John Prine, equal parts humor and sadness.

John Prine is dead, leaving a legacy of music like none other. Rest in Peace, dear bard. Some of his best work, all in one place, thanks to Rolling Stone magazine:

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Reverend Shuttlesworth and Steve Jobs, Life Changers (2011)

(This post originally appeared on an earlier blog.) The Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth died earlier this week, but you probably missed the news. It was crowded out by the passing of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. The …

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Ted Kennedy (1932-2009)

We all called him by his first name, a nickname, really, and our parents never corrected us. In Massachusetts, we had the Kennedy Seat and we had an extra one for other people who wanted …

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