When people picture the swinging sixties, they often picture Twiggy. She had huge eyes, long lashes, a short haircut, and a slim figure that broke every rule of glamour that…
Tupac Shakur lived only 25 years, yet his voice still feels present. His songs are quoted in classrooms, sampled by younger artists, and argued over by fans who were not…
At least 64 people were killed on Tuesday, October 28, in a large police operation in Rio de Janeiro's Alemao and Penha favela complexes, according to official sources cited by…
Amazon will reduce its global corporate workforce by about 14,000 roles, the company said on Tuesday, October 28, in a major restructuring driven in part by the rapid adoption of…
Few performers have stayed at the center of popular culture as long as Jennifer Lopez has. She broke through as a dancer, became a film star, then a pop star,…
Chancellor John Healey delivered his first Autumn Budget on Wednesday, October 28, setting out a package built around cost-of-living help for households, higher taxes on banks and betting firms, and…
NAGQU, Tibet — A powerful magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck China's Tibet region late on Thursday night, killing at least 16 people and injuring dozens in the remote Nagqu area, according…
MIAMI — A US federal judge on Thursday ordered President Donald Trump to sit for questioning under oath by December 11 in his $10 billion defamation lawsuit against the BBC,…
Henry Fonda never looked like he was acting. He looked like a neighbour, a farmer, a juror, a president — an ordinary American thinking something through, and deciding, slowly, to…
Some stars filled the screen with noise. Gary Cooper filled it with silence. He stood tall, said very little, and somehow said everything that mattered, and audiences trusted him for…
Ask the actors of Hollywood's golden age who the finest screen actor among them was, and one name came back again and again: Spencer Tracy. He did not seem to…
Kirk Douglas lived long enough to become a legend twice. First he was the fierce, cleft-chinned star of Hollywood’s golden age, all intensity and ambition. Then, simply by surviving, he…
Some actors need a lifetime to become legends. James Dean needed less than two years. He made only three starring films, died at twenty-four, and yet his face is still…
Some actors work hard to look cool. Steve McQueen never seemed to be working at all. A squint, a pause, a half-smile — that was often the whole performance, and…
Some movie stars are famous. Paul Newman was something rarer. He was famous, respected and genuinely liked, all at the same time, and he stayed that way for more than…