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July 06, 2023
Disney star and pop singer Coco Lee dies at 48
KOLKATA — A 44 foot-long Japanese style handscroll painted by a famous Indian blind artist nearly 100 years ago has resurfaced and gone on public display for the first time in the city of his birth, Kolkata.Benodebehari Mukherjee, born in 1904, was blind in one eye and severely myopic in the other. He lost his vision entirely at 53. Mukherjee, who died in 1980, created trailblazing works as a painter of landscapes and frescos. He was also a sculptor and muralist and came to define modern art in 20th Century India.In July, the scroll - which is just six inches wide - will travel to Santiniketan, the university town founded in West Bengal a century ago by Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore, where Mukherjee was a student and later a teacher. The scroll, the longest that the artist created,...
July 03, 2023
Blind Indian painter's forgotten scroll found after 100 years
June 29, 2023
Madonna postpones world tour after intensive care stay
June 28, 2023
Gustav Klimt's final masterpiece breaks European auction record
June 28, 2023
Actor Julian Sands confirmed dead five months after California mountain hike
June 27, 2023
Bollywood remake of Pakistani pop song divides Indians
June 26, 2023
Scoop: Netflix show depicts colliding worlds of crime and media
LONDON — The sun set on one of the greatest careers in British music history, as Elton John played the last UK show of his farewell tour at Glastonbury.The 76-year-old legend treated his fans to a masterclass in song and stagecraft, with a setlist that never stopped delivering classic pop moments.Bennie And The Jets, Tiny Dancer, Your Song, I'm Still Standing -- for two hours, every song was the greatest hit."I'm so happy to be here," he told the crowd. "I won't ever forget this."Elton burst onto the stage shortly after 21:00 BST with Pinball Wizard -- as promised, a song he hadn't played in over a decade -- following it up with a raucous romp through The Bitch Is Back.Pausing to catch his breath, he drank in the vast crowd, estimated to be over...
June 26, 2023
The sun goes down on Elton John with a rhapsodic Glastonbury set
June 24, 2023
Foo Fighters make 'surprise' return to Glastonbury
HOUSTON — Rapper Big Pokey has died at the age of 45 after collapsing on stage in Texas.The artist, real name Milton Powell, passed away on Sunday, according to a post on his verified Instagram account.“It is with deep sadness that we share the news of the passing of our beloved Milton ‘Big Pokey’ Powell,” the post reads.“He was well loved by his family, friends and loyal fans. In the coming days, we will release information about his celebration of life and how the public can pay their respects. We ask that you respect his family and their privacy during this difficult time,” it continues.“Big Pokey will forever be ‘The Hardest Pit in the Litter,’” it adds, referencing the title of his debut album, which was released in 1999.A video posted on Twitter showed Big...
June 20, 2023
Houston rapper Big Pokey dies after collapsing on stage
