Perhaps it’s just that the alchemy of a true Christmas hit is impossible to dissect and repeat. But we have plenty of proper, spirited pop stars again, and it is not too late for them to have a go, next time, at the great Christmas song revival that is long overdue. Last year, Miss America announced that it would no longer judge contestants on their outward appearance, and scrapped the controversial swimwear round. Last week, the trailer was released for Misbehaviour, a British film starring Keira Knightley and Gugu Mbatha-Raw, which takes us back to 1970’s Miss World, which was disrupted by feminists. In Miss America, the beautiful woman put on her glasses and lab coat to reveal that she has always been smart.

Source: The Guardian December 21, 2019 15:56 UTC