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Guitarist Robby Krieger of The Doors performs onstage during the 10th annual Medlock Krieger All Star Concert benefiting St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital at the Saddlerock Ranch on August 27, 2017, in Malibu, California.
LOVE HER MADLY

Rock Icon Grieves Wife of 53 Years in Emotional Post

The 80-year-old said he and the couple’s son “miss her so much.”

Roosa Rahkonen

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AT LONG LAST

Long Lost Statue of Rock Icon Found During Police Bust

The 300-pound sculpture of The Doors’ frontman was stolen from his grave site in 1988.

Cameron Adams

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IN HIS OWN WORDS

Jim Morrison’s Sister Reveals His Last Wishes

The Doors frontman’s sister Anne Morrison Chewning helped compile hundreds of pages of his musings, poetry, and lyrics—honoring the singer’s wish to be taken seriously as a writer.

Cheyenne Roundtree

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CASTING COUCH

Oliver Stone Accused of Sexual Harassment: ‘I Left Crying’

Pressure is mounting on director Oliver Stone, with another accusation of sexual misconduct—by actress Melissa Gilbert.

Tom Sykes

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VIRAL

Boy George and Jack Black’s Doors Cover

Culture Club, Tenacious D frontmen are joined by Doors guitarist Robby Krieger on ‘Hello, I Love You.’

Alex Chancey

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Next Stop

Serial Killer in Nazi Berlin

<p>Berlin, 1940. Late one a night a railway worker boards her train home and chats with a man. Then everything goes wrong. An excerpt from Scott Andrew Selby’s <i><a target="_blank" href="http://www.amazon.com/Serial-Killer-Nazi-Berlin-Chilling/dp/0425264149/">A Serial Killer in Nazi Berlin</a></i>.</p>

Scott Andrew Selby

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When the Music’s Over

Music is My Religion

Just try sticking a Doors song on an ad for a Buick or deodorant. The band’s drummer John Densmore explains why their music will never be a commodity.

John Densmore

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How Do You Strike a Walmart?

The tactics of the 1930s won't work

Megan McArdle

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Ciao, Roma! Hello, Newark!

Instead of being in Rome for the holidays, author James Atlas and his family found themselves stranded at Newark Airport—and contemplating what happened to our civilization.

James Atlas

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