New: obituaryAll contenthive-129948krhive-196917steemzzanhive-183959hive-185836hive-180932photographyhive-150122uncommonlabhive-166405hive-144064hive-188619hive-101145hive-183397hive-145157bitcoinhive-193637krsuccesslifehive-184714hive-181136hive-109690hive-113376TrendingNewHotLikerszafrada (78)in mlb • 3 months agoRIP, Pete Rose.He was an all-time great hitter, and his numbers would normally easily justify putting him in the Hall of Fame. However, I support his continued ban. MLB rightly established a rule banning players…flexbooth (78)in obituary • 3 months agoRemembering James Earl Jones.I usually don't say anything when a celebrity dies. I generally figure that other people are going to say whatever I was going to say, and many would say it better. Most people, including me…gabe.radke (76)in vietnam • 5 months agoEntire country of Vietnam asked to be quiet after death of prominent politicianIn many ways I appreciated this even though I didn't really know what was going on. When I asked my Vietnamese friends whey would tell me the Prime Minister died or something along those lines…pomeline (79)in obituary • 8 months agoRIP Daniel Dennett.Respectful polemicists are a rare breed. There's nothing inherently wrong with being a polemicist, especially when you own what you are, and you do what you do with a combination of respect for your…flexbooth (78)in oj • 8 months agoOJ Simpson shouldn't be removed from the HOF.Well, I agree that he shouldn't be removed. I also don't think that we should take back any of Roman Polanski's awards or take any of his films out of circulation due to his evil deeds in his…flexbooth (78)in obituary • 8 months agoOJ Simpson, miscarriage of justice?I was just a kid when OJ was arrested on murder charges. Needless to say, my young brain couldn't adequately process anything beyond, "I'm a Bills fan. I know OJ as a legendary Bills player. I…pomeline (79)in science • 8 months agoRest in peace, Peter Higgs.Peter Higgs, the man who predicted the existence of the Higgs Boson, has left the building. He once expressed a concern that it wouldn’t be possible for him to get a job in physics today because…nooses (78)in obituary • 10 months agoMulroney passes.This makes me feel old, as Mulroney was a fixture of the Western alliance of the 1980s that won the Cold War, which I remember from when I was growing up. The others (Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, and…arbitration (78)in rocky • 11 months agoCarl Weathers died two days ago.He had an important role in later editions of “In The Heat of the Night” and a couple of action flicks. But of course, what he is known for is being Apollo Creed in the Rocky movies. It is an iconic…arbitration (78)in obituary • 11 months agoRIP Carl Weathers.RIP the great Carl Weathers, gone from us at 76… there have been lots of compelling boxing movies, but Apollo Creed is still the only screen boxer that ever made me believe he could have been a…pomeline (79)in obituary • last yearRIP Steve Harwell.I've got a really specific and positive memory of Steve Harwell (Smashmouth's singer that died today). He once, when I was a teenager, pulled me on stage, put his arm around me, and let me sing the…arbitration (78)in obituary • last yearRest in peace Paul Reubens.In a world of 8 billion people, one strange and funny individual can still share a unique and unexpected perspective with the rest of us. Thank you, Pee-wee, for inventing yourself and making us…flexbooth (78)in sport • 2 years agoRIP Joe Kapp QB.Didn't know this about Joe Kapp, legendary Vikings QB who passed away this week... He was the only man ever to lead a team to the Rose Bowl, the Grey Cup and the Super Bowl. A tough QB, loved to…pomeline (79)in obituary • 2 years agoRest in peace, Klaus Teuber.Everybody dies. But few change the world. Without Klaus Teuber and wood for sheep none of us would be here. Catan was the breakthrough product our industry needed to exist in the mainstream. And…arbitration (78)in ryuichi • 2 years agoLegendary composer Ryuichi Sakamoto died.His creative musings about the blurred reality of humanity epistomized the famous Nietzschean idea that chaos is needed for the birth of the dancing star. Some features of simultaneous duality…arbitration (78)in oe • 2 years agoOe Kenzaburo.A distinguished Japanese author who passed away this week, elaborated a rather complex and nuanced in its comprehension of human psyche style of writing. Something that differentiates him from other…flexbooth (78)in obituary • 2 years agoRest in Peace, Tim McCarver.He was catcher for the Cardinals and Phillies, longtime announcer for the Mets, and then, these last several years, a regular visitor to the booth for his old team, the Cardinals. I remember one…flexbooth (78)in obituary • 2 years agoRest in Peace, Sal Bando, 3B for the A's during their glory years -- three straight World Series titles, 1972-1974.Bando is a classic case of the underrated player. He played a crucial defensive position, but it was not shortstop or second base (the Hall of Fame has quite a few flashy 2B's who had not so great…nooses (78)in obituary • 2 years agoRest in Peace, lefty pitcher Curt Simmons.The last surviving member of the 1950 Phillies "Whiz Kids," and a member of the Cardinals 1964 World Series Champs. Several guys from that team are still around: Mike Shannon (OF), Dal Maxvill…zafrada (78)in obituary • 2 years agoI don't want to let his passing go unmarked here, as watching Franco Harris play football was a great pleasure.Franco left us this week at age 72... which is too young to die. Franco was a great ambassador of football, and was generally regarded as one of the really nice guys among its elders. I do have…
