Brian Wilson, 1990.
Entertainment

Brian Wilson, Founding Genius of the Beach Boys, Dies at 82

Brian Wilson, the brilliant but troubled co-founder of the Beach Boys whose innovations reshaped pop music in the 1960s and beyond, died Tuesday at age 82. His family confirmed his passing in a statement, calling the loss “heartbreaking” and asking

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Sly and the Family Stone, 1968. Sly Stone is in the middle row, left.
Entertainment

Sly Stone, Revolutionary Funk Pioneer, Dies at 82

Sly Stone, the visionary leader of the groundbreaking funk group Sly and the Family Stone, whose genre-defying music and multiracial band transformed American pop in the late 1960s and early 1970s, died Monday at his home in Granada Hills, California.

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Gene Hackman and Kevin Costner in No Way Out (1987)
Entertainment

Gene Hackman, Prolific Oscar-Winning Actor, Dies at 95

Gene Hackman, the esteemed actor renowned for his versatile performances, was found deceased alongside his wife, Betsy Arakawa, and their dog at their Santa Fe, New Mexico residence on February 26, 2025. He was 95 years old. The Santa Fe

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Donald Sutherland
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Donald Sutherland dies

Donald Sutherland, the Canadian actor known to younger generations as President Snow in the Hunger Games franchise, has died.  Sutherland’s son, Kiefer, posted the news on X on June 20.  He was 88. In addition to Hunger Games, Sutherland had

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Robert Plant and Alison Krauss perform at the Edmonton Folk Music Festival
Edmonton

Robert Plant plays Edmonton in August

The Edmonton Folk Music Festival’s 2024 lineup is set.  Along with headliners Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, organizers announced that Zimbabwe’s Mokoomba and New York’s Danielle Ponder will close the festival, which runs August 8-11. Find the full lineup here.

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