In 1995, he received the prestigious Prix Médicis for "La langue maternelle". In 2007, he received the Grand Prix du roman de l'Académie française.
Alexakis died on 11 January 2021, aged 77.
Howard Johnson (jazz musician)
Howard Lewis Johnson (August 7, 1941 – January 11, 2021) was an American jazz musician. He was known for his work on tuba and baritone saxophone. He also played the bass clarinet, trumpet, and other reed instruments. He was born in Montgomery, Alabama.
Johnson was known for his sideman work, mainly with George Gruntz, Hank Crawford, and Gil Evans. During the 1970s, he was the live band conductor of the "Saturday Night Live" Band.
Johnson died on January 11, 2021 at his home in New York City, aged 79.
Kurt Oddekalv
Kurt Willy Oddekalv (27 July 1957 – 11 January 2021) was a Norwegian environmentalist. He was born in Senja, Norway.
Oddekalv was removed from the Norwegian Society for the Conservation of Nature in 1993 over his controversial views. He created his own environmental organization Green Warriors of Norway of which he was the leader until his death.
Oddekalv revealed in 2015 that he believed in chemtrails, which was criticized by many environmentalists.
Oddekalv died on 11 January 2021 after falling through ice and drowned at a lake near Bergen, Norway at the age of 63.
Prentice E. Sanders
Prentice Earl Sanders, also known as Earl Sanders (October 12, 1937 – January 11, 2021) was an American police officer and member of the San Francisco Police Department from 1964 through 2003. He was born in Nacogdoches, Texas.
Sanders became the first African American chief of that department in 2002. He resigned a year later over his handling of Fajitagate, a fight between off-duty cops and civilians over a bag of fajitas.
Sanders died on January 11, 2021 at the age of 83.
Fajita
A fajita (; ) in Tex-Mex is any grilled meat that is usually served as a taco on a flour or corn tortilla.
Popular meats used include steak, chicken and other cuts of beef, as well as vegetables instead of meat.
In restaurants, the meat is usually cooked with onions and bell peppers. Popular condiments include shredded lettuce, sour cream, guacamole, salsa, pico de gallo, shredded cheese, beans, and diced tomatoes.
Salsa (sauce)
Salsa is a variety of sauces used as condiments for tacos and other Mexican and Mexican-American foods, and as dips for tortilla chips. They may be raw or cooked.
Tortilla chip
A tortilla chip is a snack made from corn tortillas, which are cut into triangles and then fried—or baked. Corn tortillas are made of corn, vegetable oil, salt and water. It is a well known Mexican food.
Dipping sauce
A dip or dipping sauce is a common condiment for many types of food. Dips are used to add flavor to a food, such as pita bread, dumplings, crackers, cut-up raw vegetables, fruits, seafood, cubed pieces of meat and cheese, potato chips, tortilla chips, falafel, and sometimes even whole sandwiches.
Dips have many forms and are eaten all over the world. People have been using sauces for dipping for thousands of years.
Tex-Mex
Tex-Mex cuisine (from "Texan" and "Mexican") is an American regional cuisine that comes from the food creations of the Tejano people of Texas.
It has spread from border states such as Texas and others in the Southwestern United States to the rest of the country as well as Canada.
Tex-Mex is most popular in Texas.
Tejanos
Tejanos (; singular: "Tejano/a"; Spanish for "Texan") are the Hispanic residents of the state of Texas.
Many Tejanos are related to Spanish-speaking settlers of Tejas, Coahuila, and other northern Mexican states.
Stacy Title
Stacy Title (February 21, 1964 – January 11, 2021) was an American movie director, screenwriter and producer. She was known for directing and writing the horror/black comedy movies "Let the Devil Wear Black" (1999), "The Last Supper" (1995) and "The Bye Bye Man" (2017). Title was raised in New York state.
In December 2017, Title was diagnosed with ALS. She died from problems caused by the disease on January 11, 2021 at the age of 56.
Scott Kelly (astronaut)
Scott Joseph Kelly (born February 21, 1964) is an American engineer, retired astronaut, and naval aviator. Kelly flew and was in charge of the International Space Station (ISS) on Expeditions 26, 45, and 46.
Kelly retired from NASA in 2016.
His identical twin brother, Mark Kelly, is also a retired astronaut, and the junior Senator from Arizona.
Marina Bay Sands
The Marina Bay Sands (abbreviation: MBS) is a resort in Marina Bay within the Downtown Core district of Singapore. It was opened in 2010. It has been called the world's most expensive standalone casino property at S$8 billion (US$6.88 billion), including the land cost. It is owned by the Las Vegas Sands Corporation.
It was designed by Moshe Safdie. The resort includes a 2,561-room hotel, a convention centre, the The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands mall, a museum, a large theatre, "celebrity chef" restaurants, two floating crystal pavilions, art-science exhibits, and the world's largest atrium casino with 500 tables and 1,600 slot machines.
National Assembly (Malawi)
The National Assembly of Malawi is the only legislative body of the nation. It is located on Capital Hill, Lilongwe along Presidential Way. The National Assembly alone has legislative supremacy and is the ultimate power over all other political bodies in Malawi.
At its head is the Speaker of the House who is elected by his or her peers. Since June 19, 2019 the Speaker is Catherine Gotani Hara.
Sidik Mia
Sidik Mia (1965 – 12 January 2021) was a Malawian businessman and politician. He was a member of the Democratic Progressive Party. From 2004 to 2014, he was a member of the National Assembly. From 2009 to 2010, he was Minister of Defence and from 2020 until his death, Mia was Minister of Transport and Public Works.
In the 2019 general election, Mia was the running mate of Lazarus Chakwera.
Mia died on 12 January 2021 from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Malawi, aged 56.
COVID-19 pandemic in Malawi
The COVID-19 pandemic in Malawi is part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). The virus was confirmed to have reached Malawi on 2 April 2020. It has spread to all the districts of the country.
President Peter Mutharika confirmed the country's first three cases of coronavirus disease 2019 on 2 April. The three cases include a Malawian of Asian origin who travelled back from India, her relative and their housemaid.
On 7 April, the first death from the infection was reported.
Khalid bin Abdullah Al Saud
Khalid bin Abdullah Al Saud (1937 – January 2021) () was a Saudi royal and businessman. He was a member of the House of Saud. He was the owner of Juddmonte Farms and Mawarid Holding. His father was Abdullah bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud. In 1990, Prince Khalid's wealth was estimated by "Fortune magazine" at $1.0 billion. He was the son-in-law of Ibn Saud.
Al Saud died in January 2021.
The Man with Two Brians
"The Man with Two Brians" is the 5th episode of the 7th season of "Family Guy". It was first shown on the Fox network on November 9, 2008. The episode is about the Griffin family getting a new dog. The episode was written by John Viener. Dominic Bianchi is the director of the episode. Johnny Knoxville, Will Sasso, and Camille Guaty are guest stars for the episode.
Peter, Cleveland, Quagmire, and Joe watch the television show "Jackass". They want to record themselves doing dangerous stunts. Peter tries to fly over a lake. He hits a tree and falls in the lake. Brian tries to get Peter out of the lake, but he hurts his back. Joe swims to Peter and Brian and saves them both. Lois is not happy and tells Peter that Brian is getting old. Peter is sad because of this, so he gets another dog. He names it New Brian. New Brian is very happy to be with the family. Brian feels that the family does not want him, so he leaves the house.