Dolly Parton, the last person everyone actually agreed on, is gone
There are maybe five people in a generation who manage to be beloved by genuinely everyone, and Dolly Parton was one of them. She died Tuesday in Nashville at 80, after a brief battle with cancer, surrounded by family at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center. Her nephew announced the news on Instagram with a line about her being "in the arms of Jesus," which felt exactly right for someone who never once made you feel bad for not being her. The Guardian ran a photo retrospective. Everyone else just ran the news, quietly, the way you announce something that doesn't need a frame.
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