Blog: XO's Middle Eight

There's a great story about Dame Judi Dench, in which a London cabbie yells at her, "You stupid cunt !" and Dench replies, "That's Dame Cunt to you!" Brilliant, whether it's true or not. The dame/diva brandishes wit as a weapon. Shirley Bassey's brilliant new album - more on it soon - has a track written for her by Rufus Wainwright . It's [...]