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Bob Weir, Guitarist and Founding Member of The Grateful Dead, Dies at 78

Sun, 11 Jan 2026 17:15:16 +0000

His songwriting and rhythm guitar playing helped shape the San Francisco band’s sound as it became an American institution.

Erich von Däniken, Who Claimed Aliens Visited Earth, Dies at 90

Sun, 11 Jan 2026 17:46:51 +0000

His 1968 book, “Chariots of the Gods,” sold hundreds of thousands of copies, but one critic called it a “warped parody of reasoning.”

Ron Protas, Polarizing Keeper of Martha Graham’s Legacy, Dies at 84

Fri, 09 Jan 2026 21:31:57 +0000

Graham, the great modern dance choreographer, named him her heir, setting off a bitter legal battle between him and the troupe she founded.