Stalking Venus

Eartha Kitt, throaty-voiced Broadway singer of the hit Santa Baby died on Thursday at the age of 81.
Strangely enough, my wife had compiled a playlist of Christmas tunes to play during our family Christmas party, and I even commented to someone that the random selector on the iPod was choosing Santa Baby quite a lot. [...]

While the sad saga of troubled singer Amy Winehouse plays out in very public fashion, one artist in New York has created a grisly tribute to the star.
‘The Only Good Rock Star Is A Dead Rock Star’ is a lifelike sculpture of Winehouse, dead on the ground in a pool of blood, her brains splattered [...]

George Carlin, amazingly talented and incredibly funny comedian, who has entertained the world for 50 years, died at age 71 last Sunday.
Carlin, known for his irreverance, comedic anger and cleverly-timed usage of strong language will be missed by audiences around the world.
Known for his comedy routines such as “Seven words you can’t say on television” [...]

Torrential downpours starting Tuesday evening caused major road blockages, destruction of bridges and property and the death of at least six people. Others are still missing, injured or marooned where emergency services cannot reach them. Two of the dead were children – pupils from Sidelile High School. (Sadly ironic is the fact that the word ’sidelile’ means ‘we had enough’ in the Zulu language).

Laurent was the man behind fabric-printing the works of Dutch artist Piet Mondrian onto sack-like dresses, taking the world by storm with their simple lines and bright designs. He was also the man that finally made it okay for women to wear pants, thereby breaking with an entire civilisation’s passé traditions…

Sad news for the film world today. The New York Times is reporting that Sydney Pollack died in his home last night, aged 73.
The world-class director of award-winning films like Out of Africa, Tootsie, and The Way We Were succumbed to cancer in his home on Monday night.
Details and filmography here.
Sources:
New York Times via BoingBoing