He heard the song and immediately assumed it was about him. That reaction was almost too perfect. The lyrics described a magnetic, self-absorbed man who entered a party as though he were stepping onto a yacht. He admired himself in the mirror, captivated women and abandoned them once their devotion became inconvenient. For more than half a century, listeners have tried to identify him. Was … Continue reading She Wrote the World’s Most Famous Revenge Song—But Only One Man Knows Which Verse Is About Him

The woman on the cover was already a sensation. With her unforgettable braids, sun-kissed beauty and sudden rise to international fame, Bo Derek made the August 1980 issue nearly impossible to ignore. Yet behind that famous cover waited another blonde—a California-born mystery whose appearance would earn her a place in pop-culture history. For one dazzling month, she became the dream millions of readers unfolded. Then … Continue reading The Blonde Hidden Behind 1980’s Most Famous Cover—Then She Quietly Walked Away From the Fantasy