English

Tom Wolfe with George W Bush

Cult

Video. Writer Tom Wolfe dies at the age of 87

Updated: 15/05/2018 - 18:03 GMT+2

American writer Tom Wolfe has died at the age of 87. A pioneer of so-called New Journalism, Wolfe's books include 'The Right Stuff', 'Bonfire of the Vanities' and 'The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test'.

Read full article

Top stories

Now playing Next

Gabala Music Festival: Six days of opera and jazz in the Caucasus

In partnership with Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Azerbaijan

Now playing Next

Latest news bulletin | September 8th, 2025 – Morning

Now playing Next

Russia launches 823 attacks as Trump prepares new sanctions on Moscow

Now playing Next

Pope Leo XIV proclaims Carlo Acutis the first millennial saint

Now playing Next

Detained South Korean workers in US will be released and sent back

Now playing Next

Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announces resignation

Now playing Next

François Bayrou’s government set to topple this week

Now playing Next

Blood Moon: the most beautiful images of the total lunar eclipse around the world

Now playing Next

Fact check: Which EU country has the most punctual trains?

Now playing Next

Weighted vests are trending on social media. Can it really help with bone density and weight loss?

Now playing Next

Can Lovable, the Swedish vibe coding start-up, become Europe’s first trillion-dollar firm?

ADVERTISEMENT

ADVERTISEMENT

More from Cult

Cult

Sebastião Salgado's Genesis: humanity and nature through the lens of a photographic giant

Cult

Uzbekistan’s modernist revival: ‘A Matter of Radiance’ at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2025

Cult

Meet the violinists who took centre stage at the first Classic Violin Olympus in Dubai

Cult

The world’s largest immersive art space opens in Abu Dhabi’s cultural district

Latest video

Argentina

Argentina's Milei suffers landslide defeat in key Buenos Aires province election

Norway

Polls will show if Norway will continue to be a social welfare state or not?

Belgium

Tens of thousands of protesters draw the Red Line for Gaza in Brussels

World News

Thousands pay their last respects to Giorgio Armani, private funeral on Monday

Culture news

Charm offensive: Molenbeek's street festival sets city sights on becoming EU culture capital in 2030

Brussels, My Love?

Brussels, my love? Emmanuel Macron: A King without his country?

Green News

Algae grown on dairy effluent cuts mineral fertiliser use by 25%, scientists say

Europe News

Political instability in France: What are the potential consequences for the EU?

ADVERTISEMENT

Belgium

EU distances itself from Commissioner's claims Israel committing genocide in Gaza

Europe News

EU Commission hits Google with hefty €2.95 billion fine

EuroVerify

Is President Emmanuel Macron really preparing to take France to war in 2026?

Lifestyle

The very best red carpet looks from Venice Film Festival 2025

Europe News

How the Orthodox church became a hybrid warfare weapon in Moldova's elections

The Europe Conversation

Belgium will not transfer frozen Russian assets despite Commission's plans - FM Prévot

Portugal

Three-year-old German boy rescued from Lisbon streetcar crash wreckage, officials say

United Kingdom

Angela Rayner resigns as UK deputy prime minister over stamp duty underpayment

ADVERTISEMENT

ADVERTISEMENT