Beastie Boys Member Dies After Battling Cancer

Friday, May 4, 2012 Adam Yauch, Beastie Boys' MCA, Dies After Battling Cancer Adam Yauch, a member of the Beastie Boys who performed under the stage name MCA, is dead. The group confirmed the sad news on its website, issuing the following statement: It is with great sadness that we confirm that musician, rapper, activist and director Adam "MCA" Yauch, founding member of Beastie Boys and also of the Milarepa Foundation that produced the Tibetan Freedom Concert benefits, and film production and distribution company Oscilloscope Laboratories, passed away in his native New York City this morning after a near-three-year battle with cancer. He was 47 years old. Adam Yauch Remembered With Beastie Boys Hits (VIDEO) Celebrities React To MCA's Death On Twitter Adam Yauch Movies: Oscilloscope Laboratories, MCA's Production Company Adam Yauch's Buddhist Spirituality Permeated His Life And Music BLOG POSTS Emilio Estevez: Why I Wrote My First Memoir, Along the Way, With a Guy Named Martin Sheen What could you possibly glean from a book about two men who've been in the public eye for over fifty years, where everything there is to know about them can be uncovered by the click of keyboard? Well, it turns out, plenty. Felice Arenas: Kathleen Turner, 31 Years Since Body Heat Last week, I caught up with Kathleen Turner to talk about going from Broadway to movies and back again, crawling up Steve Martin's leg to get a part, Warren Beatty pursuing her and why she took on her latest role in The Perfect Family. Joseph A. Beaudoin: Before They Were Famous: Celebrities Who Were Once Federal Workers Even though you don't hear about their work every day, that's not to say you've never heard of some of America's federal employees! Who are these famous former feds? Peter Dreier: Happy Birthday, Pete Seeger Today is Pete Seeger's 93rd birthday. What's an appropriate gift for the most influential folk artist of the 20th century? A few years ago some of Pete's fans launched a campaign to nominate him for the Nobel Peace Prize. It is time to resurrect that effort. Lisa Belkin: Why Some Mothers Plan to Disappear on Mother's Day To shine a light on the missing, the charity Every Mother Counts is asking healthy, present mothers everywhere to "disappear" this Mother's Day.

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