Entertainment

Joe Ruby Dead: Scooby-Doo co-creator was 87

Animation writer and executive Joe Ruby, who created cartoon series with “Scooby-Doo” with his partner Ken Spears, died Wednesday of natural causes in Westlake Village, California. He was 87. At Hanna-Barbera, Ruby and Spears made series, including “Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?”, “Dynomutt” and “Jabberjaw.” “He never stopped writing and making, …

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Some just don’t want to hear it

NBA players decided on Thursday to end their short strike and finish the playoffs. One reason, among many, is that playing games provides a much larger platform to express their perspectives in promoting causes of social justice. Of course, the platform will not reach everyone. By long to not. There …

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