Science Desmond Morris wrote The Naked Ape in four weeks to pay for a house Ellsworth Toohey

writing Science fiction author Dan Simmons, RIP Séamus Bellamy

Science Japan's "genius" chimpanzee Ai has died at 49 Ellsworth Toohey

obituaries Erich von Däniken, who claimed aliens built the pyramids, dead at 90 Ellsworth Toohey

Food Marilyn Hagerty, viral Olive Garden reviewer, dies at 99 Ellsworth Toohey

Everyday People RIP: Funk's legendary Sly Stone dies at 82 (video) Carla Sinclair

music Blondie drummer Clem Burke, pioneering punk-pop percussionist, RIP Ellsworth Toohey

obituaries RIP Boris Spassky: "one of the greatest chess players of the Soviet era and the world, but also a true gentleman" Ellsworth Toohey

books RIP Tom Robbins, author of "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues" Ellsworth Toohey

Entertainment RIP David Lynch, visionary director who brought surrealism to the mainstream Boing Boing

deaths Actor Donald Sutherland dead at 88 Rob Beschizza

navelgazing What's it's like to moderate obituary comments Rob Beschizza

Japan Can stop the music: Karaoke inventor dies Carolyn Townsend

death RIP: David Soul of "Starsky and Hutch" died yesterday at age 80 Carla Sinclair

death Proud trailer park lot owner and "gluttonous eater of fried foods and snack cakes" memorialized with wonderful obituary David Pescovitz

obituaries Dame Edna's self-penned obituary pokes at 'would-be comedian' Barry Humphries Rusty Blazenhoff

obituaries Patti Smith's touching tribute to guitarist Tom Verlaine Gareth Branwyn

Rock n Roll Iconic rock guitarist, Jeff Beck, has died Gareth Branwyn

obituaries Space music pioneer, Nik Turner, dead at 82 Gareth Branwyn

obituaries RIP country music pioneer, Loretta Lynn Gareth Branwyn