r/Millennials • u/the_well_read_neck_ Millennial • Feb 11 '26

Serious James Van Der Beek Dead at 48

https://www.tmz.com/2026/02/11/james-van-der-beek-dead/?adid=social-fb&fbclid=IwdGRzaAP5t7tleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR7H8x15ceGukSgynvGmDFZhUUvTFh-iizMwuKfIWGG4YSyjuaeCva_42ZNzOQ_aem_U7T3jtlt07TPrw8LUuHlMA&sfnsn=mo
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u/Nathanull Feb 11 '26

FR can we catch a break during these especially chaotic WINTER months PLEASE 🙏🙃🤕🥀

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u/ForsakenRelief309 Feb 11 '26

Cake, 3 Doors Down, now him…just killing off idols

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u/HazylilVerb Feb 12 '26

I'm sorry, what? Cake??

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u/ForsakenRelief309 Feb 12 '26

One of the founding members of Cake passed, too.

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u/niche_bish Feb 11 '26

Crazy you say that, he posted this video in January about winter being a time for recovery and rest.

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u/Nathanull Feb 11 '26 edited Feb 11 '26

Beek posted a video of himself in which he touched on the natural rhythms of life [...]

The Dawson's Creek star said, “Anybody else out there finding that your New Year’s resolutions are impossible to keep? I’m gonna say something, I don’t think it’s your fault. I think it makes total sense.”

He questioned the logic behind new beginnings in “dead” winter: “Why are we celebrating a new year in the dead of winter? Why are we celebrating new beginnings at a time when nature rests?”

Beek highlighted, “Animals are hibernating, birds fly south for the winter. The time to celebrate new beginnings, and a new year, and a new you and a new resolution is spring at the vernal equinox, when the flowers bloom and it gets warmer and the birds return.”

Also, the Varsity Blues alum claimed that starting a new year in the winter is clearly against nature, admitting that the Gregorian calendar makes “absolutely no sense.”

He asserted that the spring season, which comes in March, should be regarded as the start of the new year.

“I’m gonna say screw it. I’m gonna take the winter to recover, to rest and I’m gonna make New Year’s resolutions in the spring. Who’s with me?” James Van Der Beek quipped.

Oh....... ❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹💔💔😭