Note: The great Tina Turner passed away today at her home in Switzerland. She was 83.…
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Martin Amis (RIP) Explains Why American Populism Is a Con
In the later decades of his 50-year-long career as a novelist, the late Martin Amis had…
Harry Belafonte (RIP), James Baldwin, Marlon Brando & Sidney Poitier Talk About Civil Rights, 1963
Note: Yesterday Harry Belafonte, the civil rights activist, singer and actor, passed away at age 96.…
Ryuichi Sakamoto, RIP: Watch Him Create Groundbreaking Electronic Music in 1984
Ryuichi Sakamoto was born and raised in Japan. He rose to prominence as a member of…
Watch Jeff Beck (RIP) Smash His Guitar: A Classic Scene from Antonioni’s Blowup (1966)
Note: With the passing of Jeff Beck, we’re bringing back a vintage post from our archive…
Pelé’s Great World Cup Goals (RIP)
Today, the soccer legend, Pelé, passed away at age 82. The most dominant player of his…
Hear the Best of Angelo Badalamenti (RIP) from 1986-2017: Features Music from David Lynch’s Blue Velvet, Twin Peaks & More
The late Angelo Badalamenti composed music for singers like Marianne Faithfull and Nina Simone, for movies…
Olivia Newton-John (RIP) Reunites with Grease Co-Star John Travolta to Sing “You’re The One That I Want” (2002)
American nostalgia as we know it was invented in the nineteen-seventies. Consider that decade’s preponderance of…