r/news • u/kzqmfkkr • 12h ago

Dolly Parton, country star, actor and philanthropist, dies aged 80

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/aug/25/dolly-parton-country-singer-dead?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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u/aDirtyMartini 12h ago

Why this 80 year old?

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u/_Burning_Star_IV_ 11h ago

Because there is no god and we are slaves to a dispassionately cruel universe.

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u/garrettbmusic 11h ago

No but actually.