There are tasteful ways to talk about the looming anniversary of the JFK assassination, and then there's the New York Post's way, which involves mentioning the little-known-fact that JFK and Jackie totally boned on Air Force One during a short flight from San Antonio to Houston on Nov. 21, just 24 hours before the…
Amid the paroxysm of gasping that gripped the nation this week when Michelle Obama told "CBS This Morning" co-host Gayle King that she's not "some angry black woman," political pundits may have lost some historical perspective. Exhibit A: their breathless discussion of the ‘salacious' details in Jodi Kantor's recently…
There's more to the newly released tapes of Jacqueline Kennedy than her disdain for Martin Luther King Jr. The young widow of the tapes also voices some unfavorable opinions towards several women in public life, many of whom had a different view of a woman's role than she did at the time.
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A new book of interviews reveals Jackie Kennedy didn't like Martin Luther King, Jr. very much — and his cheating was one of the reasons.
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The Kennedy family has eight hours of tape made by Jackie just months after JFK's death. To hear some outlets tell it, the tapes include the former First Lady's conspiracy theories about the assassination and tales of her own extramarital affairs. Others say they're not as salacious. We're about to find out.
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As you may have heard, Michelle Obama recently wore a red Alexander McQueen evening gown to a state dinner held in honor of the Chinese president, Hu Jintao. This apparently made a lot of people very unhappy.
While her tragically iconic suit has been preserved for posterity, the hat has disappeared.
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We've heard that Suri Cruise is really into fashion before, but in the February issue of Elle, Katie Holmes reiterates how dedicated her daughter is to clothes.
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The challenge: To use Jackie Kennedy as inspiration and create "classic American sportswear." But what's considered "classic," or "American" or "sportswear" varied wildly amongst the designers!
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[Toronto, August 23. Image via INFDaily.]
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[London, August 2. Woman displays a simulated pearl necklace formerly owned by Jackie Kennedy Onassis at Bonhams auction house. The necklace, worn by Kennedy in the early 1960s, is estimated at $39,300-47,200. Image via AP]
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Joining the long line of thespians who've donned pillbox hats and highly unconvincing accents in pusuit of Jackie-ness is Katie Holmes, who is set to play the First Lady in History's upcoming miniseries "The Kennedys." JFK is Greg Kinnear. [Variety]
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[Washington, DC; April 20, 1962. Image via Getty]
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[New York; March 8, 1972. Image via Getty]
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Having momentarily exhausted
us
the subject of Michelle Obama's "style," pundits have been forced to concoct a sartorial rivalry: between Michelle and Jackie Kennedy.
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Who decorated the White House better, Jackie Kennedy or Nancy Reagan? That's the debate over at Domino.com, and Jackie is winning. Click to enlarge a side-by-side comparison of the West Sitting Hall. [Domino]
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