Tag Archives: Deaths

Gregg Barrios : The Charmed Life of Nora Ephron

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Nora Ephron. Image from Indiewire.Eat, love, and kvetch:Nora Ephron’s charmed life As much as she kvetches, she never whines. Her unique ability to take any pain in her life and turn it into a satiric essay or a romantic film … Continue reading →

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Thomas McKelvey Cleaver : Remembering Ray Bradbury

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Ray Bradbury in 1982. Photo by Lennox McLendon / AP / Washington Post.Ray Bradbury remembered:The librarian told my dadhe was asking for trouble “Ray Bradbury, a boundlessly imaginative novelist who wrote some of the most popular science-fiction books of all … Continue reading →

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Thorne Webb Dreyer and Sarito Carol Neiman : Bon Voyage, Doctor Keister

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Dr. Stephen R. Keister, 1921-2012.Dr. Stephen R. Keister, 1921-2012:Bon Voyage, Doctor Keister By Thorne Webb Dreyer and Sarito Carol Neiman / The Rag Blog / April 12, 2012 It seems the cancer always wins! Tomorrow I go to the Manchester … Continue reading →

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Danny Schechter : Sayonara to Mike Wallace and the End of an Era

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Mike Wallace hosting “CBS Morning News” in 1963. Photo from CBS Photo Archive / Getty Images.Sayonara to Mike Wallaceand the news era he led Mike Wallace turned the macho face-off into a personal signature that resembled nothing so much as … Continue reading →

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SPORT / Dave Zirin and Zach Zill : The Death of Socrates

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Brazilian soccer legend Socrates before a World Cup match in Guadalajara, Mexico, June 16, 1986. Photo by Wolfgang Ratta / Reuters.The death of Socrates:Celebrating the Brazilian soccer legend Socrates was one of those rare athletes whose outsized personality and effervescent … Continue reading →

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Bruce Goldberg : Carl Oglesby Occupies Heaven

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Carl Oglesby. Photo by Jennifer Fels / AP / The Guardian.Occupy Heaven:The Memorial for Carl Oglesby By Bruce Goldberg / The Rag Blog / November 10, 2011 Born of a working class family in Akron, Ohio, Carl Oglesby grew to … Continue reading →

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Mike Davis : The Eloquence of Carl Oglesby

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Carl Oglesby. Image from Kngine.Eloquent orator of the New Left:Remembering Carl Oglesby Carl Oglesby sadly left this world Tuesday morning after a long bout with cancer. President of SDS from 1965-66, he was a passionate American radical and one of … Continue reading →

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Jeff Shero Nightbyrd : Skipping Stones With Carl Oglesby

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Carl Oglesby at an SDS conference in 1968. Photo by Neal Boenzi / The New York Times.Seismic shifts and skipping stones:Memories of Carl OglesbyBy Jeff Shero Nightbyrd / The Rag Blog / September 15, 2011 [Carl Oglesby, a former president … Continue reading →

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Arlene Goldbard : Remembering Gil Scott-Heron, 1949-2011

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Gil Scott-Heron. Image from Electronic Village.The revolution will not be televised:Remembering Gil Scott-Heron By Arlene Goldbard / The Rag Blog / May 29, 2011 Gil Scott-Heron (1949-2011) died on Friday, and that is a sad, sad sentence to write. If … Continue reading →

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Thorne Dreyer / James McEnteer : Dallas Underground Icon Stoney Burns Dead at 68

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Stoney Burns is arrested by Dallas Police officers at Lee Park on April 12, 1970, after what The Dallas Morning News called “a clash between law officers and young people” that “occurred when police tried to arrest several hippie-types” at … Continue reading →

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John McMillian : For Manning Marable

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Manning Marable. Photo by Mario Tama / Getty Images. Renowned African-American scholar, Dr. Manning Marable, 60, died April 1 of complications from pneumonia, three days before the publication of his long-awaited biography of Malcolm X, a book he had been … Continue reading →

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Thorne Dreyer : Journalist, Author, and ‘Investigative Poet’ John Ross (1938-2011)

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

The late great John Ross.Farewell to our great friend John Ross See “Los Muertos,” a poem by John Ross, Below. By Thorne Dreyer / The Rag Blog / January 18, 2011 Yesterday I received an email with the following message: … Continue reading →

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