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Bob Uecker, the longtime Milwaukee Brewers announcer whose humorous banter in the broadcast booth made him a late-night TV favorite and an occasional actor, has died at the age of 90. The Brewers announced Uecker’s death Thursday on social media, with his family revealing in a statement that Uecker had …

“I love the logic of dreams… Anything can happen and it makes sense.”—David Lynch The first thing I thought of were the bugs. If you’ve seen Blue Velvet, then you remember the opening — and whether you love or hate David Lynch’s 1986 masterpiece of curdled Americana, it’s not a …

Peter Forrest — who, as P. Fluid, was lead singer and frontman of the pioneering Black rock band 24/7 Spyz — has died at the age of 64. On Jan. 14th, Forrest’s body was found badly beaten in the back of an abandoned ambulette bus in the Bronx. Forrest, who …

Sam Moore, one half of beloved soul duo Sam and Dave, died Friday morning at his home in Coral Gables, Fla. at the age of 89. Moore’s wife and manager, Joyce Moore, confirmed the singer’s death to Rolling Stone. Moore had had unspecified surgery earlier in the week, Joyce tells …

Jeff Baena, the writer-director of indie films like Life After Beth and Horse Girl and husband of actress Aubrey Plaza, has died at the age of 47. TMZ first reported that police responded to a death investigation at a Los Angeles home on Friday morning, with Baena pronounced dead at …

Charles Shyer, director of Father of the Bride and Baby Boom and cowriter of the Oscar-nominated Private Benjamin, died Friday, as Variety reports. He was 83. The cause of death was not disclosed. “It’s with an indescribably heavy heart that we share the news of our beloved father, Charles Shyer’s …

Jimmy Carter, humanitarian, diplomat, and 39th president of the United States, died Sunday at his home in Plains, Georgia, after receiving hospice care, his son James E. “Chip” Carter III confirmed.He was 100. “My father was a hero, not only to me but to everyone who believes in peace, human …

OG Maco, the rapper behind the 2014 hit “U Guessed It,” has died at the age of 32. The rapper’s family confirmed his death in a statement. No cause of death was given, though Maco’s manager confirmed the rapper was hospitalized for an undisclosed reason earlier this month. “His life …

Burt, the gigantic saltwater crocodile who was on the receiving end of Mick “Crocodile” Dundee’s famous knife in the hit Eighties film Crocodile Dundee, has died. He was believed to have been about 90 years old. Crocosaurus Cove, the aquarium in Darwin City, Australia, where Burt has lived since 2008, …

Alfa Anderson, an early lead vocalist for Chic who sang on hits including “Good Times” and “Le Freak,” died on Dec. 17 at age 78. Chic bandmate Nile Rodgers confirmed the news. “Thank you for everything,” Rodgers wrote on Tuesday, Dec. 17 on Instagram, sharing a montage of photos of …