Richard Cragun, one of the most important dancers of the 20th century has died at 67. His legendary partnership with Marcia Haydée, the ground-breaking work at Stuttgart Ballet with John Cranko, and his beauty and virile strength as a dancer, will earn him a permenant place in dance history. Yesterday, August 6, he suffered a seizure triggered by a lung infection, and died … [Read more...] about The Ballet world loses a Prince: Richard Cragun dies at 67
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More Ziegfeld folly! Can you still be a Follies girl at 105?
Of course you can! Doris Eaton Travis was the last surviving girl from the Ziegfeld Follies. She joined the company in 1918 at the age of 14, and in this picture with her younger self is the remarkable Doris at 105. She died a year after this photo was taken, in 2010. In 1998 she returned Broadway's New Amsterdam Theatre where she had first appeared in 1918, 80 years … [Read more...] about More Ziegfeld folly! Can you still be a Follies girl at 105?
Oliviero Toscani stirs up controversy with his new penis calendar
Photographer Oliviero Toscani, best known for his provocative ad campaigns for Benetton, is causing scandal once again with his 2012 calendar for a leather-tanning consortium showing close-ups of 12 penises. Last year Toscani's calendar for the consortium near Pisa featured women's pubic areas, sparking protests. Toscani's entourage said Thursday he would unveil the new … [Read more...] about Oliviero Toscani stirs up controversy with his new penis calendar
Spock actor Zachary Quinto comes out as a gay man
Actor Zachary Quinto, known for portraying Spock in the 2009 blockbuster film "Star Trek," has publicly come out as a gay man. In an interview with New York Magazine published yesterday, Quinto recalled a stage play he performed in last year, "Angels in America", which was set against the backdrop of the AIDS epidemic and the toll it took on him personally. As a gay man, it … [Read more...] about Spock actor Zachary Quinto comes out as a gay man
Elizabeth Taylor’s designer clothes to be auctioned
Designer clothes owned by Hollywood legend and fashion icon Elizabeth Taylor, including haute couture by Chanel, Yves St. Laurent and Dior, will be sold at auction in New York, Christie's said today. The silk chiffon dress that the Academy Award winning actress wore for her first wedding to actor Richard Burton will be among the nearly 400 times included in the four-day … [Read more...] about Elizabeth Taylor’s designer clothes to be auctioned
Annie Lennox collects her OBE for charity work from the Queen
Annie Lennox has collected an OBE from the Queen at Buckingham Palace for her charity work fighting Aids and poverty in Africa.The former Eurythmics singer, 56, said: "Its quite magical. Its really meaningful to me that its for charity work. "To get this acknowlegement means people are listening. Campaigning has been taking up a great deal of my commitment for quite a few … [Read more...] about Annie Lennox collects her OBE for charity work from the Queen
George Michael to sing at the Royal Opera House
George Michael is to stage a special concert for Sir Elton John's Aids foundation. The gig at London's Royal Opera House will benefit the charity's newly created Elizabeth Taylor Memorial Fund. Michael said he "really wanted to honour the inspiring efforts" made by the actress in raising awareness of the disease. The charity show on 6 November is part of the singer's … [Read more...] about George Michael to sing at the Royal Opera House
Critics Roundup: South Park creators’ musical ‘The Book of Mormon’ triumphs on Broadway
It looks as though everyone got the joke after all. Even in Utah, it seems, with no damning articles or negative reviews. Time reports: “I was prepared for scatological humor, generous doses of the F-word, and off-color bawdiness—this is South Park without network censorship, remember?” a Mormon reviewer blogged on BeliefNet, “but I wasn't prepared for my Mormon faith to be … [Read more...] about Critics Roundup: South Park creators’ musical ‘The Book of Mormon’ triumphs on Broadway
Elizabeth Taylor: selection from a life… what today’s press has been saying, her best films and her changing look
Today's press A London-born beauty who never lost her clipped, clean way of speaking, Ms. Taylor possessed vivid features known to three generations of filmgoers: Raven hair, dark eyebrows, ivory skin, a near-perfect figure and, most remarkably, violet eyes that were among the most commented-on physical attributes in Hollywood history. Her great beauty arguably both aided … [Read more...] about Elizabeth Taylor: selection from a life… what today’s press has been saying, her best films and her changing look
The violet eyes have closed for the last time: Dame Elizabeth Taylor dies at 79
Dame Elizabeth Taylor has died in Los Angeles today at the age of 79. The double Oscar-winning actress had a long history of ill health and was being treated for symptoms of congestive heart failure. The actress' past health setbacks included a fall from a horse during one of her early film shoots, bouts with pneumonia and skin cancer, a tracheotomy, treatment for alcohol … [Read more...] about The violet eyes have closed for the last time: Dame Elizabeth Taylor dies at 79