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ghaff on April 27, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: Read the Obits

The Economist obits are especially worth reading.

dcminter on April 27, 2025 | [–]

I think this is my favourite:

https://www.economist.com/obituary/2009/08/13/benson

https://archive.ph/9tM1P

ycombinatrix on April 27, 2025 | | [–]

damn, can't believe i outlived Benson

DangerousPie on April 27, 2025 | | [–]

They are also available as part of their excellent (and free) The Intelligence podcast. Always worth a listen.

lordgrenville on April 28, 2025 | [–]

Ann Wroe is a treasure

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