Clive Davis, bisexual star-maker who changed American pop music, dies at 94

Clive Davis, the bisexual music executive whose ear, ego, and instinct helped define the sound of modern American pop, has died. He was 94. Davis died at his Manhattan home on Monday, according to the Associated Press. His family also confirmed his death in a statement.

Over more than six decades, Davis became one of the most powerful and enduring figures in the music industry, a record…

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Thailand’s Princess Bajrakitiyabha Dies at 47 After Nearly Four Years in Coma

Princess Bajrakitiyabha, the eldest daughter of Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn (Rama X) and one of the country’s most accomplished royals, died on 11 June after spending nearly four years in a coma. She was 47. The Royal Household announced that the princess, formally known as Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendiradebyavati, died at 7:48 PM […]

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The Singular Power of Persepolis

_Teachable_. The biggest compliment a college professor can give to a book or a movie is to say that it’s “teachable.” Over the years, somewhat to my dismay, this has become the main criterion I use to assess new texts, especially books. To be teachable, a book or a movie or whatever has to possess a certain set of qualities. It has to be something you can count on a roomful of students to make…

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Buffy The Vampire Slayer & Ted Lasso Star Anthony Head Passes Away

Anthony Head has passed away. The British actor, best known for starring in TV shows such as Ted Lasso and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, was 72. Head’s daughters, Emily and Daisy, have confirmed that the actor “passed away peacefully of complications due to pneumonia, surrounded by his family,” per BBC News. They said in a […]

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Ernest Chambers Dies: ‘Smothers Brothers’ Writer-Producer & 11-Time Emmy Nominee Was 97

Ernest Chambers, a prolific TV writer-producer whose 60-year career working on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, My Three Sons, The Dick Van Dyke Show and dozens of specials and variety shows that landed him 11 Emmy nominations, has died. He was 97. A family representative told Deadline that Chambers died May 30 in Los Angeles […]

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