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Similar techniques used to identify criminals have been employed to unmask anonymous authors. But they aren’t foolproof.
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.
Despite his serving three separate terms in office, it’s still difficult to decide on a definitive view of the late Italian prime minister.
During the only major performance she gave in her home country, Gilberto was booed.
The Finnish composer passed away Friday at the age of 70. She was someone of immense generosity, incisive knowledge and integrity.
Many speak fondly of how Barry Dwolatzky took them into a derelict disco and enthusiastically explained the tech co-working space he envisioned there.
The legendary singer has died at 83. Her performance practice exemplified fierce hard work.
Disgraced Australian entertainer and artist Rolf Harris has died at the age of 93.
Martin Amis’s writing style was instantly recognisable: caustic and savagely funny with a sense of pathos. His death at 73 marks the end of an era.
The sparkle, camp and glam of ballroom days gone by was rekindled in Goodman’s cheeky quips and cheesy one-liners.
Singer, actor and activist died on April 25 at the age of 96. His legacy spans stage, screen and political activism.
John Tranter’s poetry was defined by his relentless desire to experiment.
I met Father Bob Maguire as a young filmmaker in 1990. The words he spoke to me then still reverberate today.
The Australian comedian has died at 89, after a career spanning seven decades.
Some of the media response to the death of John Olsen has been to proclaim the late artist as a ‘genius’. He was more complex than that.
Marcia Langton remembers Yunupiŋu: a magnificent person and a magnificent leader.
An uncompromising writer who wrote about the dark and light of postwar Japan
Trugoy the Dove was instrumental in shaping a type of hip-hop that was more experimental and sensitive.
Pop composer Burt Bacharach died on Feb. 8, 2023, at the age of 94. He left a legacy of classic songs beloved by generations.
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