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Best podcasts of the week: Tales of transition, queer joy and more to mark Transgender Awareness Week

In this week’s newsletter: Figures from Charlie Craggs to Mika Onyx celebrate the full spectrum of the trans experience in a new Anthem Talks series. Plus: five of the best podcasts about recent history

The Guardian - UK

32 of the best bold lipstick looks to replicate - from chic burgundy to vibrant fuschia

We've rounded up 32 bold lipstick looks for when you really want to make an impression...

Woman & Home

What links India Amarteifio and Helen Mirren? The Saturday quiz

From skeleton to the 1631 Death’s Duel, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz

The Guardian - UK

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Helen Mirren remembers ‘dedicated actress’ Haydn Gwynne as ‘funny and serious’

The star of stage and screen died on Friday.

The Independent UK

UK stage and screen star Haydn Gwynne dies at 66 after cancer diagnosis

British stage and screen start Haydn Gwynne has died at 66 after being diagnosed with cancer

The Independent UK

Golda review – Helen Mirren as former Israeli PM is upstaged by cigarette smoke

Mirren can’t save this stifling study of Golda Meir during 1973’s Yom Kippur war

The Guardian - UK

From Golda to Frasier: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

Whether it’s Helen Mirren portraying the Israeli prime minister or the Seattle shrink revisiting Boston, our critics have you covered for the next seven days

The Guardian - UK

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Helen Mirren has a change of heart about infamous Michael Parkinson interview

Mirren and Parkinson’s ‘sexist’ exchange remains one of the most memorable moments of the BBC chat show

The Independent UK

Makeup is out, grey hair is in: the week it became cool for women to look their age

The pro-ageing beauty revolution is here – as shown by the barefaced Pamela Anderson and proudly grey Helen Mirren and Andie MacDowell at Paris fashion week

The Guardian - UK

Helen Mirren addresses Golda controversy: ‘I told the director that I’m not Jewish’

Mirren has spoken of her dismay at the backlash to her casting as Golda Meir, former prime minister of Israel, in forthcoming film Golda

The Guardian - UK

Helen Mirren shares new, opposite view on ‘sexist’ Michael Parkinson interview: ‘He was right’

Mirren and Parkinson’s ‘sexist’ exchange remains one of the most memorable moments of the BBC chat show

The Independent UK

Dame Helen Mirren admits she can understand Bradley Cooper’s Maestro ‘Jewface’ backlash

The British star, 78, also discussed her role as former Israeli prime minister Golda Meir in new biopic Golda

Evening Standard

Helen Mirren says she ‘can see’ why people have problem with non-Jewish actors playing Jewish roles

Actor has faced criticism for casting as former Israeli prime minister Golda Meir in new film

The Independent UK

The Cine Files: everything you need to see at the cinema in October

From Leonardo DiCaprio in Scorsese’s hugely anticipated Killers of the Flower Moon to the late Glenda Jackson’s moving swansong in The Great Escaper, we round up the eight best films to see in October

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The Guardian - UK

Michael Gambon graced cinema and made every cameo a star turn

The actor was equally at home playing rough or aristocratic, with a nice line in unforgettable bad-guy roles as well as Harry Potter’s mentor Dumbledore – who made him a king-like figure in the imaginations of children everywhere

Roll Call

‘Golda’ director revisits Yom Kippur War, 50 years later - Roll Call

The urgency of 1973 is repeating itself, says director Guy Nattiv, whose movie about former Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir is suffused with haze and paranoia.

The Independent UK

Russell Brand: A career in comedy defined by darkness and delusions

Brand’s comedy style has always relied on shock tactics but a look back at his story prompts uncomfortable questions. Katie Rosseinsky writes

The Independent UK

Divisive comedian’s career has often pushed the boundaries

Russell Brand has posted a video online saying he ‘absolutely’ denies unspecified criminal allegations.

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Evening Standard

OPINION - Adam Driver shouldn’t play Enzo Ferrari? I am tired of reductive identity politics

Morgan Freeman was not condemned for playing Nelson Mandela in Invictus. Forest Whitaker’s portrayal of Idi Amin in the The Last King of Scotland did not inspire backlash on the grounds of cultural appropriation; instead Whitaker won an Oscar for Best Actor.

Cinemablend

Helen Mirren Is A Dodgeball Superfan, And Has Strong Thoughts About A Sequel

Yes, Helen Mirren is a big fan of Dodgeball, and she even has thoughts about the sequel that's reportedly in the works.

Marie Claire

‘The Crown’ Will Recreate the Fashion Show Where a Scantily Clad Kate Middleton Stole Prince William’s Heart

The show’s sixth and final season premieres this fall.

WEKU

'Golda' depicts a key moment in Israeli history. Its director sees parallels to today

The biopic Golda stars Helen Mirren as Israel's first female prime minister, leading the country through the pivotal, 19-day Yom Kippur War in 1973. Its director says it's especially relevant today.

The Independent UK

Q&A: 'Golda' director Guy Nattiv seeks to soften, deepen the memory of Golda Meir

As Israel's first and only female prime minister, Golda Meir may have broken a glass ceiling

Salon

Helen Mirren's Jewish casting debate

Is she guilty of "Jewface," as Bradley Cooper was accused of for wearing a fake nose to play Leonard Bernstein?

The Independent UK

Helen Mirren says gardening is good for curbing an actor’s ‘ego’: ‘It kind of cleans your brain’

The star also revealed how she and her husband Taylor Hackford share gardening duties

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