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 figure in recent American history. RIP.
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100% comedy legend, A++ stuff. Especially The History of White People of America, where every white gets their own jar of mayo.
The Logo has left us. Other than West being a great, great player, he came back into the public consciousness with Winning Time, a pretty good if certainly not great.
As I say frequently, it is extremely unfortunate that our vision of the civil rights movement has been reduced to just a few people in public memory. This doesn't surprise me of course, but still, we really miss the complexities and flavors this way. One...
If I had remembered Ivan Boesky was still alive, I would have written an obituary for him. Let me say just one thing then--the capitalist scum class of the 80s.
A word on the person who I considered the greatest living writer. Alice Munro's stories always touched me deeply, going back to when I first read them about 20 years.
For the Boomers at the core of the LGM comment section at least, Steve Albini might not be a huge name for you. For the Gen Xers at the core of the LGM front pagers though, Steve Albini is an absolute legend, one of the...
Beverly LaHaye is dead and it is worth noting that she was one of the worst living Americans, someone who made the world much worse for her being born. In.
The Allman Brothers completely hold up as a great band and Dickey Betts is a major reason why. I can't say I'm shocked that the members of this band aren't.
If Al Gore had selected Bob Graham in 2000 instead of pandering to right-wing "moral voters" by picking Joe Lieberman, he almost certainly wins Florida and thus the election. Good job Al! But hey, both parties are the same and the 2000 election isn't really...
We lost a real one today.
Before too much time passes here, I want to mention the death of the great filmmaker Robert Young. He was not that widely known, though a far more interesting and.