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At Frank Sinatra’s suggestion, Marilyn Monroe kept her life inside two filing cabinets—letters, invoices, financial records, and the mementos that meant the most to her, according to Vanity Fair.

After her tragic death, in 1962, at the age of 36, the cabinets, together with an assortment of jewels, fur coats, and other personal belongings, were stashed away by the actress’s business manager, Inez Melson. This secret trove would remain virtually unknown to the world for more than four decades, until photographer Mark Anderson began an epic two-year project of documenting it.

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Or is that blasphemy?

Here’s what Karl Lagerfeld had to say about the Nicolas Sarkozy’s stunning wife Carla Bruni in the new issue of Vanity Fair:

“She’s imaginative, clever, educated.  She knows how to behave.   She speaks many languages.  It must be an embarrassment for the wives of other heads of state to see this beautiful creature who can wear anything and speak like that.”

Not surprisingly, President George Bush was won over when he met her.

Here’s what he said:

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In the new issue of Vanity Fair, Carla Bruni admits, “I’d love to have children with Nicolas [Sarkozy].  I hope to, if I am young enough it would be a dream.”

Talk about the most off prediction ever! 

When an “editor at Billboard talking to Jay Cocks in 1985 for Time: “Cyndi Lauper will be around a long time. Madonna will be out of the business in six months.”

The new Vanity Fair article featuring Madonna and her amazing career is rivetting.  Here are some of the quotes by the Madgesty herself: 

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Was there ever a question?

A perfect way to start off Friday!

Madonna on the new issue of Vanity Fair!

(Yup, It’s Eliot Spitzer with his pants down on cover of The New Yorker)

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But No to Oscar Party

As the new issue of Vanity Fair hits newsstands, the bigger news is that EIC Graydon Carter cancelled this year’s Vanity Fair Oscar Party, according to the New York Times. 

“A magazine like Vanity Fair is a group of writers and artists, and we are in solidarity with the writers and artists out there,” Mr. Carter said. “Whether the strike is over or not, there are a lot of bruised feelings. I don’t think it’s appropriate for a big magazine from the East to come in and pretend nothing happened.”

For the complete article in the New York Times, click here.

In this month’s issue of Vanity Fair, Editor-in-Chief Graydon Carter develops a movie style promotional poster - and it’s captivating. This issue looks like a must read for those looking forward to seeing the new flick- plus it’s great for Shia La Beouf fanatics.