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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: public figure

public figure stories: 2 news summaries

(Newser) - The outpouring of grief over Michael Jackson’s death really has nothing to do with the singer, Hadley Freeman writes in the Guardian. Just look at him: “For the past 15 years, ever since the first child-abuse allegations,” Freeman writes, “he has been a figure of freakishness.... More »

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entertainment • music • Princess Diana • memorial • Michael Jackson • public figure • collective emotion • false emotion • Hadley Freeman

 Wine Whiz
 Mondavi Dead at 94 

Dapper vintner proved California grapes could rival Europe's

May 16, 08 7:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - California wine master Robert Mondavi died peacefully today in his Napa Valley home at age 94, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Disciples and critics alike have praised the vintner for elevating West Coast wine from jug juice to world-class vino. "His legacy and his vision for what California could... More »

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California • wine • obituary • innovation • Napa Valley • wine industry • Robert Mondavi • vineyard • public figure

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