RapObituaryBiz Markie obituaryRapper known for his playful humour who was at the centre of a landmark lawsuit over samplingBiz Markie, who has died aged 57 after suffering from diabetes, earned himself the nickname of “Clown Prince of Rap” for the way he preferred humour and tunefulness to the guns and gangs scattered through the lyrics of more menacing, gangsta-style rappers. He was a fan of the comedians Benny Hill and Richard Pryor, and admitted that “I’d rather have a smile than to be serious. Read More...
Adelaide festivalInterviewJulie Shanahan on dancing in her 50s and life beyond Pina BauschSteve DowAdelaide’s Shanahan comes full circle, returning to her home town with Pina Bausch’s Tanztheater Wuppertal after first seeing them perform there in 1982
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World Cup 2014 Group AMexico’s Peralta finally sees off Cameroon after referee fluffs his linesThis was the second game of the World Cup and for the second game all the talk after the final whistle was about the referees. The main difference between this game and the opener between Croatia and Brazil less than 24 hours before, however, was that the decisions, in the end, did not influence the result. Read More...