Fascinating obituary of Viktor Schreckengost, an industrial designer.

In the NY Times: Notable Deaths of 2007: A Slide Show.

Molly Ivins has died at age 62.

The Inventor of Instant Ramen Noodles has died.

The Times obit for Joseph Barbera of Hanna-Barbera (Flintstones, Jetsons, Scooby Doo, etc.) fame, is some fascinating reading.

am the only one who finds it odd that the men who provided the voice for Tigger and voice of Piglet died within a day of each other? it’s weird to see those headlines stacked on each other in the Times Obit section.

Former U.S. Olympic hockey coach Herb Brooks dies in car accident, this is going to cause a national day of mourning in my hockey-loving family.

it seems Katherine Graham has died. this makes me oddly sad.
while ben bradlee was always my favorite player in the whole watergate brouhaha, you kinda had to admire graham. when i was in j-school there weren’t a whole lot of women to look up to in the print journalism field. while ms. graham was [...]