Bob Marley, February 6, 1945 - May 11, 1981
Video: War, from the 1979 Amandla Concert at Harvard University.
Christopher Hitchens, 1949 - 2011.
Via Vanity Fair:
Christopher Hitchens—the incomparable critic, masterful rhetorician, fiery wit, and fearless bon vivant—died today at the age of 62.
The death of the newsweek.com URL marks the official end of what was once a fully staffed and hugely trafficked site in its own right.
According to this article in New York Magazine, on July 19th the Newsweek URL will no longer exist. instead, all users will be redirected to the Daily Beast, its sister site.
Are there distinguishable factors that led to the demise of Newsweek or is it just one of many publications to submit to the pressures of new media?