The ObserverMusic booksReviewThis compelling autobiography charts the rise of the Island Records founder who became as much of a legend as the acts he championed Nineteen sixty-two was a big year for Jamaica and Chis Blackwell alike. The country gained its independence and hosted the first James Bond movie, Dr No, on which Blackwell worked as a fixer, recommending locations and recruiting his musician friends as grips, extras, even as musicians.

Trump mispronounces Tanzania during foreign policy speech GuardianDonald Trump This article is more than 7 years oldTrump devises 'zany' way to pronounce Tanzania in foreign policy speechThis article is more than 7 years oldThe Republican presidential frontrunner mispronounced the name of the country in east Africa while calling for an agenda based primarily on US interests Donald Trump unveils ‘America first’ foreign policy plan He was not the first presidential hopeful of 2016 to dent his international policy credentials by mispronouncing a tricky foreign word – who could forget Ben Carson’s warning about the “hummus” terror threat?

Documentary filmsThe unusual bond between the three musicians is the focus of a new documentary Without Getting Killed or Caught, a story of romance, creativity and tragedy When director Tamara Saviano decided to make a film about the Americana songwriter Guy Clark, she knew she couldn’t tell his story without covering the lives of two other creative souls – his wife, the songwriter and painter Susanna Clark, and his best friend, the fellow Americana star, Townes Van Zandt.

SpainObituaryAlejandro FinisterrePublisher and inventor of table football, he was exiled by FrancoExile from Franco's Spain made the life of Alejandro Finisterre, who has died at the age of aged 87, one of constant movement and creativity. Though Alejandro most valued his fight to conserve the legacy of the poet León Felipe (1884-1968), whose literary executor he was, he was famous for inventing table football. One of 10 children of the radio-telegraphist at the lighthouse at the "

Observer Food Monthly's 20 best recipesPotatoesIt is no coincidence of course that bowl-food is comfort food, and this soup has great healing powers OFM’s 20 best potato recipes in full The first time my heart was broken I crashed the car. As I swung around a corner, tears streaming down my cheeks, the low winter sun blinded me completely and I hit the hedge. Damn him, damn that boy. Now I had to go home and not only explain to my parents that my car was kaputt, but also my heart.

Valtteri Bottas This article is more than 1 month old‘Bottass 2024’: F1 driver raises $150,000 for charity with racy calendarThis article is more than 1 month oldF1 driver joined in men’s health fundraiser Movember ‘I had people ask: Why do you want to show your ass?’Formula One driver Valtteri Bottas has raised $150,000 for men’s health charity Movember after a “Bottass 2024” calendar featuring photographs of him baring his backside sped off the shelves.

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CountryInterview‘I’m a broken man putting the puzzle back together’: country star Jelly Roll on prison, addiction and redemptionChris GodfreyThe singer-songwriter is up for a best new artist Grammy at the age of 38, having broken a cycle of jail time and drug use. He explains his newfound joy – and survivor’s guilt Whenever Jelly Roll returns from touring, he falls into a depressed state. For a long time he couldn’t figure out why.

MoviesObituaryJohn JustinGifted actor whose film work helped finance a varied stage careerThe stage and film actor John Justin, who has died aged 85, first came to prominence with his appearance in the 1939 blockbuster, The Thief Of Baghdad. A lighter-hearted actor than producers expected in heroic roles, he mischievously mocked the audition for his part as Prince Achmad with the young Indian actor Sabu. "We never supposed that we should be cast,"

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