Inspiration to many left-leaning political activists, writers, and observational humorists, comedian/social satirist/pottymouth George Carlin died of heart failure today at St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica. He was 71. Above is his "Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television" bit for which he was well-known. Sigh. RIP, George. Follow the jump for more clips of his comedic legacy.......

Speaking of Santa Cruz, the inventor of LSD, Albert Hofmann, died on Tuesday at his Switzerland home. He was 102. ...

This kind of image makes us fall in like-like with San Francisco all over again. Someone just ripped out an article about the passing of Robert Goulet, and taped it up to a lamp post. Really, what a great trend for people in this city to start doing when big names die. Just a simple, quiet statement of respect. We love it. RIP, Lancelot. Image credit: balmes......