Legendary pinup queen Bettie Page died of pneumonia at the age of 85 in a Los Angeles, California, hospital Thursday, a week after suffering a heart attack, according to her agent.

"She captured the imagination of a generation of men and women with her free spirit and unabashed sensuality," said agent Mark Roesler in a written statement. "She is the embodiment of beauty."

Page, said to be one of the most photographed people of the past century, became a recluse in recent decades. Yet, her images continued to be used around the world to market Bettie Page action figures, clothing lines and other merchandise. [CNN]

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Love is All @ Market Hotel (more by Ryan Muir)

today in NYC
* DANCE
* Blip Festival
* a craft fair @ 3rd Ward
* DITC @ Knitting Factory
* The Sammies @ Mercury Lounge
* MarcRibot's Ceramic Dog @ The Stone
* Nachtmystium @ Public Assembly
* Tearing the Veil of Maya holiday party
* Don Caballero & Tombs @ Maxwell's
* Jeremy Enigk & Person L @ Gramercy Theatre
* Mercury Rev & Dean & Britta @ Highline Ballroom
* Love is All, Crystal Stilts & Cold Cave @ Bowery Ballroom
* Creaky Boards, Frank Hoier, Soft Black @ Union Pool
* City Center, Juliana Barwick & Dan Ashner @ Cake Shop
* Constantines, Tim Fite & The End of the World @ MHOW
* Nada Surf, Delta Spirit & Bear Hands @ Webster Hall

How is 'Cadillac Records'?

The NY Times says, "College Radio Maintains its Mojo".

Kermit the Frog does LCD Soundsystem. Coldplay do Joe Satriani.

Pinup Bettie Page hospitalized after heart attack.

Forrest J Ackerman, RIP

Sunny von Bülow, RIP

what else?