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Photo: Bette Midler in the new edition of New York Magazine

It’s a portrait?driven mini?profile with quotes about her personal style, New York identity, and her current projects.

Bette Midler’s Bedroom Rule for a Happy Marriage

In 2024, Bette Midler said she and her husband of 41 years sleep in separate rooms since the beginning of…

Bette Midler’s Iconic TIME Cover—39 Years Today

Thirty?nine years ago today, Time magazine decided the only logical thing to put on its March 2, 1987, cover was…

BetteBack Oct. 1973: There Is Only One Bette Midler

There's a "Divine Miss M," and there's a Bette Midler, two distinct but converging persons.

Bette Midler’s First Interview With After Dark – May 1971

"I’m much more grotesque than Barbra Streisand." "Grotesque to me is not a bad word. Joe Cocker is grotesque. I…

BetteBack: The Many Moods Of Bette Midler

When I'm out there, I work. If people are paying money, they're entitled to see an artist work his buns…

38 years ago today, March 2, 1987, TIME Magazine Cover – Bette Midler

38 years ago today, March 2, 1987, TIME Magazine Cover - Bette Midler