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An article in The New York Times posed the question, “As death approaches, what do you say to loved ones and friends?” It quoted Shelly Kagan, a philosopher at Yale, as saying, “One of the things you can accomplish in these conversations is telling peo... More »
Wes Terne Satire, who mocked human flaws across a broad spectrum of media, died Wednesday in Brooklyn after a battle with depression. He was 2,618. The son of vegetable farmers known for their corny humor, Satire spent his early years in Greece. He moved of... More »
By Bruce Lader 21 July 2017 No excuses, I won’t take anything away from Death, he’s a true Champ, but I let him impose his will, and twisted my knee a bit in round five—we were clinching against the ropes so I couldn’t move with my usual lightning spee... More »