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Queen Letizia dazzles in slim-fit cinched look covered in glitter

Queen Letizia dazzles in slim-fit cinched look covered in glitter

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Queen Letizia has been spotted on her third public outing of the week and she has rocked her most glamorous look of all.  The Spanish royal, 52, was spotted wearing a dazzling slinky black top, the ‘Pailette Jumper’ from Carolina Herrera’s Fall/Winter 2016 Collection, covered in sparkles.  © GettyQueen Letizia wore cinching trousers King Felipe’s wife paired the slim-fit top with a pair of high-waisted wide-leg trousers also by Carolina Herrera which had a thick waistband for a super snatched look.  To keep in with the classically glamorous all-black ensemble, the royal opted for a pair of squared-off pointed-toe heels in patent leather by Massimo Dutti. Adding another touch of sparkle was her clutch. Letizia held the ‘Pilgrim Tube Black Satin Clutch’ from Roger Vivier which had an oversized diamanté-adorned buckle.  © GettyLetizia styled her look with a glamorous clutch Rounding off Letizia’s outfit was a pair of dainty drop earrings covered in diamonds. The Queen wore her newly transformed quiet luxury bob in soft loose curls whereas on her previous two engagements of the …

Gary Glitter won’t be released from prison, Parole Board rules | UK News

Gary Glitter won’t be released from prison, Parole Board rules | UK News

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Disgraced singer Gary Glitter will not be released from prison, the Parole Board has said. The 79-year-old was recalled to jail less than six weeks after he was released halfway through his 16-year sentence in February last year for breaching his licence conditions by allegedly viewing downloaded images of children. A parole hearing to decide whether he should be freed again was held behind closed doors two weeks ago after a request for it to take place in public was turned down on the grounds that it was too difficult to contact all his victims. A Parole Board panel decided it was “not satisfied that release at this point would be safe for the protection of the public”, it was announced today. Glitter, whose real name is Paul Gadd, was jailed in 2015 for sexually abusing three schoolgirls between 1975 and 1980. Image: Gary Glitter was jailed in 2015. Pic: PA He attacked two girls, aged 12 and 13, after inviting them backstage to his dressing room and isolating them from their mothers. In 1975, …

A Fan-Made Film Reconstructs an Entire Tom Waits Concert from His “Glitter and Doom Tour” (2008)

A Fan-Made Film Reconstructs an Entire Tom Waits Concert from His “Glitter and Doom Tour” (2008)

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Every­body who’s been to a Tom Waits con­cert has sto­ries to tell about it — no few of them heard straight from the mouth of Waits him­self. The offi­cial live album for his 2008 Glit­ter and Doom tour actu­al­ly devotes its entire sec­ond disc to “a selec­tion of the com­ic bro­mides, strange mus­ings, and unusu­al facts that Tom tra­di­tion­al­ly shares with his audi­ence dur­ing the piano set,” with top­ics rang­ing from “the rit­u­al of insects to the last dying breath of Hen­ry Ford.” This after a first disc craft­ed from musi­cal per­for­mances record­ed in ten dif­fer­ent cities, “from Paris to Birm­ing­ham; Tul­sa to Milan; and Atlanta to Dublin.” “Tom Waits — Glit­ter and Doom Con­cert Expe­ri­ence,” the fan video above, pulls off a sim­i­lar feat of assem­blage, but with a visu­al com­po­nent as well. Its cre­ator describes it as “a com­pi­la­tion of pro­fes­sion­al footage and fan films,” using “all the released sound­board audio that had footage to accom­pa­ny it to make a con­cert film that should make a good expe­ri­ence of what it would have …

Disgraced popstar Gary Glitter bids for freedom at parole hearing | UK | News

Disgraced popstar Gary Glitter bids for freedom at parole hearing | UK | News

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Disgraced popstar Gary Glitter will bid for freedom on Wednesday as his case will be heard by the parole board. A decision will be made on whether the 79-year-old is allowed to be released from prison. That is despite being accused of showing a “total lack of remorse” towards his victims by lawyers representing a woman who he abused when she was 12 years old and is now suing him. Glitter, whose real name is Paul Gadd, was jailed for 16 years in 2015 for abusing three schoolgirls between 1975 and 1980. His sentence expires in February 2031. He was automatically released from HMP The Verne, a low-security prison in Portland, Dorset, in February last year after serving half of his 16-year fixed-term determinate sentence. But he was sent back inside after less than six weeks. He allegedly breached his licence conditions by viewing downloaded images of children. Parole judges review the cases of criminals who are recalled to prison to decide whether they should be re-released or stay behind bars for the rest of …

Taylor Swift’s Golden Globes Dress Can Make The Whole Place Glitter

Taylor Swift’s Golden Globes Dress Can Make The Whole Place Glitter

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Taylor Swift shimmered on the red carpet at the 81st Golden Globe Awards. The Bejeweled singer arrived to the award ceremony in Beverly Hills on Sunday night wearing a stunning sparkly green custom Gucci gown. She accessorised the look with drop earrings. Swift earned a 2024 Golden Globes nomination for new category Cinematic and Box Office Achievement for her concert film, Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour. This year marks the first time Swift, who has now been nominated for a total of five Golden Globes, was nominated for an award outside the Best Original Song category. Taylor Swift photographed on the red carpet at the 81st annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, California, on Jan. 7. MICHAEL TRAN via Getty Images

Why the EU is banning glitter

Why the EU is banning glitter

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Fashion show for Manish Arora’s spring-summer 2020 women’s ready-to-wear collection, in Paris, September 2019. CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT / AFP Are these the last year-end celebrations with glittery decorations and make-up? After six years of discussion, it’s official: “loose glitter” will gradually be banned in the European Union (EU). The measure, which came into force on October 17, 2023 but will be phased in gradually, continues to stir up discussion on the Internet, where people either applaud or fret about the decision. Sam Dylan, a 32-year-old German influencer, expressed his panic to the German tabloid Bild: “In my world, everything has to shine.” The former reality TV contestant recounts buying €180 worth of loose glitter, in anticipation of its disappearance. “The EU is taking away the last sparks of glamour,” snapped Luca Valentino, another German social media star. This measure is part of the European Zero Pollution action plan, which aims to reduce microplastic pollution by 30% by 2030. Producers can dispose of existing stock, but will not be able to produce more. These glittering particles, popular …

A Poem by Tayi Tibble: ‘My Ancestors Ride Wit Me’

A Poem by Tayi Tibble: ‘My Ancestors Ride Wit Me’

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Bromberger Hoover / Getty December 3, 2023, 11:26 AM ET My ancestors ride wit me.They twerk on the roof of the Uberas I’m pulling up late to the party.They gas me full tank andyas me in the mirroras I summon them out of me withmy mascara wands and glitter andevery time I draw my eyes onNana you encourage meto keep my chin lifted upwards,my eyes filling up with stars. I know I walk onsalt blood water tears.I know the earth has beenbeaten down and made gangstabut sometimes, e hoas,I just want to party. My ancestors ride wit me.Don’t tell me what they would do.I know them better than you. I sat in the lap of my great-grandmotheruntil the flax of her couldn’t take it.So she unraveled herself andwrapped around me like a blanketand at her touch the privilege of mewas a headrush as I rememberedmaking dresses out of sugar packets,my bro getting blown up in Forlì,my grandfather commemorated under one treeeven though he forced himself into our bloodlineand then abandoned me and me and me.My …

‘It’s not easy for me!’: Layton Williams on Strictly, joy, glitter – and the myth of his unfair advantage | Strictly Come Dancing

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Lunchtime, in a rehearsal room with big windows overlooking south London life several floors below. When his mind should be on Strictly Come Dancing’s cha-cha-cha, or this week’s salsa, Layton Williams might be found getting distracted by something outside. “I’ll be, ‘Oh, look at the kids having fun in the playground, look at that bird,’ and then Nikita’s, like, ‘Hello? Back in the room!’” To be fair, Williams also works very hard, and it shows. His quickstep in week two of Strictly earned him and his professional partner, Nikita Kuzmin, a mammoth 36 points – a dance so ridiculously fun, fast and joyous, I felt a dopamine hit just watching it. The week after, Williams performed a Viennese waltz, looking beautiful in a long skirt. This Sunday, his disco cha-cha-cha brought the highest score so far. It has been suggested that Williams, who came to prominence in the BBC comedy Bad Education, but began his career at the age of 12 in the stage version of Billy Elliot, has an unfair advantage – he’s a …

Keir Starmer’s speech: Labour has to ignore the glitter and go for gold | Keir Starmer

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Keir Starmer’s rousing call for “a decade of national renewal” noted that “democratic rules, democratic values, democratic certainties are under attack”, denounced “the shallow men and women of Westminster” and promised to build a new “partnership between people and politics” (Starmer woos Tory voters as he declares ‘fire of change still burns in Britain’, 10 October). But neither he nor those behind him have yet spelt out how they will transform the way Westminster works, or how our overcentralised government runs Britain. Unless Labour is ready to change the way the UK is governed, and how we recruit and elect our politicians, we may reach the end of a decade of national renewal with an unavoidably disillusioned public turning back to a reinvigorated and more rightwing Conservative party, for lack of any alternative. A new partnership between people and politics, if the phrase means anything, must include a House of Commons less dominated by government, a revival of local government across the country, and a more open and democratic system for electing politicians and holding …

Starmer brushes off the glitter to make coherent case for a Labour government | Labour conference 2023

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Keir Starmer would not have wanted a rogue protester to cover him in glitter as he stood up to give his crucial conference speech. But the overall image of a Labour leader sparkling from the stage for an hour ended up doing him no harm. Jacket off and sleeves rolled up, Starmer recovered immediately and made the incident into a virtue, with huge applause from the hall. “This is why we changed our party. Power, not protests,” he quipped. It was not a showy, glittering speech in tone, but over the course of the hour Starmer built up a coherent, overarching case for why Labour should be in government. Although there were no major new announcements, he set out core policies where there is clear difference with the Conservatives. Labour would build 1.5m new houses and overhaul the planning system, “speed ahead” with green projects, and bring in a package of improvements to workers’ rights. It was the strongest statement from Starmer so far on scrapping zero-hours contracts and banning fire and rehire – after …