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"The modern obsession with celebrity started in 18th-century Britain with obituaries of unusual people published in what served as the gossip sheets of the era, an English literature scholar says."
One of the contributors to this forum should post a poll (polldaddy.com has a nice setup) asking what the current fascination (and I believe obits are quite popular reading) with obits is. I enjoy obits of everyday people rather than the flashy NYTimes pop crowd. I think many people like them for the same reason.
One of the contributors to this forum should post a poll (polldaddy.com has a nice setup) asking what the current fascination (and I believe obits are quite popular reading) with obits is. I enjoy obits of everyday people rather than the flashy NYTimes pop crowd. I think many people like them for the same reason.
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