Keith Richards Disses Black Sabbath

from The Observer Keith Richards Is Wrong—Heavy Metal Is Not a ‘Great Joke’ By Tim Sommer Keith Richards protecting the black magic that keeps him alive. (Photo: Flikr Creative Commons) By dismissing Black Sabbath and Metallica, a Rolling Stone reveals his distinct...

More Dr. Sacks (b/c he was such a damn genius)

from WIRED The Fully Immersive Mind of Oliver Sacks by Steve Silberman photo by John Midgley Pioneering neurologist and author Oliver Sacks died Sunday, August 30 at age 82. In his writings about patients’ sometimes bizarre case studies—which he would call...

Noah Davis Gone

from The LA Times Noah Davis, 32, Artist and Founder of Underground Museum in Los Angeles, Dies By DANIEL E. SLOTNIK Noah Davis, in an undated photo, founded the Underground Museum in Los Angeles. Credit Ed Templeton Noah Davis, a painter and installation artist who...

Wes Craven Gone

from TIME Wes Craven, Creator of the Nightmare on Elm Street Movies, Dies Aged 76 by Rishi Iyengar Acclaimed Hollywood horror maestro Wes Craven, director of classics like the Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream movie series, died on Sunday in his Los Angeles home. The...

Dr. Oliver Sacks Gone

from The New Yorker Oliver Sacks, the Doctor By Jerome Groopman PHOTOGRAPH BY CHRISTOPHER ANDERSON / MAGNUM Oliver Sacks, a dear colleague of mine at The New Yorker and in the world of medicine, was an inspiration to me and to countless physicians. A great deal will...