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Robin Morgan Dies: Former Ms. Magazine Editor, Women’s Media Center Co-Founder With Jane Fonda & Gloria Steinem Was 85
#News #Obituaries #GloriaSteinem #JaneFonda #Obituary #RobinMorgan

https://deadline.com/2026/09/robin-morgan-dead-1237068890/

Robin Morgan Dies: Former Ms. Magazine Editor, Women’s Media Center Co-Founder With Jane Fonda & Gloria Steinem Was 85
#News #Obituaries #GloriaSteinem #JaneFonda #Obituary #RobinMorgan

https://deadline.com/2026/09/robin-morgan-dead-1237068890/

Robin Morgan Dies: Former Ms. Magazine Editor, Women’s Media Center Co-Founder With Jane Fonda & Gloria Steinem Was 85
#News #Obituaries #GloriaSteinem #JaneFonda #Obituary #RobinMorgan

https://deadline.com/2026/09/robin-morgan-dead-1237068890/

Robin Morgan Dies: Former Ms. Magazine Editor, Women’s Media Center Co-Founder With Jane Fonda & Gloria Steinem Was 85
#News #Obituaries #GloriaSteinem #JaneFonda #Obituary #RobinMorgan

https://deadline.com/2026/09/robin-morgan-dead-1237068890/

Gloria Steinem used the dinner table as a place to forge relationships and foster change — neither a cook nor an enthusiastic eater
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/dining/gloria-steinem-dinners-food.html
Neither a home cook nor an enthusiastic eater, she used the dinner table as a place to forge relationships and foster change.
#food #feminism #obituary

Gloria Steinem used the dinner table as a place to forge relationships and foster change — neither a cook nor an enthusiastic eater
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/dining/gloria-steinem-dinners-food.html
Neither a home cook nor an enthusiastic eater, she used the dinner table as a place to forge relationships and foster change.
#food #feminism #obituary

Neither a home cook nor an enthusiastic eater, she used the dinner table as a place to forge relationships and foster change. #food #feminism #obituary

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/dining/gloria-steinem-dinners-food.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

Posted into FLIPBOARD EXCHANGE FEED 🗞️ @flipboard-exchange-feed-Econopass

Neither a home cook nor an enthusiastic eater, she used the dinner table as a place to forge relationships and foster change. #food #feminism #obituary

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/dining/gloria-steinem-dinners-food.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Neither a home cook nor an enthusiastic eater, she used the dinner table as a place to forge relationships and foster change. #food #feminism #obituary

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/dining/gloria-steinem-dinners-food.html?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Resil B. Mojares, National Artist for Literature, dies at 83

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/people/obituary/writer-resil-mojares-dies/

Amber Eggers Dies: ‘Love After Lockup’ Star Was 41
#News #Obituaries #AmberEggers #LifeAfterLockup #Obituary

https://deadline.com/2026/09/amber-eggers-dead-1237068022/

Amber Eggers Dies: ‘Love After Lockup’ Star Was 41
#News #Obituaries #AmberEggers #LifeAfterLockup #Obituary

https://deadline.com/2026/09/amber-eggers-dead-1237068022/

Amber Eggers Dies: ‘Love After Lockup’ Star Was 41
#News #Obituaries #AmberEggers #LifeAfterLockup #Obituary

https://deadline.com/2026/09/amber-eggers-dead-1237068022/

Amber Eggers Dies: ‘Love After Lockup’ Star Was 41
#News #Obituaries #AmberEggers #LifeAfterLockup #Obituary

https://deadline.com/2026/09/amber-eggers-dead-1237068022/

Third-generation owner of San Francisco’s John’s Grill dies at 41 https://www.diningandcooking.com/restaurants/21684/ #Food #obituary #Restaurant #Restaurants #SanFrancisco

“Being a feminist means that you see the world as whole instead of half,” she once said. “It shouldn’t need a name, and one day it won’t.”
https://apnews.com/article/gloria-steinem-dies-724836935f6547fda60f361c15238d14

#GloriaSteinem #obituary #feminism

Feminist activist Gloria Steinem dies at age 92

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/people/obituary/feminist-activist-gloria-steinem-dies/

Restaurant and bar ‘legend’ Bobby Lee dies, bringing final end to Mister Days https://www.diningandcooking.com/restaurants/19042/ #AroundTown #bar #BusinessClosing #clarendon #obituary #Restaurant #Restaurants

Peter Cullen, voice of Optimus Prime, Has Passed Away at 85

Link: https://film-book.com/peter-cullen-voice-of-optimus-prime-passed-away/?fsp_sid=245912

#Obituary #OptimusPrime #PeterCullen #Transformers

RIP Rachel Naomi Remen, MD

“As a medical educator, therapist, and teacher, she enabled many thousands of physicians to find individual meaning and purpose in the practice of medicine and thousands of patients to remember their power to heal.”

I read her books early in my career, and in them saw how physicians can be storytellers, and how the art of storytelling makes us better physicians. I never had the opportunity to meet her, but some of my mentors did and told me how she changed (and saved) their lives

She truly influenced our profession for the better. She was saving lives from #burnout before it was a buzzword

#medmastodon #physicians #storyteller #obituary

https://tns.commonweal.org/podcasts/celebration-of-life-rachel-naomi-remen/

Considering I was hired 3000 years ago by the Almighty AMG Himself to be the “power metal guy,” I sure do end up reviewing a lot of moldy death metal. Toss Norway’s Horrifier on the rotpit next as I tackle their sophomore slab of purulence, Revelations of Gore. With cover art straight from the early 90s, Horrifier regale you with tales of body horror, serial killings, and unlawful graveyard carnal knowledge. Their core sound measures in at 79.5% Autopsy worship, with 12.3% Obituary and 8.2% early Pestilence influence. That means you get hammered with old school, cesspool-ready shitfun with a heavy emphasis on scuzz, crust, and scabs. Is it newfangled? Fuck no. Is it going to stain your carpet and leave a lasting stench? Absofuckinglutely! Let’s see what’s behind the gore.

After an appropriately creepy intro, Horrifer get medieval on your ass with “Compelled to Slaughter” as evil, ominous riffs and a skronky bass set the coroner’s table for you. It’s very much in the vein of early Autopsy and Adrian Risøy’s disgusting and disturbing vocals are a dead ringer for the legendary Chris Reifert. It’s a big intestine sandwich that leaps from d-beating to slow, doomy segments, and it sounds as infectious as an Ebola ward. You’ll want a shower after to disinfect, and that’s the sign of effective death. “Human Butchery” keeps the rancid times rolling, and I swear this one could have appeared on any of the first 4 Autopsy albums. Go ahead and deny that the piece starting at 3:50 wasn’t ripped directly from Chris Reifert’s diseased brain. You can’t. It’s entertaining without reinventing any wheels, and the band’s commitment to excess and a horrific atmosphere is to be commended. When this formula clicks, it works quite well. “Body Hoarder” is an especially fun bit of unhinged death with plenty of textures and moods splattering the walls. Parts even remind me of Leprosy-era Death.

Unfortunately, the writing is a bit inconsistent as the album grinds along, with some songs feeling less essential than others. “Rejoice, Children of the Flesh” reminds me of the loopy but lovable days of early Carnivore where they lurched between thrash and bombastic doom willy-nilly, and the tempo changes don’t always work in their favor as segments drag on too long. I do love that fat, clanging N.M.E.-styled bass though! “Morbid Lust” is aggressive and angry but feels fairly generic, and it also runs past its expiration date and meanders weirdly. “The Final Oblation” is even longer and feels more bloated and overstuffed, despite cool moments. Revelations of Gore does finish strong with longest track, “Blood for Ascension,” however. It puts a vaguely Voivodian spin on a ragged d-beat and makes everything feel jarring, unsteady, and exciting. The classic Autopsy asswax and maggot garden vibe is present, but with a strange new edge. There’s even a massive doom segment that feels like classic Saint Vitus, so that’s pure Steel bait. At 38 minutes, I hesitate to say Revelations of Gore feels longer than that, but it does drag at times. The production is masterful for a caveman death slab such as this. The guitars have force, the bass is fully unleashed and everything feels dangerous and murky as fook. Kudos!

Adrian Risøy and Sander Halvorsen do a very respectable job pummeling and abrading with nasty, corrosive riffs and horror movie harmonies. They hurt when they must, and torture when they like, and there’s a creepy, unsettling vibe that flashes through the material. Erik Krokan’s bass is large, in charge, and right in your face. It thumps, twangs, and bangs all over the place and adds a delicious layer of low-end extremity. Risøy is a great death croaker and brings a repulsive and inhuman stink to the coffin orgy. He’s the kind of vocalist this style of death needs, and boy does he go all in. Last but certainly not least, Andreas Langås lays the lumber hard and mean, shifting from bedragled doom trots to d-beat gallops and straight-up blastbeatery.

Horrifier live in death metal’s infamous past and evince no sign of evolutionary tendencies. Revelations of Gore could have dropped in 1990 and been a genre touchstone. Since it drops in 2026 instead, it’s entirely olde but still well worth a trip down its greasy gutslide into the body fluids. I think Horriffier could do big things in the future. Until then, play this loudly as you carve a rare and bloody roast over a public toilet. Bon Appétit!

Rating: 3.0/5.0
DR: 10 | Format Reviewed: 320 kbps mp3
Label: Personal Records
Websites: horrifiermetal.bandcamp.com | facebook.com/profile.php | instagram.com/horrifier_official
Releases Worldwide: August 7th, 2026

Chuck Russell Dies: Director Of ‘The Mask’ & ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors’ Was 74
#News #Obituaries #ChuckRussell #Obituary #TheMask

https://deadline.com/2026/07/chuck-russell-dead-1237002760/

Kjell Nilsson Dies: Lord Humungus In ‘Mad Max: The Road Warrior’ Was 76
#News #Obituaries #KjellNilsson #Obituary #TheRoadWarrior

https://deadline.com/2026/07/kjell-nilsson-dead-1236973847/

Akihiro Miwa, the renowned Japanese singer and actor known for the hit song "Yoitomake no Uta" and his acclaimed stage performance in "Black Lizard," has died at the age of 91. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/06/28/japan/akihiro-miwa-obituary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #akihiromiwa #celebrities #obituary #atomicbombings #nagasaki

Doug Goldstein Dies: Longtime Guns N’ Roses Manager Who Saw The Band Through Success And Chaos Was 65
#News #Obituaries #AxlRose #DougGoldstein #GunsN039Roses #Obituary #Slash

https://deadline.com/2026/06/doug-goldstein-dead-guns-n-roses-manager-1236968589/

Un des plus grands n’est plus

David Hockney est décédé le 11 juin 2026

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Il y a des tas d’expositions nouvelles en ce moment, partout. Et tous les jours, il y en a d’autres qui s’ouvrent. Je ne sais pas où donner de la tête, ni des doigts.
Mais aujourd’hui, il faut que tout cela attende, que tout s’écarte. Un grand, un géant de l’art est mort hier, et comme tant d’autres, je ne peux m’empêcher d’y aller, moi aussi, de mon ode à David Hockney (1937-2026).

On connaît son histoire. Né à Bradford, dans le nord industriel de l’Angleterre, dans une famille ouvrière, David Hockney découvre très jeune son talent et très jeune aussi, il reçoit une formation au dessin. Plus tard, il descend à Londres, où il peut poursuivre ses études au prestigieux Royal College of Art. Le succès vient très vite. Ensuite, il s’envole pour New York, plus tard pour la Californie. C’est là que, ébloui par la lumière et les couleurs, il fait ses fameuses peintures de piscines (comme le célèbre « A Bigger Splash »). Et pendant des années durant, il fera plus ou moins la navette entre la lumineuse Californie, son Yorkshire natal et, plus tard, la Normandie, où il passera en tout cas le temps de la pandémie, et où il fait une de ses plus belles fresques, exposée à la Fondation Louis Vuitton en 2025.

https://youtu.be/KyiByo5yMR8?si=fDmDxtOu2sHUAE-7

J’ai écrit déjà plusieurs fois sur Hockney et certaines de ses expositions (au Van Gogh Museum, au musée Teylers, et à d’autres endroits encore). Et à chaque fois j’étais éblouie, soufflée, par ses couleurs, sa vitalité, et sa capacité de se réinventer à chaque fois. Hockney n’hésitait pas à explorer, puis à embrasser et à perfectionner de nouvelles techniques, la photo, l’i-pad, la vidéo, ou des combinaisons de tout cela, et à chaque fois, il nous coupait le souffle. Il fallait du courage, car au départ, le monde artistique n’appréciait pas forcément ces «mélanges» entre informatique et peinture. Mais Hockney n’avait pas froid aux yeux, et il l’a montré aussi en affirmant que les peintres d’antan se servaient d’instruments (d’optique, de mesure) pour établir la perspective. Sacrilège! Mais Hockney tenait bon, il en a fait la démonstration dans ses oeuvres à lui – et il avait probablement raison.

Son oeuvre reste, et c’est formidable. Qu’il s’agisse de paysages, de portraits, d’« instantanés » (comme la trace de la plongeon dans la piscine), de dessins au fusain, de peinture sur i-pad ou de vidéos, la virtuosité de Hockney est immense. Et son oeuvre nous reste. Alors, autant on est triste que ce grand artiste nous ait quittés, autant on peut se réjouir de pouvoir, encore et encore, admirer cette oeuvre.

Pour en savoir plus: regardez A Bigger Picture, documentaire de Bruno Wollheim (2010). Vous pouvez le voir en ligne ici (pour le voir en entier, il faut payer), ou vous pouvez regarder 80 films courts fait pour les 80 ans de David Hockney.

Voir aussi: La joie de la peinture : Hockney à Amsterdam – Vu du Nord

David Hockney, grand peintre britannique, est mort à l’âge de 88 ans

David Hockney : « J’ai toujours voulu faire des images » | France Culture

Image en tête: Le printemps arrive à Woldgate. Musée Van Gogh, 2019

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Death of a giant

David Hockney (b. 1937) died on June 11, 2026.

There are many new exhibitions to write about, and I started doing just that. But today, everything has to wait. Today – like so many others – I have to commemorate David Hockney (1937-2026). He is one of the contemporary artists I admire most, and I am not the only one. I have written about several of his exhibitions (among others in the Van Gogh Museum, or in Teylers Museum).

Born in the industrial city of Bradford in a working class family, his talent was discovered when he was still very young, and he had drawing lessons from a very young age, too. Later, he went to London where he was admitted to the Royal College of Art. There, his talent was noticed as well, not only by his teachers and other students, but also by galleries and art merchants. Success came pretty soon. Hockney certainly was not one of those artists whose recognition comes only after their death, or late in life. Right away, his work sold well – which permitted him to travel and to live comfortable. He went to New York, then to California, where he was as smitten by the light and colours as Van Gogh was in Provence. It was in California that he made his famous swimming pool paintings, among which ‘‘A Bigger Splash’’.

Yet Hockney didn’t forget the Yorkshire of his youth, and he returned there regularly, even for longer periods. There he made – among many other works – his famous ‘‘Spring’’ series, and it was also there he started working with new techniques. I remember his earliest i-pad ‘‘paintings’’, one of which represented rain – like a video, except that it wasn’t a video. Hockney was probably the first painter to embrace those new techniques – and to incorporate them in his paintings. He was quite brave in that respect, for in the beginning his use of the i-pad was frowned upon in certain circles. ‘‘Painting’’ with an instrument like that wasn’t serious! In the same way, Hockney proclaimed that painters in earlier centuries used instruments to establish the perspective in their pictures. Sacrilege! It couldn’t be… But he was probably right – and he showed it in his own work.

https://youtu.be/g0-yI_Ph0aE

It was also on his i-pad – perfected by himself – that he made his ‘‘Normandy’’ series. He stayed in his house in Normandy during the pandemic, and each and every day he painted the landscape, that changed with the weather and the seasons – like the landscape he portrayed in Yorkshire. A combination of hundreds of these small pictures and a gigantic ‘‘fresco’’ was shown (among other places) in 2025 in the Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris.

Few artists are or were so inventive and prolific as Hockney. He probably was creative and busy till his last moments. In a way, his death makes us orphans. But fortunately, there is his work, which we can see and admire time and time again. In that sense, artists are never really gone.

Interesting: A Bigger Picture, documentary by Bruno Wollheim (2010). You can watch it online here (to watch the whole film, you have to pay), or you can watch 80 short films made for David Hockney’s 80th birthday.

See also La joie de la peinture : Hockney à Amsterdam – Vu du Nord

David Hockney obituary | Painting | The Guardian

‘The vibrant proof of a presence slipped away’: Why David Hockney’s 1967 masterpiece is newly poignant after his death

Header image : The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate. Van Gogh Museum, 2019

More images in French section

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Jeffrey Lane Dies: Award-Winning Writer Of TV’s ‘Mad About You’ And Broadway’s ‘Dirty Rotten Scoundrels’ Was 71
#News #Obituaries #Broadway #DirtyRottenScoundrels #Emmys #JeffeyLane #MadAboutYou #Obituary #RyansHope #TonyAwards

https://deadline.com/2026/05/jeffrey-lane-dead-1236919176/

Radio Free Skaro #1062 – The Daleks Will Stop at Anything

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The time has come and the two previously missing but now gloriously present episodes of The Daleks’ Master Plan, namely The Nightmare Begins (Episode 1) and Devil’s Planet (Episode 3), are here to be viewed and reviewed! They appeared not only on the BBC iPlayer but also in full on the US (but not Canadian, feh) Classic Doctor Who Youtube channel, and we have viewed said episodes and have thoughts. But that’s not all we also have an interview with Toby Hadoke, who hosted a screening at Riverside Studios and reflects with Steven on the screening, the episodes, and the overall wonder that is their return! 

Links:

• Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon
• The Daleks’ Master Plan: The Nightmare Begins – iPlayer
• The Daleks’ Master Plan: Devil’s Planet – iPlayer
• The Daleks’ Master Plan: The Nightmare Begins – YouTube
• The Daleks’ Master Plan: Devil’s Planet – YouTube
• Doctor Who Magazine 628 released
• BBC Three to run Twenty Years of Tennant marathon Apr 16
• HBO says not aware of a potential Doctor Who partnership with the BBC
• Big Finish: Doctor Who: Time War – Uncharted: Branches due May 2026
• Big Finish: Doctor Who – Rutans vs Sontarans: Betrayal at the House of Sontar out now
• Big Finish: Torchwood: Curtain released
• Paul Hayes’ Flight Into Danger documentary and article
• World of Telly – Gangsters
• Laurie Webb died at 101

Interview:

• Toby Hadoke
• Riverside Studios Event

George Goble died recently – known for first dual-CPU-Unix and fast BBQ lighting

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/wlfi/name/george-goble-obituary?id=61144779

#HackerNews #GeorgeGoble #Obituary #DualCPUUnix #BBQLighting #TechPioneer #Innovation

Five-headed Brazilian death metal horde Papa Necrose emerged from the promo sump with two strikes against them before Anthropomorphy Execution even began. First, if we were somehow living in an alternate metalverse where Ghost didn’t exist, then the name Papa Necrose might be passable. But we don’t. Instead, the name only evokes the theatrical imagery tied to Tobias Forge’s famous alter-ego. Second, the Saw‑meets‑Easter‑Island cover art is não é bom,1 feeling flat out undercooked. Put those surface issues aside, and you’ll find a record that soaks itself in classic 90s progressive death. The outcome of years of arduous development, Papa Necrose’s third LP once again turns its attention to the Catholic Church as its central target. However, rather than chasing reinvention, Anthropomorphy Execution embraces familiarity, seeking to recapture the qualities that have allowed this well-known strain of death to endure.

Anthropomorphy Execution wears its influences squarely on its sleeve: post Human‑era Death and early Pestilence are the clearest touchstones, with vocals that blend Obituary‑style guttural heft and Schuldiner‑like phrasing. There’s nothing here you haven’t heard before, but the performances are surprisingly astute. And it’s clear Papa Necrose has more than enough musical chops to pull off their homage. Danilo Vagner and Carlo Silva’s down‑picked, grinding riffs, Luquian Silva’s dynamic tom fills, and Eric Gusmão’s exploratory bass runs are executed with precision, coalescing into highlights like “Hammered in the Mind,” “Cathedral of Death,” and “Eighteen Years Awake.” Gusmão’s Sound of Perseverance-flavored breaks, along with the interplay between Vagner and Silva’s riffs and Silva’s fancy kit work, give the tracks plenty of groove to latch onto. James Murphy (Death, Obituary, Cancer) even shows up for a guest spot (“The Thousand Yard Gaze”). Talent-rich, but too obvious in their devotion, Papa Necrose seems comfortable being nothing less than an off-the-shelf clone of their heroes.

Anthropomorphy Execution by PAPA NECROSE

Anthropomorphy Execution’s biggest problems lie in its songwriting and overall cohesion. While the individual performances are competent, the sum rarely matches the quality of its parts, leaving Anthropomorphy Execution feeling clunky as a whole. Alessandro Necrose is a capable vocalist and effectively channels a John Tardy (Obituary) level of disgust, but a vocal mix that sits too far forward and drowns everything in delay undermines his delivery. His tendency to end his growls with an exaggerated gurgle (“Anthropomorphy Execution,” “Cathedral of Death,” “Disenchant Them”) doesn’t help matters and comes off as cheesy rather than heavy. Structurally, tracks tend to sprawl, with vocals that occasionally lag behind the instrumentation (“Fall, Die, and Break”), or overactive solos that crowd otherwise promising passages (“Disenchant Them”). And with a runtime of over 46 minutes, the album overstays its welcome by at least two songs.

While Papa Necrose lacks a distinct identity of their own, discerning musicality and a clear reverence for the classic progressive death sound produce some strong moments. “Fall, Die, and Break” is a straightforward track that leans on chunky, mid-paced riffs, fret-tapping fireworks, and dexterous drumming to establish a serviceable baseline for the record’s sound. It’s nothing special, but it demonstrates a functional grasp of structure and pacing. “Eighteen Years Awake,” “Hammered in the Mind,” and “Cathedral of Death” benefit from a sharper sense of momentum, finding Papa Necrose at their heaviest and most confident. Driven by syncopated bursts of technical shredding and frequent tempo shifts, the songs remain engaging throughout and largely sidestep the issues that drag down the rest of the record. “Anthropomorphy Execution” could have joined them as one of the record’s stronger cuts if not for its near‑lifted guitar harmony from Symbolic’s “Sacred Serenity.” To its credit, the song is one of the few moments where Papa Necrose attempts to break the mold, introducing added wrinkles like ceremonial-flavored motifs. Still, this occurrence isn’t enough to overcome the track’s mimicry, nor imbue the material with a sense of personality that gives it lasting appeal.

Papa Necrose is no doubt fluent in classic progressive death, but Anthropomorphy Execution rarely speaks in its own voice. Competently played and steeped in the right influences, the record leans too heavily on familiar tropes to ultimately feel essential. Until Papa Necrose tempers its devotion with a stronger sense of self, their work will continue to land as another well-executed homage in a genre already defined by far stronger voices.

Rating: Disappointing
DR: 5 | Format Reviewed: 320 kb/s mp3
Label: Awakening Records
Websites: awakeningrecordscn.bandcamp.com | facebook.com/papanecrosedm
Releases Worldwide: March 20th, 2026

Wonderful:

“Celebrating Tony Hoare’s Mark On Computer Science”, Bertrand Meyer (https://bertrandmeyer.com/2026/03/16/celebrating-tony-hoares-mark-on-computer-science/).

Via HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47422228

On Lobsters: https://lobste.rs/s/tr5qdg/celebrating_tony_hoare_s_mark_on_computer

#RIP #Obituary #ComputerScience #TonyHoare #CARHoare #CompSci #CS

Michael Connelly Shares ‘Bosch’s Origin Story As He Pays Tribute To Series Creator Eric Overmyer
#News #Obituaries #Bosch #EricOvermyer #MichaelConnelly #Obituary

https://deadline.com/2026/03/michael-connelly-eric-overmyer-tribute-1236759772/

R.I.P. C.A.R. Hoare 😢:

“Tony Hoare (1934-2026)”, Computational Complexity (https://blog.computationalcomplexity.org/2026/03/tony-hoare-1934-2026.html).

On HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47324054

On Lobsters: https://lobste.rs/s/lyktdk/tony_hoare_1934_2026

#Hoare #RIP #Obituary #ComputerScience #CS #CARHoare #TonyHoare

‘Big-Hearted’ War Photographer Paul Conroy Dies Age 61 https://petapixel.com/2026/03/06/big-hearted-war-photographer-paul-conroy-dies-age-61/ #pressphotographer #photojournalist #warphotographer #warphotography #obituary #syria #News

Actor Robert Carradine Dies At Age 71
#News #KeithCarradine #Obituary #RobertCarradine

https://deadline.com/2026/02/robert-carradine-dead-age-71-1236734055/

17 years ago on this day Kathryn, my second wife, exited this world. She was an award winning feline health writer, middle eastern dance and yoga instructor, Arabic hand drummer, neopagan witch, an artist and music community leader. I had the privilege of her presence the last ten years of her life. She struggled with bipolar II, PTSD, anxiety, agoraphobia, Lyme disease, and chemical dependency. She gave much love, and needed more love than any one could give her. I am still wrecked how her health challenges distorted her views, how she treated herself and how she chose to leave this world, but ultimately I am grateful for all the love she gave me and others, helping us be better, wiser people. I miss her. Love hurts and love heals. Blessed be. #memorial #grief #obituary #death #companionship #love #music #neopagan

Japanese freelance television announcer Hiroshi Kume, known for hosting the popular music show "The Best Ten" and news show "News Station," died of lung cancer on Jan. 1, it was learned Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/01/13/tv-streaming/hiroshi-kume-obituary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #tvstreaming #hiroshikume #japanesetv #tbs #tvasahi #ntv #media #obituary

Japanese screenwriter Makiko Uchidate, known for writing scripts for many television drama series in the country, died of acute left-side heart failure at a hospital in Tokyo on Dec. 17. She was 77. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/12/26/entertainment-news/screenwriter-makiko-uchidate-obituary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #entertainmentnews #makikouchidate #obituary #japanesetv #sumo

Professor, author Queena Lee-Chua dies

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/life-and-style/literature/professor-author-queena-lee-chua-dies/

Award-Winning French Photographer Killed by Drone in Ukraine https://petapixel.com/2025/10/07/award-winning-french-photographer-killed-by-drone-in-ukraine/ #invasionofukraine #photographerdeath #photojournalist #warphotographer #obituary #ukraine #russia #News

Jane Goodall, famed #Primatologist , #anthropologist and #conservationist , dead at 91

"The #JaneGoodall Inst. has learned this morning, Wed, October 1, 2025, that Dr. Jane Goodall DBE, UN Messenger of Peace & Founder of the Jane #Goodall Institute has passed away due to natural causes," the institute said on social media. "She was in #California as part of her speaking tour in the United States."

Goodall’s discoveries as an #ethologist revolutionized science
#obituary

https://abcnews.go.com/International/jane-goodall-famed-primatologist-anthropologist-conservationist-dead-91/story?id=109868347

Viogression – Thaumaturgic Veil Review

By Angry Metal Guy

By: Nameless_n00b_602

For every well-known, successful band, countless similar acts haven’t caught the same break or enjoyed the same recognition.1 For every Thou, there’s an Indian; every Abigail Williams, a Crepuscle; and every Obituary, a Viogression. One of the original but unsung stalwarts of death metal’s earliest days, Viogression formed in 1988 and released a well-received debut, Expound & Exhort, in 1991. The 1992 follow-up, Passage, failed to meet expectations, leading the band to take a three-decade hiatus. Their third full-length, 2022’s 3rd Stage of Decay, was praised for its old-school core and modern flair. Three years and a major lineup shuffle later, they return with their fourth full-length and first self-release, Thaumaturgic Veil. Promising a transcendent discourse on the interconnectivity of infinity and individuality, can this new version of Viogression maintain its momentum and deliver?

Like the good doctor, Vickie Franks, Viogression stitches together the genre’s most recognizable touchstones, but parts of themselves peek through, distinct from their influences. Sole remaining founder and vocalist, Brian DeNeffe, exhumes Obituary and Pestilence for his unintelligible rasps and howls, but employs impressive gutturals and layered screams of his own on “Vulnus Sclopetarium” and “Summon.” Guitarists Lief Larson and Johnathon Ibarra evoke the doomy vibe and disorienting, whip-crack tempo shifts of Autopsy and Asphyx (“Jinx,” “Light Extinguisher”), but the western dust on “Superposition” belongs to Viogression alone. An uncharacteristically twangy chorus and heavy distortion build an atmosphere for a clean, soulful guitar to cut through. Larson, Ibarra, and drummer Erik Schultek halve and double their tempos on “Renumeration” to create a pace both consistent and in flux. Punky album high point, “Pummeled,” sees DeNeffe acting as a rare counterpoint for a jazz-infused solo.2 These moments showcase the band’s excellent synthesis of influence and individuality when the stitches hold and the heart pumps strongly.

But the stitches don’t always hold; Thaumaturgic Veil suffers from indiscretionary inclusion, or poor compositional choices. Bassist Jason Hellman provides Cannibal Corpse-esque hooks (“Jinx,” “Travesty öv Darkness”) and a palpable heft to the album, but his performance often feels like parody. The opening basslines of “Superposition” and “As the Light Fades” plod and meander in ways that recall the tongue-in-cheek parts of Green Day’s catalogue. A recurring nasally guitar tone tries to instill unease but is instead repetitive and annoying (“Jinx,” “As the Light Fades”). “Eaten by Flies” invokes Polka and, like “Superposition” and “Summon,” is paratactical in its lyrical delivery, imitating amateur slam poetry. This disharmonious construction hamstrings Viogression’s ability to cultivate the philosophical and contemplative tone their subject matter requires.

Even with more consistent songwriting, Thaumaturgic Veil would still feel stitched together and disjointed. The album presents less as a coherent work and more as a series of vignettes. Each proper track (save closer, “Light Extinguisher”) is paired with an intro, giving the sensation of moving from painting to painting in a gallery rather than viewing one grand tapestry. It’s an interesting idea, but it fails for three reasons. First, these intros don’t bleed into their songs. I struggled to find a correlation in these pairings, whether musically, thematically, or lyrically. Second, without stronger connective tissue, these intros only add bloat to a relatively lean record.3 Third, and most damning, they prohibit the listener from building any momentum throughout Thaumaturgic Veil. This start-stop-start-stop structure makes the album feel twice as long as it is and turns every spin into a test of endurance.

While I can applaud the ambition of Thaumaturgic Veil, the execution ultimately falls short. “Pummeled,” “Renumeration,” and “Vulnus Sclopetarium” show that Viogression has the chops to write and perform a great, concise album, but uneven songwriting quality and an interrupted flow mar what could have been a prime offering from the old guard. Either of these flaws in isolation would have been manageable, but taken together, their impact compounds. There’s potential here, and with tighter threading and a more cohesive structure, I have no doubt Viogression could achieve the recognition they deserve.

Rating: 2.0/5.0
DR: 5 | Format Reviewed: 320 kb/s mp3
Label: Self-Released
Websites: viogression.info | Bandcamp | Instagram | Facebook
Releases Worldwide: July 11th, 2025

#20 #2025 #AbigailWilliams #Asphyx #Autopsy #Autospy #CannibalCoprse #CannibalCorpse #Crepuscle #DeathMetal #GreenDay #Independent #Indian #Jul25 #Obituary #Pestilence #Review #Reviews #SelfRelease #ThaumaturgicVeil #Viogression

#obituary of legendary #oxford #saxophone shop owner. I bought two new flutes from him back in the days (before I got into the habit of rescuing battered old instruments). The trouble with losing his shop #Allegro a few years ago is that now we have no #woodwind repair shop locally. https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/25322069.tributes-legendary-oxford-music-shop-owner-died/

Terry Louise Fisher Dies: ‘L.A. Law’ Co-Creator & ‘Cagney & Lacey’ Writer Was 79
#News #Obituaries #CagneyLacey #LALaw #Obituary #TerryLouiseFisher

https://deadline.com/2025/06/terry-louise-fisher-dies-79-1236432626/

Samuel French Dies: ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ & ‘Fear the Walking Dead’ Actor Was 45
#News #Obituaries #FearTheWalkingDead #KillersOfTheFlowerMoon #Obituary #SamuelFrench

https://deadline.com/2025/05/samuel-french-dies-45-1236394678/

Kazuo Sumi, former president and chairman of railway operator Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, died at his house in the city of Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture, on April 26, sources said Wednesday. He was 76. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/07/japan/ex-hankyu-hanshin-chief-dies/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #obituary #rail #hankyu #hanshin

David Edward Byrd Dies: ‘Follies’ Artist Whose Iconic Psychedelic Posters Spanned Rock And Broadway Was 83
#News #Obituaries #Broadway #DavidEdwardByrd #Follies #Godspell #Obituary

https://deadline.com/2025/02/david-edward-byrd-dead-1236278266/

‘Twin Peaks’ Star Mädchen Amick Pays Tribute To David Lynch: “My North Star”
#News #DavidLynch #MadchenAmick #MädchenAmick #Obituary #TwinPeaks

https://deadline.com/2025/01/twin-peaks-madchen-amick-pays-tribute-david-lynch-1236259400/

Rob Menschel Dies: Veteran Sports Camera Operator Was 59
#News #Obituaries #Sports #Death #Deaths #Dodgers #FanDuel #LosAngelesDodgers #Obit #Obits #Obituary #RobMenschel

https://deadline.com/2024/12/rob-menschel-dies-59-veteran-sports-camera-operator-1236204272/

Columbus Blue Jackets left-winger Johnny Gaudreau died Thursday night when he was struck by a car while riding a bicycle in New Jersey in a crash that also killed his brother, Matthew. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/08/31/more-sports/johnny-gaudreau-killed-bicycle-crash/ #moresports #johnnygaudreau #matthewgaudreau #columbusbluejackets #calgaryflames #nhl #obituary