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Cassie is following her dreams. From the comfort of her bedroom, she films foot fetish videos, purrs into a microphone, personalizes panties and test drives sex toys until she passes out. “I am not a sex worker,” she later tells a Hollywood director. “I’m a performer who uses my body to tell stories.” This is,…
There’s an unsettling moment in Marilyn Monroe: Hollywood Icon, a new exhibition opening in Los Angeles this weekend, where some of the star’s last recorded words emanate from the gallery walls. Her voice, gentle and unassuming, is taken from a restored audio recording of her final interview, published in Life magazine the day before she…
Published on 30/05/2026 – 12:15 GMT+2 Held at the Grand Academic Hall of the Santa Cecilia Conservatory, the concert featured works by Giuseppe Verdi and Giacomo Puccini alongside compositions by Akhmet Zhubanov and Latif Khamidi. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The evening also marked the 120th anniversary of Akhmet Zhubanov’s birth – Kazakhstan’s first professional conductor, widely regarded…
The Metropolitan Opera may have its financial woes, but it’s far from alone: Many American opera companies have trimmed back the number of titles they produce or the number of performances each season. Singers are left with diminishing opportunities in an already overcrowded profession. Symphony orchestras are offsetting that decline, at least partially, by presenting…
For an eye-catching spring/summer 2026 look, why not try one of the infinitely fun ways you can dress up misogyny? There’s buttoned-up faux concern. The haughty pince-nez of high dudgeon. The splashy feather boa of outrage. If you’re really bold, why not the full birthday suit of naked disgust? There are far more acceptable options,…
The World Cup is two weeks away, and there’s every reason to feel lukewarm or even conflicted. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The exorbitant ticket prices of World Cup tickets which has led to football’s governing body facing mounting legal pressure, making the whole tournament look like an elitist shamble. FIFA’s supposed political neutrality demolished by president Gianni…
Emma Willard was a feminist pioneer who pushed early for equality in education for white women and established herself as a reputable artist who combined her love of illustration with her love of pedagogy. She created inventive visualizations of historic events, which she described as “memory palaces.” In 1845, toward the end of her life,…
Accoladed director Andrey Zvyagintsev has sent a direct message to Vladimir Putin urging him to start listening to the Russian people and end the “senseless” war in Ukraine, continuing a war of words between Russia’s most revered living film-maker and the Kremlin that started at the Cannes film festival awards ceremony over the weekend. “Except…
Published on 27/05/2026 – 13:18 GMT+2 “Damn the jellyfish! Damn all the jellyfish!!” ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Remember that Friends episode in which a jellyfish stings Monica and Joey steps out of his sandy hole to offer some medical advice? “There’s really only one thing you can do,” says Joey. “You’re going to have to pee on…
Summer should be fun … but what about fall in N.Y.C.? What started out as a fun, light season of “Summer House” completely switched vibes after two of the cast members — Amanda Batula and West Wilson — announced that they were dating. This was a surprise, as Batula just separated from her husband, Kyle…
