One of poet Ted Hughes's many girlfriends was once approached by her landlady who said that she recognised her gentleman caller. He was someone very famous, wasn't he?
The latest news on the fashion front is that ST is the new FROW. Decoded, this apparently means that the z-list standing places at the back of fashion shows are desirable.
That time of year has come again when six writers more used to the solitary life dress in their finery and attend the Booker Prize dinner.
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We think of clothes as one of life's harmless pleasures. They are as necessary to us as food (even the naked rambler wears boots and a hat). But at the same time as keeping us warm, dry and decent, clothes are the way we present ourself to the world. In the time that it takes to change an outfit, we can become completely different people - formal, glamorous, playful or seductive. And like good food, stylish clothes can bring a sparkle to a dull day.
Matthew Syed writes about success, failure and the necessity of learning from our mistakes in his new book. He says that learning from our errors, not ignoring them, is important.
One day, in 1984, the teenage Dan Boothby found a book, mis-shelved in the natural history section of his local library, entitled Raven Seek Thy Brother.
The Roman historian Suetonius attributed to the Emperor Tiberius the statement that to lead the Roman people was 'to hold a wolf by its ears'.
Next month, it will be a hundred years since W. G. Grace died. But those of us who follow cricket with an enthusiasm that verges on mental illness are still fascinated by the old goat.
For those who first encountered Billy Crystal in the 1989 film When Harry Met Sally or who, like me, go back even further, to the Seventies.
The pages of Vogue have always dazzled with models in exquisite clothing, captured by some of the world's most celebrated photographers. The visual magic is the jewellery.
Sometimes a person can be so famous and iconic it hardly matters that we would be hard-pressed to enumerate or describe many of their actual superlative accomplishments. Andy Warhol was a slick and slapdash painter of transcendental banality, his silkscreen prints completed by 'assistants' - yet his work fetches hundreds of millions of dollars.
It is not a blank canvas but an unadorned face that provides the starting point for the striking art showcased in this vibrant book. Part dazzling gallery, part how-to guide.
Like Miss Marple, in both appearance and personality Dame Agatha Christie (1890-1976) was a sweet old lady. It would have been wise not to underestimate her, as she had psychopathic skills.
Sir David Frost, who died two years ago in his cabin while preparing to give a one man show aboard a cruise ship, was such a dedicated entertainer and pundit that his face was always caked in make-up.
A seasoned walker of the English countryside never sets off without a rucksack packed for every possibility. He has learnt from battered experience to take with him a folding mackintosh.
You'd never guess from this vast and astounding collection of archived material that Charlie Chaplin went to great lengths to hide his working process.
As a class-of-1985 graduate with one child finished at university, another in his second year and a third about to apply, I picked up this book with a certain lofty scepticism.
All this week, Labour MP Simon Danczuk is laying bare how the Establishment, the Liberal Party, the police and even MI5 covered up the industrial-scale child abuse of 29-stone Rochdale MP Cyril Smith. Today, how his victims were ignored and betrayed when they tried to expose their suffering.
In the finale of her unique inside story, Vicky Pryce, the wife of disgraced ex-minister Chris Huhne, describes life at open prison East Sutton Park.
In the second extract from her autobiography, published exclusively in the Mail today, Mary Berry describes the sudden death of the son she doted on, pictured left.
In his compelling new biography, Gary Morecambe talks about his father's relationship with Ernie Wise and how he continued to make them laugh even up until the end.
The star was accused of being a communist after allegedly telling banquet guests 'the Russian purges' were a 'wonderful thing'.
Jerry and Lucian had never quite bonded. While sitting for him she gave him cashmere jerseys, which he loathed. But worse, she had a habit of being late.
In an extract from his explosive memoirs, Power Trip, Damian McBride reveals how the former Chancellor survived by the skin of his teeth after credit crunch bungle.
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