Pop and rockObituaryBilly Strange obituaryGuitarist in the coterie of session musicians known as the Wrecking CrewThe American guitarist, songwriter and arranger Billy Strange, who has died aged 81, collaborated with many of the major figures in pop music, including Elvis Presley, the Beach Boys, Phil Spector, the Sinatra family, the Everly Brothers, Jan and Dean, Lee Hazlewood, Duane Eddy and Love. A main player in the Hollywood session world of the 1960s, he co-wrote A Little Less Conversation for Presley and arranged These Boots Are Made for Walking for Nancy Sinatra. Read More...
MoviesMia Goth sued by MaXXXine extra, who alleges actor ‘intentionally’ kicked him in the head on setJames Hunter alleges in a LA court filing that Goth intentionally kicked him while he lay on the ground playing dead An extra has alleged in a Los Angeles court filing that British actor Mia Goth kicked him in the head on the set of slasher film MaXXXine.
James Hunter, a background actor on the latest instalment in the X series, which follows on from the success of X and Pearl, claims he was covered in fake blood and told to lie in the ground and play dead for a scene filmed in April 2023. Read More...
MalariaObituaryMick GilliesNemesis of malarial mosquitoesMick Gillies, who has died aged 79, devoted most of his life to research on African malaria mosquitoes, among them one described as "the most dangerous animal in the world". By transmitting the causative agent of malignant malaria, Anopheles gambiae is responsible for more than 1m deaths in Africa each year.
At Winchester College, Gillies already had a fondness for natural history. He was taught fly fishing by his father, and at 15 took up his father's suggestion that he study mayflies, a part of the diet of fish. Read More...
