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Carrie Fisher's Crowning Moment
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Kevin Sessums is the author of the New York Times bestseller Mississippi Sissy, a memoir of his childhood. He was executive editor of Andy Warhol's Interview magazine and a contributing editor of Vanity Fair and Allure. He is a contributing editor of Parade. His new memoir, I Left It on Mountain will be published by St. Martins Press.
With an acclaimed Broadway show and a wit that won't stop, the geek-fantasy girl tells Kevin Sessums about her warped Hollywood upbringing, drug-fueled nights, and life in recovery.
Elizabeth Taylor
Taylor was born in 1932 to American parents living in London. Her father was an art dealer who had his own gallery in a trendy part of London, and ...
The Week in Culture
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Rachel Syme is culture editor of The Daily Beast.
Jude Law and Carrie Fisher debuted on Broadway, Chris Rock made a film about black women's hair, we lost Gourmet, and more from the worlds of TV, film, and art.
The Week in Culture
This weekend, one of the year's most talked about indie films hits theaters. An Education, written by Nick Hornby and adapted from a memoir by Brit...
Hollywood's Serial Divorcers
Number of Divorces: One (and one on the way) A The brooding actor's divorce total will soon tie his Oscar haul. After Sean Penn's tumultuous fou...
20 Greatest Hollywood Dynasties
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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.
Tom and Nicole's son, Connor, wants to join the family business. From the Fondas and the Barrymores to the Sheens and the Coppolas, VIEW OUR GALLERY of the most powerful movie families.
The 20 Greatest Hollywood Dynasties
Despite some rough patches over the years, legendary actor Donald Sutherland (MASH, Ordinary People, JFK) remains his son Kiefer's biggest fan. "Al...
A-List Love Triangles
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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.
Cameron Diaz is now doubling her pleasure by dating Leonardo DiCaprio and Jude Law. VIEW OUR GALLERY of celebrity couples that became triples.
A-List Love Triangles
When Cameron Diaz went to England to film a movie, little did Londoners know that she'd be claiming the best men for herself. Diaz has been dating ...
Heaven on Wheels
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Rachel is a photographer and writer who recently left her blogging post at Photoshelter's Shoot! The Blog. Previous to that she worked as a photo editor at Nerve.com, Rolling Stone online, and Radar, among others. Her work can be seen at rachelhulin.com.
GM is expected to file for bankruptcy today, but there was a time when Detroit was booming and the American automobile reigned supreme. VIEW OUR GALLERY of classic American car culture.
John Talks Joe
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.
Half a Victory
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.
Murder or Miscarriage?
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.
Why America Must Learn to Bow
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.
