76 m. ago Voices: Farewell, Anna Wintour – the Queen of editors with a nuclear

The ravens are leaving the tower of fashion with news that long-time US Vogue editor is standing down. Former magazine editor Rowan Pelling had a ringside seat for the glamour, power and excess that 'Mag Land' controlled

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9 h. ago Anna Wintour's Vogue replacement: All the rumoured names in line to become editor

After Anna Wintour announced she was stepping down from her role as editor-in-chief of Vogue, here’s a list of names that could be replacing her

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19 h. ago Dior Paris show is sweet relief for anyone wanting to flex a cooler muscle

Jonathan Anderson makes his sharp-eyed debut as creative director for the fashion houseEven Anna Wintour can only be in one place at a time. And rather than Paris, where Jonathan Anderson made his Dior debut on Friday, the most powerful person in fashion was in Venice for the Bezos/Sánchez wedding shortly after relinquishing her role as editor-in-chief at American Vogue.And unlike the wedding of the year, Anderson’s show proved to be sweet relief for anyone wanting to flex a cooler, chicer muscle. Perched on wooden cubes within the Cour du Dôme des Invalides sat plenty of VIP clout: Daniel Craig, Donatella Versace and Roger Federer. Most of the Arnault family, who own Dior and routinely joust with Jeff Bezos over who has more money, were present. Even Rihanna, pregnant in a Dior pastel waistcoat, was relatively punctual. Continue reading...

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19 h. ago As Anna Wintour steps down from Vogue, this documentary reveals what life was like under her editorship

The influential editor will continue asVogue’s global editorial director

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21 h. ago ‘No plans ever to retire’: why Steven Spielberg and the movie brat generation just won’t quit

Spielberg, 78, has announced he’ll keep making films till he dies – and he’s a spring chicken next to Coppola, Scorsese, Werner Herzog and Ridley Scott, all still working in their 80s. What makes directing a job for life?If life behaved in the same way as movies, then The Fabelmans would have been Steven Spielberg’s last film. He spent the previous five decades writing the rulebook of modern cinema, and then The Fabelmans was the rare work of art that wrapped everything up with a neat little bow. Part autobiography and part tutorial, it was like the work of a man looking back on his life with a sense of satisfied completion.But real life doesn’t behave like that, and Spielberg has just announced that he is never going to retire. In fact, he announced it twice. In a speech he gave during a star-studded event unveiling a new Steven Spielberg Theater on the Universal lot last night, the 78-year-old said: “I’m making a lot of movies and I have no plans ever to retire.” And then, talking...

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22 h. ago Anna Wintour has spent decades dictating a certain look for the super

The Bezos-Sánchez wedding is rewriting the fashion rules. And there’s nothing the outgoing Vogue editor can do about itHow neat that Anna Wintour’s resignation as editor-in-chief of American Vogue should occur bang in the middle of Lauren Sánchez and Jeff Bezos’s wedding extravaganza in Venice. Top takeout? Anna’s revolution is over. She lost. Not personally, of course – she accrued significant riches herself, and her name is literally hewn into stone over a chunk of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Just don’t call her Ozymandias! But the things she represented are over, and nothing illustrates it in quite such withering fashion as the gathering on the Grand Canal of Instagram’s apex predators.Don’t worry – this isn’t going to be another article over-egging the fact that someone has unfurled some protest banner or something on a Venetian church. Very little needs refreshing quite as desperately as the eat-the-rich genre, which has started to feel even smugger than the sup...

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26 h. ago Anna Wintour: ‘queen of fashion’ steps away from American Vogue editor

Wintour has been both King Henry VIII and Thomas Cromwell, commanding power while pulling strings behind the scenesThe departure of Anna Wintour as editor-in-chief of American Vogue leaves a bigger absence in the fashion world than would be left by the departure of any designer or supermodel.For more than three decades, Wintour has held the official title of editor-in-chief of American Vogue – and an unofficial, but widely acknowledged, title of queen of fashion. At any catwalk show, the best seat in the house is automatically hers. Like Beyoncé and Madonna, she has no need of a last name; everyone refers to her simply as “Anna”, although few are bold enough to address her directly. She has been a constant, regal presence, crowned by the signature glossy bob and ever-present sunglasses. Continue reading...

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38 h. ago Who will replace Anna Wintour as the next editor of Vogue? Fashion editors and nepo babies top the list

After news broke that Wintour, 75, is stepping down from one of her roles after 37 years, the fashion world was left trying to figure out who would be the next front row fixture.

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40 h. ago Anna Wintour: end of an era as ‘queen of fashion’ departs as American Vogue’s editor

Wintour has amplified the place of fashion in culture beyond all recognitionThe departure of Anna Wintour as editor-in-chief of American Vogue leaves a bigger absence in the fashion world than would be left by the departure of any designer, or any supermodel.For more than three decades, Wintour has held the official title of editor-in-chief of American Vogue – and an unofficial, but widely acknowledged, title of queen of fashion. At any catwalk show, the best seat in the house is automatically hers. Like Beyonce and Madonna, she has no need of a last name; everyone refers to her simply as “Anna”, although few are bold enough to address her directly. She has been a constant, regal presence, crowned by the signature glossy bob and ever-present sunglasses. Continue reading...

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41 h. ago Anna Wintour announces she's quit iconic Vogue role after 37 years

Anna Wintour has quit her role at American Vogue, it's been announced this week

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42 h. ago Anna Wintour STEPS DOWN from famed Vogue role in shock career decision amid nepo baby appointment scandal

On Thursday, the 75-year-old chief content officer for Condé Nast and global editorial director, Vogue, told staffers that she will be seeking a new head of editorial content at American Vogue.

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46 h. ago I spent 12 years performing the ultimate Gary Barlow lookalike tribute act on cruises – people mistake me for him all the time

A Gary Barlow lookalike who has spent more than a decade performing as a cruise tribute act to the star says he is frequently mistaken for the singer in public.

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54 h. ago Moment 'corrupt' prison officer tells inmate how to get away with using drugs behind bars

David Navarro, who has spent a decade in and out of custody, uncovers allegations of prison officer corruption in a new Channel 4 documentary - with a heavy focus on drug use behind bars

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3 d. ago Liverpool legend John Barnes racks up debts of £1.5MILLION in media firm as documents reveal he has 'no funds' to pay off taxman after being hit with three

The ex-player, who made a number of appearances for England and spent a decade at Anfield, owes the enormous sum to HMRC and other creditors. He has so far paid back £60,000.

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3 d. ago Liverpool legend racks up debts of £1.5MILLION in media firm as documents reveal he has 'no funds' to pay off taxman after being hit with three

The ex-player, who made a number of appearances for England and spent a decade at Anfield, owes the enormous sum to HMRC and other creditors. He has so far paid back £60,000.

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4 d. ago The shocking new inventions that will completely change your hospital visits: From the 'twin' who will do your check

As a technology broadcaster and journalist, largely for the BBC, I've spent the best part of two decades deeply immersed in these fast-evolving innovations.

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6 d. ago Here's how Iran could retaliate after US strikes on its nuclear program

Iran has spent decades building multi-tiered military capabilities at home and across the region that were at least partly aimed at deterring the United States from attacking it

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8 d. ago Vanity Fair staff 'blindsided and devastated' after Anna Wintour appoints an 'unqualified' nepo

An insider has alleged that the decision has sparked immense outrage in the company, claiming that many Vanity Fair staffers feel like Guiducci is 'not qualified' for the job.

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8 d. ago City high flyer sues plumbers and developers for £200,000 over £1m five

Danielle Mensah, 45, spent two decades in finance as an international senior trader, and was named as one of the top 100 women in the City.

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1 week ago Life on Mars? Mysterious 'mushroom' is spotted on the Red Planet in photo snapped by NASA's Curiosity rover

Scientists have spent decades scouring the Martian surface for any signs of life. Now, a photo snapped by NASA 's Curiosity rover has sparked speculation that the hunt might be over.

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