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.
October 2023
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.
June 2023
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.