My book makes a great holiday gift & is currently on sale for Black Friday on Bookshop. Grab a copy of Nora Ephron at the Movies for your friends & family! bookshop.org/p/books/nora-e…

Playwright and screenwriter Tom Stoppard, a four-time Tony winner for his plays “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead,” “Travesties,” “The Real Thing” and “The Coast of Utopia” and an Oscar winner for his script to “Shakespeare in Love,” has died. He was 88.

For George: George Harrison 'All Those Years Ago' (Official Video) youtu.be/eNL40ql4CYk?si… via YouTube

My year-end recap of noteworthy reissues: Beatles, Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan: A Survey Of Some Of 2025’s Notable Music Reissues via Forbes forbes.com/sites/davidchi… #reissues

Queen - The Show Must Go On (Official Video) youtu.be/t99KH0TR-J4?si… via YouTube

My new interview with author Alan Light on the enduring legacy of 'Rumours': Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Rumours’: A New Book Explores Our Ongoing Love Affair With The Album via @forbes forbes.com/sites/davidchi… #fleetwoodmac #rumours

ICYMI: author Alan Light spoke with me about the continuing legacy of Fleetwood Mac's classic 1977 record: Fleetwood Mac’s ‘Rumours’: A New Book Explores Our Ongoing Love Affair With The Album via @forbes forbes.com/sites/davidchi… #fleetwoodmac #Rumours

RIP

My new conversation with former Gentle Giant singer Derek Shulman: Derek Shulman On His Life With Gentle Giant And As A Record Exec, Told In His New Book via @forbes forbes.com/sites/davidchi… #derekshulman #gentlegiant

Welcome back, Mr. Mister: Mr. Mister - Broken Wings (Live 2025) youtu.be/v1ooe4KDzMo?si… via YouTube

some personal news: after 11 years i was laid off from rolling stone! kind of surreal feeling to start over but excited to see what's next 🫶

Queen - Life Is Real (Song For Lennon) (Official Lyric Video) youtu.be/wl20NGS3VF8?si… via YouTube

It’s with the deepest grief we share the passing of our friend, bandmate and brother Raul Malo on December 8th, 2025 at the age of 60. Full statement: instagram.com/p/DSC5bLcjhKG/

Edwin Diaz is officially a Dodger Frank seems to be handling the news very well

Stunned beyond belief

RIP Rob Reiner: Amp. goes to 11 (This is Spinal Tap) youtu.be/uMSV4OteqBE?si… via YouTube

Adding to an already horrible weekend in the news

He spoiled me for leading men for the rest of my life. I am crushed, I will miss him terribly, but I was so lucky to be his partner. Somehow, somewhere, we are connected to each other because I felt him leave last night. Good night sweet prince, good night.

Joe Ely, the Texas singer, songwriter, and guitarist who was at the forefront of the Seventies’ progressive country movement as both a solo artist and part of the group the Flatlanders, died Monday at 78. Story: rollingstone.com/music/music-co…