greene, Tom Kelley, Bert Stern, and George Barris. This exhibit is the first ever of its kind to include the world-wide Marilyn Monroe community.

The exhibit will run June 1, 2011 through August 13th, 2011.

A special reception will be held for the Marilyn Remembered Fan Club on Sunday, May 29, from 2:00pm to 5:00pm, before the exhibition opens to the public. A reading of selected cards will begin at 3:00pm. All Marilyn Monroe fans are invited to this special event, and refreshments will be served.

DETAILS FOR SENDING CARDS:

Greetings can be submitted in the form of a traditional birthday card, either store bought or handmade, or in the form of personally created/designed digital art. Paper birthday cards will be displayed along the walls of the gallery, and digital art will be compiled into a slide show that will be displayed on a large flat screen television in the gallery.

Please mail purchased or handmade birthday cards to:

The Andrew Weiss Gallery
Attn: Marilyn Monroe
179 South Beverly Drive
Beverly Hills, California 90212

Please sign your name with the name of your country visible on the inside of the card. Please do not exceed a card size of 5.5"x 8.5" due to space considerations. Note that all cards received will become part of the Marilyn Remembered Fan Club's permanent archives.

Please email personally designed digital artwork to: MarilynRemembered@yahoo.com.

Please include your name with the name of your country visible on the artwork, and submit in .jpg format only.

DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTAL:

Birthday cards and personally designed digital art must be received no later than Friday, May 20 in order to be included in the exhibit.

For more information please contact MarilynRemembered@yahoo.com or info@andrewweiss.com.

John Lennon Autobiography

April 2011

Full Name: Mr. John Winston Lennon
Date of Birth: October 9, 1940
Place of Birth: Liverpool, England
Died: December 8, 1980
Place of Death: New York City, New York, USA
Classification: Artists & Entertainers


After losing his mother in a car accident, the young John Lennon never seemed to find his way in the academic settings that his aunt Mimi had secured for him. When he was admitted into art school, Lennon had already gotten tired of the “system” that controlled his ambitions. With his long-time friend Paul McCartney, who had also lost his mother at a young age, they started playing and writing songs together. After being passionately dedicated to a guitar his aunt bought him, John and Paul started their first band called The Quarry Men.

John Lennon was a natural leader of all the ensuing bands that followed. As the group became older and more experienced, they changed their name from The Silver Beetles to The Beatles in response to the popularity of beat music during the time. With Ringo Starr and George Harrison, the group began playing local venues and started recording their own music.

In England, the Beatles became a national success. With their fame spreading across the oceans, they decided to tour the United States and became an instant hit. However, a controversial statement by John Lennon that his group was more “popular than Jesus” sparked public outcry across the southern and mid-western United States. With increased pressure, Lennon publicly apologized for his statement, although he said that it had been taken out of context – that his band, or television, or pop culture was more popular in England than Jesus.

In his personal life, Lennon did not find much fulfillment with his first wife Cynthia, even though the two bore a son together named Julian. Lennon didn’t have much of a relationship with his son, saying that he was born out of a whisky bottle. The two became closer as they aged, but it was with Lennon’s second son Sean that he devoted his time and energy towards. Both Sean and Julian have musical careers and have had success on their own merit.

For his political lyrics and open comments about America and Britain’s role in Vietnam and elsewhere, the FBI attempted to have Lennon deported. But, hearing after hearing and deadline after deadline were extended or put on hold and Lennon was never officially deported from the United States. In 1971, Lennon released Imagine, a hugely popular solo album. With lyrics that became increasingly controversial, Lennon felt pressure and had various death threats. In December 1980, Mark Chapman shot and killed Lennon in front of his home at the Dakota building in New York City.

John Keats Autobiography

April 2011

Full Name: Mr. John Keats
Date of Birth: October 31, 1795
Place of Birth: London, England
Died: February 23, 1821
Place of Death: Rome, Italy
Classification: Artists & Entertainers


Regarded as one of the English language’s most naturally gifted poets, John Keats wrote poetry that concentrated on imagery, human nature, and philosophy. Although Keats didn’t receive much in the way of a formal literary education, his own studies and passion brought him much success. Additionally, his own life situation influenced his poetry greatly. In fact, poetry was his life and it allowed him to see the world with a focused energy.

Growing up as a young lad in London in a lower, middle-class family, the young John didn’t attend a private school, but went to public school in Enfield, near his home. His teachers and his family’s friends regarded him as an optimistic boy who favored playing and fighting much more than minding his studies. After his father’s death in the early 1800s, followed by his mother’s passing due to tuberculosis, he began viewing life differently. He wanted to escape the world and did so by reading anything he could get his hands on.

At around the age of 16, the teenage John Keats began studying under a surgeon so that he too might become a doctor. However, his literary appetite had taken too much of his fancy, especially with his addiction to the poetry of Edmund Spenser. He was able to have his first full poem published in the Examiner in 1816, entitled O Solitude! If I must with thee dwell. With the publication of his poem and some critical backing, he thought even more about writing poetry full time. Upon reading Homer and finally having some exposure to bolder works, Keats began writing nonstop. Within two months in 1817, Keats had written an entire volume of poetry that would be published, but criticized harshly in Blackwood’s Magazine. However, the negative publicity didn’t cause Keats to wane in his pursuit of perfected meter.

John Keats’ next work to be published was Endymion, which he wrote that next year in 1817 and was published in May 1818. The story involves a shepherd who falls in love with the moon goddess and leads him on an adventure of one boy’s hope to overcome the limitations of being human. The theme of something cosmic, surreal, fantastic, all held together with the thread of humanness can also be seen in his later works. Following Endymion, however, he wanted to release something more narrative-based and wrote Isabella. During this time, John Keats began seeing his limitations in poetry due to his own limit in life experiences. He would have to have the “knowledge” associated with his longings and move past fancy into something more external. His next work was Hyperion that would attempt to combine all he learned. Additionally, he released some of his “Ode” poetry in 1819, including Ode on a Grecian Urn, Ode to a Nightingale, Ode on Indolence, and Ode on Melancholy. However, a bout with tuberculosis while visiting Italy would keep him from his work and eventually take his life in 1821

John F. Kennedy Autobiography

April 2011

Full Name: Mr. John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Date of Birth: May 29, 1917
Place of Birth: Brookline, Massachusetts, USA
Died: November 22, 1963
Place of Death: Dallas, Texas, USA
Classification: Leaders & Revolutionaries


Known for putting America ahead in the space race, creating the Peace Corps, and pushing civil rights, John F. Kennedy became an icon for his steadfast devotion to ensuring the United States reached its fullest potential at home and abroad. Due to his Catholic background, many questioned how he would run the Oval Office. His rebuttals were filled with charm, candor, and strength. These qualities are what helped him win the race for the Presidency in 1960.

Kennedy had a privileged childhood attending the Edward Devotion School and graduating from the most elite boarding high schools in the country, the Choate Rosemary Hall in Wallingford. He wanted to study in England, but was forced to return home due to illness. JFK experienced further health problems while at Princeton, but eventually found his place at Harvard, where he graduated. While there he wrote his thesis entitled Why England Slept, which was later published and became a bestselling book.

Kennedy then joined the Navy and became a lieutenant before World War II began. On his boat, the PT-109, a Japanese destroyer attacked him. He swam for several miles towing a comrade, even though he was injured, to a nearby island. His other crewmembers survived as well. He became a national hero through the incident. Kennedy received numerous awards for his service, including the Purple Heart.

Within his first year as President of the United States of America, John Fitzgerald Kennedy had his first two tests as the leader of the world’s largest free nation. The first involved the Bay of Pigs Invasion, where the U.S. attempted to assassinate Fidel Castro. When nearly all 2,000 special ops soldiers were captured, Kennedy had to publicly apologize for the attempt and paid Castro 53 million in medical supplies for subsequent release. Following, the Cuban Missile Crisis began when U.S. intelligence found the USSR was building a missile site, which would consequently be aimed at the States. Avoiding war, Kennedy was able to meet with leaders in Russia, where they agreed on a peaceful resolution.

After starting the Peace Corps, where American volunteers would go abroad to help those in resource poor nations in an attempt to better their conditions, conflict in Vietnam was becoming paramount. JFK supplied limited help in Vietnam and steadily increased soldiers on the ground. However, upon Kennedy’s death, the war escalated to something uncontrollable and the U.S. became even more involved.

Kennedy was also involved in the construction of the Berlin Wall and the Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty. At home, he advocated civil rights and racial integration, believing those of different ethnicities should not have to have their own restrooms, restaurants, and places on buses. He proposed the Civil Rights Act that would come into affect in 1964. Through all he did, he always had the American public’s full attention. Before he was assassinated in Dallas Texas, supposedly by Lee Harvey Oswald, he was at the height of his popularity and his career. His death sent shockwaves through the world as everyone knew they had lost someone truly unique who during his life attempted to better the lives of everyone, whether American or not.

Jesse Jackson Autobiography

April 2011

Full Name: Rev. Jesse Louis Jackson
Date of Birth: October 8, 1941
Place of Birth: Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Died: N/A
Place of Death: N/A
Classification: Leaders & Revolutionaries


Known throughout the world as a human rights activist and in the United States as a fighter for racial equality, Jesse Jackson is a staunch politician and an outspoken supporter of improving conditions for the working class and poor. He has earned his place as one of history’s most prominent leaders for his work at home and abroad. He has personally been responsible for the release of several POWs held in other nations, and has rejected Bush’s international policies from the beginning.

Born in South Carolina, Jackson played sports and participated in American football at the University of Illinois and at North Carolina’s AT&T University. Although he is an ordained Baptist minister and has earned a Master’s degree in Divinity, he didn’t complete his studies at the Chicago Theological Seminary.

Jesse Jackson is best known for his participation as a leader of the civil rights movement. Jackson supported Martin Luther King, Jr. in all he did and was present the moment of his assassination. As the years progressed, Jesse had to end his work with King’s organizations due to a falling out with other leaders. He then started his own group, which was dubbed Operation Push. This was later combined with the Rainbow Coalition.

Jackson ran for president twice in the 1980s, once in 1984 and another time in 1988. While he won several votes in the south, it wasn’t until his later running that he was better funded and organized. He surprised the nation when he won eleven primaries and especially when he won the Michigan primary with 55% of the vote. His popular Rainbow Coalition stood for the rights of everyone, no matter their skin color, religion, ethnicity or sexuality. He has been considered by many as one of the most liberal nominees ever running for president. In the biography of Jesse Jackson entitled America’s David, the author states that Jesse was always accepting of everyone around him, and that he was a fierce competitor in school politics and sports, always wanting to be number one.

Jennifer Lopez Autobiography

April 2011

Full Name: Ms. Jennifer Lynn Lopez
Date of Birth: July 24, 1969
Place of Birth: The Bronx, New York, USA
Died: N/A
Place of Death: N/A
Classification: Artists & Entertainers


Dancing her way to fame, Jennifer Lopez began her career as a ‘fly girl’ dancer on the weekly comedy TV show called In Living Color. From there, she was given a contract to tour with Janet Jackson, and even sang backup vocals for the artist. But, her passion and drive had always been to be an actress. So, she offered her condolences to Jackson, and risked her singing career to pursue acting, which actually brought her back to music – bringing her more fame and fortune than any other pursuit.

Born to Puerto Rican parents in the Bronx, Jennifer was educated in a private Catholic school. She claims that while she received a good education, she did feel limited when she began dating boys, namely David Cruz. The two had a love affair that would last nearly ten years, until Jennifer became too involved in her dancing, singing, and eventual acting career.

At a young age, the young Lopez knew she loved to dance. Since her teens, she worked hard to pay her way through different dance schools, learning different types, and mastering different techniques that would land her a spot with Janet Jackson and on In Living Color.

As Jennifer Lopez pursued her acting career, it was in her latter 20s that she had made some great strides. Now known as JLo, she has acted alongside Robin Williams in Jack in 1996, and in 1998, she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress for her role in the film Selena. In 1999 and afterward, she came back to music, releasing several chart-toppers in the U.S. and U.K. Her most famous songs: If you Had My Love, Waiting for Tonight, Love Don’t Cost a Thing, and I’m Real, only add to her portfolio of vast artistic talents and achievements.

Jean Piaget Autobiography

April 2011

Full Name: Dr. Jean Piaget
Date of Birth: August 9, 1896
Place of Birth: Neuchatel, Switzerland
Died: September 16, 1980
Place of Death: Geneva, Switzerland
Classification: Scientists & Thinkers


Even as a young boy, Jean Piaget studied his surroundings. At age eleven, he published his first paper about the natural world. As he grew, his interests steered from the world around him to philosophy and later to psychology. With his work in cognitive development, he has laid a lasting foundation that has played significant roles in the fields of education, reasoning, and even artificial intelligence.

Born to a father who was a professor of medieval literature at the University of Neuchatel, he received an excellent education. When he was young, he was encouraged to explore the environment, where he became infatuated with mollusks, birds, and other animals. He studied at his father’s university and received his PhD in natural science. He also did some studying and work at the University of Zurich, in the German-speaking region of Switzerland. Around this time, he became intrigued with the emerging studies of psychoanalysis. His focus began turning from the natural world to the world inside the human mind. As he furthered his own research in the area, fueled by the debates of the time, he decided that what happened in children’s early lives would affect their later cognitive development.

Jean Piaget came up with his theories especially while he worked with Alfred Binet, who was running an all-boys’ school and who was developing his now famous Binet Intelligence Test. Piaget noticed on the results from the exams that the younger children all gave the same wrong answers. He began pondering the possibilities and decided that children and adolescents think differently. Piaget attributed this to stages of cognitive development, or stages of reasoning. He would later theorize that these stages were partially independent of environment – that the development of reasoning occurred in stages that closely correlated with age.

Piaget then simplified his theories to fall into four categories of development. While these were groundbreaking for his time, these cognitive development stages have been found to occur in the order he prescribed. However, the ages at which these stages occur are not exact. He stated, after researching and watching his own children's developments, that the first years are where one learns sensory-motor awareness; objects are real and children have a full experience of the senses. The next stage, from around the age of two to seven, is the development of motor skills. Following, children from the ages of seven to twelve begin to think logically about concrete events. And finally, the formal operational stage is where children begin to develop abstract reasoning. Jean Piaget was able to give psychoanalysis and theory new depths of understanding about the development of reasoning and most importantly, cognition. Nowadays his work is being used to expand the fields of artificial intelligence – where robots will develop cognitive abilities in a similar step-by-step pattern.

Jean Paul Sartre Autobiography

April 2011

Full Name: Mr. Jean-Paul Sartre
Date of Birth: June 21, 1905
Place of Birth: Paris, France
Died: April 15, 1980
Place of Death: Paris, France
Classification: Artists & Entertainers


Although he wrote a plethora of academic works, Jean Paul Sartre was truly a philosopher and a political activist. His belief that all men should be free and that existentialism was the way to freedom brought him much recognition in all fields, including the Nobel Peace Prize for Literature, which he did not accept in the mid-1960s.

As a young lad, Jean’s father died, which forced him to live with his grandfather, who was a professor of German at the Sorbonne. Sartre was shy as a young boy, but searched for friends who would accept him. While he didn’t make any lifelong friends in his early years, the time he had with his mother was released in novel form as Let Mots (or The Words) in 1963.

He attended the Ecole Normale Superieure and upon graduation fell in love with Simone de Beauvoir, who wrote the first biography of Jean Paul Sartre, Memoirs of a Dutiful Daughter, in 1959. The first novel Sartre released was Nausea, which garnished him international appeal. His later writings were more academically based and discussed philosophy, politics, and psychology.

After serving in World War II, he saw the world in a new, almost pessimistic light. He noticed how the poor lived and how they were treated in society. His writings focused even more on the freedom of the individual and the reality of man. He released a play called Les Mouches, Huis-clos, and Les Main Sales, Lucifer and the Lord, and Loser Wins within a few years of each other. The plays fared well, and his writings showed a definite change as his political viewpoints supported communism and the way of the Soviet Union

MM En El Cumpleaños De Eli Roth - Abril 18

April 2011

Marilyn Manson apareció en el cumpleaños numero 39 de Eli Roth anoche 18 de Abril de 2011 donde también estuvo presente Peaches Geldof.

Marilyn Monroe Items Up for Auction at Julien's Summer Sale

April 2011

The Julien's Auctions summer sale, "Hollywood Legends," will be held on Saturday, May 7th and Sunday, May 8, 2011 at their Beverly Hills, CA location. Bidders can participate in person, on the phone and via the Internet.

As always, there are some choice Marilyn Monroe items in the annual Julien's summer sale. While there are some higher end items, like Marilyn's personal black cocktail dress, with a starting bid of $10,000, there are also lower priced starting bids on some very personal items from Marilyn's wardrobe, including a bra liner and a silk slip. Other items of interest include a book from Marilyn's personal library (with a personal note included), a belt, and even a melonballer from Marilyn's kitchen.

View detailed information about some of the items up for auction below. For more, visit http://www.juliensauctions.com/.

Lot 578: A Marilyn Monroe Owned Cocktail Dress

A black crepe cocktail dress with deep v-neck and low cut back, with pouf hemline. Interior label reads “front” to identify the front of the dress. Monroe wore this dress to a 1958 party at The Beverly Hills Hotel and is pictured on the cover of the book Marilyn Monroe: From Beginning to End by Michael Ventura. No size present.

PROVENANCE Lot 238, “The Personal Property of Marilyn Monroe,” Christie’s, New York, Sale number 9216, October 27 & 28, 1999

Starting Bid: $10,000



Lot 572: A Marilyn Monroe Owned Hairnet

A nude hairnet owned by Marilyn Monroe.

PROVENANCE Partial Lot 248, "Property From the Estate of Marilyn Monroe," Julien's Auctions, Los Angeles, June 4, 2005.

Starting Bid: $200



Lot 573: A Marilyn Monroe Satin Slip

A cream color satin half slip with side zipper from the personal wardrobe of Marilyn Monroe. Label reads "Virgina Wallace 26." One stain on front and two small stains on back.

PROVENANCE Partial Lot 116, "The Personal Property of Marilyn Monroe," Christie's, New York, sale number 9216, October 27 & 28, 1999

Starting Bid: $200


Lot 574: A Marilyn Monroe Owned Brassiere Liner

An off-white brassiere liner from the professional wardrobe of Marilyn Monroe.

PROVENANCE Partial Lot 80, "Property From the Estate of Marilyn Monroe," Julien's Auctions, Los Angeles, June 4, 2005.

Starting Bid: $100


Lot 575: A Black Velvet Belt Owned by Marilyn Monroe

The belt is stamped on the leather back "A Swanky Product." Brass buckle has discolored due to age. Includes original Christie's lot tag.

Length, 32 inches

PROVENANCE Partial Lot 114, "The Personal Property of Marilyn Monroe," Christie's, New York, Sale number 9216, October 27 & 28, 1999

Starting Bid: $200



Lot 579: A Marilyn Monroe Owned Book, With a Note in Marilyn's Handwriting

A copy of The Use of Self by F. Matthias Alexander owned by Marilyn Monroe. Black hardcover copy of the book with gold stamp lettering, stamped on interior that the item came from Foyles booksellers of London. A small slip of paper, possibly in Monroe's handwriting, placed in the book reads "Maybe its true." Alexander developed the Alexander Technique, popular with many actors. The book was sold at the landmark Christie's Marilyn Monroe auction in 1999.

8 by 5 1/4 inches

Starting Bid: $500


Lot 585: A Melon Baller Owned by Marilyn Monroe

With metal scoops on either end and wooden handle, stamped "Made In Germany." Also present is Christie's sale tag.

PROVENANCE Partial Lot 118, "Fine Manuscripts," Christie's, Los Angeles, Sale number 9814, September 20, 2001.

Starting Bid: $300