MetaFilter posts tagged with RIP and dead

once described himself as 'a fourth- or fifth-rate writer,'

amberglow — Wed, 30 Aug 2006 13:15:41 -0800

"Life is wise to deceive us," he once wrote, "for had it told us from the start what it had in store for us, we would refuse to be born." --Naguib Mahfouz, RIP --and more from when he won the Nobel in 1988

Rick James dead.

adampsyche — Fri, 06 Aug 2004 12:28:21 -0800

Rick James dead. Big red breaking news box at CNN.com, also here. :(

Here lies PanAm

Down10 — Fri, 19 Dec 2003 13:11:35 -0800

Logo R.I.P. - A commemoration of dead logotypes.

Johnny Cash

PrinceValium — Fri, 12 Sep 2003 03:17:30 -0800

I keep a close watch on this heart of mine
I keep my eyes wide open all the time.
I keep the ends out for the tie that binds
Because you're mine, I walk the line.

RIP Johnny Cash. He died last night at 71.