James Earl Jones, Distinguished Actor and Voice of Darth Vader, Dies at 93
After the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968, Time didn’t put him on its cover. Life did, but only afforded him seven of its 100-plus pages. And The Atlantic, a magazine founded by abolitionists, hardly mentioned his passing. Ebony, by contrast, chose a spare photo of King, his hand under his chin, for its May... See more
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Does anybody else really like to listen to audio recordings of dead philosophers and writers? Charles Bukowski, Alan Watts, David Foster Wallace, Anthony Bourdain. Their words are incredible, but there's something else about listening to them read it.
Living philosophers and writers are also interesting, of course. There’s an undeniable ‘something’
... See moreD'Angelo's soul made him a once-in-a-generation artist.
On October 14th, the writer, performer and producer passed away at the age of 51. Across his albums, EPs and legendary collabs, he reshaped the emotional language of modern R&B. For RA's @lovie.world, it all goes back to his beginnings as a piano player in his... See more
resident_advisorinstagram.com“I was hesitant to try the whole voice cloning process, worried that it was crossing some kind of moral line, but after thinking about it more, I realized that as long as I treat it for what it is, [it is] a way to preserve his memory in a unique way,” he told CNN.
He shared a few messages with his sister and mother.
“It was absolutely astonishing... See more
He shared a few messages with his sister and mother.
“It was absolutely astonishing... See more
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One of those albums that lived up the hype after a decade plus hiatus. Always good to learn how these kinds of people think.