Showing posts with label Life Magazine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Life Magazine. Show all posts

Monday, June 13, 2011

Pippa Middleton: Back on the Market!

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 Pippa Middleton
According to U.K. reports, Duchess Catherine's little sister is single again, after breaking up with longtime beau Alex Loudon. Pictured: Pippa with her friend and former roommate George Percy, at a tennis match on June 9.

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Drama in Chile's Skies

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When Chile's Puyehue volcano began to erupt over the weekend, the skies filled with dramatic plumes of ash. Wind pushed the massive ash cloud across the the Andes, blanketing parts of neighboring Argentina. . . but when the wind changing direction, the ash blew back to Chile. The eruption also produced a column of gas six miles high -- and some jaw-droppingly beautiful scenes in the sky. It was the first time Puyehue Volcano had erupted in 50 years and the

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

Marilyn Monroe From LIFE.com

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In 1948, Marilyn Monroe had just a few roles in box office flops on her résumé -- but LIFE photographer J. R. Eyerman apparently saw enough of a glimmer in the 22-year-old starlet to keep an eye on her. The incredible -- and seldom seen -- images in this gallery are the first a LIFE photographer ever took of Monroe, though the magazine did not publish them at the time. But now, in honor of what would have been Monroe's 85th birthday (June 1, 2011), LIFE.com presents these rare gems, restored to their original glory and showing early-career Monroe in the dance, acting, and voice classes that helped make her a star.

Thursday, May 26, 2011

Collective Bargaining Law in Wisconsin Struck Down

 Life Magazine

On Thursday, a judge in Wisconsin voided a controversial law severely restricting the collective bargaining rights of most state employees. Here: A crowd gathers at the State Capitol building in Madison in March.

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Alleged Tucson Shooter Ruled Incompetent for Trial

Life 
A federal judge in Phoenix ruled on Wednesday that Jared Loughner, the young man accused of going on a deadly shooting spree in Tucson, Ariz., that wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, is not mentally competent to stand trial.