Tag: RIP
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The curse of MacArthur Park
First Waylon Jennings, then Richard Harris, now Donna Summer — all had hits with “MacArthur’s Park,” all are now dead. (videos after jump)
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RIP MCA
Damn. Adam Yauch, a member of the seminal hip-hop trio the Beastie Boys, has died. He was 47 years old. The Brooklyn-born musician known to fans as MCA was first treated for cancerous growths in his parotid gland and a lymph node in 2009 and subsequently underwent surgery and radiation therapy, which forced the delay…
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Caption du jour
I’m going the tasteless route: “Yes, I could turn water into crack but I’m not going to.” Less sacrilege: “Sorry, Whitney. Loving yourself is not the greatest love of all, it’s self-absorption.”
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Andrew Breitbart’s dead but Hitler comparisons live on
I wasn’t a fan of Andrew Breitbart’s work. Helping debunk his most infamous smear was my good deed for the year. That said, I’m not going to celebrate anyone’s death, save for the occasional jihadist mass murderer. Nor am I going to mark someone’s passing with the kind of ridiculous hyperbole that’s become a trademark…
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They’ll lower the flag for anyone these days
Flags will be lowered in New Jersey on the day of Whitney Houston‘s funeral. Veterans and their families are mad. They should be. What bravery did Houston show? What were her contributions to America? Other than a good singing voice that produced tunes about the merits of loving yourself (a condition that’s become a national…
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