George Carlin Dies at 71

People.com: George Carlin, the edgy comedian and counterculture icon, died Sunday at the age of 71. The stand-up comic and author – best known for his groundbreaking routine “Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television” – reportedly died of heart failure...

Howard Dean on the Passing of Tim Russert

Howard Dean on the Passing of Tim Russert Washington, DC – Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean issued the following statement on the passing of NBC Meet the Press host Tim Russert: “Today we lost one of the true giants of American journalism...

Tim Russert – Dead at 58

It always seems like the media likes to glorify the dead, especially right when someone dies.* It’s already happening all over the news about Tim Russert who, it seems, died sometime in the last hour when I changed the channel from CNN to the Food Network for an...

In Memorium – DeForest Kelley

It was June 11, 1999, that DeForest Kelley passed away. As the first loss of the main Original Series cast, Kelley’s death showed us that Star Trek (and its fans) was aging. Yet, DeForest Kelley’s legacy continues to inspire fans, actors and medical professionals to...