Thursday news quiz: Superheroes, AI zeroes and a very lost shark Test yourself on topical news trivia, pop culture and general knowledge every Thursday. How will you fare? The Guardian - UK · Oct 1
SKF advert review – let’s hope this dull AI Greta Garbo is not the future Swedish-American actor exhumed for bizarre, humourless 99 seconds that give us another reason to resent AI The Guardian - UK · Sep 30
Reanimated AI Greta Garbo stars again … in a ball-bearing advert Relatives of Hollywood legend say her doppelganger could now be used for more glamorous roles The Guardian - UK · Sep 30
‘I turned down Gandhi because I’m terrified of snakes’: the amazing movie memories of Bruce Dern Famed for playing loners, cranks and wayward angels, the Hollywood star is now a wolfish 90 – but he still jogs daily. As he takes his latest film to Edinburgh, we meet the man Hitchcock called ‘the golden calf’ The Guardian - UK · Aug 12
‘The face doesn’t move’: Hollywood’s obsession with cosmetic surgeries has led to stiffer looks – and performances With procedures like filler and Botox becoming commonplace, audiences are lamenting the smoothed-out, uncanny faces now rampant in major pictures The Guardian - US · Jun 2
10 Old Hollywood Stars Who Became Queer Icons Pioneers of culture and camp, every one. The Mary Sue · Apr 23
Late Queen Elizabeth Mimicked 'Silent' Melania Trump and Branded Donald Trump 'Very Rude,' New Book Claims A new book claims Queen Elizabeth privately mocked Melania Trump as 'silent' and found Donald Trump 'very rude,' contrasting with his public praise and Mar-a-Lago tribute. International Business Times UK · Apr 15
Cecil Beaton’s Fashionable World review – a narrow view of beauty from a borderline stalker The ‘King of Vogue’ was a desperate social climber and the world on view here seems constricted and parochial. Still, his backdrops are fabulous – usually more interesting than his subjects The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2025
Texas judge blocks Ten Commandments in public schools with epic ruling that quotes Sonny & Cher, Kurt Vonnegut and Billy Graham Several GOP-led states launch First Amendment battle to knock down firewall between church and state The Independent UK · Aug 20, 2025
First thing: Suspect in Vancouver ramming attack charged with eight counts of murder Prosecutors say more charges are possible against Kai-Ji Adam Lo, who was arrested at the scene. Plus, Heather Graham on family, ageing and ‘creepy’ film-makers The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2025
Greta Garbo documentary reveals star as ‘a relaxed, silly, funny person’ Exclusive: Previously unseen footage of actor larking about with friends at home upends Garbo’s aloof image The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2025
How to spend 48 hours in Stockholm: Swedish author Jenny Mustard shares her insider guide to the city Swedish author Jenny Mustard reveals the chic spots that locals love. From where to drink champagne with a view to the coolest boutique to know Evening Standard · Apr 9, 2025
32 Celebrities With the Most Private of Private Lives Go girl, give us nothing! Marie Claire · Jan 22, 2025
What’s an H-1B visa? A brief history of the controversial program for skilled foreign workers Republicans are feuding over how many people can obtain H-1B visas, permits that allow foreign professionals to legally work in the United States. Today an estimated 600,000 foreigners with H-1B visas have tech, academic, medical and other jobs. The Conversation · Jan 14, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2024 Leydi, London EC1: ‘It makes you feel like Greta Garbo’ – restaurant review The crisps alone, alongside a cocktail, would make for an elegant lunch
Marie Claire · Oct 11, 2024 32 Old Hollywood Movies You Should Rewatch They're considered classics for a reason.
Woman & Home · Oct 7, 2024 From child stars who chose 'normal' jobs to screen icons who hid away, we look back at the celebrities who quit fame Whether giving it up for good or just taking an extended break, some celebrities have been more than happy to ditch fame
The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2024 ‘A great work of feminist art’: how the Bloomsbury group’s Famous Women Dinner Service got a place at the table Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant’s 1932 collection of 50 hand-painted plates, left to languish for 80 years, forms the centrepiece of a new exhibition
Marie Claire · Apr 22, 2024 '30s Makeup Trends Are Making a Comeback Your Cupid's Bow is about to get a lot of attention.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 17, 2024 The big picture: George Hoyningen-Huene’s mysterious Divers Seemingly shot on the French Riviera, the grand make-believe and glamour of this famous image is characteristic of the photographer’s work for French Vogue’s golden age
Bored Panda · Mar 4, 2024 Fashion World Loses Flamboyant Icon Iris Apfel At 102, After Making History In The Industry "You should really live every day as if it were your last because one day you’ll be right," Iris Apfel once said. The post Fashion World Loses Flamboyant Icon Iris Apfel At 102, After Making History In The Industry first appeared on Bored Panda.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2024 Alone time: reassessing Greta Garbo, 100 years after her screen debut The icy glamour of Garbo’s doomed heroines is genuinely iconic, but cinema’s most famous loner could also do comedy. A century after her first appearance – and 83 years since her last, here’s why Hollywood missed her so badly
The Guardian - UK · Mar 2, 2024 Mercedes de Acosta: The poet who had affairs with the 20th century’s most famous women An unpublished book has emerged by the woman best known for her liaisons with Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich and Isadora Duncan
The Independent UK · Jan 14, 2024 Joyce Randolph death: The Honeymooners star dies aged 99 Randolph played Thelma ‘Trixie ‘ Norton, the sarcastic wife of Art Carney’s character Ed Norton, on the beloved comedy from television’s golden age of the 1950s
Evening Standard · Jan 5, 2024 Elvis the Pop Art phenomenon will power through the Priscilla scandal unscathed The music, and the fantasy, mean he's basically bulletproof