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The Allure of the Lurid

February 1, 2023February 1, 2023By George Mccartney
The Allure of the Lurid
Ana de Armas as Marilyn Monroe in Blonde (Netflix)
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George Mccartney
George Mccartney

George McCartney, a professor of English at St. John's College, is film editor for Chronicles: A Magazine of American Culture. He is the author of Evelyn Waugh and the Modernist Tradition (Transaction).

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