Life — September 9, 1926 — page 8: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# "Just Between Us Girls" - Life Magazine Satire This page satirizes Hollywood culture and actors' pretensions. The main article mocks theatrical people as self-absorbed and morally questionable, claiming actors discuss "terrible MODERN things about sex" while presenting themselves as artistic and inspirational. The author (Lloyd Mayer) dismissively calls them "PERFECTLY all right" but "ARTISTIC" — sarcastically praising their shallow sophistication. The accompanying cartoon shows someone at a typewriter, likely depicting a gossip columnist or writer discussing Hollywood figures. Additional sections parody Hollywood terminology ("Box Office," "Dub," "Flop") and include anecdotes about studio contracts and automobiles — poking fun at the industry's materialism and the ridiculous situations actors create for themselves.