Kids, Wait Till You Hear This!: Liza Minnelli sets the record straight in revealing memoir
US actor and singer’s frankness about addiction, fame and ageing is refreshing
Liza Minnelli
Nonfiction books coming in 2026: From a new memoir by Louise O’Neill to Roy Keane’s impact on modern Ireland
Among promising titles are a book about France’s dark side and Jon Ronson’s exploration of multimillionaires searching for meaning in New England
Four new films to see this week: 28 Years Later, Elio, Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story, and S/He Is Still Her/e
Jodie Comer, Ralph Fiennes, Liza Minnelli and Genesis P-Orridge feature in these movies released in the week of June 20th, 2025
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story review – Her Oscars wheelchair long gone, the star is sharp and witty in this enjoyable doc
Liza Minnelli is stirringly frank, not least about the pressures of growing up as the daughter of Judy Garland
John Barrett, Limerick-born hair stylist for the rich and famous, dies aged 66
From Princess Diana to Hillary Rodham Clinton, Barrett’s Manhattan salon was the destination of choice for the fashionable elite
Liza Minnelli was ‘forced’ to appear in wheelchair at Oscars, claims friend
Longtime collaborator Michael Feinstein alleges the wheelchair was against her wishes
Will Smith breaks character – after 40 years playing the energetic, merry prankster
Oscars 2022 should have been the culmination of Smith’s extraordinary career. But he snapped
Arrested Development’s Will Arnett on divorce, fatherhood and friendship
‘People talk about your relationship as if they know what’s going on,’ he says
Rita Moreno: ‘Was Brando a good lover? Oh, yes! Incredible’
The Hollywood veteran on West Side Story, dating Brando and Elvis Presley, and joy at 90
Alan Cumming on abuse: ‘I am better, but it is like a wound that is never going to go away’
The actor’s second memoir is neither tell-all nor reckoning. But it contains multitudes nonetheless
Belinda Carlisle: I was told to be a lot sexier, and to sing songs like ‘stick it in me’
The Go-Go’s singer on overcoming addiction, body image pressure and music-industry sexism
Donald Clarke: Sing it with me – the musical will outlive its boring detractors
It has been driven underground at times, but the form remains reassuringly resilient
Ewan McGregor: I’ve been sober a long time. Addiction is part of my life
The actor has drawn on his experience of addiction to portray the fashion designer Halston
Netflix: 10 of the best new shows to watch in May
Ewan McGregor as Halston and the return of Special are among the month’s highlights
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