STICKY WICKETS The Duckworth Lewis Method (Southbound) In the world of cricket-themed concept albums, The Divine Comedy’s Neil Hannon and Thomas Walsh top the averages. But this is no T20, modernised version of a sports tribute album, the pair’s perfect opening combination of irony and specifics (The Umpiredeals with the horror of TV technology, Judd’s Paradox speaks of cricket and Marxism) makes for an offering to appeal to the five-day fan, for someone who believes cricketers wear white and walk when they’ve felt a nick.
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Friends, family remember James Gandolfini
At a funeral service on Thursday morning (Friday, NZ time) at Manhattan’s Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine, James Gandolfini was memorialised by friends and family as a man whose considerable talents were exceeded by his kindness and generosity
Family holds private wake for James Gandolfini
Tomorrow, thousands of people, celebrities to average fans, are expected at the public funeral for James Gandolfini at The Cathedral Church of St.