January
What crisis? Millennial nostalgia fuels rush for $7050 handbags
The limited-edition designer goods market is in rude health as a Louis Vuitton collection nears sellout in Australia.
- Michelle Bowes
October 2023
- Analysis
- Review
Two beautiful women. The same shameful story
The exploitation of actress Brooke Shields and singer Britney Spears when they were young is a stain on the entertainment industry.
- Myriam Robin
June 2023
- Opinion
- Pop culture
Pity the young for idolising the pretty and dull
Taylor Swift’s fans are unhappy with her new boyfriend’s naughty behaviour. In my day, the famous were exciting.
- Marie Le Conte
May 2023
Tina Turner invented power dressing
For this pop star, outfits weren’t about being sexy. They were about her force, her voice, her irrepressible energy.
- Rachel Tashjian
Swedish singer Loreen wins Eurovision – again
The diva from Stockholm beat acts from 25 other countries to take the continent’s pop crown at the final of the competition in Liverpool.
- Jill Lawless
January 2023
Inside the shadowy world of celebrity ghostwriters
Prince Harry’s Spare is one of the many celebrity memoirs to use a ghostwriter. But what does the lucrative job actually entail?
- Poppie Platt
January 2022
The new face of anti-abortion is a mum of six who listens to Lizzo
Beyonce, selfies and cocktails – the young women at the coalface of the anti-abortion movement are anything but out of touch. Their mission? “Empowering” women.
- Caroline Kitchener
November 2021
Britney freed: judge dissolves Spears’ conservatorship
The arrangement controlled Britney Spear’s life and money for nearly 14 years was terminated, though more legal battles lie ahead.
- Andrew Dalton
September 2021
Britney Spears’ father asks for conservatorship to end
Britney Spears, 39, has been seeking for months to have her father removed as the overseer of her $81 million estate.
- Lisa Richwine
August 2021
Britney Spears’ dad says he will exit conservatorship
Britney Spears’ father said in a court filing Thursday that he is planning to step down from the conservatorship that has controlled her life and money for 13 years, but his departure is not imminent.
- Andrew Dalton
June 2021
‘I want my life back’: Britney Spears testifies against her father
Britney Spears asked a judge Wednesday to end court conservatorship that has controlled her life and money since 2008.
- Andrew Dalton
March 2021
Britney Spears doco casts a harsh light on the law, media and society
For more than a decade the pop star has been controlled by her father. The theme is ancient: the disempowerment of a woman on the ground of mental instability.
- Kate Mossman