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Cosmic mouthful: Tasters savour fine wine that orbited Earth

Cosmic mouthful: Tasters savour fine wine that orbited Earth

BORDEAUX, France — It tastes like rose petals. It smells like a campfire. It glistens with a burnt-orange hue. What is it? A 5,000-euro bottle of Petrus Pomerol wine that spent a year in space.
Review: Children's music for everyone from Sara Watkins

Review: Children's music for everyone from Sara Watkins

"Under the Pepper Tree,” Sara Watkins (New West) Seeking material to create a world of imagination, Sara Watkins clearly used hers, turning to sources ranging from Stephen Foster to Willy Wonka to the Beatles.
Review: Lise Davidsen's vocal mastery shines on new album

Review: Lise Davidsen's vocal mastery shines on new album

Lise Davidsen, “Beethoven, Wagner, Verdi” (Decca) To open her new album, the Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen revisits the role that provided her most recent operatic triumph. It’s a smart choice for this eclectic collection of arias and songs.
Amazon Prime Video to stream 21 Yankees games

Amazon Prime Video to stream 21 Yankees games

NEW YORK — Amazon Prime Video will stream 21 Yankees games to members in New York’s broadcast market for the second straight season, a slate that starts with an April 18 matchup against Tampa Bay.
Prince's ashes to be displayed marking 5th year of his death

Prince's ashes to be displayed marking 5th year of his death

MINNEAPOLIS — Paisley Park officials are marking the fifth anniversary of Prince's death by offering fans free admission to pay their respects at the suburban Minnesota compound, where his ashes will be on display in the atrium.
Rona Jaffe award for emerging writers is discontinued

Rona Jaffe award for emerging writers is discontinued

NEW YORK — A literary prize that provided vital support to Tracy K. Smith, Eula Biss and more than 100 other women early in their writing careers has been discontinued.
‘Virginia Woolf,’ ‘Goldbergs’ star George Segal dies at 87

‘Virginia Woolf,’ ‘Goldbergs’ star George Segal dies at 87

LOS ANGELES — George Segal, the banjo player turned actor who was nominated for an Oscar for 1966's “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” and worked into his late 80s on the ABC sitcom “The Goldbergs,” died Tuesday in Santa Rosa, California, his wife sai
Queen Elizabeth's granddaughter Zara has third child at home

Queen Elizabeth's granddaughter Zara has third child at home

LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II's granddaughter Zara Tindall and her husband, the former rugby player, Mike Tindall, are celebrating the birth of their third child, who was born at home on the bathroom floor after the couple were unable to get to a hospi
Books on slavery and immigration among Lukas project winners

Books on slavery and immigration among Lukas project winners

NEW YORK — Books about slavery, immigration and drug treatment are among this year's winners of awards presented by the J. Anthony Lukas Project.
Spain’s Princess Leonor presides 1st event without parents

Spain’s Princess Leonor presides 1st event without parents

MADRID — Spain’s Princess Leonor de Borbón presided over her first public event without the presence of her father, King Felipe VI, on Wednesday at the 30th anniversary celebration of a language and cultural centre .
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