8 h. ago St Barts regulars complain paradise island is 'tacky' and overrun with vulgar yachts blocking ocean views as A

The New Year is something everyone around the world looks forward to, but locals in St Barts are fed up with the annual celebrity invasion that blocks views and makes things 'tacky.'

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9 h. ago Lauren Sanchez nearly spills out of tiny bikini as she continues celebrations in St Barts with Jeff Bezos

Sanchez, 56, risked a serious wardrobe mishap as she soaked up the sun in a tiny swimsuit.

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27 h. ago How to celebrate New Year's Eve like a billionaire! Annual superyacht showdown begins as the mega

US tech billionaire Jeff Bezos, his wife, Lauren Sanchez, and Chloe Green are just some of the celebrities who have already been spotted at the luxury Caribbean island.

Culture

36 h. ago Astronaut Amanda Nguyen says backlash from Blue Origin flight left her depressed

In a statement shared on Instagram, Nguyen says she faced a ‘tsunami of harassment’ after the all-female spaceflightAmanda Nguyen, the Vietnamese-American astronaut who was part of the all-female Blue Origin spaceflight, has opened up about her depression after she experienced a “tsunami of harassment” after the trip, in which she became the first Vietnamese woman to go to space.Nguyen, 34, was part of April’s historic 11-minute flight, whose crew included pop star Katy Perry, broadcast journalist Gayle King, and journalist and wife of Blue Origin founder Jeff Bezos, Lauren Sánchez. The flight was heavily criticized for its environmental impact and critics questioned its purpose and use of resources. Continue reading...

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44 h. ago 2025 was the year we grew tired of celebrity for celebrity’s sake | Nadia Khomami

Being blasted into space or taking over Venice no longer cuts it. The rich and famous are being punished for their conspicuous vacuityWhen Katy Perry and five other women were launched into space in Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin rocket, no doubt they expected to be celebrated as trailblazers. Cast your mind back to April, and the event was getting wall-to-wall news coverage. The crew, also including Bezos’s then-fiancee Lauren Sánchez and CBS presenter Gayle King, were in space for about 11 minutes, during which Perry sang a rendition of Louis Armstrong’s What a Wonderful World and revealed the setlist for her Lifetimes tour. On their return, the pop star kissed the ground and showed a daisy to the camera – a tribute to her daughter, Daisy. Well, talk about crashing back down to earth. Instead of being hailed as a giant leap for 21st-century feminism, the voyage turned into a colossal PR failure. It was ridiculed for being tone-deaf, an out-of-touch luxury ride for the super-rich during ...

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56 h. ago Astronaut Amanda Nguyen opens up about depression after Blue Origin spaceflight launched a ‘tsunami of harassment’

Katy Perry, Gayle King, and Lauren Sánchez Bezos were on the 11-minute trip with Nguyen

Events

62 h. ago As the US media floundered this year, I couldn’t help but think: ‘Thank God I’m at the Guardian’

Other outlets have asked their writers to compromise, but the Guardian has never – and would never – ask me to pull a punchFunded by readers, the Guardian’s fierce independence is guaranteed. Please help us reach our year-end fundraising goal in these final crucial hoursIt might be most generous to characterize the behavior of major US media organizations since 2024 as negotiating between competing incentives.On the one hand, billionaires have consolidated their ownership over major news outlets and platforms. The Murdochs are squabbling over Fox. Jeff Bezos has remade the Washington Post in his own image. The pharmaceutical magnate Patrick Soon-Shiong places a thumb on the scale at the Los Angeles Times, and the Trump-aligned Ellison family has taken over Paramount and CBS, and spent the final weeks of this year making hostile takeover bids for CNN owner Warner Bros. The influence of these billionaire personalities has often reshaped their organizations’ newsrooms and editorial boa...

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62 h. ago As the US media floundered this year, I couldn’t help but think: ‘Thank God I’m at the Guardian’ | Moira Donegan

Other outlets have asked their writers to compromise, but the Guardian has never – and would never – ask me to pull a punchFunded by readers, the Guardian’s fierce independence is guaranteed. Please help us reach our year-end fundraising goal in these final crucial hoursIt might be most generous to characterize the behavior of major US media organizations since 2024 as negotiating between competing incentives.On the one hand, billionaires have consolidated their ownership over major news outlets and platforms. The Murdochs are squabbling over Fox. Jeff Bezos has remade the Washington Post in his own image. The pharmaceutical magnate Patrick Soon-Shiong places a thumb on the scale at the Los Angeles Times, and the Trump-aligned Ellison family has taken over Paramount and CBS, and spent the final weeks of this year making hostile takeover bids for CNN owner Warner Bros. The influence of these billionaire personalities has often reshaped their organizations’ newsrooms and editorial boa...

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3 d. ago The moon and sun figure big in the new year's lineup of cosmic wonders

The moon and sun share top billing in 2026

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7 d. ago Biggest showbiz stories of 2025: From Coldplay’s KissCam to Katy Perry in space

In April, pop star Katy Perry was a part of the six-woman crew on Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin rocket who embarked on a trip to space.

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7 d. ago Lauren Sanchez shows off her svelte figure in skintight semi

Sanchez didn't seem to mind the cold as she stepped out in a revealing ensemble in Aspen, Colorado, with her husband on Tuesday.

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9 d. ago Chaos at EastEnders star's panto as police swoop after officer 'attacked'

An off duty police officer escorted a woman from a performance of Sleeping Beauty in Torquay before the 31-year-old allegedly pushed another cop to the ground

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1 week ago Foxy Lauren Sanchez celebrates her first birthday as a Bezos at ritzy bash with the Kardashians

Lauren Sanchez Bezos has turned heads alongside Kris Jenner and Khloe Kardashian as she marked her 56th birthday this weekend.

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1 week ago Paraplegic engineer becomes the first wheelchair user to blast off for space

A paraplegic engineer looking to become the first wheelchair user in space has blasted off on a rocket ride with Blue Origin

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1 week ago Jeffrey Epstein attended dinner with tech billionaires three years after he was convicted of sex crimes

House Democrats released 68 photographs from Epstein's estateon Thursday, including images taken at the Edge Group's annual dinner in 2011.

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1 week ago Inside the billionaires' dinner of elite tech moguls as new Epstein files dump unveils photos of ritzy event

House Democrats released 68 photographs from Epstein's estateon Thursday, including images taken at the Edge Group's annual dinner in 2011.

Culture

1 week ago Inside the billionaires' dinner with Epstein, Bezos, Musk and Brin as new photos of the event are released from pedophile's estate

House Democrats released 68 photographs from Epstein's estateon Thursday, including images taken at the Edge Group's annual dinner in 2011.

Economics

2 w. ago Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez donate $5 million for neurodiversity education

The prize money is awarded without stipulations, allowing honorees complete discretion over its use for their charitable objectives

Economics

2 w. ago Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos are awarding $5 million to a leader in neurodiversity education

Mega billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos have donated $5 million to David Flink, founder of the Neurodiversity Alliance

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2 w. ago Phil and Penny Knight's donation tops the Chronicle of Philanthropy's list of 2025's biggest gifts

The Chronicle of Philanthropy’s annual list of the biggest charitable donations from individuals or their foundations totals $5 billion in 2025

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