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Food writer whose book inspired the movie Julie & Julia dead at 49
Food writer Julie Powell, who grew to become an world-wide-web darling after blogging for a year about generating each and every recipe in Julia Child’s Mastering the Artwork of French Cooking, leading to a book offer and a film adaptation, has died. She was 49. Powell died of cardiac arrest on Oct. 26 at her household in upstate New York, the New York Periods reported. Her dying was confirmed by Judy Clain, Powell’s editor, who is also editor-in-main of Little, Brown. “She was a fantastic writer and a daring, authentic individual and she will not be forgotten,” Clain stated in a assertion. “We are sending our deepest condolences to all who…
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Loudon Wainwright III’s New Music Inspired by Turning 75
Loudon Wainwright III details out that the initial line of the initial tune on his 1st album, launched when he was 23, is about ageing: “In Delaware when I was young.” So it is no stretch that the people singer’s 1st album of new compositions in 8 years, Life span Accomplishment, is loosely based mostly on turning 75. It is on sale now. The new tune “How Outdated is 75?,” where he sings, “in five a long time I’ll be 80. I’ll listen to the body fat lady,” is one of Wainwright’s signature mixes of humor and poignant observation. 3-quarters of a century is a milestone, not just simply because…
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Spotlight: Boston Artist Nygel Jones Creates Energetic Wall Constructions Inspired by Jazz and Legos
Each individual thirty day period, hundreds of galleries increase freshly out there operates by hundreds of artists to the Artnet Gallery Network—and every single 7 days, we shine a spotlight on just one artist or exhibition you need to know. Check out out what we have in shop, and inquire for extra with one particular very simple click. About the Artist: Boston-primarily based artist Nygel Jones gained a BFA in Interdisciplinary Arts from Montserrat Faculty of Art, where by he analyzed sculpture, painting, and other varieties of media. The artist generates unique wall-art constructions created from numerous elements which include wooden, paint, identified objects, and copper in dynamic shapes and…