Pableaux Johnson, the Heart of New Orleans Hospitality, Dies at 59
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Pableaux Johnson, the Heart of New Orleans Hospitality, Dies at 59

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Pableaux Johnson, a New Orleans food writer, photographer and cook who spread the gospel of community by serving bowls of red beans and rice to thousands of people, and who documented the city’s singular Mardi Gras traditions, died there on Sunday. He was…

Jules Feiffer, Acerbic Cartoonist, Writer and Much Else, Dies at 95
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Jules Feiffer, Acerbic Cartoonist, Writer and Much Else, Dies at 95

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Around 1980, the movie producer Robert Evans recruited Mr. Feiffer to write the screenplay for Robert Altman’s “Popeye.” Mr. Feiffer patterned his script after the Segar newspaper strip, not the animated adaptations made by the Fleischer brothers in the 1930s and ’40s. When…

Han Kang Talks About Her Jeju Book, ‘We Do Not Part”
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Han Kang Talks About Her Jeju Book, ‘We Do Not Part”

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In Han Kang’s latest novel, a character saws off the tips of two of her fingers in a woodworking accident. Surgeons reattach them but the treatment is gruesome and agonizing. Every three minutes, for weeks on end, a caregiver carefully, dispassionately sinks needles…

Pope Francis’ Autobiography, Long in the Making, Arrives in Bookstores
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Pope Francis’ Autobiography, Long in the Making, Arrives in Bookstores

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines “I like punctuality, it’s a virtue I have learned to appreciate,” Pope Francis writes in the fifth chapter of his autobiography, to be published on Tuesday in 18 languages, adding that he considers it “a sign of good manners and respect, to arrive…

Writing Fantasy Came Naturally. Reality Was Far More Daunting.
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Writing Fantasy Came Naturally. Reality Was Far More Daunting.

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines After winning just about every major science fiction and fantasy award, Nnedi Okorafor explores a traumatic event in her own history in her most autobiographical novel yet. Check out our Latest News and Follow us at Facebook Original Source

Tom Johnson, Minimalist Composer and Village Voice Critic, Dies at 85
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Tom Johnson, Minimalist Composer and Village Voice Critic, Dies at 85

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Tom Johnson, a composer and critic whose Village Voice columns documented the renaissance of avant-garde music in downtown New York during the 1970s, and whose own compositions embraced minimalism and mathematical clarity, died on Tuesday at his home in Paris. He was 85….

Jeff Baena, Film Director Who Was Married to Aubrey Plaza, Dies at 47
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Jeff Baena, Film Director Who Was Married to Aubrey Plaza, Dies at 47

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Jeff Baena, the director and screenwriter who co-wrote the dark comedy “I Heart Huckabees,” and who directed films including “Life After Beth” and “Horse Girl,” died on Friday. He was 47. His death was confirmed by a press representative, who did not cite…