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Such are queens
Considered one of the most popular and well-known in the world after that of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, the Carnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife offers festivities that include the election of the...
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The High Priestess
The High Priestess of Soul would have been 90 years old today.All hail.Nina Simone - Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood (Live 1968)Nina Simone (born Eunice Kathleen Waymon, 21st February 1933 – 21st April...
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Our Betty
And so, farewell then, Betty Boothroyd - the formidable first female Speaker of the House of Commons, whose fearless defence of the rules and sovereignty of Parliament led her to slap down anyone who...
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La Tigresa roars no more
More sad news - as I read that that one of my fave "diva discoveries", the terrifying "La Tigresa" has departed for Fabulon.Who? I hear you ask...Here's my tribute to the great lady from way back in...
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Be joyful!
...'Tis The Ides of March!Don't hit the old man too hard with your sticks...
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It's Mothers' Day! *
...let her have her fun![* in the UK; also (more properly) known as Mothering Sunday]
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The year’s pleasant king
Spring, the sweet springBy Thomas NasheSpring, the sweet spring, is the year’s pleasant king,Then blooms each thing, then maids dance in a ring,Cold doth not sting, the pretty birds do sing:...
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To tell the story of the moment you’re in is not always an easy thing
Josephine Baker (1927) by George Hoyningen-Huene for Vanity FairFrom the foreword by Dame Anna Wintour:Brilliance and bravery. Those are my impressions from Chronorama: Photographic Treasures of the...
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We keep the faith
Very sad news today.RIP, Paul O'Grady aka Lily Savage.We're distraught.
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All rise...
...it's Miss Bette Davis's 115th birthday today......and she's looking good on it!Ruth Elizabeth "Bette" Davis (5th April 1908 – 6th October 1989)
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Fashion is not frivolous
"Fashion is not frivolous. It is a part of being alive today.""The fashionable woman wears clothes. The clothes don't wear her.""Snobbery has gone out of fashion, and in our shops you will find...
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Microtonally nuanced
Another sad loss - that marvellously fruity veteran actor Murray Melvin.From the Familiar Unknown blog:A truly individual actor, Murray Melvin's acid-camp performances are always mesmerising in their...
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The leading lady of Limpopo
The annual Proms Season has been announced!An amazing itinerary (as ever) - everything from Rachmaninov to Rufus Wainright to Radiohead, Mozart to Mahler to Lata Mangheshkar, Bach to Berlioz to Dee Dee...
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A Gigastar has gone
“Never be afraid to laugh at yourself. After all, you could be missing out on the joke of the century.”"I was born with a priceless gift, the ability to laugh at the misfortunes of others."“My mother...
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