The Canadian author was revered for her thoughtful characters and her ability to ‘accommodate an entire epic complexity …. in just a few short pages.’ She was admired without apparent envy, placed by the likes of Jonathan Franzen, John Updike and Cynthia Ozick at the very top of the pantheon.
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Trial for final wrongful death suit in Astroworld concert crowd crush set for September
The Blount family – whose son Ezra, 9, was killed during rapper Travis Scott’s show – is suing Scott, entertainment company Live Nation and others connected to the November 2021 event.
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Trial for final wrongful death suit in Astroworld concert crowd crush set for September
The Blount family – whose son Ezra, 9, was killed during rapper Travis Scott’s show – is suing Scott, entertainment company Live Nation and others connected to the November 2021 event.
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George Clooney to make his Broadway debut in a play version of movie ‘Good Night, and Good Luck’
George Clooney will make his Broadway acting debut next year in a familiar project for the Hollywood star: ‘Good Night, and Good Luck.’
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‘Judge Judy’ Sheindlin sues for defamation over National Enquirer, InTouch Weekly stories
She says they published false stories about her speaking out on the Menendez brothers murder case.
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Keep tabs on singer Julia Gagnon’s life after ‘American Idol’
The Cumberland singer, who made it to the top seven on the show, regularly posts photos and videos on Instagram, where she’s amassed a following.
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Roger Corman, Hollywood mentor and ‘King of the Bs,’ dies at 98
Starting in 1955, Corman helped create hundreds of B-movies as a producer and director, among them ‘Black Scorpion,’ ‘Bucket of Blood’ and ‘Bloody Mama.’
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Swiss fans get ready to welcome Eurovision winner Nemo back home
Switzerland’s contestant beat Croatian rocker Baby Lasagna to the title by winning the most points from a combination of national juries and viewers around the world.
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A star in Rwanda before moving to Maine, singer Clarisse Karasira is finding fans in her new home
Karasira, who lives in Saco, sends a positive message through her music, and it’s catching on. She’ll perform songs and share her story at Maine Voices Live this month.
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A Bowdoin graduate’s murder shapes the suspense novel ‘The Engagement Party’
In Darby Kane’s higher-order horror/thriller hybrid, six thirtysomethings get stuck on a private island in Maine with a vengeful killer.