News about Gore Vidal

With her tumbling auburn hair, green eyes, alabaster skin and seductive Irish brogue, Edna O'Brien was as glamorous as any of the women whose lives filled the pages of her best-selling novels. But there was one critical difference: a delicious aura of scandal and intrigue clung to the writer, who has died at the age of 93. Right up until old age she remained a spell-binding femme fatale about whom men, captivated by her beauty, were inclined to tell tall tales. For women, she was celebrated not just for the vividness of her prose but also for challenging conventions about their role - and particularly about sex.

Airbnb saw a remarkable 93 percent increase in bookings in Ravello, a city located approximately 15 minutes away from Atrani, a seaside town with a local population of less than 1,000 people where Ripley was filmed. Bookings in Minori, another lesser-known spot just 8 minutes away from Atrani, increased by 63 percent, according to the home-sharing site. Released earlier this month, the Netflix series Ripley comes 25 years after the Amalfi Coast was stunningly featured in the 1999 film adaptation of Highsmith's novel. As tourists flock to the picturesque town, local residents and business owners are bracing themselves for unprecedented challenges posed by large crowds this summer.

Truman expected a big success when he revealed the truth of Manhattan's top socialites' deepest and darkest secrets, but in truth, it put him on a downward spiral and eventually ended his career. Following the success of his books, the Alabama-born novelist made his mark on society, but his uncoveration sparked a traumatic fall-out between him and the elite women, which has now been chronicled in Ryan Murphy's latest FX book, Feud: Capote vs. The Swans. Truman's decision to reveal the intimate details of his friends' lives could have tipped over a thrilling television show, but it had a major effect on the writer's life. Truman, who was stunned by the scandal's sudden ostracization, returned to partying and battled heroin and alcohol use for years before finally passing away from liver failure at the age of 59. It was certainly a sad end, and one that is still capturing the country even now, decades later. FEMAIL has revealed what really happened to Truman's demise after he was barred from high society for the reasons he recalled.

It's one of Prince Philip's most touching pictures ever taken. He is clutching the hand of a four-year-old boy in a white coat, looking down at him with obvious indignation, as the boy's mother looks at the Duke's eyes, expressing her gratitude. Jacqueline Kennedy, the widow of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States, who had been brutally murdered by an assassin's bullet just 18 months earlier, was of course.

A.N. It used to be a sign of getting older, but policemen seemed to be getting older. Now it's mice. Experimental therapy has shown that experimental therapy can rejuvenate cell culture in mice, prolonging their lives. The results may lead to the development of a method that can be tested in humans within five years. Terrific! The white-coated boffins are hoping to be infused with magical genes so that people can imagine being like the world's oldest lady, a French nun who died last week at the age of 118, not looking a day over 109.

The matter of bigotry is always present in this drama, and Othello's touching address of his wooing of Desdemona - 'he loved me for the risks I had witnessed, and she loved her that she pity them' - is met with bigoted yelps. Roderigo is a noose. Othello, however, is a general, and his eloquent addresses her this nobility, and only yobbish villains regard him as a sort of savage. Yet, Clint Dyer, the first black director to direct a major production of the National Theatre, reveals that his Othello has an inherent danger, even to his fellow soldiers. Giles Terera opens with a spear-carrying dance and then progresses to a slinky athleticism.

JANE GREEN: The tattoo I got at 25 was a point of shame for many years. I'd love to put it down to a drunken mistake, but I was stone-cold sober, trotting down London's Portobello Road with my friend, who begged me to get one as we passed a tattoo parody. She was joking, but the task was beyond reach, and I had never been one to turn down a challenge. At the time, I had a thing for dolphins. I'd been to Dingle Bay, Ireland, and I'd written a post about swimming with the infamous dolphin that lived there. As a huge shadow swam below me, it wasn't so much swimming as me being completely afraid. The dolphin and I met face-to-face the next day in shallower waters, and I was struck by its extreme kindness and compassion in its eyes.

Queen Elizabeth II hosted President John F. Kennedy and his wife, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, at Buckingham Palace in June 1961. Jackie had a more formal one-on-one lunch meeting with the monarch in March 1962. Queen Elizabeth mourned the death of President Kennedy in Dallas, Texas, in November 1963, when she had a bell ring in Westminster Abbey. In 1965, she dedicated a memorial to JFK at Runnymede on an acre of land that had been donated to the US Queen Elizabeth's JFK and Jackie, one of many links between their two families. In the years after President Kennedy's assassination, the royals have continued to pay their respects to him.

They grew up as a unit, but Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret's destinies were to be very different, according to CRAIG BROWN. They were already known as a twosome in the 1930s: 'the little Princesses.' Nonetheless, the two sisters' differing characters, Elizabeth and Margaret, were already apparent to those who knew them well.

She met 13 serving US presidents, from Harry Truman to Joe Biden, as well as a former Herbert Hoover, and it appeared that Lyndon Johnson was never able to charm or impress them. The reason for the ambiguity (although possibly due to the United Kingdom's decision not to engage in the Vietnam War), but the assertion by drama series The Crown that he consistently refused her invites seems odd. Regardless of the differences between the US and the UK, a presidential encounter with the Queen as a head of state whose staff didn't need to be constrained by politics (after all, she wielded no political power) often helped clear the air.

The Queen was known to be a mystery throughout her life, with royal watchers rarely getting a glimpse of Her Majesty's personal life. However, the Queen, who has died at the age of 96, was brought to life in the Netflix series The Crown (pictured), which chronicled her years of service, from her wedding to Prince Philip in 1947 to becoming the monarch at just 25, before finally finding her feet in the role as she met with hundreds of Prime Ministers, Presidents, and world leaders. It has also pointed to difficulties in the beginnings of her marriage to Prince George of Edinburgh, as well as her children's broken marriages throughout the four seasons. However, the show split on how true its portrayals were; in 2021, Prince Harry said that the program is 'loosely based on the truth,' and portrayed the feeling of being expected to place 'duty and service above family and everything else'; However, Prince Charles spoke out about his depiction on film, shocking Scottish politicians that he is 'nowhere near' his character on the program. So, how accurate was the portrayal of Her Majesty? FEMAIL reveals what was real and false in the drama, from her 73-year marriage to Prince Philip to her love of horses and promise to always place duty first.

JULIE BURCHILL: Gore Vidal, an American writer, wrote that Puritans left England for America in the 17th century not because they were imprisoned for their religious convictions, but because they were forbidden to sue others for their beliefs.' It's impossible not to recall these words when considering the ever-growing pile of wokenings in the United Kingdom. For the first time, woke is the first suspected social justice movement that aims not to extend freedoms but rather restrict them, in the way of all violent, bullying cults. The 20th century's great progressive crusades, from women's liberation to civil rights for black and gay people, sought to extend human dignity by making sure the same laws were followed fairly and equally to all.

David McCullough, the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer whose ly crafted narratives on topics ranging from the Brooklyn Bridge to President John Adams and Harry Truman, has died. He was 89. According to Simon & Schuster's publisher, McCullough died in Hingham, Massachusetts, on Sunday. Rosalee, his beloved wife, died less than two months after he was born. David McCullough was a national treasure.' His books brought history to life for millions of readers. 'Simon & Schuster CEO Jonathan Karp said in a tweet that he systematically illustrated the most ennobling portions of the American character.'