Return of the Redheads
Alisa Gould-Simon is a Brooklyn-based freelance writer. She also covers fashion and culture for BlackBook, New York magazine, and PAPER among other publications.
Ginger people are back in the spotlight as the fashion world embraces Titian-tressed models for fall. VIEW OUR GALLERY.
The Week in Culture
Rachel Syme is culture editor of The Daily Beast.
This week, a hearty helping of Meryl Streep, nerds love G.I. Joe, Woodstock flashbacks, Paula's swan song, and more. VIEW OUR GALLERY for the best in TV, music, movies, and art.
After what seems like the longest promotional campaign of the summer, Julie & Julia finally hits theaters this weekend. For the most part, the crit...
The Right Tools for the Job
What does it take to make a confident cook? OXO brings you the right tools that make all the difference. A simple potato ricer turns a soup into a masterpiece, and reminds us why Julia Child set a generation of cooks on fire.
Nora Ephron's Must-Reads
Nora Ephron is a journalist, novelist, playwright, screenwriter and director. Her credits include Heartburn, When Harry Met Sally, and Sleepless in Seattle. She received three Oscar nominations for screenwriting. Her books include Crazy Salad, Scribble, Scribble and Heartburn. Her latest book, I Feel Bad About My Neck: And Other Thoughts on Being a Woman, was a number one best seller. Her latest film is Julie & Julia, starring Meryl Streep and Amy Adams.
The director of Julie & Julia recommends a few of her favorite books.
The Week in Red Carpet
The Daily Beast is dedicated to news and commentary, culture, and entertainment. We carefully curate the web’s most essential stories and bring you original must-reads from our talented contributors.
With movie premieres to attend and new gadgets to fête, the stars were out in full force this week. VIEW OUR GALLERY of the faces and trends in front of the flashbulbs.
Sex and the Kitchen
Elizabeth Cline is an associate editor at SeedMagazine.com.
A new book says women cooking for men in primitive societies led to modern-day sexism. But as attitudes about food evolve, it's increasingly the one in the chef's hat who wears the pants.
Adam Scott: Life of the Party
Miriam Datskovsky is an associate editor at The Daily Beast. She has written for Conde Nast Portfolio, New York magazine, and nymag.com.
Kara Cutruzzula is an assistant editor at The Daily Beast.
He may play a Hollywood wannabe in the new Starz comedy Party Down, but in real life Adam Scott is moving up to romantic lead opposite an Academy Award-winning actress.
The Next Little Miss Sunshine?
Watch the trailer for the upcoming movie Sunshine Cleaning, starring Amy Adams and Emily Blunt as friends who start a crime scene clean-up business. Hey, beats standing in line at a job fair.
Lloyd Grove is editor at large for The Daily Beast. He is also a frequent contributor to New York magazine and was a contributing editor for Condé Nast Portfolio. He wrote a gossip column for the New York Daily News from 2003 to 2006. Prior to that, he wrote the Reliable Source column for the Washington Post, where he spent 23 years covering politics, the media, and other subjects.
Peter Beinart, senior political writer for The Daily Beast, is a professor of journalism and political science at City University of New York and a senior fellow at the New America Foundation.
Gerald Posner is The Daily Beast's Chief Investigative Reporter. He's the award-winning author of 10 investigative nonfiction bestsellers, ranging from political assassinations, to Nazi war criminals, to 9/11, to terrorism. His latest book, Miami Babylon: Crime, Wealth and Power—A Dispatch from the Beach, was published in October. He lives in Miami Beach with his wife, the author Trisha Posner.
Martin Jacques is the cofounder of the UK think tank Demos, writes a regular column for The Guardian, and is a visiting research fellow at the London School of Economics Asia Research Centre. His new book, When China Rules the World, is available now.
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