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Milan Kundera, who wrote 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being,' dies at 94
The Czech writer Milan Kundera was interested in big topics — sex, surveillance, death, totalitarianism. But his books always approached them with a sense… -
Rick Hoyt, a Boston Marathon fixture, has died at 61
With his father Dick Hoyt pushing his wheelchair, the two completed the course 32 times. -
The Smiths bassist Andy Rourke has died
Andy Rourke, whose fluid bass playing helped The Smiths soar from their roots in Manchester, England, to become an influential and beloved indie rock… -
Newton Minow, former FCC chief and public TV advocate, has died at 97
CHICAGO — Newton N. Minow, who as Federal Communications Commission chief in the early 1960s famously proclaimed that network television was a "vast… -
Harry Belafonte, singer, actor and activist, has died at age 96
Singer, actor and human rights activist Harry Belafonte died Tuesday at age 96 of congestive heart failure. He broke racial barriers and balanced his… -
Boston celebrates the life of Mel King at South End funeral
King, who died at 94, was remembered as a pioneering community activist — and “the coolest.” -
Seymour Stein, the record executive who signed Madonna, is dead at 80
NEW YORK — Seymour Stein, the brash, prescient and highly successful founder of Sire Records who helped launched the careers of Madonna, Talking Heads and… -
GBH's Phillip Martin remembering Mel King: 'He's leaving a lot behind. But he's also pushing a lot of things forward.'
"He represents the city's current multiracial political hierarchy, as opposed to what we've seen in the past." -
Mel King dies at 94
King was a longtime community advocate and Boston’s first Black mayoral candidate to advance to a general election. -
Lance Reddick, star of 'John Wick' and 'The Wire,' dead at 60
Lance Reddick, a long-time character actor best known for his roles on The Wire and the John Wick franchise, has died. He was 60. He was found dead at his…
