Tributes from across Hollywood are pouring in following the death of actor James Van Der Beek, best known for his role as Dawson Leery on the hit teen drama Dawson’s Creek. The actor died Wednesday, Feb. 11, after a long battle with Stage 3 colorectal cancer. He was 48. Van Der Beek rose to prominence in the late 1990s as the earnest, aspiring filmmaker at the center of The WB’s cultural phenomenon. The show helped define a generation of teen television and launched multiple careers. But in the hours following news of his death, fellow actors and friends focused less…

Nearly three decades after Kurt Cobain was found dead at his Seattle home, a new independent forensic review is again questioning the official determination that the Nirvana frontman died by suicide. Cobain, 27, was discovered on April 5, 1994. The King County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled his death a suicide caused by a self-inflicted shotgun wound. That conclusion has stood for 30 years, despite recurring public speculation and multiple past calls to reopen the investigation. Now, forensic specialist Brian Burnett and researcher Michelle Wilkins say their private review of the autopsy findings and crime scene details raises concerns. According to…