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Melinda Wilson, who helped emotionally rescue and resurrect the career of her husband and “Beach Boys” musician Brian Wilson, died at home in Beverly Hills on Tuesday morning. She was 77.“Melinda was more than my wife. She was my savior,” Wilson said of his wife of 28 years in a statement posted on his website and social media. “She gave me the emotional security I needed to have a career. She encouraged me to make the music that was closest to my heart. She was my anchor. She was everything for us. Please say a prayer…

Melinda Wilson, wife of Beach Boys‘ Brian Wilson, mother of his five youngest children, and the key architect of his comeback, died Tuesday of unknown causes. She was 77. “My heart is broken,” Brian Wilson wrote in a statement. “Our five children and I are just in tears. We are lost. Melinda was more than my wife. She was my savior. She gave me the emotional security I needed to have a career. She encouraged me to make the music that was closest to my heart. She was my anchor. She was everything for us. Please say…

The CEO of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has a message: Hey billionaires, give away more of your money to address inequality and do it soon. Mark Suzman made the call in his annual letter released Thursday that led with the story of Chuck Feeney, a billionaire whose philanthropy inspired Warren Buffett, Bill Gates and Melinda French-Gates. Feeney, who died in October, made a fortune through duty free stores and gave away $8 billion during his life, much of it anonymously. “He showed us all how the actions of…

If you’re into animation at all, chances are you know Genndy Tartakovsky’s name. He created Samurai Jack, Primal, and Sym-Bionic Titan, and whenever he has a new series, it’s always worth checking out. But even for him, his new show—Unicorn: Warriors Eternal—looks special. It also looks rad as hell.Unicorn Warriors Eternal | OFFICIAL TRAILER | adult swimElves, sorceresses, steampunk automatons, reincarnation—Unicorn: Warriors Eternal seemingly has it all. No notes! Here’s the official synopsis, which you can read, but I…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeMelinda Dillon, the actor best known for roles in Close Encounters of the Third Kind and A Christmas Story, has died at the age of 83.The news was announced by her family, with no cause of death disclosed.Born in Arkansas in 1939, and raised in Alabama, Dillon began her acting career on Broadway, with a role as Honey in the original 1963 production of Edward Albee’s playWho’s Afraid of…

Two time Oscar nominee Melinda Dillon, who is best known for her roles in ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind’ (1977), and ‘A Christmas Story,’ (1983) has passed away at 83. The two-time Oscar nominee’s family confirmed in an obituary that she died on January 9, 2023. Along with Oscar nominations, Melinda Dillon earned a Tony award and Theatre World award in 1963 for her Broadway debut in ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’ Born on October 13, 1939, in Hope, Arkansas, Dillon spent her childhood in Alabama, Germany. She…

Melinda Dillion, an actress best known for playing Ralphie’s mother in A Christmas Story and being the leading actress in Steven Spielberg’s Close Encounters of the Third Kind, has died at the age of 83. The actress was also nominated for two Oscars and earned a Tony nomination for a production of Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?News of her death comes via her family (per The Hollywood Reporter), who shared that the actress died on January 9, 2023. The actress had been retired from acting, with her final appearance on…

Melinda French Gates met recently with a group of fellow philanthropists to stress a need to cure what she calls one of America’s greatest ills. “We have to fix this country’s broken caregiving system,” Ms. French Gates said to the virtual session in November with wealthy people who have signed the Giving Pledge, promising to donate more than half of their fortunes to charitable causes. Philanthropy and new policies are needed, she said, “if we want to see more women unlock real power in…

Bill Gates and Melinda French Gates announced they were getting a divorce in 2021, a year after Gates left the Microsoft board after being hounded by allegations he harassed a female employee while as CEO.Photo: GLYN KIRK/AFP (Getty Images)Big name Microsoft execs have come under heavy scrutiny recently for bullying and sexual harassment complaints, but a new easy, breezy independent report requested by the company isn’t ready to hold anyone’s feet to the fire.Microsoft announced Tuesday that a third-party report on the…

Image: Netflix/Fortiche Productions2021 saw the debut of Arcane on Netflix, and proceeded to grab everyone’s attention. Whether you were a fan of League of Legends or going in completely blind, the CG series became a critical and fan darling that continued Netflix’s pretty good streak of video game adaptations. But if that weren’t enough, the show now has the prestige to back up its acclaim.During the Creative Arts Emmys on Saturday, Arcane took home the award for Best Animated Program, and is now the first streaming…