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John Nichols, Author of 'The Milagro Beanfield War,' Dies at 83 John Nichols, a New York City transplant to New Mexico whose exuberant novels, notably "The Milagro Beanfield War," transformed him from an urban gringo into a local idol, died on Monday at his home in Taos. He was 83. The cause was heart failure, ...
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It's Kennedy Center Honors time for a crop including Queen Latifah, Billy Crystal and Dionne Warwick The newest group of Kennedy Center honorees, including comedian Billy Crystal and actor Queen Latifah, are being feted Sunday night at a star-studded event commemorating their lifetime achievement in arts and entertainment.
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Author John Nichols, who believed that writing was a radical act, dies at 83 Nichols went on to create more than 20 works of fiction and nonfiction, most centered around his adopted home of Northern New Mexico. He is best known for The Milagro Beanfield War and The Sterile Cuckoo, both of which were adapted into films.
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The week in theatre: Macbeth; The House of Barnarda Alba – review Meanwhile, Simon Godwin's production of Macbeth comes with alluring casting: Ralph Fiennes and Indira Varma are the magnetic murderers. It also makes a bid for a wider audience, being staged in a series of converted warehouses, in Liverpool, London, ...
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Myles Goodwyn, former April Wine singer, dead at 75 Nova Scotia musician Myles Goodwyn, who stepped down earlier this year as the singer of April Wine, died Sunday. The 75-year-old's death was confirmed by his publicist, Eric Alper. The cause of death is unclear. Goodwyn, who lived in the Halifax area, ...
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Peter Gabriel: i/o review – a glorious, late-career masterpiece Instead of just dropping his first album of new material since 2002, Peter Gabriel has spent a year parcelling it out, a new song for each full moon. Finally assembled, i/o is a substantial late work from the ex-Genesis frontman, considering the human ...
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Shane MacGowan's wife hopes Fairytale of New York will be Christmas number one The wife of late Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan has said she hopes his song Fairytale of New York will be Christmas number one in his memory. Victoria Mary Clarke told BBC Radio 4's Today programme she was "very much in favour" of the track reaching ...
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Can Spinal Tap sequel live up to film's ludicrous legend, 40 years on? It stars the actors who played the perma-delusional UK rockers back then: Michael McKean as hair-tossing frontman David St Hubbins; Christopher Guest as guitarist, Nigel "one louder" Tufnel; Harry Shearer as bassist Derek Smalls ("Hello, Cleveland!").
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Renowned Canadian musician and former April Wine singer Myles Goodwyn dead at 75 Myles Goodwyn, the award-winning Canadian singer and songwriter who shot to stardom as the former lead singer of April Wine, has died at age 75. His publicist Eric Alper says Goodwyn died earlier today in Halifax. No cause of death was announced.
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Secretary Antony J. Blinken At the Kennedy Center Honors Dinner SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good evening. Welcome to the State Department and welcome to what is a very special event. For us, this is something that I look forward to every year. And for those of you who were with us when we launched our Global Music Diplomacy ...
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