English singer-songwriter and pop icon
A new documentary uses archival Wham! footage to examine the 1985 China tour, its tensions with director Lindsay Anderson, and the broader cultural moment as China opened to the West. Ridgeley and Michael are featured, with new interviews and unseen material that cast their trip in a provocative light.
European Pride celebrations are unfolding in a climate of heightened security and renewed calls for rights, unity, and continued vigilance after a Berlin attack tied to LGBT+ events. London and Brighton hosts push for WorldPride 2032, highlighting historic progress and ongoing battles against homophobia.
Princess Diana’s black Christina Stambolian evening dress, worn in 1994 as a public response to Charles’s affair, is returning to Sotheby’s for auction with a conservative estimate around $200,000. The item will tour displays in London, Hong Kong, Geneva and New York ahead of a December sale, with portions of proceeds benefiting NHS Lothian Charity.
Taylor Swift has become the most-decorated artist in VMAs history after receiving the inaugural Artist Director Honors. She has also debuted a video for Patient Zero and secured the night’s top award for The Fate of Ophelia’s visuals. Madonna headlines the ceremony, while Snoop Dogg hosts in Los Angeles; Dolly Parton is honoured indirectly through tributes.