SF singer Brian Fair recalls Gray as ‘a truly warm soul underneath the evil mask he rocked onstage.’By Ryan J. Downey Paul Gray Photo: Getty Images Heavy-metal musicians were quick to react to the death of Slipknot bassist Paul Gray, as news spread online in a manner all...

Q-Tip, ?uestlove, Tony Yayo also pay tribute to late MC.By Shaheem Reid Guru Photo: Gregg Delman One of the all-time greatest wordsmiths in hip-hop history, Gang Starr’s Keith Elam — a.k.a. Guru, for “Gifted Universal Rhymes Unlimited” — died Monday. And...

Professor, author and political activist Howard Zinn, whose book A People’s History of the United States sold more than 1 million copies and celebrated the historical contributions of feminists and workers and people of color, died of a heart attack Wednesday. He was 87. » E-Mail...