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Why did he do it? Anthony Bourdain, the celebrity chef, brilliant memoirist and charismatic TV essayist took his own life on June 8, 2018. Tall, thin, sardonically funny, downbeat handsome in a
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Saul Bellow is one of the most honoured writers of the 20th century. Over the course of a literary career that lasted well over a half century, Bellow won three National Book
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Love him or hate him, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is well known for his philanthropic endeavors, while his late friend and former coworker, Ric Weiland, has received significantly less recognition for his
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Moby is the perfect subject for a documentary. Everyone knows who he is and yet, he has remained a mysterious figure. His face isn’t well known and his love life isn’t a
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Six years ago, Danish band Lukas Graham took the world by storm with their hit song 7 Years. A soulful power ballad sung from the heart, “7 Years” drew upon the wisdom
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The list of one-hit wonders in music contains artists with many popular songs. Lou Bega got audiences shaking with “Mambo No. 5” and Donna Lewis dethroned Celine Dion from the top of
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If Boomer nostalgia music docs were the rage of 2018, 2019, and 2020, then New York street artist bios are the doc fad of 2021. On the heels of Martha: A Picture
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Pope Francis must have a good publicist. His roller coaster numbers seem to be improving despite the dwindling interest in the Catholic Church. Perhaps because the Church’s outdated manner seems more irrelevant
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