The trend began in the 1920s with singer Josephine Baker (the most popular Black female star of the 1920s) and 1930s Betty ...

Bizzi Lavelle, a Queer Wakka Wakka and Arrernte writer and burlesque dancer known in the scene as Bizzi Body, is reclaiming the hidden legacy of this art-form one tassel twirl at a time.

Carmen de Lavallade, the exquisite dancer who broke barriers throughout the arts during her six-decade performing career, has died. She was 94. De Lavallade died following a short illness, her son, ...

If feminism is to evolve and expand to include all women, it would do well to follow Brigitte Bardot's iconoclastic lead.

When the #MeToo movement swept Hollywood in 2018, Bardot called the whole thing “hypocritical.” She added that some women ...

While many of these stars are known for bringing the sartorial fire, they did make some missteps in 2025. Here are some of ...

Castelnaud-la-Chapelle, France, July 5, 1959: Josephine Baker, her husband Jo (Joe) Bouillon and several of their ten adopted children at their home of Les Milandes in the Dordogne Valley. Baker has ...

When Sean Baker’s “Anora” won both the Palme d’Or at Cannes — followed by best picture at the Oscars — those honors reinforced what Variety had been saying a decade earlier, when the filmmaker ...

Zelda Wynn Valdes was responsible for dressing stars like Dorothy Dandridge and Eartha Kitt and helping create the iconic ...

A curated Baker’s Dozen of the best new and reissue albums of 2025, with expert insight and links to full reviews. Paring a year’s worth of standout music releases down to a neat Top 10 turned out to ...