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Dublin crowds bid farewell to Shane MacGowan
AFP, Published on 08/12/2023
» DUBLIN - Crowds lined the streets of Dublin on Friday to their pay respects to the Irish songwriter Shane MacGowan, who died last month at the age of 65.
Shane MacGowan, folk-punk Pogues frontman, dies aged 65
AFP, Published on 01/12/2023
» DUBLIN - Shane MacGowan, songwriter and lead singer of Celtic folk-punk band The Pogues, died early on Thursday at the age of 65 after a long illness, his widow announced, prompting a flood of tributes.
Jon Fosse: the writer of silence
AFP, Published on 05/10/2023
» OSLO - Norwegian author Jon Fosse is an all-rounder whose writing is defined more by form than content — what is not said is often more revealing than what is.
Lisa Marie Presley death linked to weight-loss surgery
AFP, Published on 14/07/2023
» LOS ANGELES: The death of Lisa Marie Presley, the singer-songwriter and only child of rock and roll legend Elvis, was caused by a bowl obstruction related to a prior weight loss surgery, medical examiners said.
Nobel winner Vargas Llosa recovering from Covid
AFP, Published on 07/07/2023
» MADRID: Nobel literature laureate Mario Vargas Llosa has been discharged from the Madrid hospital where he was admitted at the weekend for complications linked to Covid-19, his son said Friday.
Marvel superheroes return to Chinese cinemas
AFP, Published on 07/02/2023
» SHANGHAI: Marvel's superheroes began their return to China's massive movie market after an apparent ban of nearly four years on Tuesday, with fans streaming into cinemas to watch "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever".
Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis, dead at 54
AFP, Published on 13/01/2023
» LOS ANGELES: Singer-songwriter Lisa Marie Presley, the only child of rock and roll legend Elvis Presley, died Thursday hours after being hospitalised, her family said. She was 54.
Bookish and traumatised: the real Marilyn Monroe comes to Venice
AFP, Published on 05/09/2022
» PARIS - Sixty years after her death, Marilyn Monroe is back in the limelight as the subject of the buzzy Netflix biopic 'Blonde', which premiers at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday.
Netflix hit 'Extraordinary Attorney Woo' sparks autism debate
AFP, Published on 01/09/2022
» A hit Netflix K-drama about a high-functioning autistic lawyer is prompting soul-searching in South Korea, where some on the spectrum say they can feel invisible.
Actor Anne Heche 'not expected to survive' after crash
AFP, Published on 12/08/2022
» LOS ANGELES: American actor Anne Heche is "not expected to survive" after suffering a serious brain injury in a car crash in Los Angeles last week, United States media has reported.