And I know—it’s cultural for many. I was in the same chapter as my father and brother. It was a point of pride and a thread of bonding.
But two weeks ago when a classmate of my dad’s wondered why we didn’t send his obit to the fraternity magazine, I asked him if he was out of his mind.
But two weeks ago when a classmate of my dad’s wondered why we didn’t send his obit to the fraternity magazine, I asked him if he was out of his mind.
September 29, 2026 at 2:54 PM
And I know—it’s cultural for many. I was in the same chapter as my father and brother. It was a point of pride and a thread of bonding.
But two weeks ago when a classmate of my dad’s wondered why we didn’t send his obit to the fraternity magazine, I asked him if he was out of his mind.
But two weeks ago when a classmate of my dad’s wondered why we didn’t send his obit to the fraternity magazine, I asked him if he was out of his mind.
The 2026 Mariners were supposed to be good, they were bad, and Dan Wilson was their feckless manager. But the roster he was saddled with proved disturbingly thin.
My season obit, for @lookoutlanding.bsky.social
My season obit, for @lookoutlanding.bsky.social
The Beautiful and Dan’d
Goodnight, and good luck
www.lookoutlanding.com
September 29, 2026 at 2:43 PM
The 2026 Mariners were supposed to be good, they were bad, and Dan Wilson was their feckless manager. But the roster he was saddled with proved disturbingly thin.
My season obit, for @lookoutlanding.bsky.social
My season obit, for @lookoutlanding.bsky.social
State of local news:
Famous woman with famous husband dies on Sept 10. Obit published in local paper Blackpool Gazette, Sept 28.
Blackpool Gazette newsroom doesn’t notice, nor does BBC Lancashire.
Hello, journalism? Is anyone home?
cc @joshih.bsky.social
www.legacy.com/uk/obituarie...
Famous woman with famous husband dies on Sept 10. Obit published in local paper Blackpool Gazette, Sept 28.
Blackpool Gazette newsroom doesn’t notice, nor does BBC Lancashire.
Hello, journalism? Is anyone home?
cc @joshih.bsky.social
www.legacy.com/uk/obituarie...
www.legacy.com
September 29, 2026 at 2:40 PM
State of local news:
Famous woman with famous husband dies on Sept 10. Obit published in local paper Blackpool Gazette, Sept 28.
Blackpool Gazette newsroom doesn’t notice, nor does BBC Lancashire.
Hello, journalism? Is anyone home?
cc @joshih.bsky.social
www.legacy.com/uk/obituarie...
Famous woman with famous husband dies on Sept 10. Obit published in local paper Blackpool Gazette, Sept 28.
Blackpool Gazette newsroom doesn’t notice, nor does BBC Lancashire.
Hello, journalism? Is anyone home?
cc @joshih.bsky.social
www.legacy.com/uk/obituarie...
NYT obit of poet Maxine Kumin:
“Kumin was such an evangelist for the sound of poetry that she exhorted her students to memorize 30-40 lines of it a week.
‘The other reason, as I tell their often stunned faces, is to give them an internal library to draw on when they are taken political prisoner.’”
“Kumin was such an evangelist for the sound of poetry that she exhorted her students to memorize 30-40 lines of it a week.
‘The other reason, as I tell their often stunned faces, is to give them an internal library to draw on when they are taken political prisoner.’”
September 29, 2026 at 2:27 PM
NYT obit of poet Maxine Kumin:
“Kumin was such an evangelist for the sound of poetry that she exhorted her students to memorize 30-40 lines of it a week.
‘The other reason, as I tell their often stunned faces, is to give them an internal library to draw on when they are taken political prisoner.’”
“Kumin was such an evangelist for the sound of poetry that she exhorted her students to memorize 30-40 lines of it a week.
‘The other reason, as I tell their often stunned faces, is to give them an internal library to draw on when they are taken political prisoner.’”
Obit of the week
"Before the passage of Public Health Law 1310, as it was officially known, New York City was a minefield of dog dirt. On the sidewalks, in the streets, around the parks — negotiating the city was a harrowing exercise in feces avoidance."
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/n...
"Before the passage of Public Health Law 1310, as it was officially known, New York City was a minefield of dog dirt. On the sidewalks, in the streets, around the parks — negotiating the city was a harrowing exercise in feces avoidance."
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/n...
Edward Lehner, Who Made Dog Owners Pick ‘It’ Up, Dies at 93 (Gift Article)
Before the law passed, navigating New York was a harrowing exercise in dog-feces avoidance. As he put it, sometimes “you would come home and have it all over you.”
www.nytimes.com
September 29, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Obit of the week
"Before the passage of Public Health Law 1310, as it was officially known, New York City was a minefield of dog dirt. On the sidewalks, in the streets, around the parks — negotiating the city was a harrowing exercise in feces avoidance."
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/n...
"Before the passage of Public Health Law 1310, as it was officially known, New York City was a minefield of dog dirt. On the sidewalks, in the streets, around the parks — negotiating the city was a harrowing exercise in feces avoidance."
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/n...
Diamond also got a NYT obit.
September 29, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Diamond also got a NYT obit.
C'mon BIG, BEAUTIFUL OBIT!!🤞🤞🤞
September 29, 2026 at 11:51 AM
C'mon BIG, BEAUTIFUL OBIT!!🤞🤞🤞
Everymorning I turn here to #bluesky to see if that great social media obit reaction is upon us and every morning so far it is a let down. Sigh...
September 29, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Everymorning I turn here to #bluesky to see if that great social media obit reaction is upon us and every morning so far it is a let down. Sigh...
Now playing here… the NYT ran her obit last week… lesritamitsouko.bandcamp.com/album/rita-m...
Rita Mitsouko, by Les Rita Mitsouko
14 track album
lesritamitsouko.bandcamp.com
September 29, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Now playing here… the NYT ran her obit last week… lesritamitsouko.bandcamp.com/album/rita-m...
#obitpatrol Who died? Journalist Alyette Debray-Maudy; singer, songwriter, guitarist, and comedian Ronnie Golden; singer Mighty Sparrow; music producer Morris Ballen; cinematographer Ryszard Lenczewski www.obitpatrol.com
THE OBIT PATROL
A compilation of interesting and significant obituaries, as they happen, emphasizing the achievements of those who have died.
www.obitpatrol.com
September 28, 2026 at 11:09 PM
#obitpatrol Who died? Journalist Alyette Debray-Maudy; singer, songwriter, guitarist, and comedian Ronnie Golden; singer Mighty Sparrow; music producer Morris Ballen; cinematographer Ryszard Lenczewski www.obitpatrol.com
Before Mr. Lehner passed his pooper scooper law, New York City sidewalks were minefields. This obit is a hopeful tale: one person can make the world a less crappy place.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/n...
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/n...
Edward Lehner, Who Made Dog Owners Pick ‘It’ Up, Dies at 93 (Gift Article)
Before the law passed, navigating New York was a harrowing exercise in dog-feces avoidance. As he put it, sometimes “you would come home and have it all over you.”
www.nytimes.com
September 28, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Before Mr. Lehner passed his pooper scooper law, New York City sidewalks were minefields. This obit is a hopeful tale: one person can make the world a less crappy place.
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/n...
www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/n...
The @nytimes.com: ONCE AGAIN, day after day marginalizes and excludes WOMEN from its obits. Women’s Lives Matter. Women=51% of pop, not 1%! Excluding us=misogyny. Appoint a feminist editor & presto, great Dead women will suddenly appear! Abolish your Manosphere! www.nytimes.com/section/obit...
Obituaries
The New York Times obituaries and death notices: remembering lives that touched our own.
www.nytimes.com
September 28, 2026 at 8:43 PM
The @nytimes.com: ONCE AGAIN, day after day marginalizes and excludes WOMEN from its obits. Women’s Lives Matter. Women=51% of pop, not 1%! Excluding us=misogyny. Appoint a feminist editor & presto, great Dead women will suddenly appear! Abolish your Manosphere! www.nytimes.com/section/obit...
It still saddens me deeply that we were deprived of what appeared to be a redemptive third act. The SI obit was amazing, and to this day, I still remember that the world will always belong to those who swing from the heels.
SI Vault: Legacy of Mickey Mantle, last great player on the last great team
When Mickey Mantle died in 1995, a nation of fans grieved and were forced to confront just what it was that made the New York Yankees' star mean so much to so many people.
www.si.com
September 28, 2026 at 7:09 PM
It still saddens me deeply that we were deprived of what appeared to be a redemptive third act. The SI obit was amazing, and to this day, I still remember that the world will always belong to those who swing from the heels.
Okay, I was terrified for just a second, fearing that post was an obit.
September 28, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Okay, I was terrified for just a second, fearing that post was an obit.
Great obit for the uninitiated. Was bummed to wake up and realize I hadn’t dreamed this.
Never fun to start your day writing an obit. But here's a look at the career of Pac, an unbelievable talent taken too soon. www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...
Benjamin Satterley, English pro wrestler known as Pac, dead at 40 | CBC News
All Elite Wrestling announced the death of Satterly, better known by his in-ring mononym PAC, on their social media channels Sunday night. No cause of death was released.
www.cbc.ca
September 28, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Great obit for the uninitiated. Was bummed to wake up and realize I hadn’t dreamed this.
Never fun to start your day writing an obit. But here's a look at the career of Pac, an unbelievable talent taken too soon. www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...
Benjamin Satterley, English pro wrestler known as Pac, dead at 40 | CBC News
All Elite Wrestling announced the death of Satterly, better known by his in-ring mononym PAC, on their social media channels Sunday night. No cause of death was released.
www.cbc.ca
September 28, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Never fun to start your day writing an obit. But here's a look at the career of Pac, an unbelievable talent taken too soon. www.cbc.ca/news/enterta...
there was this one lady who actually HIT a kid. thankfully she got fired but she was the worst of them. i saw her obit a few years back which said something along the lines of “everyone who knew her loved her” which is the BIGGEST fucking lie
September 28, 2026 at 2:44 PM
there was this one lady who actually HIT a kid. thankfully she got fired but she was the worst of them. i saw her obit a few years back which said something along the lines of “everyone who knew her loved her” which is the BIGGEST fucking lie
OBIT: James "Jim" Lyon, 89, U.S. Army Veteran, Active as Boy Scout Leader watertownmanews.com/2026/09/28/o...
September 28, 2026 at 1:14 PM
OBIT: James "Jim" Lyon, 89, U.S. Army Veteran, Active as Boy Scout Leader watertownmanews.com/2026/09/28/o...
Only thought of it because the late Tim Curry was mentioned in a memorable role as part of his obit...
September 28, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Only thought of it because the late Tim Curry was mentioned in a memorable role as part of his obit...
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 2,240
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 2,240 - Lawyers, Guns & Money
This is the grave of James Inhofe. This is an unusual grave post because it’s one of only a few times that I’ve visited the grave of someone who I always wrote an obituary about. It does make it pretty easy for me though because then I can just republish the obit with a few […]
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com
September 28, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Erik Visits an American Grave, Part 2,240