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more about #obit more comments → Chore Boy: The fact that you did not capitalize "club kids" makes me want to pay you for this post, Pareene. Thank you. more » Princess Sparkle Pony: Hmmm... Finkelstein was great, but I wouldn't call him THE Factory photographer. I thought that honor went to Billy Name. more » Novaload: There were quite a few Manson children, whereabouts unknown. Charlie had several of his own. Out there. Somewhere. more » SudeviUsopp: I appreciate John Waters, but I don't understand pursuing any relationship or friendship with these women - on any level. I know that he embraces and... more » BookishLookish: I think of Sharon Tate all the time. I never think of those wretched women in prison who killed her. They can rot in hell, and Monday is Yom Kippur an... more » TheBusinessGuy: Good. Not soon enough, and I hope it was very painful. 'Nuff said. more » Eringowaaaah: Remorse is a powerful thing. When the guy who raped and sodomized me was being sentenced, the judge intimated that if he'd only shown some remorse, ... more » CarlinaZeikfried: I dont have anything constructive here. Nothing exceeds like excess I guess. more » snugbug: On a related note, John Waters has just written a book about the friendship he developed over the years with Leslie Van Houten--the third infamous Man... more » HollyAesacus: Susan Atkins didn't stab Sharon Tate, she held her down so Tex Watson could. SA was a big talker who embellished a lot of what happened that night. ... more » Private Hangnail: My brainwashing cult leader renames me Sadie Mae Glutz? I stay home when they go a' murdering. more » Cfegrl: "Bitch, I have no mercy for you." - Susan Atkins to an 8-month pregnant Sharon Tate just before she stabbed her 16 times. more » Swifter: Zezozose Zadfrack Glutz made quite a name for himself writing Vogon poetry in the 80's, and now serves as pedagogue to Zaphod Beeblebrox and Trillian'... more » Mymoustache: The whereabouts of Zazozose Zadfrack Glutz are unknown? Hmmmmm...I went to high school with a Zazozose but he spelled his last name "GluEtz." more » PandoraSpocks: A definite example of sitting by the river long enough... more » -
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Nat Finkelstein, 1933-2009
Well, there was an interesting life. Nat Finkelstein, Factory photographer, is dead, at 76. -
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Susan Atkins, Manson Girl
Susan Atkins died in prison last night at 61. Atkins was sentenced to death in in 1971 for her role in the Tate/LeBianca murders. She was denied parole for the last time on September 2. More » -
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Irving Kristol, 1920-2009
Irving Kristol, the godfather of Neoconservatism, is dead at 89. We have him to thank for Reaganomics, the Bush Doctrine, and Bill Kristol. More » -
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Mike Bongiorno, the Gene Rayburn of Italy, Dies at Age 85
Sadly it often takes death to show us what giants walk among us. Few Americans knew about the genius of Mike Bongiorno, called Italy's "Quiz King." More » -
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Dominick Dunne, Author
Dominick Dunne, chronicler of crime, celebrity, and the intersection of the two, has died at 83. Dunne had been suffering from bladder cancer. More » -
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Ted Kennedy: An Assessment
Edward Kennedy, the last surviving son of Joseph and Rose Kennedy, was the third-longest serving US Senator of all time. He was a drunken degenerate. And he might've been the best argument for the US Senate ever elected. More » -
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Robert Novak, Columnist
Conservative political journalist and long-time syndicated columnist Robert Novak died early this morning after battling brain cancer for more than a year. More » -
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John Hughes, Filmmaker
John Hughes, director of generation-defining class conscious teen comedies, is dead of a heart attack, at age 59. More » -
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Budd Schulberg, Writer
Screenwriter and novelist Budd Schulberg died Wednesday. He was among the first generation to be born Hollywood royalty, and he wrote what is probably the only classic movie business novel to have never been adapted for the screen. More » -
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Sandford Dody, Ghostwriter
Sandford Dody, author of multiple best-sellers, died July 4 at 90 years old. If his name is unfamiliar, it may be because it did not appear on the covers of his books. More » -
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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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Bea Arthur, Beloved Gay Icon, 1922-2009
Golden Girls star Bea Arthur, née Bernice Frankel, died at home in Los Angeles at the age of 86 today. She passed away surrounded by family members. She will be loudly mourned by the gays. More » -
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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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Charlie Rose Kills Filmmaker Friend On Air
George Butler, who documented Arnold Schwarzenegger's early career as a bodybuilder in the documentary film Pumping Iron, was one of the notables who died in 2008, according to PBS host Charlie Rose. Oops, wrong Butler!
