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Some 2023 tales you may have missed
Roger Crutchley, Published on 31/12/2023
» It is customary at this time of the year for PostScript to look back at some of the major happenings of the last 12 months. But we will have a change this year because the news has been far too depressing. So instead we will examine some of the not-so-major happenings of 2023 that you might have missed amongst all the gloom and doom. They may not be particularly significant but are a lot more fun than the grim stuff we read every day.
From Berlusconi to Prigozhin and Tina Turner: notable deaths of 2023
AFP, Published on 28/11/2023
» PARIS - From Italy's ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi to rock queen Tina Turner and Wagner warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin, here are some of 2023's most notable deaths.
Singer Tony Bennett dies at 96
AFP, Published on 21/07/2023
» NEW YORK: Tony Bennett, the last in a generation of classic American crooners whose ceaselessly cheery spirit bridged generations to make him a hitmaker across seven decades, died on Friday in New York. He was 96.
Oscar-winning actor Alan Arkin dies at 89
Published on 30/06/2023
» LOS ANGELES: Alan Arkin, a versatile and prolific American actor who thrived in both comic and dramatic roles and won an Oscar for playing a heroin-using grandfather in the 2006 film “Little Miss Sunshine”, has died at age 89, Variety magazine reported on Friday.
Going bananas over the 'Day-O' song
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 07/05/2023
» The recent death of the gifted Jamaican-American singer Harry Belafonte at the age of 96 inevitably sparked memories of when his biggest hit "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)" swept the globe, including Britain.
Harry Belafonte, pioneering performer and activist, dies at 96
AFP, Published on 25/04/2023
» NEW YORK - Harry Belafonte, the superstar entertainer who introduced a Caribbean flair to mainstream US music and became well known for his deep personal investment in civil rights, died Tuesday in Manhattan, his publicist said. He was 96.
Pioneering performer and activist Harry Belafonte dies at 96
Published on 25/04/2023
» NEW YORK: Harry Belafonte, a singer, songwriter and groundbreaking actor who started his entertainment career belting out “Day O!” in his 1950s hit song before turning to political activism, has died at the age of 96.
Against her wishes, Dolly Parton inducted into rock hall of fame
AFP, Published on 05/05/2022
» NEW YORK: Country music icon Dolly Parton was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Wednesday even though she did not want the honor, calling herself unworthy of it.
Sidney Poitier, trailblazing Black film actor and activist, dies at 94
AFP, Published on 07/01/2022
» LOS ANGELES - Sidney Poitier, Hollywood's first major Black movie star who led the fight for racial equality in film many decades before the #OscarsSoWhite and Black Lives Matter movements, has died. He was 94.
Linked in isolation
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 27/04/2020
» It has been over a month of staying in and working from home in order to save ourselves and the country from being badly hit by the Covid-19 pandemic.