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EXCLUSIVE: Seducing passengers, skinny-dipping with expats, and partying in between flights: How Pan Am stewardesses became the 'playgirls of the air' during the Golden Age of Travel Come Fly the World: The Jet-Age Story of the Women of Pan-Am, published on March 2, explores the lives of flight attendants during the Golden Age of Travel Author Julia Cooke, the daughter of a former Pan Am executive, speaks to three stewardesses, who told how flying for the airline was 'an honor' Pan Am - officially known as Pan American World Airways - was the largest international air carrier that saw mass su...

The best books of March 2021, according to Amazon's editors If you buy through our links, we may earn money from affiliate partners. Learn more. March is here, along with 10 must-read books from Amazon, including new works from Viet Thanh Nguyen, Walter Isaacson, and Kazuo Ishiguro. We broke down all of the recommended books below, with summary descriptions from Amazon's book editors.  For many, March 2021 has a grim yet hopeful air about it. Although the start of springtime by no means erases the severity of the pandemic, having brighter days to look forward to can alleviate some of the cha...

When you started this project, did you realize that it would contain such rich cultural and political history? What were some of your most interesting or surprising research discoveries? I had no idea where the project would lead me, really, and I certainly did not think it would lead me toward the Vietnam War. I was so drawn to the contrast between the public image these women were asked to promote—beautiful, effortless, glamorous—and the really quite dangerous work they performed. I got outraged on their behalf at first; stewardesses were often stereotyped as being insubstantial when re...

Independent Surrey school where Fatboy Slim, Sir Keir Starmer and David Walliams were students It's one of the top-ranked co-educational independent schools in the county David Walliams is just one of the well-known figures to have studied at the school (Image: PA) Get the latest email updates for Surrey with our FREE daily newsletterInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe here When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. ...

1. Artists who had already won Grammys could compete for best new artist. Lauryn Hill won two 1996 Grammys with Fugees, but was allowed to compete for best new artist when she released her solo debut album two years later. She won the award. Now, "any artist with a previous Grammy nomination as a performer precludes eligibility in the best new artist category (including a nomination as an established member of a nominated group"). 2. "Supergroups" could compete for best new artist. Crosby, Stills & Nash, consisting of former members of The Byrds, Buffalo Springfield and The Hollies, won the 1...