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Famous birthdays for Jan. 29: Oprah Winfrey, Tom Selleck
United Press International via Yahoo News· 3 months agoOprah Winfrey arrives for the 81st annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton in California on...
Anthony Bourdain and the farce of the 'unauthorized' biography
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe circumstances of Bourdain’s death were bound to arouse curiosity. Ian West/PA Images via Getty...
Martin Amis, literary ‘enfant terrible’, dies aged 73
The Independent via Yahoo News· 12 months agoMartin Amis, the “literary agitator” behind acclaimed novels including London Fields, Money and The...
‘The transcripts were absolutely unbelievable’: The dramatisation of Vardy v Rooney and why TV just...
The Independent via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAt 10.29am on 9 October 2019, Coleen Rooney posted a statement on Twitter. It was crafted with all...
Salman Rushdie: Who is he, what is he known for and what happened to him?
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSir Salman Rushdie has forfeited his home, freedom, marriage and peace of mind due to his...
Today in History: January 29, Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth become first baseball Hall of Fame inductees
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 months agoNew York Yankees power batter Babe Ruth is seen in 1923. (AP Photo) ASSOCIATED PRESS Today in...
Hollywood Flashback: ‘The Executioner’s Song’ Made True-Crime History in 1982
The Hollywood Reporter via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Executioner’s Song — both Norman Mailer’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 1979 novel and the NBC...
Sir Salman Rushdie: ‘It’s a privilege to be included in illustrious company’
Press Association News via AOL· 2 years agoSir Salman Rushdie has told of his “great surprise and delight” as he is to receive a prestigious...
Master stylist Martin Amis was the Mick Jagger of the literary world
The Independent via Yahoo News· 12 months agoThe author of ‘Money’ and ‘The Rachel Papers’ once said that posterity was ‘no bloody use to me’,...
‘The Disappearance of Shere Hite’ Review: Nicole Newnham’s Gripping, Revelatory Doc Rediscovers a...
Variety via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIf, partway through Nicole Newnham’s extraordinary new documentary, you find yourself fighting the...