The NYT has a 3-page obituary of Steinbrenner up already; clearly they knew he was going.
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flea - Jul 13, 2010 5:20:15 am PDT #12047 of 30001
information libertarian
Jessica - Jul 13, 2010 5:21:42 am PDT #12048 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
The NYT has a 3-page obituary of Steinbrenner up already; clearly they knew he was going.
For someone that high profile, they've probably had an obit ready for years.
Amy - Jul 13, 2010 5:23:34 am PDT #12049 of 30001
Because books.
For someone that high profile, they've probably had an obit ready for years.
Some places have "deathwatch books" in various stages of completion, too -- Kensington had a list of people likely to die soonish and every once in a while we'd have to discuss who we should/could preparing a book about.
Good times in the editorial meeting, man. @@
Steph L. - Jul 13, 2010 5:23:37 am PDT #12050 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
The NYT has a 3-page obituary of Steinbrenner up already; clearly they knew he was going.
For someone that high profile, they've probably had an obit ready for years.
News outlets (papers, TV networks, etc.) always have obits of prominent people written way ahead of time. Which is creepy and morbid, but makes total sense.
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Jessica - Jul 13, 2010 5:24:44 am PDT #12051 of 30001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Some places have "deathwatch books" in various stages of completion, too
Yep, we have deathwatch lists with clip reels ready to go. Morbid, but profitable. Not sure if Steinbrenner was on our list, though!
Connie Neil - Jul 13, 2010 5:25:37 am PDT #12052 of 30001
brillig
Anyone remember the old Mary Tyler Moore episode where Mary has to update the obits, and she and Rhoda get tipsy while doing it? Then one of them gets used before she can change it?
Aims - Jul 13, 2010 5:26:36 am PDT #12053 of 30001
Shit's all sorts of different now.
we have deathwatch lists with clip reels ready to go.
I'll secretly send you baked goods if I can get a sneaky peek of the one for the person whose initials are Q.E.2. who is not a ship.
flea - Jul 13, 2010 5:29:57 am PDT #12054 of 30001
information libertarian
I knew about that, but I wonder how they decide who to include and when? I mean, presumably they don't have an obituary of Bill Clinton written (or do they? he did have that quadruple bypass), but they probably do have Nelson Mandela drafted at least. It took them most of the day yesterday to get Tuli Kupferberg's obit up, although he had a big stroke in April and was pretty clearly dying for a while I gather. (Not that he's as famous as George Steinbrenner, of course.)
tommyrot - Jul 13, 2010 5:32:12 am PDT #12055 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
YMCA Changing Its Name, The Village People Not amused
First Sci-Fi Channel, then Radio Shack, now the YMCA is changing its name to a shorter, hipper The Y. As you can probably understand, the Village People is "deeply dismayed":
"We are deeply dismayed by today’s announcement from the YMCA that they feel a name change and a rebranding are in order after 166 years," the group said in a statement released this morning.
"Some things remain iconic, and while we admire the organisation for the work they do, we still can’t help but wonder Y."
Connie Neil - Jul 13, 2010 5:32:50 am PDT #12056 of 30001
brillig
The NYT website has a section where staffers answer questions, and a few months ago the obit editor did a column. I don't know if that archive is available, but they have a small staff who keep track of who's important/interesting/should be known.