More than 1,500 lots of the late actor’s property – representing her life and her prolific career – will be auctioned off over three days, starting Friday.
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Hundreds honor Joan Didion at memorial
The author died in December at 87 and left behind no immediate family members.
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Renowned author Joan Didion honored by hundreds at memorial
Joan Didion, a master of rhythm and of the meaning of the unsaid, was remembered Wednesday as an inspiring and fearless writer and valued, exacting and sometimes eccentric friend.
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Michelle Obama plans 6-city book tour
She will open at the Warner Theatre in Washington on Nov. 15, the publication date.
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Brad Pitt, Nick Cave make surprise art debut in Finland
Pitt reportedly began making ceramic art following his divorce in 2017.
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‘Serial’ host says evidence that freed Adnan Syed was long available
A Baltimore Circuit judge vacated Syed’s conviction for the 1999 killing of ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee and ordered his release Monday after prosecutors found there were alternative suspects and unreliable evidence used at his trial.
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Poet Marilyn Nelson wins $100,000 lifetime achievement prize
The Wallace Stevens Award recognizes ‘proven mastery in the art of poetry.’
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Ken Burns on his latest PBS documentary, ‘The U.S. and the Holocaust’
Burns: ‘The willingness of people to believe the lies of an evil regime and manipulative leaders – demagogues – isn’t something that’s a one-off.’
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Review: Ken Burns’ new documentary spotlights how little the U.S. did to stop the Holocaust
‘The U.S. and the Holocaust’ shows that Americans fell far short of their ideals in their treatment of Jews threatened with imminent murder in Europe. And the film suggests that the past is not past.
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Spielberg’s ‘Fabelmans’ wins Toronto audience award
Each of the last ten years, the Toronto International Film Festival winner has gone on to be nominated for best picture at the Oscars.