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Singer Anita Darian Remembered For Genre-Spanning Career

Robert Siegel talks to Lynda Wells about her best friend of 47 years, singer Anita Darian, who was known for her wide range of pitch and musical genres. Darian died last week at the age of 87. ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7r7zRZ6arn19nfXKBjmlpaGliZIB5gZZyanFwYWTAqrrGnqlmmZ6ewaJ5w5qpopmeYr%2BmucSmmZ6qlZl6p7vRZp6epqKaerS8wKeloqaXYrCivsSeqQ%3D%3D

There's going to be a lot more touchscreen kiosks at Burger King and you'll probably end up orde

Redeem now Burger King execs say the chain is planning to speed up the rollout of digital order kiosks."The US is ready for kiosks now," RBI's CEO said, following the "tremendous" results of trials.Digital kiosks mean restaurants save money on labor and customers typically order more. Burger King will double-down on digital order kiosks, which bosses say are better for both staff and customers – and also lead to bigger orders.

Where Did Anthony Mackie Go to College?

Since the mid-2010s, American actor Anthony Mackie has been a prominent feature in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Fans first caught him in 2014’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and his role has expanded to headlining the Disney+ Marvel series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. But before Mackie was leading the rollout of the MCU’s Phase Four, he attended a very prominent performing arts conservatory in New York City. This educational background led him to a career on the Broadway stage before Mackie began starring in numerous Hollywood blockbusters.

How Led Zeppelin's 'D'yer Mak'er' Suffered From John Bonham's Disapproval

In the Led Zeppelin catalogue, Houses of the Holy (1973) is one of the albums that’s always received mixed reviews. Rock critics’ largely negative response to the fifth Zep album upon its release certainly didn’t go unnoticed by the band. Several reviewers pointed to “D’yer Mak’er” as one of the LP’s duds. Writing for Rolling Stone, Gordon Fletcher called the track “a pathetic stab at reggae that would probably get the Zep laughed off the island if they bothered playing it in Jamaica.

Kelly Rowland dead at 27, now reincarnated into a superstar

Kelly Rowland was 27 when she was pronounced dead. The destiny's child singer was killed in a car accident while on the Asian leg of tour. News stations across America paid tribute to a woman who had sold over 200 million albums worldwide... "The day I was declared dead was one of the worst of my whole life" says Kelly. One can only sympathise. She's full of life today, bursting into an East London studio in an eye-catching golden dress to grace the bonnet of a £170,000 Cadillac for our cover.