Dolly Parton, RIP

It was pretty clear this day was coming — her health had been failing and she had missed several high profile appearances — but this doesn’t make today any easier for literally generations of people, some of who knew her from her music, and others who benefitted from her philanthropy, including the Imagination Library, which put books into the hands of millions of children. Her private life was famously her own, but her public life was one of kindness, tolerance and inclusivity, consistent across decades. There was only ever one of her. Saying she’ll be missed doesn’t begin cover it. — JS