Stephen Hawking’s funeral over the weekend was the kind of send-off anyone would want. The streets of Cambridge were lined with people hoping to get a last glance at the renowned scientist as his coffin was was carried through the streets of the town where he worked most of his life and the flags were lowered to half-staff. A crowd of 500 people were invited to attend the ceremony at St. Mary the Great Church. Eddie Redmayne, who won an Oscar portraying the young Hawking in “The Theory of Everything,” read from Ecclesiastes, and he was eulogized by Martin Rees, the Royal Astronomer, and his children. Hawking will be cremated, and—in one of the greatest honors Britain can convey—his ashes will be interred in Westminster Abbey, near one of the nation’s greatest scientists, Isaac Newton.
In Skowhegan, Maine, the trial of a man who disposed of his wife in particularly grisly fashion has begun. Luc Tieman originally claimed his wife disappeared during a trip to Walmart, but quickly changed his story when her body—along with a bottle of perfume, a note, and a bag of potato chips—was discovered in a shallow grave behind their home. He them claimed she had overdosed, and in his grief, buried her. Opiate were discovered in her body, but he neglected to mention the two gunshots that authorities said were the real cause of death.
Killing Joke would be one of our favorite bands, no matter what they were called. Of course, we do like their name. but albums such as their 1980 self-titled debut have make regular appearances on our turntable. So we’re very excited to hear that the original line-up: Jaz Coleman, Geordie Walker, Paul Ferguson, and friend of Obit, Youth, have reunited for a tour titled “Laugh At Your Own Peril, set to hit America this September. You can check out the dates here.
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