Charles Gayle, Saxophonist of Fire and Brimstone, Dies at 84
An intense and uncompromising player, he made music that one critic said was more about “motion and spirit” than tonal centers, rhythms and melodies.
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Nechama Tec, Polish Holocaust Survivor and Scholar, Dies at 92
She wrote about heroic Jewish resisters in her book “Defiance,” which was later made into a film starring Daniel Craig and Liev Schreiber.
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In Istanbul, Tombs of Religious Figures Still Draw Pilgrims
Turkey’s largest city is dotted with the tombs of religious figures, where pilgrims seek divine intervention. “When you ask for something from God, those who are beloved by God can be a go-between.”
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Llegan a Ciudad de México a jugar béisbol. Pero antes, peregrinan
La religión tiene un papel muy visible en los deportes latinoamericanos. Y algunos peloteros que juegan en la capital mexicana tienen una tradición: visitar a la Virgen de Guadalupe.