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Christian Dior exhibition breaks V&A attendance record

Image copyright PA Media Image caption Designer of Dreams featured more than 200 rare haute couture garments An exhibition dedicated to fashion house Christian Dior has broken the V&A’s attendance record, attracting almost 595,000 people in seven months. A total of 594,994 visitors came to see the London exhibition, which ran from 2 February and […]

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Ariana Grande Has The Perfect Slam For Fan Accusing Her Of Using Autotune

Don’t accuse Ariana Grande of not singing live because the singer will come to your living room just to prove a point.  The “thank u, next” singer hit back at someone who said that Grande sounded like she was using autotune during a performance of her song, “Breathin” during her Sweetener tour.  “It sounds like

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Bullied for dancing – now bossing it as Britain’s Got Talent’s masked star

When Kevin Turner was eight, he was forced to move schools after being bullied because of his love of dancing. Three years later, he has had the last laugh, being unmasked as the secret young star of the first episode of Britain’s Got Talent: The Champions. Kevin, now 11, was picked to join the dancing

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Justin Bieber Says He Used ‘Heavy Drugs’ And Disrespected Women In Candid Post

Justin Bieber is using social media once again to speak about his mental health struggles, revealing he abused “heavy drugs” as a teenager in an emotional new post.  The “I Don’t Care” singer, who stepped away from music earlier this year to address “deep-rooted issues,” penned a candid essay on Instagram Monday night about the

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German critic defends ‘fat shaming’ soprano Kathryn Lewek

Image copyright Salzburg Festival/Monika Rittershaus Image caption Kathryn Lewek plays Eurydice in Orpheus in the Underworld A German theatre critic has refused to back down after US soprano Kathryn Lewek accused some reviewers of “fat shaming” her. Lewek said Manuel Brug’s description of “fat women in tight corsets spreading their legs” was “derogatory”. But in

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Birmingham New Street: Young pianist’s playing goes viral

A schoolboy’s piano performance at a railway station has won social media fans after a video of his playing was viewed more than 330,000 times. Alfie Bennett entertained commuters at Birmingham New Street on a keyboard for public use. His mother recorded the 12-year-old playing Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody and uploaded it to Twitter where it

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Spanish Pop Star Killed In Freak Fireworks Explosion Mid-Performance

Spanish pop star Joana Sainz García was fatally injured when a pyrotechnic device exploded on stage during a performance early Sunday. Some 1,000 fans were watching the concert at a music festival near Madrid when a device blew up during the light show, eliciting screams from the audience. A projectile struck the 30-year-old performer, and

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Booker Prize 2019: Margaret Atwood and Salman Rushdie both make shortlist

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Atwood and Rushdie won the prize in 2000 and 1981 respectively Margaret Atwood and Salman Rushdie are among the six authors shortlisted for this year’s Booker Prize. Atwood is in contention again with The Testaments, her eagerly awaited follow-up to The Handmaid’s Tale, while Sir Salman makes the cut

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‘It: Chapter Two’ Director Reveals What Trump Has In Common With Pennywise

The director of the horror film “It” and the upcoming “It: Chapter Two” said President Donald Trump has something in common with Pennywise, the monstrous clown at the heart of the franchise.  “He does exactly what the clown does, you know?” filmmaker Andy Muschietti told AFP, adding:  “The clown is trying to divide the ‘Losers’

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