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‘Tone Deaf ’
The door to the Merce
des convertible lies
open, as the high-born
dame, well swaddled in
white, lays one gloved
hand on the steering
wheel. Vogue Arabia
thought this photo of
Princess Hayfa bint Abd
ullah Al Saud, anticipat
ing the end of the driving
ban for Saudi women,
would go down well. But
with most rights activ
ists who fought the ban
rotting behind bars, all it
did was release pent-up
indignation.
No ‘Malice’, Just ‘Fun’
He badmouthed Barack Obama in shocking lan
guage, ran an election campaign promising to mur
der drug peddlers (and made good on it) and
habitually disses women. Maybe, Philippine Presi
dent Rodrigo Duterte, 73, felt kissing an audience
member at an event for Filipinos in Seoul would
airbrush his image. Fat chance. Shrill cries followed.
Be Happy In Your Work!
The bell has rung for Priyanka—so, after all, while spu
rning earnest suitors for years, saying she just had too
much work, she was keeping a sharp eye out for the
right guy. When singer Nick Jonas hove into view last
year, things accelerated at an unusual pace. These days,
they spend time falling over each other on social media,
not minding the 10-year age gap. That’s a lot of work!
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“I wanted to show people around the world that you can strike at the head of
power and not just bite at the ankles.Because they can shake you off when you
bite at the ankles.” Actress ROSE MCGOWAN on Harvey Weinstein and #MeToo
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