Who's Afraid of Liz Taylor?
William J. Mann is the author of Kate: The Woman Who Was Hepburn, which was named a New York Times Notable Book. Mann has worked as a freelance journalist and editor, and has written several other works of fiction and nonfiction. He divides his time between Massachusetts and California.
In an exclusive excerpt from How to Be a Movie Star: Elizabeth Taylor in Hollywood, William J. Mann reports on her vodka-fueled battles and the role she was born to play. Plus, view our gallery.
Stealing From the Stars
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Paris Hilton just retrieved $2 million worth of stolen jewelry after a teenage gang obsessed with robbing stars was nabbed. From Lindsay Lohan's personal photos to Charlie Chaplin's body, VIEW OUR GALLERY of celebrity break-ins.
After Lindsay Lohan's home was burglarized twice in the past four months, even the Mean Girl thinks the suspects were people she knew. A safe was r...
A-List Love Triangles
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Cameron Diaz is now doubling her pleasure by dating Leonardo DiCaprio and Jude Law. VIEW OUR GALLERY of celebrity couples that became triples.
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 ...
From Michael Jackson's loose-lipped nanny to his close friendship with Dr. Arnold Klein, The Daily Beast's Gerald Posner has been chronicling the pop star's mysterious life and death.
7 Things Larry King Should Have Asked
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.
Larry King's interview Wednesday night with Dr. Arnold Klein raised as many questions as it answered. The Daily Beast's Gerald Posner points out some holes in Klein's answers, and suggests how they could be filled.
Heaven on Wheels
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.
Henry Ford and his son Edsel pose in a Model F Ford in front of their house in Detroit in 1905.
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.
Lee Siegel has written about culture and politics and is the author of three books: Falling Upwards: Essays in Defense of the Imagination; Not Remotely Controlled: Notes on Television; and, most recently, Against the Machine: Being Human in the Age of the Electronic Mob. In 2002, he received a National Magazine Award for reviews and criticism.
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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