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Simon and Garfunkel in emotional reunion as pair put troublesome past behind them

Art Garfunkel and Paul Simon recently met up for lunch to put their troublesome past behind them.

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In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon review – heartfelt portrait of a generational talent

From his era-defining work with Art Garfunkel to the sometimes problematic legacy of 80s hit Graceland, Alex Gibney’s documentary strikes a pure and personal note

The Guardian - UK

“The Sound of Silence was the first song I wrote which seemed to come from some place that I didn’t inhabit”: Paul Simon tells all in a new three-and-a-half-hour documentary

The master singer songwriter is back and despite losing his hearing in one ear, is determined to keep making music

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‘I never said I was going to retire ...’ Paul Simon on disability, drive and the mystery behind his greatest songs

He halted his career after decades of hits, then a dream one night changed everything. From New York to swinging London and apartheid South Africa, he explains his epic journey

The Guardian - UK

Moving pictures, robot actors and a presidential book – take the Thursday quiz

Questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?

The Guardian - UK

Carol Kane: ‘Once you break into comedy, you have a little more leeway with your looks’

The celebrated character actor – who has appeared in everything from ‘Dog Day Afternoon’ and ‘Annie Hall’ to ‘The Princess Bride’ and ‘Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’ – speaks to Adam White about her first starring role in years, how she befriended Bette Davis in the Eighties, and staying in touch with…

The Independent UK

After he had his first hit at 15 years old, Paul Simon became one of the all-time great songwriters, but he’s a remarkable guitar player, too – and he learned his precise fingerstyle approach from the English folk masters

There is a case to be made that Paul Simon is one of the most underrated players ever, but maybe that's because he always foregrounds the song. This lesson shows just what a clever player he is

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Tenacious D’s Trump shocker upends a career of perfectly judged musical comedy

Jack Black and Kyle Gass’s duo are on hiatus after an off-colour comment about the Trump shooting – a rare misstep after years of arena-filling antics

The Guardian - US

Paul Simon Reflects On Pivotal Central Park Concert Reunion

Explore the significance of Simon & Garfunkel's 1981 Central Park concert and the complexities of their partnership dynamics.

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‘He’s a man with a fork in a world of soup’: the bitterest music-duo spats

With Hall & Oates now saying ‘no can do’ to their partnership, we look at the other pop pairs who fell out of harmony

The Guardian - UK

‘He’s a control freak’: 12 bandmates who hate each other, from Oasis to Pink Floyd

Sometimes a petty disagreement can become a lifelong grudge. Louis Chilton picks 11 of the most notorious feuds between musical collaborators

The Independent UK

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Nov. 5-11

Celebrities having birthdays during the week of Nov. 5-11 include singer Art Garfunkel, actor Ethan Hawke and rapper Pepa of Salt-N-Pepa

The Independent UK

Paul Simon admits he’s ‘beginning to’ accept sudden hearing loss

‘You Can Call Me Al’ singer-songwriter, 81, experienced a near-total loss of hearing in one ear in May

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The Guardian - AU

Paul Simon says he is ‘beginning to’ accept his hearing loss

Having a disability ‘changes how you interact with life’, singer-songwriter says, months after revealing he has almost completely lost hearing in his left ear

The Week

Watership Down: disturbing children’s film finally loses its U rating

“For 45 years, it has menaced our children, bringing unbridled horror and trauma into countless young lives,” said Robbie Collin in The Daily Telegraph. “But at last, good sense has prevailed” – and “Watership Down” has been regraded from a U to a PG. In its latest annual report, the…

Newcastle Herald

Simon & Garfunkel Story at the Civic Theatre

'I think that they are timeless and brilliant because of the interesting way that Paul Simon writes songs.'

Evening Standard

Paul Simon details mysterious hearing loss and reveals it’s preventing him from touring again

The singer-songwriter has said that doctors had been unable to diagnose the cause of his hearing loss

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The Independent UK

Paul Simon opens up about mysterious hearing loss preventing him from touring: ‘Nobody has an explanation’

‘My reaction to that was frustration and annoyance,’ said the ‘Graceland’ artist

Newcastle Herald

Stadium starstruck by Kidman and Urban glamour couple

THE hallowed turf of McDonald Jones Stadium isn't foreign ground when it comes to star power. It's played host to football icon David Beckham, turned green and gold for the Socceroos and Matildas and been the playground of rugby league Immortal Andrew Johns. But Newcastle isn't LA, or even Sydney,…

Tribune News Service

Inspired by a Simon & Garfunkel song, two old friends travel the world to sit on a bench together

MINNEAPOLIS — Larry Bans and Tom Edelstein met crabby.

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