Cranberries singer Dolores O’Riordan dead at 46

And, finally, best piece to come out of the too-early passing of the Cranberries’ Dolores O’Riordan is this meditation on music, parenting and age by Shireen Ahmed for Canada’s Globe and Mail. O’Riordan passed away unexpectedly at the age of 46 on Monday, according to the BBC, while in London for a recording session with a heavy metal band. She was due to sing on the band’s cover of the Cranberries’ hit Zombie, spurred by an Irish Republican Army terror attack on the UK. Police have yet to release details of her death, but have said it was not suspicious. Watch the video for the original Zombie here (runtime: 5:15).