Hunting Ghislaine by John Sweeney review compelling study of the notorious socialite
The ObserverBiography booksReviewFrom privileged childhood to trial, this is a riveting story – although Ghislaine Maxwell remains an enigma just out of reach
Hunting Ghislaine sounds aggressively anachronistic, given that we know exactly where the woman is: she’s serving 20 years for child sex trafficking in a US federal prison in Tallahassee, Florida. The book’s title stems from a well-received podcast of the same name that my former Observer colleague, the inimitable John Sweeney, produced a couple of years ago.
Jane Campion Says Sam Elliott Is Being a B-I-T-C-H With Slam Against The Power of the
Director Jane Campion didn’t hold back Saturday night at the DGA Awards when asked for her response to caustic and homophobic comments that veteran actor Sam Elliott made recently about Campion’s Oscar contender “The Power of the Dog.
Joyner Lucas Pays Homage To Mac Miller On "Seventeen"
Joyner Lucas' long string of singles continues with another release on September 8. The Worcester Massachusetts rapper recently put out "Seventeen" ahead of his next full-length project, Not Now, I'm Busy. Lucas attempted this same formula for his first album back in 2020,ADHD. For the rollout of that LP, he went on to drop nine singles starting in October 2018. ADHD did not hit streaming until March of 2020. Will he give the same type of treatment for Not Now, I'm Busy?
Lynn Tilton says she regrets her infamous Christmas card
Redeem now Lynn Tilton says she regrets the racy Christmas card she sent to colleagues in the late 1990s when she worked for a firm called Amroc Investments.
Tilton discussed it as part of a Bloomberg Businessweek interview she gave amid Securities and Exchange Commission charges that she defrauded her investors.
First, the backstory.
Before she became the founder and CEO of the private-equity firm Patriarch Partners, Tilton sent a racy card out to a limited number of clients of Amroc Investments on whose accounts she worked.
With Mysteries, Knut Hamsun rewrote the novel's rules | Knut Hamsun
Books of defianceKnut HamsunWith Mysteries, Knut Hamsun rewrote the novel's rulesThis strange tale of a quixotic young man disturbing the equilibrium of a Norwegian town also disturbed accepted ways of depicting inner life
We’ve all heard of rebels without a cause, desperate for something to defy. Then there are rebels without a clue, who have no idea what they are defying, or why.
The Norwegian writer Knut Hamsun specialised in the latter.
Earlier this week, Boosie Badazz took to social media to speak on his lawsuit against his brother Hatch Tquari and Yung Bleu. According to the Louisiana-born rapper, it hasn't come without a cost, as it's resulted in a falling out between he and his own mother. He claimed that even though it's caused tension among his family, he still plans to go through with the suit, as he maintains that it's the right thing to do.
Hiker killed by lightning
A woman has died after being struck by lightning while walking on a mountain range in the Highlands. The 55-year-old, who has not been named, was hiking near Glencoe on Saturday evening when she and another member of her walking group were hit.
Police Scotland said both walkers were airlifted to hospital in Fort William, but one died from her injuries. The other walker is in a stable condition.
Next of kin of the woman who died have been informed.
It's Not Quite Dark Enough In 'The Midnight Library'
Nora Seed wants to die.
This is where we begin, in Matt Haig's new novel, The Midnight Library: with a young woman on the verge of making a terrible choice. She's lost her job, her best friend, her brother. Her relationships are in shambles and her cat is dead. More importantly, she is just deeply, seemingly irretrievably, sad. She can't imagine a day that is better with her in it. Living has become nothing but a chore.
John Travolta Finally Explains Infamous Idina Menzel/Adele Dazeem Gaffe
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Kendall Jenner and Hailey Bieber Own Red Carpet in Floor-Length Gowns
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