Angela Álvarez crowned best new artist at Latin Grammys – aged 95
Cuban American, who started recording career at 90 after decades of performing for family and friends, says ‘it’s never too late’ Angela Alvarez holds...
Joelle Taylor’s C+nto & Othered Poems, about butch lesbian culture, wins Polari prize
‘Passionate reconjuring’ … Joelle Taylor. Spoken word poet Joelle Taylor has won the Polari book prize for her collection which “defends our right to...
A Statue of One’s Own: the new Virginia Woolf sculpture that’s challenging stereotypes
Laury Dizengremel working on her statue of famed author Virginia Woolf. The first full-size bronze statue of Virginia Woolf was unveiled on Wednesday, overlooking...
Kylie Minogue: ‘I was searching for my favourite Manolos. Then I remembered: they’re in...
‘I’d like to categorically state I don’t sing my own songs in the shower, but – in reality – I do’ … Kylie Minogue....
Taliban ban women from parks and funfairs in Afghan capital
Women ‘bored and fed-up’ at being forced to stay home after latest edict which has hit business hard Taliban guards standing next to a...
Alis Lesley: the ‘female Elvis’ who takes centre stage on Bob Dylan’s new book...
Unexpectedly thrust back in the spotlight … Little Richard, Alis Lesley and Eddie Cochran, arrive in Sydney, 1957, in a picture that has been...
Liz Truss is the last stop on a long Tory journey away from grownup...
Buffoonery has been no bar to climbing the Tory party hierarchy – and this mess is the inevitable result Illustration: Guardian Design/Daniel Leal/WPA Pool/Getty...
Dame Carmen Callil obituary
"It is only when women start to organise in large numbers that we become a political force, and begin to move towards the possibility...
Two decades of Iranian women’s street protests – in pictures
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No twisted knickers: how to buy women’s underwear that’s comfortable and durable
The right blend of fibres, the right cut to match your outfit, and specially designed period underwear can all make a big difference For...
She’s pop’s Damien Hirst: Beyoncé’s Renaissance reviewed
On the cover of Renaissance, Beyoncé is seated atop a glowing glass horse, naked but for an elaborate metallic bikini. Credit: Carlijn Jacobs You...
New record label raises profile of forgotten female composers
Historically, women have been unsung in the classical canon. But now a recently founded label is aiming to remedy that Clockwise: composers Alice Mary...
When the Lionesses won, every overlooked and patronised woman triumphed too
So many women who couldn’t care less about football were in tears, because they understood what it meant England footballers Alex Greenwood and Ellie...
Elizabeth Carmichael obituary
Papier-mache skulls made by the Linares family in Mexico and collected for the British Museum by Elizabeth Carmichael as part of her fieldwork on...
Kate Moss ‘sick and angry’ at being made a scapegoat for taking cocaine
Kate Moss arriving at New York’s Met Gala in May 2022. Kate Moss, one of the world’s most famous models, has spoken of her...
Sheila Paine obituary
My mother-in-law, Sheila Paine, who has died aged 92, was an authority on tribal embroideries. During her eventful life she journeyed alone to some...
‘My music is singular to me’: Arooj Aftab, the brightest new star at this...
Arooj Aftab … ‘My music is a product of my experiences’. Photograph: Blythe Thomas Informed by Urdu verse, mythological vultures and her brother’s death,...
Polar priest: the church in the world’s northernmost town – a photo essay
Located in the Svalbard archipelago in Norway , Longyearbyen is the world’s northernmost settlement. Here, winter temperatures range from -13 to -20C and inhabitants...
Vogue’s 12 Best-Dressed Women Of 2021……Oh Dear
There have been some truly memorable fashion moments this year; from Amanda Gorman’s Prada headband to Kim Kardashian’s haute Balenciaga morph suit. But when...
bell hooks obituary
A trailblazing cultural theorist and activist, public intellectual, teacher and feminist writer, bell hooks, who has died of kidney failure aged 69, authored around...
