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A new start after 60: I was always quiet – but at 82 I’m a famous, funny fashion influencer

Vivienne Truran was a civil servant and antiques dealer, who spent most of her life in the background. At 80, she realised how outgoing she was, and started a soaringly successful new career

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She waits on the plane while Delta questions her boyfriend’s ticket. Then gate agents allegedly tell her to leave him behind: ‘gaslighting us’

The flight manifest showed him seated next to her.

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Man found guilty of strangling ex-partner he told: ‘I will finish you’ in west London

Alvin Gitahi was found guilty of murdering ex-partner Vivienne Baraka after a pattern of abusive behaviour

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Domestic abuser guilty of strangling ex-partner who sent desperate text for help

Alvin Gitahi was found guilty of murdering Vivienne Baraka in her home in March 2024

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Domestic abuser guilty of strangling ex-partner he told: ‘I will finish you’

Alvin Gitahi was found guilty of murdering Vivienne Baraka in March 2024.

Evening Standard

Hollywood’s Flawless-Look Obsession Slammed After “Unrealistic” Survival Scene Leaves Viewers Outraged

Yellowjackets sparks backlash as fans call out one "unrealistic" detail that broke the survival show's realism.

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Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell records new songs with Metallica-endorsed NWOBHM veterans Sweet Savage, the band he co-founded in 1979

Def Leppard guitarist makes full circle return to band he formed as a teenager

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The Ruiners by Ellena Savage review – a playful and subversive take on Great Expectations

In her sharp and intellectual first novel, the author finds tragic comedy in socialism, inequality and the flawed ways we connect as the world burns

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Ellena Savage’s snappy novel exposes a ruined utopia – but you might need a humanities degree to read it

Ellena Savage’s debut novel, The Ruiners, starts with a windfall many of us only casually dream of – A$50,000 gifted out of the blue.

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Before he went solo, Ronnie James Dio had already worked with two guitarists etched onto heavy metal’s Mount Rushmore. But players can also learn plenty from the oft-overlooked shredders who anchored his solo band

From a 17-year-old prodigy to a future stadium-conquering guitar superstar, Ronnie James Dio had a dream team of six-string sidekicks over the course of his solo career – and their contributions to his catalog should be essential listening for any aspiring metal guitarist

Guitar World

What this year’s Tropfest winning film tells us about mothers in the screen industry

Lianne Mackessy’s film Crescendo won top prize at this year’s prestigious Tropfest short-film festival – a significant personal and industry milestone.

The Conversation

With numbers of abandoned cats soaring, we somehow found ourselves with 11

How our two-bedroom terrace become something of a cat rescue centre is illustration of nationwide crisis

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Cassandra Freeman Reveals the Lessons Vivian Banks Left in Her as 'Bel-Air' Ends

As Bel-Air closes its final chapter, Cassandra Freeman is emerging from the experience with more than a career milestone. In an intimate conversation with The Latin Times, Freeman opened up about how playing Viv helped her understand her own transformation in her 40s, the artistic instincts she once overlooked, and…

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'Bel-Air' cast reflects on series, building its own legacy and identity entering final season

With “Bel-Air” entering its fourth and final season on Monday, the cast reflects on how the ambitious Peacock drama expanded the possibilities for Black-led prestige television

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Khadija Shaw: ‘Sometimes you have to take a step back and think about your mental health’

In an exclusive interview with Suzanne Wrack, the Manchester City striker talks about the horrific racist abuse she suffered last season, playing with Viv Miedema and her hopes for the new campaign

The Guardian - UK

Dear Viv review – this fascinating tribute to The Vivienne is astonishingly candid

Family, friends and fellow queens create a warm portrait of a funny, sharp joy giver – and are impressively honest about their personal struggles

The Independent UK

The Vivienne documentary trailer prompts outpouring of emotion from Drag Race fans

New documentary will honour the former ‘Drag Race’ winner, who died in January 2025

Evening Standard

Tribute film about The Vivienne to air this summer, BBC says

The feature film, Dear Viv, will recount the life of James Lee Williams, also known as The Vivienne, who died in January at the age of 32.

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The 10 Best Fantasy Books With Found Family (For When You’re Over Yours)

Your weird uncle. Your brain-rotted niece. Your financially more successful than you cousin. What do all of these family members have in common? They’re the last people you want to be stuck sitting with around the Thanksgiving dinner table. When you’re tired of your real family (who isn’t at times?)…

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The 10 Best Fantasy Books With Happy Endings

Loved The Song of Achilles but still paying therapy bills due to the emotional trauma you sustained while reading it? Girl, same. You know what’s cheaper than therapy? Drowning your sorrows in new books with actually uplifting endings. If you’re tired of getting your tender fantasy heart stomped by a…

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“I remember reading it and thinking, ‘Why did he say I left the band?’ I never left the band. I was fired”: Vivian Campbell sets the record straight on his infamous departure from Ronnie James Dio’s band

The guitar icon joined and departed Dio in the space of a few years owing to disagreements over the financial running of the band, Campbell says

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10 Fantasy Books That Feel Like Playing A Dungeons and Dragons Campaign

Wanna start a Dungeons and Dragons campaign but don’t have any friends to play with? You’re in luck! With this 10 fantasy books that feel like playing DnD, you don’t need friends. What are friends good for, anyway? Every DnD player knows that your party members are only in it…

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The 10 Best Non-Violent Fantasy Books

Fantasy without violence? Whoever heard of such a thing? How else the realm supposed to defeat the Dark Lord no one’s gonna introduce him to the business end of a magic sword? While many fantasy stories feature characters who let their fists do the talking, this list made for readers…

The Guardian - UK

Martin Lee obituary

Other lives: Print consultant who worked with leading designers to produce high-end books such as Designed by Apple in California

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Madame Sosostris & the Festival for the Broken-Hearted by Ben Okri review – a slender fable

The magical healing power of a masked costume ball hangs in the balance in this whimsical tale of transformation

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