Clem Burke, the drummer for Blondie, died today at age 70 from cancer. A statement signed by co-founders Debbie Harry and Chris Stein referred to Burke as "the heartbeat of Blondie." Burke drummed for Eurythmics, the Ramones, Bob Dylan, Iggy Pop, Slinky Vagabond and the Go-Go's in his decades-long career. He also had his own band, Chequered Past, with Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones, Blondie's Nigel Harrison, Tin Machine's Tony Fox Sales and singer/"MacGyver" actor Michael Des Barres. Here's @Variety's tribute to him.

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Val Kilmer died yesterday at age 65 after experiencing health issues for a decade. @RollingStone recommends 10 essential movies starring the gifted and versatile actor, from "Top Secret" to "Heat."

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¿Se acuerdan de #Unity? Justo cuando comenzaba a gustarme, lo descontinuaron

Esta captura es de 2014, la compartí en https://www.deviantart.com/leoperbo/art/Ubuntu-Conky-Amanecer-Mostrando-areas-de-trabajo-462051378 (y ahí sigue).

An update on the deaths of Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman and his wife, pianist Betsy Arakawa. Arakawa died from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome, a virus often found in rodents, and Hackman died around a week later due to "hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease with Alzheimer's disease as a significant contributory factor," NBC News reports.

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Let others speculate on the circumstances of Gene Hackman's death. Here's a @Flipboard Storyboard that celebrates his remarkable career, including film recommendations, how his peers are paying tribute to him, and the way he wanted to be remembered: “As a decent actor. As someone who tried to portray what was given to them in an honest fashion."

https://flipboard.com/@theculturedesk/remembering-gene-hackman-n8n8ejan56ruvq2n

Celebrities Remember Michelle Trachtenberg https://www.inbella.com/925692/celebrities-remember-michelle-trachtenberg/ #CelebritiesNews #Celebrity #CULTURE #InMemoriam #obits

Michelle Trachtenberg, the former child actress who went on to appear in shows like "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Gossip Girl," has died at age 39. Here's @THR's tribute to her.

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Musical Interlude: Roberta Flack left us today, and will be sorely missed. So many of her songs seem like cliches now, like "Killing Me Softly" or "Tonight I Celebrate My Love". Here's a rare track, never released on CD or streaming, taken from a 1971 Independence Day celebration in Ghana that also included the Ike & Tina Turner and the Staples Singers. It's a gorgeous a cappella performance, and still relevant in this turbulent times.

"Freedom Song," performed by Roberta Flack.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDP3fST_vjM

Ta płyta kojarzy mi się z sp Tatą. Tak, należał do fanów Czesława Niemena.w domowym archiwum znajdują się mnóstwo unikatowych winyli sprzed 50-60 lat. #music #vinyls #niemen #inMemoriam #padre #memories #polishMusic #the100pics this world is strange
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Irv Gotti, the music producer and founder of Murder Inc. Records, has died at age 54. @THR says that the cause of death has not been announced, but Gotti is known to have suffered a number of strokes in recent years, as well as diabetes-related issues. Here's their tribute to the man that signed DMX, Jay-Z and Ja Rule, worked with Ashanti and Jennifer Lopez, and created BET's "Tales," a show that blends hip-hop and storytelling. Def Jam Recordings paid tribute to him on social media, saying: "His creative genius and unwavering dedication to the culture birthed countless hits, defining an era of music that continues to resonate with fans worldwide."

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Tuskegee Airman, retired Lt. Col. Harry Stewart Jr., has died at age 100. He had dreamed of flying since he was a child in New York, watching planes at LaGuardia airport. He went on to earn the Distinguished Flying Cross for downing three German aircraft during a dogfight in 1945, and was part of a team of four Tuskegee Airmen who won the U.S. Air Force Top Gun flying competition in 1949 — an achievement that would not be recognized until decades later. After leaving the military, Stewart hoped to become a commercial pilot, but was rejected because of his race. He told Michigan Public Radio in 2019 he had recently been moved to tears on a flight. “When I entered the plane, I looked into the cockpit there and there were two African American pilots. One was the co-pilot, and one was the pilot. But not only that, the thing that started bringing the tears to my eyes is that they were both female,” he said. Here's more from @AssociatedPress about his incredible life and accomplishments.

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#TuskegeeAirmen #HarryStewart #BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMonth #InMemoriam #RIP @blackmastodon #BlackMastodon #History @histodons

Rich Hein may not be a familiar name to all photographers, but the former Chicago Sun-Times photo editor, who died on Sunday, was a legend to former colleagues. He was also beloved by the city's theatrical community, for which he shot publicity stills. Here's a tribute to him from the paper where he worked for 40 years, plus a few of his outstanding shots.

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Cecile Richards, former Planned Parenthood president and feminist activist, has died of an aggressive brain cancer at age 67. She entered politics as a teenager, working on a campaign to elect Sarah Weddington, the lawyer who fought Texas' abortion ban in Roe v. Wade, to the state legislature. She continued to work as an activist and reproductive rights advocate all her life, most recently helping launch a chatbot that provided information about where and how people could terminate their pregnancies. Here's @19thnews's tribute to her.

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Actress Joan Plowright has died at 95. The British Oscar-nominee and Golden Globe and Tony winner was part of a generation of actors including Judi Dench, Vanessa Redgrave and Maggie Smith, and was known for her work in reviving the U.K. theater scene alongside her husband, the late Laurence Olivier. Here's more from @CNN.

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Critics and film lovers are sharing stories about their interactions with the iconic David Lynch. Here's one from Consequence's Liz Shannon Miller, who got to ask him a question on the press tour for "Twin Peaks: The Return." "Throughout the whole panel, Lynch was entirely himself, as idiosyncratic and warm and open as you might expect (even when dismissing a question with just a few brief words). It was a remarkable experience, one that brought out his human side in unexpected ways, while confirming what a force he was," she writes.

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David Lynch, the legendary director, has died at age 78. His family announced his death on Facebook. Here's @Variety's tribute to the Oscar-winning creator of "Twin Peaks," "Blue Velvet" and so much more.

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Nancy Leftenant-Colon, the first Black woman to serve in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after desegregation, has died at age 104. Here's @npr's story about her life and career. One of 12 children born to James, the son of a freed slave, and Eunice, neither of whom were educated beyond sixth grade, Leftenant-Colon retired from the U.S. Air Force as a major, then worked as a school nurse at her alma mater, and in 1989 became the first national female president of the Tuskegee Airmen.

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