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The machinations of a young and ambitious media mogul are laid bare in a detailed new biography. How it is regarded will continue to change, depending on the destination South Africa travels to. Funder draws parallels between our metoo era and the time of George Orwell and his wife Eileen. Across her long political career, Tanya Plibersek has learnt to fight for visionary policies, not merely espouse them.

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Amy Winehouse biopic movie trailer sparks backlash. The music legend passed away in from accidental alcohol poisoning at the tragically young age of 27 years old. Meghan Markle accused an unnamed royal family member of expressing "concern" about her unborn child's skin tone to Oprah Winfrey. Prince William undermined Charles' 'special moment'.

William "represents the monarchy's true next stage" and knocked the king off the front pages, a bombshell new book says. Prince William's "disrespectful" comments "left a mark" on Charles. King Charles ignored queen's plea to reconcile with Harry. Queen Elizabeth told Charles to "swallow his pride" while Prince Harry was seeking "apologies," an explosive new book says.

According to a bombshell book, Meghan Markle was seen as "far too big for her boots" and given a dismissive nickname by a royal. Why Prince Harry wasn't told about Queen's death before public. A palace move to "save face" left Prince Harry "crushed" because "his relationship with the queen was everything to him. Meghan Markle "could sense she wasn't wanted" as queen died.

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Meghan Markle biographer says King Charles "never liked going to Africa". King Charles' nightmare November. King Charles will face multiple threats in November as he prepares to mark a major milestone in his journey as Monarch. Is Meghan Markle writing a memoir?

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What we know. Markle's future career moves have long been debated by the British press, but focus in recent weeks has fallen on speculation about a possible book. Like the sword of Damocles, brutality has long stalked Rushdie ever since the fatwa issued against the author, following the publication of his controversial novel, The Satanic Verses.

The answer to such barbarity, Rushdie is poised to argue, is by finding the strength to stand up again.

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Peter Schjeldahllongstanding art critic of The New Yorkerconfronted his mortality when he was diagnosed with incurable lung cancer in The resulting essay collection he then penned, The Art of Dyingis a masterful meditation on one life preoccupied entirely with aesthetics and criticism. With a life that began in the humble Midwest, Schjeldahl says his birthplace was one that ultimately availed him to write so plainly and cogently on art throughout his career.

Such posthumous musings prove illuminating lessons on the potency of American art, with whispered asides on the tragedy of death that will come for all of us. These travels hold the key, Powers says, to understanding an enigmatic artist. We get it: you like to have control of your own internet experience. But advertising revenue helps support our journalism.

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