Sir Creep 7,070 Posted November 12, 2019 Lol I ain’t been around for two days and I’m all confused for a minute. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted November 12, 2019 On 11/10/2019 at 09:28, DevonDeathTrip said: 'World renowned roboticist', Dr Peter B Scott-Morgan, has decided to become a cyborg in an attempt to counter the effects of motor neurone disease... An update from Peter Scott-Morgan 2.0 I think his obit chances are negligible, but I admire his positivity in the face of pretty grim circumstances. PS Are cyborgs allowed on the DDP? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,227 Posted November 12, 2019 I’d say yes. Stephen Hawking was on the DDP for all these years before he died in 2018... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,646 Posted November 13, 2019 On 14/10/2019 at 21:38, alt obits guy said: Harold Bloom, an American literary critic, iconic Yale professor and author, has died. He was 89. https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2019/10/14/sterling-professor-harold-bloom-dies-at-89/ I'll confess to reading his "How to Read and Why" - almost 20 years old now and a book in which he shamelessly points out as he got older he thought life too short for substandard books! Not so much elitist as evangelical in his own secular way. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,689 Posted November 19, 2019 On 21/06/2012 at 17:22, maryportfuncity said: Perkins, as in the guy that wrote Film as Film, is still breathing? Awesome, good spot and clearly obit-worthy when he goes. Be a scramble to be the first with the Death as Death headline, which is surely the way he'd want it. I guess he wasn't that worthy; died in 2016 I see. He was an interesting guy, though he didn't think much of my academic abilities, quite accurately. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,646 Posted November 19, 2019 8 hours ago, harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy said: I guess he wasn't that worthy; died in 2016 I see. He was an interesting guy, though he didn't think much of my academic abilities, quite accurately. OOh, my bad - so he's off the long list, then Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted December 17, 2019 Steven Ozment, a Harvard history professor emeritus and author, has died. He was 80. https://zwingliusredivivus.wordpress.com/2019/12/16/very-sad-news-reformation-scholar-steven-ozment-has-died/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,046 Posted December 31, 2019 American historian and former 20/20 pick of mine, Gertrude Himmelfarb dead at 97: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/12/gertrude-himmelfarb-historian-moral-change/604276/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted December 31, 2019 8 hours ago, YoungWillz said: American historian and former 20/20 pick of mine, Gertrude Himmelfarb dead at 97: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/12/gertrude-himmelfarb-historian-moral-change/604276/ cant be a lot of Gertrudes left. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 5, 2020 Dr. Robert B. Joynt, a much-honored professor and administrator in the University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine, died Dec. 20 (2019) after a short illness. He was 76. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,344 Posted January 9, 2020 https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/jan/06/sally-thomas-obituary Sally Thomas a pioneering british lecturer in early childhood studies has died from cancer aged 60. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted January 14, 2020 Albert Cohen, a musicologist at Stanford whose specialty was French Baroque, died December 31st. He was 90. His daughter, Eva Denise Cohen, died the same day of septic shock. She was 54. https://slippedisc.com/2020/01/musicologist-and-daughter-die-on-same-day/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 15, 2020 23 hours ago, alt obits guy said: Albert Cohen, a musicologist at Stanford whose specialty was French Baroque, died December 31st. He was 90. His daughter, Eva Denise Cohen, died the same day of septic shock. She was 54. https://slippedisc.com/2020/01/musicologist-and-daughter-die-on-same-day/ Stranger Than Death .... next time. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sean 6,327 Posted January 15, 2020 On 12/11/2019 at 20:31, DevonDeathTrip said: An update from Peter Scott-Morgan 2.0 I think his obit chances are negligible, but I admire his positivity in the face of pretty grim circumstances. PS Are cyborgs allowed on the DDP? Nah he is guaranteed a Mail article at least.If he doesn't obit I will come down to the next DL convention (work permitted) and dance on the table stark bollock naked . 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,472 Posted January 15, 2020 12 minutes ago, Sean said: Nah he is guaranteed a Mail article at least.If he doesn't obit I will come down to the next DL convention (work permitted) and dance on the table stark bollock naked . What is it with Deathlisters and making ominously terrifying bets? Many of us are still in therapy over the Deathray/Jimmy Carter thing... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 15, 2020 I’m holding Sean to that. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted January 15, 2020 35 minutes ago, Sean said: Nah he is guaranteed a Mail article at least.If he doesn't obit I will come down to the next DL convention (work permitted) and dance on the table stark bollock naked . Reminds me of the Phil Drabble thread, when I was the one making rash promises! Thirteen years ago #nostalgic 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,344 Posted January 24, 2020 https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/968398.Dane_R_Gordon British born Professor emeritus Dane Gordon ,professor of philosophy and author including of an academic book on Greek philosopher Epicurus and an authoritative book on the history of the Rochester institute of technology has died it has been announced. A bibliography of his books also linked to. He was also a poet but on balance I felt this thread was the right home for him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HDS 235 Posted February 7, 2020 Not sure if this has been covered elsewhere, but a video was posted to Dr. Jordan Peterson's YouTube channel by his daughter with an update on his health. There is a lot to unpack. He apparently suffered a "paradoxical reaction" to an increased dose of medication. He has been in tremendous pain due to dependence and withdrawal symptoms so severe he was "suicidal". At one point, he developed pneumonia and has spent a month in intensive care. The family expects "a full recovery" for him but say he still has "a ways to go." Not sure if I would hazard violating forum policy by linking the video, but you can easily search it yourself if you wish. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HDS 235 Posted February 8, 2020 Perhaps a better written explanation for Jordan Peterson: https://nationalpost.com/news/jordan-petersons-year-of-absolute-hell-professor-forced-to-retreat-from-public-life-because-of-tranquilizer-addiction/amp Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,972 Posted February 8, 2020 Very interesting. I find it somewhat fitting that he ended up in Russia. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,140 Posted February 8, 2020 10 hours ago, HDS said: Not sure if I would hazard violating forum policy by linking the video, but you can easily search it yourself if you wish. Did I miss something? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HDS 235 Posted February 8, 2020 7 hours ago, gcreptile said: Very interesting. I find it somewhat fitting that he ended up in Russia. Indeed. His fear of dying in a gulag might come to be...if he's well enough to work. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HDS 235 Posted February 8, 2020 21 minutes ago, Toast said: Did I miss something? I think I may have been the one that missed something. I wasn't sure if posting a full video here was acceptable or not, so I went with the summary. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,140 Posted February 8, 2020 2 hours ago, HDS said: I think I may have been the one that missed something. I wasn't sure if posting a full video here was acceptable or not, so I went with the summary. No, it's fine. There is an intermittent glitch with videos not always embedding, that's all. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
