Ride Forever: Kenneth Welsh, 1942-2022
It gives me no little happiness to announce that, in the upcoming new Kids in…
It’s Good For Kids to See That There Are Kids Who Are Different, Who Think Differently: Emilio Delgado, 1940-2022
It seems impossible to remember he was anything other than Luis. He played the role…
I’m Not Feeling Badly Myself: Howard Hesseman, 1940-2022
Every Thanksgiving, I have to watch “Turkeys Away.” It’s just not Thanksgiving—honestly a holiday I…
I haven’t worked a day in my life: John Madden, 1936-2021
Sports is not the usual purview of the Solute, but John Madden’s reach transcended football.…
Self-Respect: Joan Didion, 1934-2021
As it happens I am still committed to the idea that the ability to think…
Eh, I Think I’ll Lay Down: Michael Nesmith, 1942-2021
When I think of The Monkees, mostly what I think about is how it’s kind…
I Want as Big an Audience as Possible: Stephen Sondheim, 1930-2021
I went from not knowing who Stephen Sondheim was to loving him in the space…
I Got Sick of It and I Just Stopped: Tommy Kirk, 1941-2021
I’ve always liked Tommy Kirk. I grew up, as I’ve mentioned before, on an era…
I’ve been lucky: Norm Macdonald, 1959-2021
First, I wanted to start this off with this lovely excerpt from Norm’s Based on a…
I Never Even Liked to Fight: Michael K. Williams, 1966-2021
He is on the list of actors we are lucky to have had at all.…