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Leaving this in here so I don't forget it when it comes to writing Bobby Muggs' DDP obit: "Robert Mugabe, the man who killed more white farmers than fentanyl"

Judith Jones, the woman who discovered Julia Child and one of the most important cookbook editors of the 20th century, dead at 93. She was also responsible for the publication of Anne Frank's Diary.

No parole for The Adventures of Stevie B.

Some poor sub is going to be called into the head office at the Telegraph today:

I went to Detroit to see if all of D12 were still alive, but I couldn't find any Proof.

Turns out The Mooch is dead, according to Harvard

Misses the birth of his child to sidle up to Trump Gets the job Forced to sell his company Wife divorces him Loses job 10 days later You'd have to have a heart of stone not to laugh

Can we name anyone else who outlived the actor they were portrayed by? Phil Seymour Hoffman played the (still-living) Art Howe in Moneyball. And James Gandolfini was Leon Panetta in Zero Dark Thirty. Struggling to find Oscar-nominated instances though.

Nah, look at the blueticks in this Twitter thread. Plus he's already had a tribute played on BBC London, I'm expecting a Guardian "Lives...." piece at some point tbh.

Jagsy not out of it yet... I make it 75% he gets an obit myself. We'll see.

Was Ken Dodd really a kids TV host? I mean he did the voiceover for the Diddymen, but by that argument Ringo Starr is a kids' TV fave.

"Duterte is the Philippines' #1 drug addict" claims opposition politician Jose Maria Sison. Great intel, although whether you take this as a reduced life expectancy for Roddy or Sison is up to you.

I was thinking David Bellamy has to be getting to the age where he's on the Committee's longlist now. Anyone got any health info on him?

Images don't auto-embed any more either

Sucking your own dick "easy" claims Dilbert guy

Website's so bright I gotta wear shades

Does this still work?

Plus, come on, what a banger

Journalism rule #1: "Gal pal" is an expression only used euphemistically.

Gard dropped

Hmmm.

Carl Douglas' debut album was called Kung Fu Fighting and Other Great Love Songs.

Ten years ago today the reaper got Karl Gotch in a hold he finally couldn't escape.