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Vivien Leigh I especially like the last dress. It was perfect for her character Scarlett O'Hara at that point in the film.

Greta Garbo

I remember those. Another of Catherine Zeta Jones:

Some Bette Porter/Tina Kennard. And an animated one:

Glad to hear you arrived safe and sound. Now you can veg and relax.

Technically Rafael Nadal is. But Roger Federer gets prettiness points. And perfume brand bonus points. And just being Swiss should also get one extra points.

Audrey Horne in Twin Peaks.

World gets its first gay leader Former air hostess to be sworn in as Icelandic premier after economic collapse By Peter Popham Thursday, 29 January 2009 The first government collapse of the global economic crisis is about to yield the world's first openly-gay leader. Johanna Sigurdardottir, a former air hostess, is expected to be sworn in as Iceland's Prime Minister by the end of the week. Her moment in the international spotlight comes at the most horrendous moment in her nation's recent history. As the global meltdown began, the collapse of Iceland's grossly over-leveraged economy was followed smartly by the implosion of its banks and currency. Now its government has gone the same way, the first to succumb to the backwash from the crisis. Ms Sigurdardottir's party, the Social Democrat Alliance, was asked to form a new government but its leader is taking a leave of absence to recover from treatment for a benign tumour. And so, "Saint Johanna", as she has come to be known, has been propelled from the social affairs ministry – which she has presided over for a decade – to take centre stage in a choice hailed as "unexpected but brilliant". The 66-year-old politician lives with her partner, Jonina Leosdottir, a journalist and playwright. The couple were joined in a civil ceremony in 2002. Don't expect them to show up togetherfor photocalls, however – that's not the Icelandic way. Though she is famous across the island, having been a top politician for years, her lesbian union was no big deal in this calmly progressive nation of only 300,000 people. "Johanna is a very private person," said an Icelandic government source. "A lot of people didn't even know she was gay. When they learn about it people tend to shrug and say, 'Oh'. That's not to say they are not interested; they are interested in who she's living with – but no more so than if she was a man living with a woman." Ms Sigurdardottir has two grown-up sons. She entered politics via the labour movement, was first elected to parliament in 1978 and was given her first ministerial office in 1987. She will be Prime Minister of a minority caretaker government composed of her Social Democratic Alliance and the Left-Greens, with outside support. It is only expected to hold office for two or three months, until fresh elections are called. "In opinion polls Johanna has repeatedly been chosen as the most popular politician in Iceland," said the government source. "She is a good choice, because one of the problems the government is facing is lack of trust. Getting Johanna to become Prime Minister was a way of saying trust is an issue. Politicians want a fresh mandate from the electorate and, before they get it, they need to rebuild trust. Choosing Johanna is a way of saying, 'Let's bridge this gap, let's have peace to be able to implement the emergency measures'." Geir Haarde, the former prime minister, endured months of angry protests over his poor handling of the economy; demonstrators pelted his car with eggs and police were forced to use tear gas on the streets for the first time in 50 years. Compare that to a poll in November that gave Ms Sigurdardottir a 73 per cent approval rating, she was the only minister to improve on the previous year's score. "She is often described as the only politician who really cares about the little guy," wrote Icelandic journalist Iris Erlingsdottir in a blog this week. She did stand for the leadership of her party back in 1994 and lost badly, but in her concession speech she predicted "my time will come". And some 15 years later, it truly has. Source: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/world-gets-its-first-gay-leader-1519068.html

Can I just say, I have no idea what's going on in it but that's an awesome photograph.

People outside of the UK can now invest in Bandstocks of Patrick's new album. As soon as pay day comes I'm going to buy some. As promised Team Wolf has been working hard behind the scenes to make sure that Non UK residents can join the Battle, we very happy to announce the launch of Tribe Wolf InterNational (TWIN) patrickwolf.com/tribewolfinternational Non UK-residents can now join the Battle by becoming members of Tribe Wolf InterNational (TWIN). For each £10 paid to TWIN, TWIN will buy one ‘Bandstock’ in Patrick Wolf’s forthcoming album, ‘Battle’. The money invested will then be used to fund the recording and marketing of the album and in return, each shareholder will receive a variety of privileges. These will include the opportunity to attend TWIN-only special events, to buy limited edition singles, and be offered concert tickets before they go on general sale. All TWIN members will get (for each £10): * a digital copy of the album, available to download on the day of release, * an offer to buy a specially packaged edition of the album signed by Patrick Wolf, * a name credit on the Bandstocks website, the special editions and the first manufacturing run of the regular CD, * offers of special merchandise, and * depending on where you live we will try to invite you to special events and give you the opportunity to buy concert tickets before they go on general sale. TWIN will also return to its members collectively any profits which TWIN earns from its investment in Bandstocks after deducting the reasonable costs of running TWIN and providing member benefits. This will be distributed to members pro rata based on the amount they have paid for their membership (e.g a member spending £20 will get twice as much as a member spending £10). TWIN is a not for profit organisation created by and officially endorsed by Patrick Wolf and run by his own team. About the upcoming performances: Patrick has just announced the 1st bandstocks only event, an evening with Patrick, which will take place next week in London. A handful of UK dates have been announced and Bandstocks applicants have an exclusive weeks window to purchase the tickets before they go on sale to the general public. We are now putting together an international release plan for the album and can assure you that Patrick will be travelling the globe in 2009 ? as plans come together we will be announcing similar international Bandstocks applicants exclusive Patrick goings on.

Oh man. Too fun.

I like the fashions of that era/style. Katy Perry: Eva Green: Jennifer Connelly:

Why not?

Hello, artistically sarcastic professional whiners.