Nov 6, 2022 Best of Opus Music Remembering Mimi Parker’s Beautiful, Blessed Voice Parker’s voice could be world-weary, heart-breaking, and transcendent all at once.
Nov 2, 2022 Miscellany Max Maven, 1950-2022 Max Maven looked and acted every bit the warlock, which made his acts of magic and mentalism all the more entertaining.
Aug 15, 2022 Comics Pop Culture The Comic World as We Know It, Thanks to Stan Lee (1922-2018) Stan Lee’s greatest legacy will be that he never treated comics and superheroes as mere disposable entertainment.
Feb 20, 2021 Best of Opus Music Politics Religion Making Sense of Carman’s Cultural Legacy The popular CCM singer’s music shaped the artistic and political imaginations of countless Christians, for good and ill.
Dec 8, 2020 Music Harold Budd, 1936-2020 The noted ambient composer and pianist collaborated with the likes of Brian Eno, John Foxx, and Robin Guthrie.
Aug 29, 2020 Movies Chadwick Boseman, 1976-2020 The Black Panther star died after a four-year battle with colon cancer.
Jan 13, 2020 Music Brian Healy, 1959-2020 The “father of Christian goth” leaves behind a unique legacy in Christian music.
Dec 29, 2019 Music Vaughan Oliver, 1957-2019 The influential designer’s artwork graced albums by Cocteau Twins, Dead Can Dance, Pixies, and This Mortal Coil.
Apr 29, 2019 Literature Gene Wolfe, 1931-2019 I can safely say that Wolfe’s novels are unlike anything else I’ve ever read, sci-fi or otherwise.
Mar 26, 2019 Music Scott Walker, 1943-2019 Scott Walker was willing to throw away the easy life of pop stardom in order to follow his own strange muse.
Feb 25, 2019 Music Mark Hollis, 1955-2019 The former Talk Talk frontman left behind a catalog full of beautiful, sublime music.
Nov 24, 2018 Miscellany Ricky Jay, 1946-2018 A good magician doesn’t make you feel bad or dumb when they fool you.
Apr 5, 2018 Anime Isao Takahata, 1935-2018 The “Grave of the Fireflies” director was one of the founders of the legendary Studio Ghibli.
Jun 30, 2013 Movies Rest in peace, Black Belt Jones He left an indelible mark on martial arts and blaxploitation cinema.
Jan 14, 2011 Music Broadcast’s Trish Keenan Has Died The lead singer of Broadcast died earlier today as a result of complications with pneumonia.
Aug 24, 2010 Anime Satoshi Kon, 1963-2010 Acclaimed anime director Satoshi Kon has passed away at the age of 46.