No one is claiming Tim Johnson was a left-wing stalwart, but can you imagine what it would be like to elect a Democrat to the Senate from South Dakota today? RIP. I've been in Laramie, Wyoming for the last few days and asking around about...
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One of the funnest players in NBA history, a hugely important figure in the growth of African basketball, and one hell of a dominant defensive player. RIP.
This one hurts an awful lot. I will have a lot more--A LOT MORE--about Kris tomorrow. Actually about to see Morgan Wade and am wondering if she will talk about.
CREATOR: gd-jpeg v1.0 (using IJG JPEG v62), quality = 95 I have to admit that I am not into what I call "that British shit," by which I mean TV shows and movies about rich English of the past that so appeal to American white...
GGV- Growing up with that horrible father and all that fame and pressure, I cannot imagine how anyone survived it even semi-functional. Michael sure didn't. Tito seemed to mostly. It's.
I have to go back to an issue that made me mad a few months ago, which was how long it took the New York Times to run an obit.
I had Alberto Fujimori on my obituary list, but I never got around to writing it. Too bad, but now he's dead and any decent person should say this--good. When several Supreme Court justices held that he could not seek a third term, his allies...
The amazing designer Kenneth Grange died and, in addition to the discussion of his contributions to postwar design in massively profound ways, his NYT obit had this wonderful tidbit. Mr..
We may be disagreeing with each other a bit too much around here lately, but we should all be able to come together to mourn the loss of Sheila Jackson.
No obit, but good riddance to the bad rubbish that was Lou Dobbs. What an awful human. Of course Trump gave the official announcement of his good buddy's demise. Lou Dobbs will be a good grave visit.
One of the all-time legends has passed. SNCC veteran, came to activation in the Albany movement, founded the Freedom Singers and Sweet Honey in the Rock, total all time great.
One of the true legends of the late 20th century, and I do not mean that with any sense of irony or sarcasm. Really, Dr. Ruth was a very important.