Mark Ellis remembers the groundbreaking singer songwriter of thrash-death-speed metal band Slayer, who passed away earlier this month.
Remembering Roger Ebert
April 5, 2013 by Leave a Comment
What made him the one movie critic people really listened to?
Baseball Legend Stan Musial Dead at 92
January 20, 2013 by 1 Comment
“Stan the Man” Musial, one of the all-time great hitters, is gone.
RIP Shulamith Firestone
August 31, 2012 by 3 Comments
Shulamith Firestone, groundbreaking radical feminist writer, died at 67. The Dialectic of Sex is wonderful, if by “wonderful” you mean “batshit science fiction feminist theory,” and I’m pretty sure you do. She theorized that pregnancy was one of the major forces leading to the perpetuation of patriarchy, and therefore the invention of artificial wombs would free [...]
Obituary Post
August 9, 2012 by 4 Comments
RIP Ramarley Graham, an unarmed 18-year-old man of color killed by a cop, who apparently had “no choice” but to shoot him. He is another casualty of the prison-industrial complex’s bias against young men of color. Graham was assumed to have a gun because, you know, young black man in a bad neighborhood. He died [...]
Sherman Helmsley Passes On
July 24, 2012 by 1 Comment
Sherman Helmsley has died. Out of respect, please omit “Movin’ On Up” jokes.
Beastie Boy Adam Yauch Passes Away
May 4, 2012 by 6 Comments
How will you best remember Adam Yauch (aka MCA)?
Respect: Patrice O’Neal, 1969-2011
November 30, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Komplicated shows love to recently-passed Black comedian Patrice O’Neal.
Man of the Day: Arthur Penn
September 29, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Arthur Penn, the director most famous for the 1967 film Bonnie and Clyde, died of congestive heart failure today, leaving behind a Hollywood legacy that “transformed the American film industry,” and paved the way for such classic films as “The Godfather” and “Tax Driver.” Penn’s poetic take on sex and violence in on the screen—beautifully [...]
Man of the Day: Leonard Skinner
September 22, 2010 by Leave a Comment
If Leonard Skinner’s name sounds an awful lot like the name of the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, we’d say you’re onto something. The 77-year old former gym teacher (who sadly, died today) was made famous as the archetypal naysaying old timer who sent the soon-to-be rockstars to the principal’s office and consequently inspired their [...]
“Caregiver day is a wonderful idea, becase when you love your children, every day is a day you get to be with and celebrate them.”
This is a comment by CJ on the post “What to the Child of Domestic Violence is Father’s Day?”