The Week in Culture
Rachel Syme is culture editor of The Daily Beast.
This week, Beatlemania had a major revival, Ellen signed on to Idol, and Whitney took on Susan Boyle. VIEW OUR GALLERY
Standup comedian, sitcom star, talk-show host, and now...American Idol judge? Seems like a natural enough progression-this is America! Anything is ...
The Week In Culture
Rachel Syme is culture editor of The Daily Beast.
This week, Al Sharpton danced in honor of Jacko, Helen Mirren shined on stage, and Monty Python had the last laugh. VIEW OUR GALLERY for the best in film, TV, art, and music.
The Tomb Robbers
Barbie Latza Nadeau has reported from Italy for Newsweek Magazine since 1997. She also writes for CNN Traveller, Budget Travel Magazine and Frommer's.
On the trail of a looted chalice, Vernon Silver exposes the dark side of the antiquities trade, from tomb robbers in Italy to museum curators in New York and Los Angeles.
Is Lacroix's Party Over?
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.
French designer Christian Lacroix-beloved by models and celebrities for over two decades-just filed for bankruptcy, potentially ending an era. VIEW OUR GALLERY of his most iconic looks.
The Defense's Risky Senility Theory
Ralph Gardner, Jr. is freelance writer whose work has appeared in New York magazine, the New York Observer, the New Yorker and other publications.
The latest chapter of the Brooke Astor trial involves art-world secrets, a despised daughter-in-law-and new questions about a $20,000 Qing dynasty vase.
The Muses Worthy of a Museum
Renata Espinosa is the New York editor of Fashion Wire Daily. She is also the co-founder of impressionistic fashion and art blog TheNuNu and a sometimes backup dancer for "The Anna Copa Cabanna Show."
As the Met opens "The Model as Muse," celebrating the iconic women who inspired famous designers, Renata Espinosa recalls the faces that launched a thousand lines.
The Finest Vintage Models
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.
From Carmen to Christie, seasoned posers are having their day (again) on catwalks and covers. A look at the dozen mature models still walking tall.
Jimmy Fallon hits PBS, Gwen Stefani rounds up the old gang, Harry Potter won't go away...and Shady's back. The Daily Beast's Rachel Syme takes a sneak peek at the year's coming distractions in entertainment.
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.
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.
Christopher Buckley's books include Supreme Courtship, The White House Mess, Thank You for Smoking, Little Green Men, and Florence of Arabia. He was chief speechwriter for Vice President George H.W. Bush, and is editor-at-large of ForbesLife magazine. His new book is Losing Mum and Pup, a memoir. Buckley's Daily Beast column is the winner of an Online Journalism Award in the category of Online Commentary.
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.
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.
Jeffrey Koterba is an acclaimed syndicated political cartoonist. Since joining the Omaha World-Herald in 1989, he has been a finalist for Editorial Cartoonist of the Year from the National Cartoonists Society and has placed second in the National Headliner Awards. His work is distributed through King Features Syndicate to 400 newspapers nationwide, and has appeared in such publications as the New York Times, the Chicago Tribune, and the Washington Post, among others.
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