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Was Marilyn Monroe a Synesthete?

By on February 3, 2012 in In the Media

On p. 47 [in Marilyn Monroe: A Biography, Mike Lennon] found Mr. Mailer describing what can only be understood as Ms. Monroe’s synesthesia. In recounting her first husband, Jim Dougherty’s recollections of her, he said . . .

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Feminine Take on Masculine World

By on December 23, 2011 in Family, In the Media

Over the weekend at a gallery on West 27th Street, the young artist and onetime Playboy model Katrina Eugenia unveiled her first solo exhibition. The show itself has an epigram from Mr. Mailer’s “The Gospel According to the Son.”

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Mailer in Creative Nonfiction

By on October 13, 2010 in In the Media

The latest issue of CREATIVE NONFICTION magazine (issue 39, fall 2010) features a special section on Mailer: an excerpt from THE EXECUTIONER’S SONG, and comments on Mailer’s nonfiction from Doris Kearns Goodwin, Lee Gutkind and J. Michael Lennon. There is also a notice about Larry Schiller and the Norman Mailer Colony.

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In the Steps of Mailer

By on July 20, 2009 in In the Media

This month, seven inaugural Norman Mailer fellows gathered at the writer’s home in Provincetown, Massachusetts and Irish Times writer Brian Layden was among them. He reports his experiences in his article “In the Steps of Mailer.”

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Ransom Center and Apollo 11

By on July 16, 2009 in In the Media

On the 40th anniversary of the launch of Apollo 11, the Harry Ransom Center is sharing highlights of Norman Mailer’s research materials for his work “Of a Fire on the Moon,” a book that chronicles the journey to the moon.   To view some of the materials, visit the Harry Ransom Center.

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Summer of ’69

By on April 29, 2009 in In the Media

In The American Conservative, John Buffalo Mailer recounts how Norman Mailer and Jimmy Breslin, two non-professional politicians, tried to liberate NYC with their 1969 mayoral campaign: they squared off in the 1969 Democratic primary against four standard-issue liberals. (Pop quipped of one, “I can’t get a grasp on a mind this small.” His campaign manager, [...]

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Final Reminder: Brooklyn Hall of Fame

By on March 4, 2009 in Announcement, In the Media

This is the third and final reminder to cast your vote for Norman Mailer on the Brooklyn Hall of Fame. Voting ends March 1, 2009 March 31, 2009, so take a second and cast your vote.

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Brooklyn Hall of Fame Reminder

Brooklyn Hall of Fame Reminder

By on January 13, 2009 in In the Media

Consider this just a freindly reminder: there only 47 days left to vote on the first inductees to the Brooklyn Hall of Fame. Presently, NM leads the pack with 394 votes, but there’s still more than a month left to hold on to that lead. Go vote. I’ll post another reminder next month.

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