JERUSALEM—Auschwitz survivor Branko Lustig, one of the producers of Schindler’s List, presented his Academy Award to Israel’s Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial on Wednesday, saying it had found its rightful resting place.Lustig, 83 from Croatia, worked with director Steven Spielberg on the 1993 film that won seven Oscars. It recounts the tale of German industrialist Oskar Schindler’s […]readmore
American novelist E.L. Doctorow, author of such tomes as Ragtime, Billy Bathgate, and The March, has died in New York at age 84. The writer’s son Richard Doctorow told reporters his father died Tuesday of complications from lung cancer. Doctorow was characterized by President Barack Obama as «one of America’s great novelists.» The president said in a Twitter message […]readmore
After nearly four years of silence, Bebe has returned to the studio to record a bunch of new songs under the watchful eye of Carlos Jean, the producer of her first two albums. The result is a re-encounter with the best version of Bebe, creative and intimate, sensual and sincere. Four years of intense experiences, getting her life […]readmore
Considered one of the hottest names in Latin music today , the Cuban duo , Gente de Zona continues to shine in 2015 with numerous successes in their career. This week the artists added another success to the list , as the duo is sweeping the charts on the radio in Spain , positioning » The […]readmore
Bill Crosby said he paid the women after having sex with them and he went to great lengths to hide his behavior and payments from his wife. Saturday, The New York Times revealed obtaining a copy of the transcript of a deposition Crosby did a decade ago. The comedian of 78 years old testified under […]readmore
British jazz pianist John Taylor has died after suffering a heart attack onstage at a music festival in France, the show’s organisers said. «Carol, John Taylor’s wife, has informed us about her husband’s death on Saturday July 18,» a statement said. The 72-year-old was playing at the Saveurs Jazz Festival in the western French town […]readmore
Former FIFA Vice President Jeffrey Webb, appearing Saturday in federal court in New York, pleaded not guilty to racketeering and bribery charges in a corruption case that has rocked the international soccer federation. Webb was released on $10 million bond following his arraignment; his wife, a U.S. citizen, and her relatives signed the bond papers […]readmore
Bookshops in many parts of the world opened Tuesday to lines of shoppers waiting to purchase one particular book: Harper Lee’s «Go Set a Watchman.» Watchman is the much ballyhooed and long awaited second book from Lee, who is famous for having written the classic, «To Kill a Mockingbird» first published in 1960 – and […]readmore
LOS ANGELES—Veteran blues musician B.B. King died of natural causes primarily stemming from Alzheimer’s disease, Nevada officials said Monday, putting to rest accusations by his two daughters that he was murdered. King’s death at age 89 in May was also attributed to coronary artery disease, diabetes, heart failure, high blood pressure and brain damage from […]readmore
We’re counting down the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart, for the week ending July 11, 2015. Last Saturday was July 4, U-S Independence Day. Every act in this week’s Top Five is from the United States, with one exception…and that’s fitting because we are a nation of immigrants. Let’s open […]readmore