He died on January 16th, aged 89
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Remembering the Queen of Soul, Aretha FranklinIn our special…
Remembering the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin In our special tribute issue, we take a look back at her incredible legacy and once-in-a-lifetime voice. 📷: © 1968 Paul McCartney. Photographer: Linda McCartney
Leaders in Silicon Valley, entertainment, and professional sports are remembering Microsoft cofounder Paul Allen, who died after a battle with cancer at 65
Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Paul Allen, the cofounder of Microsoft and billionaire philanthropist, died Monday afternoon after battling non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. The 65-year-old Seattle native is best-known for having launched Microsoft with Bill Gates, but he also operated the venture-capital firm Vulcan Ventures, and staked his claim on sports franchises as the owner of the Seattle Seahawks […]
Remembering the Pregnant Teen Renegade of Martinique
For France and many of its former overseas colonies, Joan of Arc is the ultimate national heroine — the young woman who stepped out of nowhere and, armed mostly with the white-hot fire of belief, led her people to victory and freedom. But Martinique has another heroine, who stepped out of the bayou armed with […]
Remembering Ed Schultz: RT America anchor’s greatest stories (VIDEO)
Veteran radio and TV broadcaster Ed Schultz joined RT America in January 2016 and hosted the nightly news as well as several specials, including Brexit and the US presidential election. Schultz died on July 5, at age 64. We look back at some of his greatest stories. During the 2016 US presidential campaign, Schultz was […]
Stephen Hawking was my real-life Time Lord: Remembering the genius who inspired countless humans on this rock drifting through space
Getty Images Stephen Hawking died in his home in Cambridge at age 76 on March 14, 2018. The physicist pioneered new ways of understanding black holes and the universe. His popular-science books — especially “A Brief History of Time” — may persist as some of his greatest achievements. Stephen Hawking, who’s known for his explorations […]
Remembering the Bethnal Green tube disaster: The war-time tragedy Churchill hushed up
TONY SAPIANO / ALAMY STOCK The Bethnal Green tube disaster was originally hushed up By “it” she means the worst civilian disaster of the Second World War, albeit one that was all but absent from the history books for many years. On a rainy evening of March 3, 1943, 173 people were killed in a […]
Remembering Ursula Le Guin, Imaginer of Difficult Worlds
The fantasy and science fiction writer dreamed of tomorrows that may not have always been sunny, but were always original. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a67e2176195102e9edfd354/master/pass/UrsulaLeGuin-543781467.jpg
Remembering the K-Car: Chrysler’s Savior Gets No Respect
– In the early ’80s, Chrysler was saved from financial ruin by selling the front-drive K-car, a nice Reliant automobile that would spawn numerous inexpensive-to-produce variants. As disrespected as it was versatile, the lowly K-car spread its plebeian roots and survived until 1995. Cue the highlight reel: READ MORE ›› – Car and Driver BlogCar […]
Remembering Gord: Watch our Olympic montages set to Tragically Hip songs
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