Al Capp – Exploring A Most Contrary Life
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Al Capp – Exploring A Most Contrary Life

Al Capp – Exploring A Most Contrary Life by Ronald Sklar Comic strip legend and deeply complicated man, Al Capp channeled his talents but lost to his demons. At the height of cartoonist Al Capp’s success, his satiric, adult-themed comic strip Li’l Abner was featured in 900 newspapers with 90 million dedicated readers. From 1934-1977, … Continue reading

Gretchen Mol Gets Notorious as Pinup Legend Bettie Page
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Gretchen Mol Gets Notorious as Pinup Legend Bettie Page

GRETCHEN MOL GETS NOTORIOUS AS PINUP LEGEND BETTIE PAGE by Brad Balfour Before making The Notorious Bettie Page, 30-something actress Gretchen Mol had been working solidly, but had not quite found that signature role that would recoup her early momentum. Thanks to her role as 1950s cultural icon – S&M pinup girl Bettie Page – Mol … Continue reading

Sharon Stone – Basic Instincts Aroused Again
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Sharon Stone – Basic Instincts Aroused Again

SHARON STONE BASIC INSTINCTS AROUSED AGAIN by Brad Balfour For Sharon Stone, the first Basic Instinct film, directed by Paul Verhoeven, was quite an odyssey; it established her as a provocative sex symbol, an actress willing to open herself up (and her legs) for the camera. In that film, she played a lesbian crime novelist accused of … Continue reading