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Armenian Resistance Fighter Joins France's Pantheon Heroes

A stateless Armenian poet who died fighting the Nazi occupation of France during World War II on Wednesday becomes the first non-French Resistance fighter to enter the Pantheon mausoleum for national heroes.

International Business Times

The Best in Beauty at the 2024 Grammy Awards

Our favorite glam looks on your favorite stars.

Marie Claire

Shock of the old: nine of the most risky, reckless and ravishing celebrity pets

While the rest of us make do with a much-loved dog or cat, famous people often cast their net a little wider. Raccoon, anyone?

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This silly ‘short hair’ row tells us much more about my country than any Miss France contestant

The fuss over Eve Gilles’ gamine coiffure is bizarre in a nation that is supposed to celebrate femininity in all its forms, says critic and writer Agnès Poirier

The Guardian - UK

How Black socialite Mollie Moon raised millions to fund the civil rights movement

Historian Tanisha Ford tells the story of the Harlem activist credited with raising millions to build economic and racial equality in the U.S. Ford's new book is Our Secret Society.

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Nothing Ever Just Disappears by Diarmuid Hester review – room with a view

Hester underlines the importance of place in this study of seven queer lives, from EM Forster to Josephine Baker

The Guardian - UK

Nothing Ever Just Disappears review – fascinating journeys into LGBTQ+ courage

Diarmuid Hester’s travelogue celebrates the history of queer spaces in 20th century subculture, from Josephine Baker’s Paris to EM Forster’s Cambridge

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P.S. Burn This Letter Please by Craig Olsen review – tales from New York’s drag scene

An eccentric retelling of the lives, loves and traumas of 1950s and 60s queens

The Guardian - UK

Love in a Time of Hate by Florian Illies review – dissolute years of a doomed generation

The experimental sex lives of the artists and thinkers of the roaring 20s are set against the burgeoning threat of fascism in this wickedly amusing and timely book

The Guardian - UK

Dior Dazzles with Josephine Baker-Inspired Haute Couture Show in Paris

Dior designer Maria Grazia Chiuri paid homage to Josephine Baker with her spring haute couture show on Monday, sending out a dazzling lineup featuring golden jaquards, crushed velvet and beaded fringes that swayed and sparkled down the runway. "She immediately understood the power of fashion," Chiuri said of Baker, the…

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Dior revives the spirit of Josephine Baker as its catwalk guiding light

The performer, civil rights icon and Dior devotee is restored to the fashion pantheon in Maria Grazia Chiuri’s Paris show

The Guardian - UK

Brussels tries to cool locals’ anger over ‘racist’ street murals – with QR codes

City authorities hope to soothe those who are ‘deeply shocked’ by the comic-strip trail of Belgium’s rich history

The Guardian - UK

Barbara Chase-Riboud: ‘The so-called culture war has nothing to do with culture’

The artist danced with James Baldwin, was helped by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and sculpted Malcolm X. Now she’s received the only honour she ever wanted

The Guardian - UK

How Josephine Baker used her magnetic charisma to become a World War II spy

France made her a star, so she was determined to do what she could to resist the Nazis during World War II. It was difficult and dangerous work.

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Blues for an Alabama Sky at the National Theatre review: deliciously funny and deeply affecting

Lynette Linton’s beautiful, light-footed production is a bittersweet delight

Mic

Why young people of color are getting the hell out of the U.S.

“Something clicked for plenty of Black Americans like myself. We asked ourselves, ‘What are we actually doing here?’”

Evening Standard

Janelle Monáe will play jazz icon Josephine Baker in new A24 series

The show, titled De La Resistance, will tell Baker’s story as a jazz performer and spy

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