22 h. ago Are female celebrities feeding a culture of secrecy around tweakments?

As the Stranger Things star sparks a viral conversation around the way we talk about women online, Olivia Petter asks if it’s time to challenge the secrecy that defines discussions around the way we look

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3 d. ago Jane Austen’s Bookshelf by Rebecca Romney review – the women behind the woman

An erudite exploration of the female writers who influenced the celebrated 19th-century author brings to light neglected or forgotten but often captivating literatureIt would be easy to mistake Rebecca Romney’s Jane Austen’s Bookshelf for one of the many books produced annually by the Jane Austen industrial-entertainment complex: Jane Austen at Home, Jane Austen: Her Homes & Her Friends, Jane Was Here: An illustrated Guide to Jane Austen’s England. So much cultural real estate has been built off those six published books of Austen’s, it’s a wonder someone hasn’t thought before to do a little detective work into the authors that influenced her: Ann Radcliffe, whose 1794 gothic thriller The Mysteries of Udolpho peppers every other conversation in Northanger Abbey; Elizabeth Inchbald, whose 1798 play Lovers’ Vows is rehearsed by the characters in Mansfield Park; and Frances Burney, whose third novel, Camilla (1796), originated the phrase “pride and prejudice”. “There are two Traits...

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6 d. ago Katy Perry to join Lauren Sanchez and Gayle King on historic all

The three celebrities will be part of Blue Origin’s first all-female mission

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6 d. ago Gayle King, Lauren Sánchez and Katy Perry set for historic mission to space on Jeff Bezos’ rocket

The three celebrities will be part of Blue Origin’s first all-female mission

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6 d. ago International Women’s Day 2025: Quotes and social media posts celebrating females

Women are celebrated on International Women’s Day and awareness is raised about women’s rights and gender equality

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7 d. ago Celebrity osteopath 'spied on female students in their underwear at King's Cross residence'

Torben Hersborg was reported to police repeatedly for lurking around student halls before he was eventually caught

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1 week ago Christine McGuinness, 36, makes history as the first female winner of Celebrity Hunted as she confesses it has changed her life

The personality, 36, who divorced her ex-husband Paddy last year, evaded the capture from the hunters and was crowned the winner after being on the run with Blue's Duncan James.

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1 week ago Celebrity Hunted winner Christine McGuinness makes relationship confession

Christine McGuinness evaded capture from the hunters on Channel 4's Celebrity Hunted and became the first female winner - she tells us it's given her a huge confidence boost

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