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Haley Baylee wore a Marie Antoinette inspired outfit to the Met Gala and it was a post of hers that referenced the infamous “let them eat cake” phrase that sparked the celebrity blockout. (Photo by Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Blockout a digital guillotine against pro-Israel celebrities

One thing good about the Met Gala was that it sparked a movement that is raising awareness about the atrocities in Gaza

The e-learning platform My Playbox profiles 11 South African entrepreneurs and unlocks their secrets for less than the price of a business textbook

Entrepreneurship education innovates with online offering

The e-learning platform My Playbox profiles 11 South African entrepreneurs and unlocks their secrets for less than the price of a business textbook

The statue of Cecil John Rhodes did not fall

The hashtags cometh: Must-have #MustFalls for 2016

There are a number of trends, attitudes and phenomena that we could quite happily do without this year, thank you very much, writes Gus Silber.

His career spanned around 42 years and included a variety of acclaimed films.

Robin Williams: Farewell, funny man

Oscar-winning actor and comedian Robin Williams passed away on Monday. We pay tribute to his life with five of his best movies.

The comedian’s appeal stretched across generations and genres.

Comic legend Robin Williams dies at 63

Tributes have poured in at the news of legendary comic actor Robin Williams’s death by apparent suicide at his home in California on Monday.

Covering celebrity deaths: The dos and don’ts

The death and funeral of Philip Seymour Hoffman has highlighted some dos and don’ts for the hit-hungry internet.

Theatrical: Khanyi Mbau backstage at the State Theatre where she is playing the late Lebo Mathosa in Drama Queen.

Bitch, please: I’m a hustler

Khanyi Mbau has released her biography and stars in a make-or-break musical revue. Bongani Madondo traces her roots to Jo’burg’s founding fathers.

Demons of our own making

It is difficult to digest genuine emotion while reading other people’s pontificated shock and devastation at a rate of 100 tweets per minute.

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Famous females, fatal flaws

Whitney Houston joins a long list of women whose fame and success have been overshadowed by personal tragedy and addictions.

Celebrity sense and nonsense

Celebrity sense and nonsense

The pseudo-scientific utterances of famous stars are often dangerously misleading or just wrong.

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Fans, Romans, countrymen: Lend me your votes

Singer Youssou N’Dour has announced his presidential bid, and joins a long list of celebrities with lofty political ambitions.

Goodbye to the A-list?

Goodbye to the A-list?

As big-name actors prove a box-office turn-off, now may be the time for mainstream Hollywood stars to take a hike, writes <b>Peter Bradshaw</b>.

William and Kate leave stars starstruck at Los Angeles dinner

William and Kate leave stars starstruck at Los Angeles dinner

It was the night when Hollywood royalty came to meet British royalty — and there was no question who were the more starstruck.

Brittany Murphy dies

Actress Brittany Murphy, who starred in such films as Sin City and 8 Mile but suffered waning fortunes in recent years, has died.

Cause célèbre

Celebrity philanthropy is on the rise and there’s no stopping it.

The life of jazz

William Claxton called photography "jazz for the eyes". But jazz photographs have to be music to the ears as well…

The paparazzi games

Nadine Hutton writes about her collaborative photographic exhibition that takes a satrical look at the mass-media freak show.

A couple in the nose

Hadley Freeman meets the authors of an intelligent and funny guide to the intangible world of fine fragrance.

Picture me this

MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Shaun de Waal reviews photographer Annie Leibovitz’s Annie Leibovitz: Life through a Lens.

An entourage against introspection

The travelling celebrity entourage is a thing of wonder and the United Kingdom’s Heather Mills has raised the bar yet further.