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Caste aside: The Sateré-Mawé and other tribes believe they have been used.

WTF, Fifa? The tribes have spoken

Indigenous Brazilians want to be respected, not saddled with "the world’s most expensive bird toilet".

Miley Cyrus. (AFP)

Cultural appropriation was all Miley Cyrus was doing

Miley Cyrus’s MTV Video Music Awards act was less a homage to hip-hop and more a minstrel show, writes Hadley Freeman.

Steven Tyler may be young at heart

Tyler-made for getting laid

Back with their first album in eight years, rockers Aerosmith want everyone to ‘make more love’. Their track record so far is impressive.

Tom Cruise is following in the footsteps of Howard Hughes and Michael Jackson to become the new keeper of the weirdo flame.

Deep Read: Hollywood’s biggest kook

An upcoming Vanity Fair article about Tom Cruise promises eye-popping revelations. It’s the final proof that he’s become the new Michael Jackson.

‘Mommy war’ a Republican ploy

‘Mommy war’ a Republican ploy

The United States’s Republicans are pitting women against one another in an attempt to distract from the real issues.

Up close with Kermit

Up close with Kermit

Scandalously, no Muppets are up for Oscars this year. But they will be among the presenters of awards at the ceremony. We speak to Kermit the Frog.

Want to be fit? No sweat!

Want to be fit? No sweat!

It is a testament to mankind’s determination to exercise without doing any.

DSK trial was of accuser, not accused

Nafissatou Diallo’s past lies carried more weight than forensic evidence of the event in room 2806.

DSK: A trial of the accuser

DSK: A trial of the accuser, not the accused

The Strauss-Kahn case proves that only a woman who has led a life as sheltered as Rapunzel makes a convincing rape victim.

Nothing clichéd about geek’s take on women

Nothing clichéd about geek’s take on women

Director and writer Paul Feig’s view of himself as a struggling outsider mirrors the focus of much of his comedy.

The white boys’ club

After Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman to be given the best director award at last year’s Oscars, there was hope that a traditionally male-dominated barrier had been broken…

Oprah goes out on her OWN

“Dream it, do it.” This is not the resolution of a person, but rather the motto of the US’s newest television channel, the Oprah Winfrey Network.

Election night 2010: Fox News strikes back!

At Fox HQ, even something as domestic as a midterm election could well be an international terror attack.

Miracle Madge frees gays, eyes world peace

"Madonna helps free gay Malawians!" is one cheering headline amid the dross that came out this week, writes <b>Hadley Freeman</b>

Even the good get sick

Breast cancer is a tragedy, if not one that always has an unhappy ending.

Unable to lose the Sheen

Unable to lose the Sheen

Boy, oh boy, what a year Charlie Sheen has just had! he was named highest-paid United States television star

The Dubya diaries

The former and much missed (by comedians) president of the United States, George Bush, is to receive a rumoured $7-m advance for his autobiography.

‘We are all beautiful’

TV fashion expert Gok Wan is so ‘absolutely, massively’ committed to making women feel better about their bodies, writes Hadley Freeman.

A couple in the nose

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

Levi’s feels the squeeze

One of the most enduring clichés in the fashion world is that it is the details that make the difference. This particular detail measures 12cm by 10cm, but it has started what is…