With my vacation to the Midwest at last complete, it's time to face the immense despair that usually accompanies my return home. For starters, I'm furious that Jesse Helms decided to surrender the carbon while I was nowhere near a computer. I neglected to include...
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The former North Carolina Senator has shuffled off this mortal coil.All condolences to his family but -- particularly given the media tendency to downplay these kinds of details when discussing.
The great baseball historian has tragically passed away at 59. As goes without saying, Baseball's Great Experiment is essential reading for anyone interested in the integration of baseball, ranking with.
R.I.P.
Age 58, which is too early.
Rest in peace. Strangely enough, I kind of preferred his acting to his direction.UPDATE (BY SL): As I think I've said before, I agree with the above (TS joins the consensus.) I especially liked his turns in Eyes Wide Shut and Husbands and Wives, with...
Mildred Loving, who (along with her husband) successfully challenged Virginia's anti-miscegenation law in 1967, has died. Loving's case was a landmark for civil rights, but she never intended to be.
Charles Tilly has passed away. Kieran and Dan have posts on his work as writer and teacher; from Dan's new book:What can I possibly say about Chuck Tilly that an.
Old Man Heston has passed away.Heston occupied an iconic space that was weirdly similar to that of John Wayne, but with an important difference. Although Wayne the actor eventually became lost in Wayne the icon, at the various points along his career you could tell...
Paul Scofield has died; it's unusual for an actor of his caliber to be so deeply identified with one particular role.
As befits a group full of social maladjusts, the blogosphere has turned out some good stuff on the passing of E. Gary Gygax. Jason Sigger has a good round-up and.