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Mo Ostin, executive who transformed Warner Bros. into revered record label, dies at 95

LOS ANGELES — Mo Ostin, the music executive who helped transform Warner Bros. Records into one of the most admired music labels in the world and who earned respect and lasting allegiance from musicians from Los Angeles to London for his artist-friendly philosophy, died on Sunday. He was 95.

Los Angeles Times

Mo Ostin, longtime Warner records chairman, dies at 95

Mo Ostin, a self-effacing giant of the music business who with rare integrity presided over Warner Bros

The Independent UK

Mo Ostin, US record exec who signed Jimi Hendrix and the Kinks, dies aged 95

Headhunted by Frank Sinatra, the head of Warner/Reprise oversaw classic releases by the likes of Neil Young, Fleetwood Mac and Prince

The Guardian - UK

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Former Crystal Palace captain Geoff Thomas vows to continue fundraising efforts

Cancer survivor Thomas had to quit the Tour de France charity ride early but is determined to go again.

The Independent UK

Make breakfast with me: Amina Elshafei’s morning playlist

The MasterChef alumna talks us through some of the incredible multicultural meals she whips up every morning - and the songs she listens to as she cooks

The Guardian - AU

In a career spanning decades, Tony Miller has rubbed shoulders with stars and billionaires

Episodes from his colorful career are many, and youngsters are thirsty. Miller gets invited to seminars around the country, like Rice University in Houston. Question-and-answer sessions rarely vary. “They want to talk about the old days,” Miller said.

Chicago Sun-Times

The Guardian view on Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah: praise be

Editorial: Great anthems are not always the best songs but they play the important role of channelling communal emotions

The Guardian - UK

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From someone who knew him — my brother — a look at the real Colonel Tom Parker and Elvis Presley

CHICAGO — It was a little after 2 a.m. when the phone began to ring in my brother Mark Kogan’s Las Vegas hotel room and that hour rarely brings good news.

Chicago Tribune

Was there anything real about Elvis?

King of White Trash Culture or King of Rock 'n' Roll? He remains a very public enigma

Salon

Was there anything real about Elvis Presley?

In Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis,” there’s a scene based on actual conversations that took place between Elvis Presley and Steve Binder, the director of a 1968 NBC television special that signaled the singer’s return to live performing.

The Conversation

With nearly 700 credits at age 93, legendary actor James Hong isn’t done yet

LOS ANGELES — In 1953, James Hong left Minnesota with a buddy in a Buick and hit Route 66, bound for California.

Los Angeles Times

On a sunny day in a Tampa park, LGBTQ couples got married. It was nice

TAMPA, Fla. — Shiine and Angel Thompson met at a sorority event and had their first date at a Brandon, Florida, bowling alley.

Tribune News Service

Gemma Dryburgh on risk and reward approach ahead of US Women's Open

ACCORDING to ol’ blue eyes, Frank Sinatra, “money really talks in Las Vegas … it says ‘goodbye’.”

The National (Scotland)

Ray Liotta once got a horse's head in the post from Frank Sinatra's daughters

The horse's head in the mail is a mob symbol of being made an offer you can't refuse - so when the late Goodfellas and Sopranos star Ray Liotta received one in the post for real, it caused him quite a shock

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Benzinga

10 Weirdest Talk Show Moments: Phil Spector's Intrusion, Tom Cruise's Bouncing And Frank Sinatra As The Host!

For most of television history, talk shows have been benign yet entertaining distractions, with pleasant guests offering amusing if not entirely memorable chatter. But on several occasions, talk shows departed from their safe realm into explosions of bizarre and remarkable happenings.

Daily Record

Gio van Bronckhorst and Rangers 'dynamic' rebrand in focus as Ronald de Boer explains how Steven Gerrard was surpassed

De Boer reckons his fellow Dutchman has made the necessary changes to reach the next level in Europe.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘The Offer’ takes too long, gets too silly in dramatizing the making of ‘The Godfather’

How did things ever get so dumb? Behind-the-scenes Paramount+ series degrades its story with clumsy parallels and over-the-top scenes.

The Guardian - US

The Offer review – the making of The Godfather makes for hit-and-miss TV

The splashy inside Hollywood drama on the making of The Godfather is a patchy, overlong series that is best when it sticks to the script

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Wales Online

25-year-old sounded like Siri after suffering strokes, but could sing Sinatra

Dominick put mood changes down to the stress of renovating a new home, then he woke up unable to move

The Guardian - US

‘He really did change the world’: the incredible story of musician Trini Lopez

In documentary My Name is Lopez, the life and work of the Mexican-American singer, who fought hard to retain his name and identity, is celebrated

Daily Mirror

Most haunted hotel where terrified workmen were locked in rooms by unseen spirits

The now demolished Birkdale Place Hotel was once stayed in by Hollywood A-listers, but when it closed it was home to terrifying spirits as its dark history brought terror to workers

Liverpool Echo

Merseyside hotel where workmen were 'scared out of their wits'

Part of the hotel still remains today and is said to be haunted

The Guardian - UK

Liza Minnelli’s 20 best films – ranked!

Her turn presenting best picture at the Oscars with Lady Gaga was a bit overshadowed, so ahead of the 50th anniversary of Cabaret, we give you the all-singing, all-dancing Minnelli Top 20

Inverse

'Stranger of Paradise' devs reveal how one song shaped the entire soundtrack

“This song ended up determining the direction of all the other songs included in this title,” Director Daisuke Inoue tells Inverse.

Benzinga

Ouch, My Ears! It's The 10 Weirdest Rock Music Covers Of All Time

Earlier this month, Dolly Parton surprised many people by requesting that her name be withdrawn from the nomination ballot for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, claiming that she should not be considered because she has yet to produce a rock album.

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