In Memoriam: Rainer Lopau, Former Managing Director of Albstadt Knitting Association, Passes Away at 76

In Memoriam: Rainer Lopau, Former Managing Director of Albstadt Knitting Association, Passes Away at 76

Hanseatic-born Rainer Lopau was managing director of the Albstadt Knitting and Knitting Association for 35 years and also worked as a lawyer and person for others. He has now died at the age of 76. Photo: Karina Eyrich The death of Rainer Lopau shocked everyone who knew him: the Hanseatic native and lawyer was managing … Read more

Champion of Legal Marijuana and Counterculture Icon, John Sinclair, Dies at 82

Champion of Legal Marijuana and Counterculture Icon, John Sinclair, Dies at 82

John Sinclair, Champion of Legal Marijuana and Counterculture Hero, Passes Away at 82 John Sinclair, Champion of Legal Marijuana and Counterculture Hero, Passes Away at 82 A champion of legal marijuana, counterculture hero and poet, John Sinclair died Tuesday morning at age 82. His representative, Matt Lee, confirmed he died at Detroit Receiving Hospital of … Read more

British TV Chef Dave Myers of The Hairy Bikers Dies at 66 After Battling Cancer

British TV Chef Dave Myers of The Hairy Bikers Dies at 66 After Battling Cancer

Alamy LimitedDave Myers in 2017 in Londen NOS Nieuws•gisteren, 22:57 British TV chef Dave Myers, known for the cooking show The Hairy Bikers, died yesterday. The presenter died of cancer. He was 66 years old. Myers formed a TV duo with Si King (57). The bearded TV chefs have been making The Hairy Bikers for … Read more

Musician Mojo Nixon Dies at 66 on Outlaw Country Cruise, Leaving Behind a Legacy of Brashness

Musician Mojo Nixon Dies at 66 on Outlaw Country Cruise, Leaving Behind a Legacy of Brashness

Musician Mojo Nixon Dies on Outlaw Country Cruise at 66 Mojo Nixon, the unapologetically brash musician, actor, and radio DJ, passed away at the age of 66 due to a cardiac event on Wednesday, Feb. 7. His family confirmed the news to Rolling Stone. Nixon was aboard the Outlaw Country Cruise, where he served as … Read more

Country Music Star Toby Keith Dies at 62 Due to Cancer | Tribute to Multiplatinum-Selling Singer-Songwriter

Country Music Star Toby Keith Dies at 62 Due to Cancer | Tribute to Multiplatinum-Selling Singer-Songwriter

Country Music Star Toby Keith Dies at 62 Country Music Star Toby Keith Dies at 62 Country music star Toby Keith has died, his social media sites and website announced early Tuesday. He was 62. The sites said he “passed peacefully last night on February 5th, surrounded by his family. He fought his fight with … Read more

Otar Joseliani: Award-Winning Georgian Film Director Condemns Putin as “Murderer”

Otar Joseliani: Award-Winning Georgian Film Director Condemns Putin as “Murderer”

Born in Georgia in 1934, Joseliani’s best-known films are the film trilogy “Falling Leaves”, “The Song of the Starling” (1970) and “Pastoral”, which won awards at international festivals in Cannes and Berlin. Several of Joseliani’s films have also received awards at the Venice International Film Festival. In 1999, he was awarded the European Film Academy … Read more

The Accomplishments and Career of Conductor Jānis Zirnis: A Music Maestro’s Journey

The Accomplishments and Career of Conductor Jānis Zirnis: A Music Maestro’s Journey

Jānis Zirnis was born on March 1, 1944 in Staicele. He studied at the Conducting Department of Jāzeps Vītolas Latvian State Conservatory under Jānis Ozoliņš (1962-1969), later graduated from Vasilij Sinaiskas Symphony Orchestra and Opera Conducting class (1982), and in 2004 he obtained a master’s degree in music. At the same time, he played the … Read more

Director and Screenwriter Panfilov: Films, Awards, and Personal Life

Director and Screenwriter Panfilov: Films, Awards, and Personal Life

Panfilov is the director and screenwriter of the films “There is no brasla nav in fire”, “Start”, “Please name”, “Vassa”, “Ivan Denisovičs”, “Tema”, “Māte” and others. He has received awards at the Venice, Cannes and Berlin film festivals. In 1970, Panfilov shot the film “The Beginning”. During the making of the film, he married actress … Read more

Jasulović: Film Career, Activism, and Contributions to “Radio Brīvība”

Jasulović: Film Career, Activism, and Contributions to “Radio Brīvība”

Jasulović is known to a wide range of viewers for his roles in the films “12 Chairs”, “Brilliant Rock”, “Guest from the Future” and “Gardamarines, Forward!”. The film actor made his debut in 1961 with a role in Mihail Romm’s film “Nine days of one year”. Although in Jasulović’s career, most of his film works … Read more