So bummed about this news; so grateful for his life and work.
Roger Ebert dies at 70 after battle with cancer – Chicago Sun-Times
Tag: obituary
10 Things Your Commencement Speaker Won’t Tell You
6. Read obituaries. They are just like biographies, only shorter. They remind us that interesting, successful people rarely lead orderly, linear lives.
7. Your parents don’t want what is best for you. They want what is good for you, which isn’t always the same thing. There is a natural instinct to protect our children from risk and discomfort, and therefore to urge safe choices.
Owsley Stanley, Artisan of Acid, Is Dead at 76 – NYTimes.com
He did not, contrary to popular lore, release a product called Purple Haze; in interviews, he sounded quite miffed that anything emerging from his laboratory could be thought to cause haziness rather than the crystalline clarity for which he personally vouched.
Owsley Stanley, Artisan of Acid, Is Dead at 76 – NYTimes.com
Jeanne-Claude, Christo’s Collaborator on Environmental Canvas, Is Dead at 74 – Obituary – NYTimes.com
This is a real downer. (via kottke)
Mark Larson 