In 2026, a Reddit user captured the final moments of his aging PlayStation 2 as its graphics processor failed in the middle of a race.
The yellow car on a coastal track began dissolving into broken polygons and visual glitches before the screen eventually collapsed into solid color bars. The decades-old console kept rendering until its final frame, giving its owner one last spectacular, glitch-filled farewell after more than 20 years of gaming.
Dolly Parton was one of a kind.
I had the pleasure of crossing paths with Dolly over the years, and she was every bit as memorable, talented and funny as you would imagine.
But beyond the extraordinary talent was something even more important: her heart.
She brought joy to generations of people and left the world considerably better than she found it. She will be missed. π
I'm sorry we never got a chance to meet, but getting this note from Dolly really had a an impact on me. She definitely didn't have to take the time to do it. Even for a kid who mostly listened to rap music, she was an icon. A superstar in every sense. Rest easy Dolly. And thank you for the kind words.