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Roy Medvedev, Soviet Era Historian and Dissident, Is Dead at 100

Sat, 14 Feb 2026 14:57:10 +0000

His score of books and hundreds of essays documented Stalinist executions, Communist repressions and censorship, and the transition to post-Soviet Russia.

Ebo Taylor, Musical Innovator of Highlife and Afrobeat, Dies at 90

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 23:44:25 +0000

Borrowing from jazz and African rhythms, he forged a singular style that helped define music in his native Ghana — and West Africa — for a generation.

Greg Brown, Guitarist Who Wrote Cake’s Biggest Hit, Dies at 56

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:51:15 +0000

His song “The Distance,” released in 1996, became an anthem for the disaffected members of Generation X.