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Robin Williams Committed Suicide By Hanging, Left No Note [Updated]

A sad detail in the cause of Robin Williams' reported suicide has been confirmed today. Both TMZ and CBS are reporting, via the Marin County fire scanner audio, that the actor was

Arts & Entertainment

Afternoon Palate Cleanser: A Scene From 1968's 'Head,' Starring The Late Davy Jones

Davy Jones of the Monkees died today. He was 66, and cause was a heart attack. Behold Davy in his prime, in this weird scene from the 1968 Monkees vehicle Head, featuring him

Arts & Entertainment

Afternoon Palate Cleanser: R.I.P. Etta James

The great Etta James has died, ladies and gentlemen, at the age of 73. She was a tough, loud, dirty old broad who brought some much needed sex into the sounds of the

SF News

BREAKING: Rue McLanahan Has Died

Only one Golden Girl remains, ladies and gentlemen, and it's Betty White. Rue McLanahan has died of a massive stroke at the age of 76. Rue had suffered a minor stroke

SF News

R.I.P. Brittany Murphy

Seeing as 2009 has been unrelenting in its taking of famous types, we can't ignore the death of one of Hollywood's younger third of movie stars: Brittany Murphy, who