My friend Brian Smith, who has died aged 82, played a role in the British blues boom of the 1960s. His photographs of American artists appeared on...

My friend Brian Smith, who has died aged 82, played a role in the British blues boom of the 1960s. His photographs of American artists appeared on...

My friend Elaine Short, who has died aged 89, was an artist, potter, teacher and Francophile. She was also a skilled and talented weaver. When I met...

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A longtime fixture of Newmarket's music scene, Bianca Rollo created the Burning Red Writers Round and Hometown Harmony to uplift Canadian artists

A longtime fixture of Newmarket's music scene, Bianca Rollo created the Burning Red Writers Round and Hometown Harmony to uplift Canadian artists

A longtime fixture of Newmarket's music scene, Bianca Rollo created the Burning Red Writers Round and Hometown Harmony to uplift Canadian artists

A longtime fixture of Newmarket's music scene, Bianca Rollo created the Burning Red Writers Round and Hometown Harmony to uplift Canadian artists

Rosen, who led Sega from the 1960s into the 90s and who died on Christmas Day, was a hugely important figure in the history of arcade and home gaming

Composed with ideas from Patrick Wright, James Harris, Jonathan Adams, Jason Rodriguez, Eric Taylor, Brandon Carter, Charles Robinson, Justin Johnson,...