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Recently convicted former Enron chief Ken Lay was found dead of an apparent heart attack today. We will not make any jokes at the expense of the...
Robert Altman, acclaimed Oscar-winning director of "MASH," "The Player," "Gosford Park," and most recently "A Prairie Home Companion," died in Los...
Welcome back.The big news we missed over the holidays was the death of #38: President Ford, the longest living president, and the only unelected...
We've got Ford and Saddam, but we were remiss in not mentioning the other major passing during our winter absence: The Godfather himself. Sorry...
As we say goodbye to Jerry Falwell, it certainly is important to acknowledge the influence he had on American politics and society in the last 20...
Tim Russert died today of an apparent heart attack at age 58. Since 1991 he had been the host of Meet the Press, the venerable NBC interview show...
Robert Novak, political columnist extraordinaire, died today at the age of 78. Other venues will do an excellent job recapping Novak's career,...
Howard Zinn, the populist historian, died today in Santa Monica. He was 87. From The Boston Globe: For Dr. Zinn, activism was a natural extension...
Mark Linkous, the singer, songwriter, guitarist, and all-around brilliant artist who played under the name Sparklehorse, used a gun to take his...
We lost an awesome old woman this week: Doris "Granny D" Haddock, one of the leading fighters for campaign finance reform in the United States,...
J.D. Salinger, the author of Catcher in the Rye, Franny and Zooey, and a collection of short fiction concerning his Glass family, has died. He was...
Girl Scout cookies, everyone knows, are a unique American pleasure. We all love them, crave them, and are thankful to our mothers for stockpiling...
Bobs, like much like Toms, is a one syllable, generic name. Both shoes are little canvas slip-ons with cute patterns. See the pattern?
Sony has announced that it has officially stopped production of Walkmans because, obviously, no one buys them anymore, except in China.
The President of the United States puts a reality TV star in his place with class, humor, and a dose of public mockery. Trump just nods, fuming.
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