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Dame Mary Quant : fashion icon of London’s Swinging Sixties dies aged 93
Dame Mary Quant who died this week aged 93 played a major part in what was known as London’s Swinging Sixties. Quant was one of the fashion designers who took credit for the miniskirt and hotpants in an era that suddenly focused on making clothes for a youthful generation that until then had little…
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AnnMargaret from 60s sex symbol to becoming rock diva at aged 81
During a career that has stretched over six decades the Swedish/American singer-actress has won five Golden Globe Awards and been nominated for two Academy Awards, two Grammy Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and six Emmy Awards. Her resume includes starring with Elvis Presley in Viva Las Vegas, with Dick Van Dyke in Bye Bye Birdie, with Jack Lemmon…
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Queerguru’s Andrew Hebden reviews GENERATION GAMES Two One-Act queer comedy dramas
Generation Games ★★★★ White Bear Theatre, London Whether you are more M&S or like this lowly writer you wander the aisle of dreams at Lidl, everyone loves a bargain. Generation Games, the new double bill of one-act comedy dramas at the White Bear, is the best two-for-one we have spotted this year. Not counting the…
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Chuck Nitzberg : Normal Doesn’t Live Here @The Soho Project Space
\ ‘ Chuck Nitzberg, is a New York City-based queer artist whose use of disparate materials, implemented in non-traditional ways, reflects an attraction to beauty subverted. His early training in graphic design and illustration has influenced his approach to drawing and painting. By focusing on the male image, and centering on themes of identity…
