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more about #suicide more comments → MincnglyWhrdL'mer: "IDK what to do" well, my BFF jill sez... more » MrInBetween: The space between the B and the Y in that "final" BYE is an inspired touch. more » RandomLunatic: Bu-bu-but that paragon of news-gathering Perez Hilton believes it's him!!! more » drunkexpatwriter: If it was really him he would have done the @ thing at LiLo's real twitter name. more » unclevanya: Tweletion? Really? more » NathanSt: Why don't awful people ever do the decent thing? It's almost always the nice schlubs that do it and only rarely the assholes. more » i'm a bottle: "My lawyers are investigating." That's the real Michael Lohan. more » Airvault: These fake deaths are already boring. more » superconnected (is it time to leave?): Suicide is painless. It brings on many changes. I can tweet about it if I please. Was going to say something striving to be meaningful about the triv... more » Matt Cherette: Not sure that it matters, but here's a screen cap I took earlier that includes one extra tweet than the one above. Also, re: the deletion, there were... more » Uncle_Billy_Slumming: The plebes are falling for it... commodity bubble is growing. Faster than you can say "executive order 6102" your shiny metals will be reduced to tox... more » freedc: You can't collect insurance on a suicide, the insurance companies won't pay out and if they even suspect it, you'll be in court trying to get the poli... more » krismry: I know you were just kidding around, but a nice servicey gentle reminder would be to note that no more than 25 percent of your investments ought to be... more » WordyNinja: Or, I don't know, legalize pot. The taxes collected on it could get us out of debt without touching anyone's income, not to mention the boost to the ... more » BlinkyMcChuck: God, this is horrible. I loved her work. more » -
#uhoh
Michael Lohan Safe after His Twitter Impersonator Fakes Suicide (Updated)
After tweeting his good-byes and threatening to leap to his death off the Brooklyn Bridge, Michael Lohan's purported Twitter account abruptly went dead early Monday morning. What just happened? (Updated) More » -
#recessionomics
A Plan to Get All the Money America Needs to Pay Back, With Only Minimal Loss of Life
The Way We Live Now: Solution-oriented. Problem: We're hundreds of billions of dollars in debt. Solution: Hoard gold, buy life insurance, and kill ourselves. More » -
#sad
South Korean Celebrity Deaths Continue
Model Daul Kim, 20, who had worked for Chanel among others, was found hanged yesterday. She may have died by suicide. If so, she is the ninth Korean celebrity to take her own life in just over a year. More » -
#finalexit
Now is the Time to Book Your Swiss Suicide Vacation
This might be your final chance to take advantage of the services of Dignitas, the notorious Swiss "suicide clinic" that helps clients gracefully exit the crapfest we call "life". Swiss lawmakers are considering a ban on all suicide tourism. More » -
#mediacrack
More Layoffs Coming at Forbes?
In your foreboding Friday media column: Rumors of impending Forbes layoffs, more details on the Conde Nast Traveler cuts this week, an editor quits over her commute(!), and a former AP newsman kills himself. More » -
#gossiproundup
Tila Tequila Tweets Own Death
Things are getting bad down Tila Tequila way. Claudia Schiffer needs a prayer. And there's gay marriage in a certain Mad Men actor's future. Yes, it's your Tuesday morning gossip roundup! More » -
#suicide
Newspaper Heiress Had Problems
Anne Morell Petrillo, 38 year-old heiress to the Scripps newspaper fortune, jumped to her death off the Tappan Zee bridge last week. Trauma from a bad marriage and her mom's brutal murder? Perhaps. But the NYT has an additional theory: More » -
#therich
Suicide Kicks Off Tax-Cheat Hell Week
For tax evaders, the coming seven days are a time of panic, self loathing and wrenching decisions. Hanging over it all is the suicide of an apparently terrified plutocrat, reportedly wanted by the IRS for hiding a small fortune. More » -
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#theperilsofwork
French Telecom Suicides Being Investigated By French Labor Minister
France Telecom, France's largest telecommunications provider, saw 23 employee suicides since the beginning of 2008. Unions blame FT's efficiency efforts, management faults employees' personal issues. Now, the French labor minister's meeting with FT's president. Workforce deaths: they happen. [BBC]. -
#andnowhesdead
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 » -
#terrible
The Worst News Cycle: A Long Week In Suicides
A former president of South Korea, a guy pushed over a bridge, an actress, and two cases of assisted: suicides are all over the news this weekend. What the hell is going on? More » -
#updates
Freddie Mac Wanted Suicide CFO To Relax
David Kellerman, the Freddie Mac CFO who committed suicide this week, was told by HR to take some time off from work, shortly before he killed himself. The "job stress" scenario looks ever more likely. More » -
#updates
Freddie Mac Suicide CFO's Stressful Career
The media's had a good half day now to find out more about David Kellerman, the Freddie Mac CFO who committed suicide early this morning. He hung himself. The "job stress" scenario is looking plausible: More » -
#death
Chief Financial Officer of Freddie Mac Commits Suicide
David Kellerman, the chief financial officer of money-bleeding mortgage firm Freddie Mac, was found dead in his Virginia home this morning. He'd apparently committed suicide. The financial crisis would be one obvious possible motive.
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#advertising
Grave-Dancing Insurance Company Teaches You Responsibility
American schools are drug-ridden dens of iniquity, but fortunately we have insurance companies to teach our children values, with TV ads. And whoa, Liberty Mutual has a new 'Responsibility' campaign. Why does that sound familiar? More » -
#facebookdeath
Aspiring Male Model Left Suicide Note on Facebook
"Facebook suicide" used to mean leaving the ubiquitous social network for the real world. But Paul Zolezzi, an aspiring Brooklyn model, used Mark Zuckerberg's creation to announce the end of his actual life.
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#terrible
Another Madoff Investor Commits Suicide
Ugh. Ponzi ponce Bernie Madoff has claimed another. William Foxton, a 65-year-old retired British military officer, shot himself in the head after losing his life's savings in Madoff's $50 billion moneysuck. More » -
#trendwatch
Have You No Shame, America?
A German billionaire killed himself after hefty stock losses. A French money manager committed suicide after losing billions to Bernie Madoff. Is shame confined to the Old World? More » -
#death
Ruined Madoff Investor's Gruesome Suicide Scene
Bernie Madoff's $50 billion Ponzi scheme is growing fatally baroque. A French banker was found dead, in a grotesque office tableau, after losing $1.4 billion in the scheme.
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#death
Madoff-Duped Hedge Fund Founder Kills Self in Office
A French hedge fund founder who lost $2 billion he'd invested with disgraced money manager Bernie Madoff killed himself in his Manhattan office today. More »
