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It was posted here first on saturday but it took three days for most of the media to follow up.

Not sure why everyone else was so slow to report the story. https://variety.com/2020/film/news/james-redford-dead-dies-documentary-filmmaker-son-robert-redford-1234810307/

As things stand conservatives have a 5-3 majority (if you count Roberts) so perhaps the GOP can afford to wait until after the election if necessary.

Does this make the "Biden Rule" (which the Democrats denied existed) official?

Amy Coney Barrett seems to be the favourite, has had bipartisan support in the past which might make it difficult for the Democrats to object without accepting McConnell's rationale for blocking Garland in 2016.

Presuming there isn't enough time to replace her before the election it might help drive up turnout for Biden.

"Black Panther" was a big success but he was overshadowed somewhat by Michael B Jordan as Killmonger who is nominally the villain but with whom the film's sympathies clearly lie. He also specialised in biopics of american figures (Jackie Robinson, Thurgood Marshall) who are much less known outside the United States and are comparatively little seen as a result.

Holding rallies leading to the death of one of your most prominent supporters is an unusual election strategy to say the least.

Even a broken clock...

Perhaps, but the Democrats may feel they owe Garland given he wasn't even given the courtesy of a confirmation hearing.

If she holds on to January I suspect Merrick Garland will finally get his seat on the bench as her successor.

Another example is Ian McKellen in "The Keep".

Quite telling that he seems to be the only fat person in North Korea.

He's "died" more times online than Tony Hart!

You would expect a few hits early in the year from those known to be gravely ill when the list is compiled. It's also just as possible the hits dry up after a fast start as in 2011. How Coronavirus might effect the list is another matter.

Also in Northern Ireland.

Olivia De Havilland was 100 before finally being made a Dame and is with us yet.

Is she well enough to go to the palace for it?

Very sad, I think she has a young family too as I remember her reporting on election night 2005 while heavily pregnant.

Still unlikely, he starts with over 50% of the vote and new party leaders usually get a bounce in their own seats, plus sitting PM's attract extra protest candidates which merely splits the opposition vote and increases their majority.

I suppose like his most famous character he was always fated to die in 2019.

I think so, I knew the name was familiar from somewhere.

I guess his work isn't "relevant" to most people today, unlike the cultural icon that is Grumpy Cat.

Perhaps just as well he didn't get to see Labor blow it again.

Did he have a postal vote?