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Tom Cruise was one of the many high profile celebrities who attended Oasis‘ sold-out concerts at London’s Wembley Stadium. It was a notable moment given the storied history between the A-list actor and the iconic English rock band fronted by brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher, who have reunited after years of public feuding for a 2025 world tour. As remembered …

Tom Lehrer, the acclaimed humorist and pianist whose satirical songs made him one of America’s favorite prophets of doom before he retreated to academia, has died, US media reported on Sunday. He was 97. The singer-songwriter died on Saturday at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts, his friend David Herder said, according to the New York Times. Lehrer’s sardonic numbers, backed …

LOS ANGELES — Tom Lehrer, the popular song satirist who lampooned marriage, politics, racism and the Cold War, then largely abandoned his music career to return to teaching math at Harvard and other universities, has died. He was 97. Longtime friend David Herder said Lehrer died Saturday at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He did not specify a cause of …

Tom Lehrer cutting a cake backstage at the Palace Theatre in London in 1959. Evening Standard/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Evening Standard/Getty Images Tom Lehrer cutting a cake backstage at the Palace Theatre in London in 1959. Evening Standard/Getty Images Tom Lehrer, a popular musical satirist who rose to fame in the 1950s and ’60s before returning to a …

Tom Lehrer, master satirist of Cold War era, dies at 97  The Washington Post Tom Lehrer, Musical Satirist With a Dark Streak, Dies at 97  The New York Times Tom Lehrer, singer and influential political satirist, dies at 97: Reports  USA Today Tom Lehrer, Harvard’s Satiric, Melodic Mathematician, Dies at 97  Bloomberg.com Tom Lehrer, Influential Song Satirist With a Cult Following, Dead at 97  Rolling …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tom Lehrer, the popular and erudite song satirist who lampooned marriage, politics, racism and the Cold War, then largely abandoned his music career to return to teaching math at Harvard and other universities, has died. He was 97. Longtime friend David Herder said Lehrer died Saturday at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He did not specify …

American musician and satirist Tom Lehrer has died at the age of 97, according to US media reports. Lehrer, a Harvard-trained mathematician, wrote darkly humorous songs, often with political connotations, that became popular in the 1950s and 1960s. Modern comedians such as Weird Al Yankovich said they have been influenced by Lehrer’s work. His death was confirmed to the New …

Tom Lehrer, Musical Satirist With a Dark Streak, Dies at 97  The New York Times Source link

Tom Hayes, Libor ‘Ringleader,’ Wins U.K. Appeal to Clear His Name  The Wall Street Journal UK Supreme Court quashes 2 bank traders’ convictions after deciding their trials were unfair  PBS Why have bankers had convictions quashed and what happens next?  BBC City trader Tom Hayes’s conviction for Libor rigging is overturned  The Guardian Vindication for two bankers. Questions for Britain’s legal system  The Economist Source …

Tom Aspinall is ready to finally get his hands on Ciryl Gane. UFC CEO Dana White announced on Tuesday that Aspinall defends his undisputed heavyweight title for the first time against Gane in the main event of UFC 321 in Abu Dhabi. On his Instagram, Aspinall reacted to the news, and then claimed that Gane had turned down multiple fight …