St John Ogilvie was martyred at Glasgow Cross ... of overt piety unless it can be punctured by a dash of the profane. Mr Burns was possessed of a fine singing voice and was regularly enjoined ...

When Burns died of melanoma in 2008, at the age of just 51, a refrain appeared among the eulogies and tributes: “Tommy was a saint.” Hyperbole is another thing you find a lot in football.

“None of that, in itself, makes you a saint. What he’s also known for ... The group are now asking people to help them gather evidence of Mr Burns’ good deeds and religious beliefs because ...

The Simpsons‘ “The Past and the Furious” imagines a version of Springfield where all plants have been wiped out thanks to Mr. Burns’ expanding corporate reach. When Lisa gets depressed at ...

Burns became chief of The New York Times bureau in New Delhi in 1994. He was previously based in Sarajevo and, before that, Belgrade. In 1993 he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for courageous coverage ...