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Art Garfunkel
Art Garfunkel, the Simon & Garfunkel singer, turns 85. His Columbia years, the 1970 split, solo hits, the long walks, the 2010 voice loss and the 2026 tour.
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Gadi Eisenkot
Gadi Eisenkot, born in Tiberias in 1960, led the IDF from 2015 to 2019, published its first formal strategy, then founded the Yashar party to run against Netanyahu.
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John Berger
John Berger, born 5 November 1926, made Ways of Seeing, won the 1972 Booker with G. and gave half the money away. His centenary, his books and his years in Quincy.
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Yoshiyuki Tomino
Yoshiyuki Tomino started at Mushi Production in 1964 and directed Mobile Suit Gundam in 1979. His path, his later series, his honors and the franchise's size.
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Alexz Johnson
Instant Star lead Alexz Johnson won a Gemini, saw Epic Records shelve her debut album, and now funds her own records through Kickstarter and Patreon.
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Gary Ross
Gary Ross co-wrote Big, wrote Dave, and directed Pleasantville, Seabiscuit and The Hunger Games. How a Penn dropout earned four Oscar nominations.
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Kevin Murphy
Kevin Murphy voiced Tom Servo on Mystery Science Theater 3000 and riffs with RiffTrax. His Wisconsin start, a year of daily movies, and the live shows.
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Peter Hitchens
Peter Hitchens, born in Malta in 1951, went from Trotskyist student to Moscow correspondent to Mail on Sunday columnist and won the 2010 Orwell Prize.
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Alexander Volkanovski
Alexander Volkanovski, the Windang rugby league forward who became UFC featherweight champion, lost the belt to Ilia Topuria and won it back at 36.
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Dale Brown
Dale Brown, the Buffalo-born former Air Force captain who created Patrick McLanahan, on his B-52 years, Flight of the Old Dog, and his later series.
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Mark Sheehan
Mark Sheehan, guitarist and co-founder of The Script, from the Liberties in Dublin and Mytown to six chart-topping albums and his death in 2023 at 46.
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Bruce Bawer
Bruce Bawer, a New York-born critic and author living in Norway, moved from poetry criticism to gay rights, Christianity and Islam in Europe.
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