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Until August by Gabriel García Márquez review – a gently diverting posthumous novel in a minor key | Gabriel García Márquez

“This book doesn’t work. It must be destroyed.” Not a one-star rant from the bowels of Amazon or Goodreads, but rather the verdict of Colombian Nobel laureate Gabriel García Márquez on his now posthumously published novel, Until August, a breezy romp brewed in his 70s and previously excerpted by the New Yorker in 1999 after he read from it on stage in Madrid with the late José Saramago.The erotic adventures of a middle-aged mother, it was originally conceived as a five-part narrative more than 600 pages long, but was set…

Hear Sheryl Crow Team Up With Peter Gabriel on ‘Digging in the Dirt’

Their new version of Gabriel's 1992 classic will appear on Crow's upcoming LP 'Evolution' Sheryl Crow‘s new LP Evolution arrives March 29, and she’s just shared a cover of Peter Gabriel‘s 1992 classic “Digging in the Dirt,” which will appear on the deluxe edition. She’s joined on the recording by Gabriel himself. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtVtOsP2QUA “Peter’s song is the one that started me on this whole process of making my new album,” Crow says in a statement. “It was the first song

‘An act of betrayal’: Gabriel García Márquez’s son on publishing his father’s work against his will | Books

A novel written by the Colombian Nobel laureate Gabriel García Márquez in the last years of his life has been published – against his instruction that it be destroyed. Until August, written when the author had dementia, comes a decade after his death, on what would have been his 97th birthday. It has been described by his sons as “the fruits of one last effort to carry on creating against all odds”, and tells the story of a woman who makes a yearly pilgrimage to her mother’s grave on a Caribbean island, a trip that…

Until August by Gabriel García Márquez review – a ‘lost’ last novel | Books

Once a year, in August, a middle-aged woman travels to a Caribbean island to lay flowers on her mother’s grave. On the eighth of these pilgrimages, without premeditation, she invites a man who – like her – is sitting alone in the hotel bar, to come up to her room. They make love. Their excitement is mirrored by turbulent weather: there is a thunderstorm and blue herons fly agitated over the lagoon. When she wakes in the morning the man has gone. She doesn’t even know his name. Afterwards, every year, she sets out to…

35 Playful Illustrations By Gabriel Sancho That Might Brighten Your Day

Get ready for some good vibes and a grin on your face because Gabriel Sancho's quirky illustrations are about to sprinkle a dash of joy into your day! "Hi, I make some drawings. I am from Argentina, and now I am everywhere," says the artist who's got over 90k people smiling on Instagram. With a mix of humor and simplicity, Sancho's art goes beyond borders, connecting with people worldwide.We've collected Sancho's best works to share with you. Whether you need a pick-me-up or just a moment of lightheartedness, these…

“SNL” Origins Movie Casts Gabriel LaBelle as Lorne Michaels

Fabelmans star Gabriel LaBelle will play the legendary producer in SNL 1975 The Fabelmans star Gabriel LaBelle is set to play Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels in an upcoming SNL origins movie, according to a report from Deadline. SNL 1975, written and directed by Jason Reitman, is based on behind-the-scenes accounts of the long-running comedy show’s debut night. Per the outlet, the screenplay itself is based on extensive interviews with SNL cast and crew. Reitman co-wrote the

Reputed Mexican Mafia boss Gabriel ‘Sleepy’ Huerta charged in L.A. County gang beating

Gabriel “Sleepy” Huerta has been identified by testifying witnesses and confidential informants as an influential member of the Mexican Mafia, the prison-based organization that controls Latino gangs behind bars and on the streets of Southern California. But in a case brought this month, prosecutors accused Huerta of getting involved in a mundane squabble: A lost gun that led to a beat-down on the streets of his old neighborhood.Already serving 17 years to life for second-degree murder, Huerta, 64, is now charged with…

Peter Gabriel: i/o review – a beautiful comeback three decades in the making | Peter Gabriel

Peter Gabriel’s tenth studio album of original material has been compared to both the Beach Boys’ Smile and Guns N’ Roses’ Chinese Democracy. These were two records with legendarily elephantine gestation periods, although the latter seems an inadequate yardstick: Chinese Democracy came out 15 years after Guns N’ Roses’ previous album, a veritable rush release compared to the 28 years Gabriel has been working on i/o.Peter Gabriel: i/o album artIts production apparently began concurrently with that of his last album of…

Good Omens Season 2 BTS Teaser

Screenshot: Prime VideoPass into the after worlds with the Good Omens cast and crew in this new featurette from Prime Video, which is one of more than a dozen “exclusive behind-the-scenes videos” which will be available via Prime Video’s X-Ray. “If season one is a comedy about the end of the world, season two is a comedy about the beginning of everything else,” says showrunner Douglas Mackinnon.Good Omens Is Back | Behind the Scenes With Cast & Creators | Prime VideoGood Omens stars Michael Sheen as Aziraphale, David

House of the Dragon Will Continue Filming Despite Strikes

Yesterday was a big day for actors and writers, as well as anyone—like us—who covers the entertainment industry as SAG-AFTRA officially joined the WGA on the picket lines for the first time in 60 years. From AI reveals to Fran Drescher’s pretty great, off-the-cuff speech about the labor problems facing actors in Hollywood, all eyes were on LA yesterday. We’ll be figuring out what this means for San Diego Comic-Con soon, but until then, remember spoilers... Fran Fine would never, ever cross a picket line.Who Should Play…