In certain quarters, you aren’t really someone until you’ve had your picture taken by Mark Seliger. The photographer made his name shooting rock stars for Rolling Stone and has gone on to capture heavyweights from the Dalai Lama to Barack Obama. To the casual observer, then, his most recent project, ... More

By the time The Carol Burnett Show ended its 11-year run in 1978, the weekly variety hit had won 25 Emmy Awards and made comedy icons of many previously unknown stars. And while what happened on-camera has been pored over by millions of devoted viewers, what went on behind the ... More

For decades, Daphne Guinness—heiress to that empire of velvety Irish stouts—has captured international attention for her work as a model, actress, film producer, philanthropist, art collector and avant-garde fashion impresario; no less than Lady Gaga has called her “a living legend and muse to the greats.” The genius of Guinness has ... More

To create a compelling character unanchored in time is close to impossible, but if one exists, it is Pee-wee Herman. Not only was the cult-classic children’s show Pee-wee’s Playhouse set in a bizarre, psychedelic room of detritus plucked from across 20th century, but agelessness was at the very core of ... More

Zaha Hadid didn’t break architecture’s glass ceiling until she had built some of the world’s most impressive ceilings—and the jaw-dropping buildings beneath them. Hadid was the first woman to win the Pritzker Architecture Prize and the first to receive the Royal Institute of British Architects’ Gold Medal award, and ... More

When Jorge Posada was a boy growing up in Puerto Rico, he could only imagine one future for himself: “It was always baseball,” says the legendary slugger. The son of a Cuban refugee, Posada never took the attainment of his dream for granted. “At the old Yankee stadium, we had a ... More

For Renée Fleming, the four-time Grammy Award–winning soprano—and arguably the world’s most celebrated opera singer—the past year has presented a series of larger-than-life firsts. Fleming performed the National Anthem at the Super Bowl in 2014, and this spring she’ll make her inaugural appearance on Broadway in the upcoming Living on ... More

For well over a decade, Paula Deen has been buttering up her television audiences and recipes alike. The chef—known both for her quirky witticisms and calorie-laden dishes—gives the experience of “comfort food” a new meaning. Here, Deen’s handwriting sheds light on her culinary and TV-personality success. According to graphologist Annette ... More

Anyone who has ever found the words, “I don’t like you, but I love you,” spinning like a record through their mind probably wouldn’t be surprised to hear Smokey Robinson say, “I write poetry all the time.” Credited with penning more than 4,000 songs, Robinson, 74,  is undeniably one of ... More

"What did it feel like to step on the moon?" It's a question astronaut Buzz Aldrin gets asked quite often, but his answer isn't exactly the impassioned, poetic response one might expect. "Through training, our minds are conditioned not to focus on emotions," he says. "Fighter pilots like myself—or those ... More