Tom Robbins, comic author of ‘Even Cowgirls Get the Blues,’ dies at 92
He gained a cult following through novels that married zany, acid-tinged humor with philosophical inquiry and literary zest.
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park missing hiker found dead, NPS says
A hiker missing in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park since Feb. 1 was found dead just before 2 p.m. Feb. 2, according to a news release from the National Park Service. Ann Houghton, 73, was ...
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The director Charles Burnett’s deeply humane, singular film from 1999, starring James Earl Jones, is finally receiving a theatrical release. By Manohla Dargis Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy ...
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Update: Rescue of North Cascades hiker by young trail crew called ‘improbable and heroic’
A 39-year-old hiker, Robert Schock, who went missing at the end of July in the North Cascades, was found alive on Friday, Aug. 30. Schock’s mother, Jan Thompson, who lives in North Carolina, told CDN ...
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