Leonard Cohen, the hugely influential singer and songwriter whose work spanned five decades, died at the age of 82.
Margaret Hamilton, computing pioneer who led software development for the Apollo program, dies at 90
Margaret H. Hamilton, a profoundly influential computer scientist best known for leading the software engineering team at MIT’s Instrumentation Lab during NASA’s Apollo program, died at age 90.
Dolly Parton died after a brief battle with cancer, publicist says
Country music legend Dolly Parton died Tuesday after a brief battle with cancer, her publicist said.
Jennifer Finch, L7 Bassist and Los Angeles Punk Figure, Dies at 59
Jennifer Finch, the longtime L7 bassist, vocalist and songwriter, has died at 59 following an aggressive form of brain cancer.
Yayoi Kusama, who splashed polka dots across the art world, dies at 97 in Tokyo
Pioneering Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, who splashed her signature polka dots on paintings, sculptures and museum installations around the world, has died. She was 97.
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Joe Pratt, NEH Cullen Chair of Business and History By Debbie Z. Harwell, Editor It is with great sadness we share the news that our founder and friend Joe Pratt passed away on Saturday, September 20, 2025. Beloved by family, friends, colleagues, and students, Joe brought joy to all who knew him. He always said […]
Sen. Lindsey Graham dies at 71 after ‘brief and sudden illness’
President Donald Trump led tributes to Graham, a leading Republican voice on defense and foreign policy, describing him as a “true American Patriot.”
Memories, dreams, reflections
In the spring of 1957, when he was eighty-one years old…
Almost Famous (2000)
In 1973, 15-year-old William Miller's unabashed love of music and aspiration to become a rock journalist lands him an assignment from Rolling Stone magazine to interview and tour with the…
Sunday Times and Sun columnist Rod Liddle dies aged 66
Tributes paid across industry to provocative journalist who died after short illness
"Last night I got an email from someone who said 'I'm 46, is it okay to start producing music?' I said 'yes, start now!'": How a 67-year-old pensioner went viral performing industrial techno at home
What started as a post-retirement hobby has led The Last DJ to runaway success and his first gig in 40 years. Now he's on a mission to inspire others to do the same
Tim Curry, star of ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show,’ dies at 80
Tim Curry, the actor who turned an iconic performance into a decades-long career, has died. Known for his flamboyant characters, he was a gifted performer on stage and screen. NBC News’ Chloe Melas looks back at his storied career.
The Global Decline in the Mental Health of the Young
One of the major findings in wellbeing research until recently was that happiness was U-shaped by age and unhappiness hump-shaped by age. There was a midlife crisis — a finding reported in well over 600 published papers using data on 145 countries. It was present in both developing and developed countries. And it was persistent over time. The finding of a peak in ill-being in midlife was consistent with Anne Case and Angus Deaton’s work on mortality and the so-called “deaths of despair.”1 In the US in particular and to a lesser extent in other countries, White prime-aged individuals without a college degree had high death rates from suicide, drug overdoses, and cirrhosis of the liver. Drug overdose deaths in the US, for example, peaked at midlife ages. In 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that overdose death rates per 100,000 by age rose from 13.5 for 15-to-24-year-olds to 45.6 for 25-to-34-year-olds and 60.8 for 35-to-44-year-olds, and then declined to 53.3 for 45-to-54-year-olds, 49.2 for 55-to-64-year-olds, and 14.7 for those over the age of 65.2 The morbidity data matched the mortality data.
Kevin Keegan dies at 75 after cancer diagnosis
Former Liverpool, Newcastle United and England striker Kevin Keegan has died aged 75 after being diagnosed with cancer.
