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Barack Obama, the 44th

Elected in 2008, sworn in on 20 January 2009, and the first Black president of the United States. The record is the two terms, not the poster.

By Aston Kennedy · 6 min read

Norma Jeane Mortenson became the face on the magazine. She died on 5 August 1962. The films are still the evidence.

By Aston Kennedy · 5 min read

The 35th president took the oath on 20 January 1961. He was shot in Dallas on 22 November 1963.

By Aston Kennedy · 5 min read

He spoke at the March on Washington on 28 August 1963. He was killed in Memphis on 4 April 1968.

By Aston Kennedy · 5 min read

Kelce turned 37 on Monday. The newlyweds had dinner at Torrisi in SoHo. The Chiefs were on a bye week.

By Aston Kennedy · 4 min read

Alejandro González Iñárritu’s satire opened to a hard weekend and harder reviews. The director answered them.

By Aston Kennedy · 5 min read

On 6 October Donald Trump used a Nebraska stop and a social post to talk up a factory pledge and complain about Fox’s Senate coverage.

By Aston Kennedy · 4 min read

At Chanel in Paris they lip-synced to ADÉLA’s song “Nicole Kidman,” with Nicole Kidman in the clip.

By Aston Kennedy · 4 min read

Studios are rewriting premiere week. The names that still move a room are the ones who show up off-camera.

By Aston Kennedy · 4 min read

A handful of performers now sell out tours without a tabloid cycle. The business model changed first.

By Aston Kennedy · 5 min read

One summer run is now worth more than a film slate. Promoters are pricing the second leg before the first city sells out.

By Aston Kennedy · 5 min read

Networks are treating the 11.30 chair as inventory, not a personality cult. The booking book is the product.

By Aston Kennedy · 4 min read