One of the first “girl group” stars has died. The Chantels' lead singer Arlene Smith was 84. The Chantels were best known for the classic ballad “Maybe,” and were the rare group of Black women in the ...

Left: Female impersonator and vaudeville star, Julian Eltinge, unknown date and out of costume. At the right in costume in the film The Fascinating Widow, 1911 ...

Even if your appearance isn't connected to your livelihood, the prospect of aging can sometimes seem daunting. Happily, we have numerous female role models who are using their celebrity to shake up ...

WhatsApp this week started rolling out username reservations ahead of the broader launch planned later this year. The feature — which lets people find and message each other by handle instead of phone ...

A new protein analysis of Homo naledi skeletons reveals a curious twist—none of them seem to have Y chromosomes. Researchers have excavated hundreds of Homo naledi bones from the cave system known as ...

Nicole Charky-Chami is a senior editor based in Los Angeles, writing and producing breaking news. She teaches journalism courses for UCLA Extension and previously taught at Loyola Marymount University ...

A rare 1950s jet-powered speedboat with links to British record-breaker Donald Campbell has returned to the lake where it was originally tested more than 60 years ago. The Dowty Turbocraft, an ...

IWC truly does have something for everyone. There is a curious blind spot in the vintage-watch market. Collectors will happily spend five figures on a mid-century dress watch from Patek Philippe or ...

Once one of the most celebrated acrobats and drag performers of the early 20th century, Texas' own Barbette has become somewhat obscure if you're not into drag history. But on Thursday, the LGBTQ+ ...

On Saturday afternoon in Palm Springs, Calif., 1,037 people donning white halter dresses and platinum blonde wigs descended on what would’ve been Marilyn Monroe’s 100th birthday. They broke the ...

Drag performance has become a whole lot more common here in the last decade or so. Not well known is that there is a legacy of it far older in the Berkshires, one that dates back more than a century ...

A new study out of the United Kingdom found that out of the top films from the past three years at the U.K. box office, movies are more likely to feature a lead actor named Chris than a female lead ...