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10 Old Hollywood Stars Who Became Queer Icons

Pioneers of culture and camp, every one.

The Mary Sue

Kinks guitarist Dave Davies hits back at Moby for calling 1970 single Lola ‘gross and transphobic’

The band’s co-founder responded to the US musician’s comments, defending the song and saying they are ‘not transphobic’

The Guardian - UK

Inside the luxury ‘super ships’ inspired by Audrey Hepburn and Marlene Dietrich

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First look at Uniworld’s new river cruise ships dedicated to screen icons

SS Audrey and SS Marlene will feature designs inspired by the work of two iconic actresses

The Independent UK

Betty Boop and Blondie join Mickey Mouse and Winnie the Pooh in the public domain

“It’s a big year,” said Jennifer Jenkins of Duke’s Center for the Study of the Public Domain. “It's just the sheer familiarity of all this culture.”

Fortune

Betty Boop and 'Blondie' enter the public domain in 2026, accompanied by a trio of detectives

Betty Boop and “Blondie” are among the highlights of titles entering the public domain with the arrival of 2026

The Independent UK

32 Style Icons Whose Looks Changed Fashion Forever (And Still Show Up On Mood Boards Everywhere)

If you’ve ever copied a movie star’s outfit, an avant-garde look from a music video, or saved a screenshot of an outfit you saw online, you probably have one of these 32 style icons to thank.

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Uniworld reveals new river cruise ships dedicated to much-loved Hollywood stars

New ‘super ships’ are coming to the luxury brand’s fleet

The Independent UK

Frank Barrie obituary

Witty and elegant actor whose roles ranged from Shakespeare to Dot Cotton’s gentleman friend in EastEnders

The Guardian - UK

Before the word ‘transgender’ existed, there was Bambi, the dazzling Parisian icon

The moment that changed queer history occurred on a sweltering day in early 1952 in Algiers

The Independent UK

Anselm Kiefer review – creative giant crushed under Van Gogh’s starry might

This alienating exhibition makes the German artist look like a kitsch cabaret version of the Dutch master – the comparison is catastrophic for Kiefer

The Guardian - UK

Plaza Athénée: is this opulent grand dame still Paris's best hotel?

With a recent upgrade to some of its most exclusive suites, does this historic hotel retain the same charm that has lured legions of A-listers over the years? Anna Van Praagh checks in

Evening Standard

Marilyn Monroe by Eve Arnold review – intimate, tender and witty photographs

In front of the camera Monroe was luminous, but in this reissued and sumptuous collection of pictures Arnold also captured the insecurity and pain

The Guardian - UK

Just 32 Photos of Celebrities in Killer Pantsuits

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Marie Claire

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Discover Eve Arnold’s intimate unseen images of Marilyn Monroe

‘Marilyn Monroe by Eve Arnold’, published by ACC Art Books, is a personal portrayal of an icon

Marie Claire

The Coolest, Behind-the-Scenes Movie Photos

Including from some of the best films ever made.

The Guardian - UK

‘Celebrated again’: Portrait of German jazz-age pioneers lost after Nazi takeover returns to Berlin

Jewish Museum in Berlin buys painting of Weintraubs Syncopators, who played the soundtrack to the Weimar cabaret

The Guardian - UK

Charles Blackwell obituary

Music producer, arranger and songwriter who worked with everyone from Marlene Dietrich to Tom Jones, and was behind many pop hits of the 1960s and 70s

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The Guardian - UK

Gena Rowlands obituary

American actor who enjoyed success with the films A Woman Under the Influence, Gloria and The Notebook

The Guardian - UK

Anouk Aimée was an entrancing 60s movie icon with an air of glamorous unknowability

The star of La Dolce Vita and A Man and a Woman, who has died aged 92, had a unique screen presence that was at once alluring and forbidding

The Guardian - UK

Ute Lemper review – intimate and mesmerising show celebrates an inimitable performer

The German chanteuse enters her seventh decade with her velvet voice and characteristic wit intact

Marie Claire

'30s Makeup Trends Are Making a Comeback

Your Cupid's Bow is about to get a lot of attention.

Evening Standard

Anya Taylor-Joy, Rosamund Pike, New Jeans' Haerin and Charlize Theron in New York for Dior show

Dior’s stars (and a new nepo baby) took Brooklyn by storm for a one-off New York fashion show

The Guardian - UK

Marlene Dietrich is the muse for feminist retelling of Dior’s story

Hollywood’s pioneer of androgyny inspires label’s latest catwalk show at New York’s Brooklyn Museum

The Guardian - UK

Mercedes de Acosta: The poet who had affairs with the 20th century’s most famous women

An unpublished book has emerged by the woman best known for her liaisons with Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich and Isadora Duncan

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