Where Aren't They Now (Obituaries)
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We need that picture, but with Trump instead.
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(I was tempted to oblige.)
Another UK cultural one, sorry, but Heinz meanz Wolff. Was thinking of him, the other day. (And the time I met him on a visit to Brunel University, where the map of the main building was labelled something like "tutorial rooms are numbered (whatever to whatever) and main lecture theatres are numbered A, B, C, D, E, F…" )
Another UK cultural one, sorry, but Heinz meanz Wolff. Was thinking of him, the other day. (And the time I met him on a visit to Brunel University, where the map of the main building was labelled something like "tutorial rooms are numbered (whatever to whatever) and main lecture theatres are numbered A, B, C, D, E, F…" )
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Cardinal Bernard Law, central figure in Boston sexual abuse scandal, dies at 86
And the Catholic Church officially remains as tone-deaf regarding him as ever. Sigh.
And the Catholic Church officially remains as tone-deaf regarding him as ever. Sigh.
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Spaceman, I always wanted you to go into space, man!.
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Holy crap, I had no idea McCandless was that old (ergo, that picture was that old).
In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.
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Aw.
Erica Garner, Black Lives Matter activist, dies of a heart attack, aged 27
She was the daughter of Eric Garner, who died in a police chokehold in 2014. She leaves an eight-year-old daughter and a four-month-old son.
She was unaware until her recent pregnancy that she had heart problems.
Erica Garner, Black Lives Matter activist, dies of a heart attack, aged 27
She was the daughter of Eric Garner, who died in a police chokehold in 2014. She leaves an eight-year-old daughter and a four-month-old son.
She was unaware until her recent pregnancy that she had heart problems.
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Paul Bocuse, legendary French chef.
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You want to know the future, love? Then wait:
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There's a certain amount of freedom involved in cycling: you're self-propelled and decide exactly where to go. If you see something that catches your eye to the left, you can veer off there, which isn't so easy in a car, and you can't cover as much ground walking.
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Aww. Time to go find more of her stuff and read it.
In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.
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I was momentarily confused on hearing this on the radio this morning, since it sounded like they were announcing the death of an "Ursula Kayler-Guin". We read The Dispossessed in our book club, but I'm pretty sure that was under the name Ursula Le Guin. Did she start using the "K." later in her career?
xtifr wrote:... and orthogon merely sounds undecided.
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The only book by her I've read was A Wizard of Earthsea and I did not like it. It's also pretty old and it might not have aged well, plus I don't have the nostalgic factor. I should read something else by her at some point.
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orthogon wrote:I was momentarily confused on hearing this on the radio this morning, since it sounded like they were announcing the death of an "Ursula Kayler-Guin". We read The Dispossessed in our book club, but I'm pretty sure that was under the name Ursula Le Guin. Did she start using the "K." later in her career?
I can see a 1968 paperback copy of A Wizard of Earthsea up on Ebay that has the "K".
As does a 1974 hardcover copy of The Dispossessed. Maybe it depends on publisher or country?
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Zohar wrote:The only book by her I've read was A Wizard of Earthsea and I did not like it. It's also pretty old and it might not have aged well, plus I don't have the nostalgic factor. I should read something else by her at some point.
The Left Hand of Darkness is classic.
There's a certain amount of freedom involved in cycling: you're self-propelled and decide exactly where to go. If you see something that catches your eye to the left, you can veer off there, which isn't so easy in a car, and you can't cover as much ground walking.
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DavidSh wrote:orthogon wrote:I was momentarily confused on hearing this on the radio this morning, since it sounded like they were announcing the death of an "Ursula Kayler-Guin". We read The Dispossessed in our book club, but I'm pretty sure that was under the name Ursula Le Guin. Did she start using the "K." later in her career?
I can see a 1968 paperback copy of A Wizard of Earthsea up on Ebay that has the "K".
As does a 1974 hardcover copy of The Dispossessed. Maybe it depends on publisher or country?
Apparently so. At least I didn't imagine it; this was the edition I read:
Spoiler:
xtifr wrote:... and orthogon merely sounds undecided.
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orthogon wrote:DavidSh wrote:orthogon wrote:I was momentarily confused on hearing this on the radio this morning, since it sounded like they were announcing the death of an "Ursula Kayler-Guin". We read The Dispossessed in our book club, but I'm pretty sure that was under the name Ursula Le Guin. Did she start using the "K." later in her career?
I can see a 1968 paperback copy of A Wizard of Earthsea up on Ebay that has the "K".
As does a 1974 hardcover copy of The Dispossessed. Maybe it depends on publisher or country?
Apparently so. At least I didn't imagine it; this was the edition I read:Spoiler:
It's usually a typesetting issue. She was known well enough by her first and last names that the middle initial (or even middle name entirely) could be dropped and the attribution would still be considered correct. If the letter spacing of the font makes a space tight for an author's name to be placed in a visually appealing way (not crowding out art elements, too close to other text on the cover, etc) then things like middle initials get removed to make room.
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Roger Bannister, first to run a timed sub-4 minute mile, has died at 88.
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David Ogden Stiers, best known as Major Winchester of M*A*S*H, dies at 75.
Winchester was easily my favourite character on M*A*S*H, next to Colonel Potter. Godspeed, sir.
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xtifr wrote:... and orthogon merely sounds undecided.
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This one is a bit late, I know.
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How tickled we were…
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Stephen Hawking died today 

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That's really sad to hear. But he did a lot of good and inspired a lot of people, and way outlived how long the doctors said he'd live.
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LaserGuy wrote:Stephen Hawking died today
Since his a Brief History of Time introduced me to the concept, I'd have said "Stephen Hawking lost his lifelong battle against entropy today".
In recent months, he'd become an increasingly vocal advocate on the NHS, so it's a loss not just to astrophysics and public understanding of science, but to progressive politics too.
xtifr wrote:... and orthogon merely sounds undecided.
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Then that's at least two geniuses with staying power, so far this week. *sigh*
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I await the conspiracies surrounding his death.
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The government plays the long game, and planned for old age to kill him?
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I DIDNT GIVE YOU PERMISSION TO KILL ME YET, YOU CANDY ASSED PANSY! ONLY STEERS AND EMOS WEAR BLACK ROBES AND CARRY KNIVES ON STICKS, AND YOU DONT LOOK LIKE NO STEER SO THAT NARROWS DOWN THE OPTIONS NOW DONT IT!?
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Harry Anderson, a.k.a. Judge Harry T. Stone (presiding), gone at 65.
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There's a certain amount of freedom involved in cycling: you're self-propelled and decide exactly where to go. If you see something that catches your eye to the left, you can veer off there, which isn't so easy in a car, and you can't cover as much ground walking.
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Just came here to post carl kassel and see it has been done. Sad days indeed.
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Barbara Bush has died. Apprently, she and George HW Bush were married 73 years.
I can’t pretend as if I knew a lot about her, but it’s still pretty significant.
EDIT: Here’s a direct link to her official obituary.
I can’t pretend as if I knew a lot about her, but it’s still pretty significant.
EDIT: Here’s a direct link to her official obituary.
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The author that made me want to be a contrarian, no new words coming, but what there is will always be cherished.
Tom Wolfe, Pyrotechnic ‘New Journalist’ and Novelist, Dies at 88 (NYT)
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