Rushdie’s 1988 novel, ‘The Satanic Verses,’ was viewed as blasphemous by many Muslims, who saw a character as an insult to the Prophet Muhammad, among other objections.
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Anne Heche remains on life support for organ donation, family says
On the morning of Aug. 5, Heche’s car smashed into a house in a neighborhood in west Los Angeles and a fire erupted with the car embedded inside the home.
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Cancellation of Atlanta festival sparks new fight over guns
Some are convinced the city will lose more performances on public land as organizers learn that state law makes it nearly impossible for them to stop people from carrying guns among the crowds.
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Pope Francis meets transgender guests of Rome church
The Blessed Immaculate Virgin community in the Torvaianica neighborhood on Rome’s outskirts opened its doors to transgender people during the coronavirus pandemic.
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‘Hemingway’ entertaining, splendid re-hash of great writer’s life, career
Ken Burns and Lynn Novick’s three-part, six-hour documentary series, “Hemingway,’ examines the visionary work and turbulent life of one of the greatest and most influential American writers – Ernest Hemingway. It does indeed, and as usual, Burns delivers a six-hour entertaining and splendid re-hash of the great writer’s life and career. Burns’ piece, narrated by […]
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Imagine Dragons hit road, mixing light, dark
The band is the first in history to have four certified diamond singles.
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Houshang Ebtehaj, prominent Iranian poet, dies at 94
Ebtehaj contributed to the popularity of the ghazal – a traditional form of Persian poetry set to music that expresses the writer’s feelings, especially about love, with moving intensity.
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Miguel Goncalves talks about AC/DC tribute band Back In Black, Aug. 12 concert in Madison
It is unusual for a band to stay active for 30-plus years. For a tribute act it is highly unusual, which makes the five-piece, Massachusetts-based AC/DC tribute band — Back In Black — one for the books. With a lineup of Tony Sitler (as lead vocalist Brian Johnson and the late Bon Scott), Dan Molkenthin […]
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The Blues Prophets are still going strong
‘The blues is still alive and we want you to come out and have a good time with us.’
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Anne Heche in critical condition, on ventilator after crash
Four days after she was injured in a fiery car crash, actor Anne Heche remains hospitalized.