News from Underground by Mark Crispin Miller

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In memory of those who “died suddenly” in the United States and worldwide, February 2-9, 2026
Former child actor Blake Garrett (33); World Series champ Terrance Gore (34); jazz musician Ken Peplowski; Blondie bassist Fred Smith; rapper Mr…
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68 reports of good news (and revelations of past crimes), bad news, children & vaccines, gender surgery, HHS/RFK, Jr. under fire, and detox…
Our latest overview of news that all should know; so please share it far and wide
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Who couldn't use an honest laugh right now?
Bits from "The Carol Burnett Show" (1967-78), "Saturday Light Live" (1984/85) and Stanley Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove (1964) remind us of improv so funny…
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In memory of those who “died suddenly” in the United States and worldwide, January 26-February 2, 2026
Actress Catherine O’Hara (Schitt’s Creek); rapper Michael “5000” Watts; footballer Scott Laidlaw; singers Parthenon Huxley, Gabe Lopez (49, C); bassist…
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The ruinous "successes" of Bill Clinton
While the right keeps hammering Barack Obama (largely out of racism), Bill Clinton harmed Americans (and others) far more gravely than Obama ever did…
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Barry Manilow's "new cancer terror"; Jerry Seinfeld's "dementia fears"; AR: footie Mauricio Nievas, 27, has cardiac arrest during training…
DE: footballer Marcus Engelhardt Møller, 19, has testicular cancer; sports star Mie Skov, 39, in ICU with kidney/bladder inflammation; SP: sports journo…
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The ending of "A Face in the Crowd" (1957) seems oddly relevant today
A populist demagogue named Lonesome Rhodes (Andy Griffith) falls hard, once the people see his deep contempt for them. He ends up speechifying wildly in…
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While they purport to serve their patients, most professionals who work in hospitals are really only there to serve the hospital
Badly hurt a week ago, I was sent to Bellevue Hospital, NYC's "leading center for trauma recovery." I'm now recovering from the trauma of my 2 days…
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January 2026

In memory of those who “died suddenly” in the United States and worldwide, January 20-26, 2026
Sports photog Peter Read Miller; TV's “Uncle Floyd”; baseballer Rob Maurer; filmmaker William Gazecki; bodybuilder Jason Lowe (38); wrestler Rick Link…
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Colleen Hoover undergoing cancer treatment; BR: singer Luan Pereira rushed to hospital with arrhythmia; singer Raí Saia Rodada rushed to…
UK: football legend Kevin Keegan diagnosed with cancer; GE: IT expert Felix von Leitner has a stroke
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In memory of those who “died suddenly” in the United States and worldwide, January 12-20, 2026
Scott Adams (Dilbert); rapper and producer John Forté (The Fugees); footballer Terrance “Chet” Brooks (60, C); hoops coaches Bill Courtney, Whit Lesure…
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