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Heath Ledger dead at 28

Actor Heath Ledger was found dead Tuesday in bed at his Manhattan home in what authorities are calling a possible drug-related death. He was 28. The New York Police Department told reporters that a housekeeper for the apartment at 421 Broome St. in Soho found the actor's body when she went to inform him that his masseuse had arrived for an appointment around 3:30 p.m. BLAST has confirmed through police that Ledger's body was found with over-the-counter medicines and sleeping pills. Police said the death appears to be accidental. [...]
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Norman Mailer, 1923-2007

Norman Mailer, arguably the most critical and influential literary figure of the 20th century, died today of renal failure. He was 84. Throughout the course of his illustrious career, Mailer was twice awarde...