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Robert Vaughn, Dead at 83

November 13, 2016November 13, 2016 No Comments

2016 has claimed another great with Robert Vaughn. “With his suave good looks and impeccable dress sense Robert Vaughn was an elegant presence in film and television for more than 50 years.” I remember watching him as the iconic Napoleon Solo in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. as a kid. His performance as the self-serving politician […]

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King Bhumibol Adulyadej, dead at 88

October 17, 2016 No Comments

BANGKOK (AFP) – Millions of Thais donned black Friday as the grieving nation prepared to hold traditional Buddhist ceremonies for revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej, whose death leaves the country facing an uncertain new era. Bhumibol, the world’s longest-reigning monarch, passed away at 88 on Thursday after a long battle with ill health, removing a stabilising father figure […]

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Brexit Bubble

June 30, 2016 No Comments

I’m quite concerned about the potential impact of a BREXIT, and have been avidly following events on Twitter. At some point you do need to pull yourself out of the Twitter bubble and take a reality hit. Today was the day I did that, and it’s also the day I realised that this isn’t an […]

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Why are so many celebrities dying in 2016?

April 28, 2016 No Comments

Ironically enough, the work of many recently deceased celebrities tells us what we ought already to know: we are all going to die eventually – the trappings of fame provide no armour against this. We are all just human in the end. Via Why are so many celebrities dying in 2016?

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March 3, 2016 No Comments

Great story about the dying profession that is journalism. So many older, experienced, journalists have been let go in the US that newsrooms are suffering from it. Sample: He’s 57 and worked for a 20,000-circulation daily in the Midwest for over 30 years. He was bought out last summer; over a quarter of the reporters, […]

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Booted

February 3, 2016February 3, 2016 No Comments

“You have the same boots as me Aoibhe!” *looks at me sideways* “No I don’t, Dad, mine are pink!” ?

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David Bowie, dead at 69

January 19, 2016January 19, 2016 No Comments

MESSAGE FROM IGGY: “David’s friendship was the light of my life. I never met such a brilliant person. He was the best there is. – Iggy Pop” — Iggy Pop (@IggyPop) January 11, 2016 David Bowie died on 10th January, 2016, or perhaps, he just went home: David Bowie has returned to his home after […]

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‘If I dropped dead tomorrow, what a fantastic f**king life I’ve had’

January 7, 2016January 7, 2016 No Comments

Interesting interview in the IT from a while back with Francis Rossi of the Quo. On life: What keeps you going? Many things. Money is one of them. When I was going to a Catholic school we had a teacher called Mrs O’ Sullivan. She said that when you are older and die, you’ll have […]

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Ian Murdock, dead at 42

December 31, 2015 No Comments

Ian Murdock, founder of the Debian Linux distribution, died on Monday night, aged just 42. The Debian project has a remembrance page.

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Dead at 70, Lemmy Kilmister

December 30, 2015December 31, 2015 No Comments

The legendary Lemmy has died just two days after receiving a cancer diagnosis.

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Robert Vaughn, Dead at 83

King Bhumibol Adulyadej, dead at 88

Brexit Bubble

Why are so many celebrities dying in 2016?

Booted

David Bowie, dead at 69

‘If I dropped dead tomorrow, what a fantastic f**king life I’ve had’

Ian Murdock, dead at 42

Dead at 70, Lemmy Kilmister

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