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'Saved by the Bell' star Dustin Diamond dies at 44 after battle with cancer Cydney Henderson and Erin Jensen, USA TODAY © XX Dustin Diamond Dustin Diamond, who was best known for playing Samuel "Screech" Powers on the TV sitcom "Saved by the Bell," died Monday after a battle with cancer. "We are saddened to confirm of Dustin Diamond’s passing on Monday, February 1st, 2021 due to carcinoma," his publicist Roger Paul told USA TODAY. "He was diagnosed with this brutal, relentless form of malignant cancer only three weeks ago. In that time, it managed to spread rapidly thro...

Mark Kennedy This image released by NBC shows actor Dustin Diamond as Samuel Powers, better known as Screech" from the 1990's series "Saved by the Bell." Diamond died Monday after a three-week fight with carcinoma, according to his representative. He was 44. Diamond was hospitalized last month in Florida and his team disclosed later he had cancer. (Paul Drinkwater/NBCU Photo Bank via AP) February 01, 2021 - 2:02 PM “Saved by the Bell” star Dustin Diamond died Monday after a three-week fight with cancer, according to his representative. He was 44. “Du...

Premature Freak-Outs about Techno-Enhancement Advertisement For years, I’ve grumbled to myself about an irritating tendency in science punditry. I haven’t written about it before, because it’s subtle, even paradoxical, and I couldn’t think of a catchy phrase to describe it. One I’ve toyed with is “premature ethical fretting,” which is clunky and vague. I’m venting now because I’ve discovered a phrase that elegantly captures my peeve: wishful worries. The problem arises when pundits concerned about possible social and ethical downsides of a technology exaggerate its technica...

Adrian Spinelli January 14, 2021Updated: January 14, 2021, 10:55 pm Buck Meek plays with Big Thief in Copenhagen in March. Photo: Peter Troest, PYMCA / Avalon / Universal Images Group 2020 The Chronicle’s guide to notable new music. NEW ALBUMS Buck Meek, “Two Saviors” (Keeled Scales) While Adrianne Lenker is the primary creative force behind the superb Brooklyn indie band Big Thief, guitarist Buck Meek is a likewise stellar talent. Meek’s second LP arrives at a time when we could surely use the comforting salve of his splendid folk songs in an already tumultuous start to ...

British supermodel Stella Tennant "felt unable to go on" before her death last month, her family confirmed. "Stella had been unwell for some time. So, it is a matter of our deepest sorrow and despair that she felt unable to go on, despite the love of those closest to her," her family said in a statement provided by Nick Loughran. Tennant died on Dec. 22, 2020, five days after her 50th birthday. "We have been humbled by the outpouring of messages of sympathy and support since Stella died. She was a beautiful soul, adored by a close family and good friends, a sensitive and talented woman who...