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Whatever you think of Helen Thomas's comments about the Jews and Israel, it's clear that her status as a pioneering icon for outspoken women in public life will forever be colored by this controversy. And maybe that's okay. More »
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Look, Brigitte Bardot was stunning and all, and represented a certain kind of liberation. But, um, isn't she a little more complicated than that? More »
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Actress Farrah Fawcett has died after a three-year battle with cancer. She was 62. More »
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Saturday, August 16, is Madonna's birthday. She will be 50 years old. Hank Stuever pondered the life of the woman often called The Material Girl in a must-read article for Sunday's Washington Post. He writes: "Madonna turning 50 is not about Madonna. As ever, it's about the rest of us, who are always caught watching Madonna do whatever it is Madonna currently does, even if when whatever Madonna is doing is nothing more than growing old." And he's right: As a work of art, she has always been more of a mirror than a unique sculpture; reflecting the signs of the times back at adoring fans who would copy and interpret what she copied and interpreted. Stuever recalls August of 1985, when "Lucky Star" was a hit: More »
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