Van's Inner Universe

Living For The Future

November 2023

  • Happy Birthday, Jimi!

    Today is also the birthday of guitar legend Jimi Hendrix, who would’ve turned 81. His music and guitar influence still resonates to many rock artists to this very day. Read more

  • Today is the birthday of martial arts legend Bruce Lee, who would’ve turned 83. His arts, films, and television works live on to this day through his family, friends, and fellow martial artists. Read more

  • Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter has passed away at the age of 96 if natural causes and was the wife of the 39th President Jimmy Carter. She was the longest-lived First Lady since Bess Truman and longest-married First Lady. Rosalynn helped redefined the role of First Lady since her predecessor Jacqueline Kennedy. President Carter found… Read more

  • Legendary movie and television director Robert Butler has passed away at the age of 95. His career in film and TV has spanned for over 50 years. Butler has directed Star Trek, Batman ‘66, Hill Street Blues, Lois and Clark, and Hogan’s Heroes. On the film side, he directed movies such as Barefoot Executive, Now… Read more

  • SAG-AFTRA has reached a tentative deal with the AMPTP and ends the 118-day strike on Thursday past Midnight. SAG has approved a $1 billion package that covers many of the issues that they have with AMPTP such as streaming revenue and AI protections, along with higher compensations for background actors. With the strikes ending, Hollywood… Read more

  • X-Japan bassist Heath has passed away at the age of 55 from his battle with cancer. He is the third member of X-Japan to pass away after the deaths of Hide and Taiji in 1998 and 2011 respectively. Heath joined X-Japan in 1992 replacing Taiji and was part of the group’s near half-hour epic called… Read more