Matt Groening’s mom recently passed, though she fortunately lived a full life. But check out the obit. Any names you recognize here? Hint: Marge is short for Margaret. (ht @pourmecoffee)
EDIT: Here’s a story on the obit from The Oregonian.
Just 20 years-old. So sad.
She may have revolutionized world politics, but she did not make it so that pre-packaged obits automatically update themselves.
He despised phonies, his 1969 Volvo (which he also loved), know-it-all Yankees, Southerners who used the words “veranda” and “porte cochere” to put on airs, eating grape leaves, Law and Order (all franchises), cats, and Martha Stewart. In reverse order. He particularly hated Day Light Saving Time, which he referred to as The Devil’s Time. It is not lost on his family that he died the very day that he would have had to spring his clock forward. This can only be viewed as his final protest.
Harry Stamps Obituary | Sun Herald
apsies: The obituary by which all other obituaries should be judged. Read the entire thing. It’s worth it.
You heard her.
(via kateoplis)
When I die, I hope I have an obit 10% this good.
An Icon Passes: A spokesperson has confirmed that actress and comedienne Phyllis Diller has passed away in her Los Angeles home. According to Milton Suchin, her manager for many years, Phyllis “died peacefully in her sleep with a smile on her face.” She is credited as one of the first successful female nightclub comedians, and also found success on a number of television shows during the 60’s, 70’s, and 80’s. Additionally, Diller was the 1992 recipient of the American Comedy Award for Lifetime Achievement. She is survived by her son and two daughters. (Photo via Ottawa Citizen) source
After battling a variety of health issues over the past decade-plus, Irish author and playwright Maeve Binchy has passed away. Binchy first saw mainstream success with ‘Light A Penny Candle’, which spent more than a year in top 10 charts, and went on to write seven books which appeared in a list of the top 100 novels by Irish authors. Her works appeared more often, and outsold, those of other noted Irish authors including William Butler Yeats and Oscar Wilde. (Photo via UggBoy/UggGirl) source
This earless rabbit was supposed to be a German zoo’s main attraction. The problem is, Tiny Til drew press, specifically a photographer who … um, stepped on him and killed him. Let this be a lesson to photojournalists: Don’t kill your subjects, especially if they’re cute. (Photo by Uwe Meinhold/Associated Press)
Joe Paterno 1926-2012. Here is the first (and last) interview he did after scandal consumed his career.
Photos | Obituary | The case against Sandusky
Photo by Phelan Ebenhack (AP)
In case you haven’t read it, the Sally Jenkins interview he did just before his death was an attempt to clear his name (or at least clarify his role). He at least tried to get the last word in when he still could.
An unsung journalistic hero: Before Louis Silverstein, newspaper design was a trade, not a profession. With the many changes he made as art director of the Times in the 1960s and 1970s, he helped change that. White space? More ambitious typefaces? Larger fonts? Abstract illustrations? Those were all his doing. Many of the conventions that modern newspapers now take advantage of came (in part) from Silverstein’s work. It took a lot of pushing, but Silverstein sold editors on these ideas. As a result, the Gray Lady is (and many other papers are) a lot less gray. And graphic design and news aren’t separate entities. Silverstein died Thursday at 92. (Also worth a read:The Society for News Design has a lot of anecdotes about an important figure in visual journalism.) source
The story I have told throughout my work life I could not have told as well without Clarence.Bruce Springsteen • In the intro to Clarence Clemons’ 2009 memoir, “Big Man: Real Life & Tall Tales.” Clemons, who died of complications from a stroke today, was an iconic figure who defined the sound of the E Street Band for many. He was one of the most memorable members of the legendary band, and still held strong influence to this day, showing up on Lady Gaga’s most recent album. A piece of our hearts was lost tonight.
In honor of the recently-passed Gerard Smith, here’s a video of TV on the Radio busting through a searing performance of “Wolf Like Me” back in 2006. (He’s up against the amp with his back to the crowd.) The bassist’s tragic death got overshadowed by the deaths of the photojournalists earlier this week, but it definitely deserves its own notice.
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Key line in the obit: “The flamboyant music connoisseur steered his work through his love of music. A former opera singer, Ohga insisted the CD be designed at 12 centimeters (4.8 inches) in diameter — or 75 minutes worth of music — to store Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony in its entirety.”
@greeneandy, Associate Editor, Rollingstone
Wow.
Here’s the author. Died in 2005.
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