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Michael Jackson Is Finally King of Facebook
As it has for so many other celebrities, death has bolstered Michael Jackson's image. The late pop singer just surpassed Barack Obama to hold the most popular page on Facebook. The numbers are pretty staggering: More »
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By Ryan TateComment by heywhat: I'm in France now and no one here believes he is actually dead. They think it is a hoax and... 12 Responses | Other threads
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Robert McNamara: 1916-2009
Former Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, the "architect" of the Vietnam War, died this morning. He was 93. More »
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By PareeneComment by The Lone Scout: At one time, Howell Raines wrote on the editorial page of the New York Times, "Mr. McNamara must not escape... 10 Responses | Other threads
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How to Cover Michael Jackson When There's Nothing Left to Cover
Media everywhere are mourning the loss of MJ coverage this week as they regretfully turn back to boring things, like Iraq or Bernie Madoff. Here are today's headline highlights, as the web milks this Google trend for all it's worth. More » -
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Billy Mays: Mr. As-Seen-On-TV, Dead At 50
Billy Mays, TV salesman, was found discovered dead this morning by his wife. There are no signs of foul play. Mays was 50 years-old. More »
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By Foster KamerComment by lobstr: Holy crap, it's the week of randomly dying celebrities! I suggest Casey Kasem, Rue McClanahan and Emo Philips should... 8 Responses | Other threads
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The Last Megastar
Michael Jackson was a beloved worldwide star for the entire 1980s. Even after his reputation darkened, he remained a global obsession. But underlining his death is a sense we'll see no more stars of that scale and endurance. More » -
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Michael Jackson's Epic Music Videos
One of Michael Jackson's most obvious legacies is the singer's impact on the craft of music video production; his videos were elaborate, expensive and phenomenally successful, both in saturating MTV and selling records. Here are 10 of the best. More » -
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Michael Jackson Dies at 50
Updated The King of Pop Michael Jackson has passed away, according to TMZ, after suffering cardiac arrest at his Los Angeles home. Paramedics arrived on the scene but were unable to revive him. More » -
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Ed McMahon: TV's Affable Uncle
Sad news about the death of Ed McMahon today, a TV icon who represented a disappearing breed—of ubiquitous, up-for-anything TV personality, of a colloquial ease with the camera that transcended any silly show he found himself on. More » -
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Obit for John Palmer, 62: "I can't believe Keith Richards outlived me." R.I.P. [ADN]
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Iz the Wiz, Legend
Iz The Wiz, a graffiti legend since the 1970s, died of heart failure in Florida last night. He started in NYC and went all-world. Blogue has details and a retrospective of his art.
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Google Mentor Dead in Swimming Pool
Rajeev Motwani, a computer science professor who mentored Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin at Stanford, was found dead in the pool of his Atherton, California home. He was 47. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Steverino Begins: Maybe Gawker should disable comments for these types of posts. 2 Responses | Other threads
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David Carradine Dead In Bangkok; Early Report Suggests Suicide
David Carradine, who starred in Kung Fu and Kill Bill Vols. I and II, was found dead in his Bangkok hotel room yesterday. A Thai news report says it was a suicide, but his agent in L.A. says it was "natural causes." More » -
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Rapper Murdered at LA Shopping Mall
Dolla, a 21 year-old Atlanta rapper signed to Akon's label, was shot and killed yesterday in the parking garage of an LA mall. More »
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Comment by Our Lady of the Massacre: What's the point of violence like this? I wonder if the murderer feels justified. Did he "defend his rep" or... 20 Responses | Other threads
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Comic actor, cook, Muppets host, and prototypical fameball Dom DeLuise has passed. He was 75.
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Author J.G. Ballard Dead at 78
The writer of Crash and the autobiographical Empire of the Sun had been battling prostate cancer. He was inspired by science fiction, but placed his novels outside the genre, rooting them in the modern world. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by musicmope: He was the greatest living writer in the English language. Who is it now? 5 Responses | Other threads
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Michael Crichton Died with an Entire Spare Novel in Reserve
While writing Next, his last published novel, author Michael Crichton simultaneously (and unexpectedly) wrote Pirate Latitudes, about "a pirate named Hunter and the governor of Jamaica, and their plan to raid a Spanish treasure galleon." More »
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By Ryan TateComment by DevilsAvocado: So, this means it's back to the drawing board for the title of my John McCain bio - 'Irate Platitudes'. Curse... 11 Responses | Other threads
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Former NBC News Business Correspondent Irving R. Levine Dead at 86
Irving R. Levine, NBC's reserved, bow-tied business reporter during the '70s and '80s, has died, partly of old age and partly of shame at the way his former beat is being covered by tools. More »
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By John CookComment by Spirit Fingers: Aw, that's a shame. partly of old age and partly of shame at the way his former beat is being covered... 3 Responses | Other threads
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John Hope Franklin, Great American Historian
John Hope Franklin, the author of From Slavery to Freedom and possibly the greatest historian of the black American experience, died Wednesday at the age of 94. He lived well. More » -
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ABC Radio Reporter Stabbed To Death
George Weber, a longtime WABC newscaster turned ABC News freelancer and blogger, was found stabbed to death at home in Brooklyn. He was 47. More »
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Nicholas Hughes, Son of Sylvia Plath, Commits Suicide
Nicholas Hughes, a marine biologist and academic, hanged himself at home 46 years after the suicide of his mother, the poet Sylvia Plath. He was 47. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by levari: as a plath fan and someone who has struggled with suicidal depression since i was eight, i find this unbelievably... 9 Responses | Other threads
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Actor Ron Silver Dead At 62
Ron Silver, the actor and Democrat-turned-Republican political organizer, died this morning after a two-year-battle with esophageal cancer. He was 62. More » -
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Braden Keil, New York Post Real Estate Columnist
Longtime New York Post real estate columnist Braden Keil died last night, after a battle with melanoma. He worked up until the very end, with his wife helping him write his last column. More »
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Comment by bowel_and_the_obstructors: I don't like these solemn posts that force me to reflect on life. 1 Responses | Other threads
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And Now He's Dead: R.I.P. Paul Harvey
Joining other newsmen at the Pearly Gates of Heaven is Paul Harvey, who passed away at age 90. Harvey was a broadcasting pioneer with a signature staccato speaking style that garnered him nationwide recognition. More »
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By Ann CarusoComment by Rumpelstilskin: My brother and I were on the interstate when he was on the radio and told the story about a... 3 Responses | Other threads
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Virgil Lee Griffin, Famous Racist
Virgil Griffin, a North Carolina KKK boss most famous for leading a racist crowd that shot five leftists to death in 1979, has died at the age of 64. Sean Delonas commemorative cartoon TK. [NYT]
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Comment by HiredGoons: At least he got to see Obama elected before he bought the plantation. 3 Responses | Other threads
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Publisher Alfred A. Knopf Jr., 90
Knopf, whose parents ran the eponymous publishing house, left that company in 1959 to start Atheneum Publishers. He died yesterday at the age of 90, due to complications from a fall. More »
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Comment by Ricki-Oh: I can't believe there's only one other comment on the passing of Alfred R. Knopf. This from a media and... 1 Responses | Other threads
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Carrot Peeler Salesman of Union Square Dies
That guy who sold vegetable peelers at the Union Square Greenmarket has died. The carrot-peeling huckster Joe Ades was a beloved Manhattan character up until his death, at the age of 75, on Sunday. More »
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Comment by GilloD: This was the BEST peeler you could buy. I bought like 6 in case the one I had broke and... 5 Responses | Other threads
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Malcolm MacPherson, 65, Awesome Journalist/Mensch
You know what sucks? Dying the same week as John Updike. The obits are like Updike this and Updike that. To be overshadowed in death is the bitter fate of the wonderful journalist Malcolm MacPherson More »
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By Joshua SteinComment by The-Littlest-Hobo: Um, not meaning to be too much of a pedant, but surely Studs Terkel was more of a journalist then... 1 Responses | Other threads
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obituaries
James Brady, Editor and Celebrity Gossip Pioneer, Dead at 80
When he interviewed celebrities, typically over lunch, longtime Parade columnist James Brady often did not take notes; he only needed three soundbites, which he memorized. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by Pepé Le Douche: Why didn't this article mention anything about how he got shot in the assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan? That seems like... 6 Responses | Other threads
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John Updike, 1932-2009
Celebrated author John Updike has died of lung cancer. He was 76 years old. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of the Rabbit series was also an accomplished essayist and literary critic.
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Andrew Wyeth, 1917-2009
Polarizing American artist Andrew Wyeth, who painted "Christina's World"—my favorite painting ever, go see it in thefleshcanvas at the Museum of Modern Art—died yesterday at age 91. More »
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Comment by Kakapo: Not to get all PC on you, but "crippled" is considered an offensive term these days. Unfortunately, the hideous... 18 Responses | Other threads
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Ricardo Montalbán, 88
Everyone from TV is dying. First it was the dude from The Prisoner, and now it's none other than Fantasy Island's (a vaguely similar show in its somewhat ominous tone?) Mr. Roarke. Yes. Ricardo Montalbán. More »
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The Prisoner's Number 6 Finally Escapes
Patrick McGoohan, the co-creator and star of the 1960's surreal, paranoid mystery series The Prisoner, died yesterday at the age of 80. More »
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Richard Seaver, Literary Sex Pioneer
Richard Seaver, a lifelong publisher and editor, died yesterday at the age of 82. He helped bring Samuel Beckett and lots and lots of kinky sex writing into the world. More » -
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Ruined after Betting on Volkswagen Stock, German Billionaire Commits Suicide
German billionaire Adolf Merckle, one of the 100 richest people in the world, has killed himself by jumping in front of a train—emotionally "broken" over a bad bet on Volkswagen last year. More »
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Comment by everfade: But he was still so rich even after having lost a billion?! Billionaires should try living in the 45k-50k income... 9 Responses | Other threads
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Awesome NYT Reporter, Spy, and Nazi Fighter Paul Hofmann Dies
In the "They don't make em like this any more" category: foreign correspondent, dapper author, and WWII Allied spy Paul Hofmann is dead at the age of 96. He outlived Hitler by 63 years. More »
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Harold Pinter, Nobel-winning Playwright
Pinter was known for plays such as The Birthday Party and The Caretaker—and later in his career as a salon leftist with a reflexive and increasingly dated hostility to the United States. More »
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By Nick DentonComment by PinkPundit: "Increasingly dated" hostility to the U.S."? About 80% of world agreed with him. 23 Responses | Other threads
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Death of Rove's IT Genius Births New Conspiracy Theory
A Christmas gift for lovers of political intrigue: Was the death in a plane crash of Mitch Connell, Karl Rove's technology guru, really an accident? And why aren't all the Rove-hating newspapers writing about it?
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By Owen ThomasComment by seekingwhat: If your gonna testify about election fraud don't get in a plane. I don't care how experienced a pilot you... 3 Responses | Other threads
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Employees Spit On Newspaper CEO's Grave
As it turns out, "burn in hell you heartless beast" was not actually the worst thing said about late Journal-Register Co. CEO Robert Jelenic by bitter former employees. More »
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By Ryan TateComment by accomodatingasian: Robert Jelenic really was a world-class douchebag. 2 Responses | Other threads
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'Deep Throat' Dead At 95
W. Mark Felt, who as anonymous source "Deep Throat" helped bring down President Richard Nixon, died in his sleep in Santa Rosa, California Thursday. He was 95.
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By Ryan TateComment by nystar2000: How refreshing for a president to actually have to resign for his (zero body count) crimes. Man, was I born... 2 Responses | Other threads
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Paul Weyrich, Architect of Everything Bad About the Last 30 Years
Paul Weyrich, the inventor of the "moral majority," hateful bastard, unpleasant bigot, and influential conservative, died today at 66. More »
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By PareeneComment by AllsWell: But his eyes were so blue and twinkly. Could he really have been that bad? 12 Responses | Other threads
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