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Helmut Schmidt has recently been on a media tour: Here he is saying that the EU is in a deep institutional crisis: http://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/altkanzler-helmut-schmidt-sieht-eu-institutionen-in-der-krise-a-902711.html Here is his new book that came out last month: http://www.amazon.de/Ein-letzter-Besuch-Begegnungen-Weltmacht/dp/3827500346/ref=la_B001HPX2P2_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1369912412&sr=1-1 Here he is talking on german television about China last week: http://www.daserste.de/unterhaltung/talk/beckmann/sendung/02052013-weltmaechte-der-zukunft-100.html He still looks remarkably well and is probably going to last a while longer. He mentions though that it's "his last visit to France", or that it was "his last visit to China."

Health update: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/may/21/iain-banks-updates-fans-cancer Either his health is already too bad for chemotherapy or he'll try it. We'll know soon enough.

Hawking joins academic boycott of Israel. He's said to be "in very poor health". http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/may/08/stephen-hawking-israel-academic-boycott

Heh, yes, but to be fair, the german paper 'Die Welt' picked up the story. It's a mainstream paper: http://www.welt.de/newsticker/leute/stars/article115025155/Liegt-Kirk-Douglas-im-Sterben.html

Sad, I liked him... and he sounded strangely cheerful just two days ago. Even sadder, I predicted it. Edit: His website shows that the last movie he reviewed was 'The Host'. Did Stephenie Meyer's work kill him?

Kirk Douglas, a matter of days I think.

Apparently, he's close to dying: german source: http://www.promiflash.de/naechster-schicksalsschlag-fuer-douglas-familie-13040435.html They're quoting a report of Globe Magazine (whatever that is). Anyway, the Google tells me that there are numerous recent stories about him (could all be the same source though), e.g.: http://www.showbizspy.com/article/258506/kirk-douglas-is-dying.html

I want to suggest Roger Ebert, 70. http://www.hollywood...h-update-406083 Edit: I have to admit that I didn't know Luise Rainer - as a german! And she's the only german Academy Award-winning actress, amazing.

I'm trying to think of next year's Whitney Houston. Hmm.. maybe Prince.

Kidney failure, breathing with the aid of machines, the end is coming.