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As in every aspect of life, women are starting to make their presence known in the funeral industry. It’s not what you would call a groundswell (or underground swell), but according to…
We told you in Dead of the Day that today is the anniversary of Ferdinand von Zeppelin’s death…you think we were going to just let it go by with a joke? …
We like to think that Donald Trump will end up being recognized as the worst President of the United States (So Bad!), that sometimes we forget some of the truly mediocre—or worse!—men…
We’ve been remiss here at Obit. We neglected to bring your attention to the death of Romania’s King Michael. That’s mostly because until this morning, we had no idea who King Michael…
We’re pretty sure we wouldn’t want to be in former San Luis Obispo county medical examiner Dr. Gary Walter’s shoes right now. The San Luis Obispo Tribune reports he’s once again found…
From the “There’s not a basement deep enough” desk comes this tidbit, buried in a Time story headlined by Manson’s cause of death: More than one person is claiming to be the…
Yesterday, Obit got the sad news that the Smithereens Pat DiNizio died at 62. Pat and the Smithereens were all around good guy, which comes through in their music, an ’80s power-pop…
Stealing from the dead is a particularly loathsome crime. It’s preying on those who can’t defend themselves. An existential sucker punch, like a certain president continuing to brag about his upset victory more…
The great abstract painter Vassily Kandinsky, famed for his colorful geometrical symbology, died on December 13, 1944, at the age of 78. Kandinsky was born in Russia to German parents, then moved…
Merle Ginsberg reminded me that yesterday was the anniversary of Ike Turner’s death. Now given the current political climate, even typing the words “Ike Turner” could quash any hope I had of…
We knew it was going to happen, it was just a matter of when. But we didn’t expect to happen so soon. What rough beast now comes to the world of death?…
As Merle Ginsberg reminded us, today’s the anniversary of Sam Cooke’s somewhat unseemly murder. So we here a Gloomy Tunes figured it was as good a time as any hear his sing.…
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