The Nobel Prize in Literature, probably the most prestigious prize an author of books can aspire to, has been awarded annually (with some breaks) since 1901, with more than 115 winners. Alfred Nobel's will stipulated that the prize should go "to the person who shall have produced in the ...
TheSex Pistolsrefused to show up for their 2006 induction. Instead,John Lydonfaxed a letter to the Hall, which Jann Wenner, one of the Hall's founders, read in full to the audience. "Next to the Sext Pistols, rock 'n' roll and that Hall of Fame is a piss stain," it began. "You...