Nobel prize winner Daniel Kahneman made his mark in many fields (1934-2024).
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Remembering his immense contributions to psychology and economics.
Marion Halligan (1940-2024).
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Marion Halligan wrote novels that are compulsively readable and full of ideas.
The legacy of Alexei Navalny lives on.
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Alexei Navalny, a persistent thorn in the side of Russian President Vladimir Putin, died on Feb. 16, 2024, in prison, authorities said.
Zuleikha Mayat with copies of her bestselling book, Indian Delights.
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Mayat embodied principled, faith-based, socially committed, inspired leadership.
Is it avocado toast or high interest rates that have prevented so many young people from buying homes?
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Granger, who died in December 2023, is credited with making avocado toast fashionable. Little did he know that his lasting legacy would inspire a meme that symbolized generational tension.
Former NDP leader Ed Broadbent delivers remarks at the start of the Progress summit in Ottawa, in April 2016.
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Former federal NDP leader and founder of the Broadbent Institute, Ed Broadbent, has died at the age of 87. His political legacy is a mixed one.
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Glynis Johns, most famous for her role as the suffragette mother Mrs Winifred Banks in Disney’s Mary Poppins (1964), passed away last week at the age of 100.
Producer Norman Lear on the set of his hit TV series ‘All In The Family,’ standing between its stars, Jean Stapleton and Carroll O'Connor.
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The TV producer showed how storytelling can bridge divides and serve as a beacon of truth in a complex world.
Opposition Leader, Foreign Minister, Governor-General, and defender of the constitutional status quo: Bill Hayden had a significant public career.
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Former Labor Leader and Governor-General Bill Hayden has died aged 85. Hayden is remembered for his role in establishing Medibank (later Medicare) and for leading Labor’s recovery after 1975.
Louise Glück was photographed outside her home in Cambridge, Mass., after being named the 2020 Nobel laureate in literature.
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A celebrated poet and Nobel laureate, Louise Glück wrote about mortality, broken families and human frailty with devastating wryness and quiet beauty.
Buffett’s first hit, ‘Come Monday,’ was written when the artist was deeply depressed and suicidal.
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For Buffett, escapism was not merely some fiddling flight of fancy. It acknowledged the brutalities and indignities of everyday life.
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Michael Parkinson, who has died at 88, demonstrated the art of the good interview night after night.
William Friedkin, far right, with his Oscar for best achievement in directing for The French Connection.
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New Hollywood filmmaker William Friedkin, director of The Exorcist and The French Connection, has died at 87.
Kole Omotoso.
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Nigeria’s writer and professor of drama, Kole Omotoso, died on 19 July 2023 aged 80.
Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga in 2015.
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The jazz singer saw renewed success late in life on the back of collaborations with an eclectic array of artists.
McCarthy attends the 2009 premiere of the film adaptation of his novel ‘The Road.’
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning author was always willing to experiment with his prose, pacing and narration, crafting an oeuvre that varied wildly in style and structure.
Ted Kaczynski was arrested after the longest and most expensive investigation in the FBI’s history.
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Similar techniques used to identify criminals have been employed to unmask anonymous authors. But they aren’t foolproof.
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Cormac McCarthy, who has died aged 89, was a major American writer with a distinctive voice. In McCarthy’s world, war and violence are primordial realities.
Berlusconi, pictured in 2017.
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Despite his serving three separate terms in office, it’s still difficult to decide on a definitive view of the late Italian prime minister.
Astrud Gilberto backstage at New York City’s Birdland Jazz Club in 1964.
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During the only major performance she gave in her home country, Gilberto was booed.