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The 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, for "having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition." The Swedish Academy's permanent secretary, Sara Danius, said Dylan, 75, "is a great poet in the English-speaking tradition." She drew parallels between his work and that of ancient Greek poets. View image on Twitter  Follow The Nobel Prize   ✔ @NobelPrize BREAKING 2016  # NobelPrize  in Literature to Bob Dylan “for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition” 4:00 PM - 13 Oct 2016  ·  Stockholm, Sweden, Sweden     22,131 22,131 Retweets     14,433 14,433 likes "If you look back, far back, 2,500 years or so, you discover Homer and Sappho and they wrote poetic texts that were meant to be listened to, that were meant to be performed, often with instruments -- and...

Ben Affleck  and  Matt Damon  have always been  friendship goals  — that isn't new information! In honor of National Best Friends Day on Wednesday, Ben took to  Instagram  to show his love and appreciation for his longtime bestie! In the collage of throwback pictures, you see the Massachusetts natives celebrating Matt's birthday before Ben's face is completely planted in his cake. LOL! The 43-year-old actor captioned the cute pic: "This guy.#NationalBestFriendsDay" Short and sweet, we love it! Without further ado, ch-ch-check out the  tribute to their friendship  (below)! And collectively we say, "awwwwww."

A n Indianapolis 500 rookie who only a few months ago lost his drive in Formula One thanks to sport’s extortionate pay driver rates won the 100 th  installment of North America’s most famous race in front of nearly 400,000 people at the Brickyard. Alexander Rossi, the 24-year-old American, had almost no experience of oval racing before taming the fearsome Indianapolis Motor Speedway, winning ahead of a vastly more experienced field. While the rest of the leaders had to pit for fuel near the finish, Rossi and his team Andretti-Herta gambled, almost coasting through the chequered flag with barely any fuel left in the car. Not only is it the first win for a rookie in the Indy 500 for 15 years it also marks an astonishing turnaround for Rossi, a talented victim of Formula One’s pay driver market. Rossi raced in five grand prix for Manor last year, with a best of 12 th at the United States Grand Prix in Austin. "It was close obviously [on fuel], too close for comfort,...

Bernie Sanders crushed Hillary Clinton in Oregon on Tuesday night, winning a symbolic victory if doing little to improve his actual chances at the Democratic nomination. The state was called for Sanders around 11:15 pm by the Associated Press. Regardless of the results, Hillary Clinton has an essentially insurmountable delegate and popular vote lead in the contest overall. She's going to be the nominee, and — while the final numbers are still being counted — Sanders's victory in Oregon will not meaningfully change the state of the race. Still, Sanders's landslide win may offer some tea leaves about the future of Democratic politics once his candidacy exits the national stage. And it could help us understand what it will take for future Democrats to capitalize on the coalition he's built throughout the primary. Why is Bernie Sanders so popular in Oregon? Oregon's Democrats combine Sanders's three best demographics — young voters, progressives,...