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My NEW Taki’s column: So, who else is gonna die this year?

May 3, 2016 By Kathy Shaidle

Since this column is all over the place, commenters will find an excuse to discuss the “JOOOOOOZ!!!” at length…

Now: I’ve put off this next bit—actually paused, with my fingers hovering over the home keys—but having a deadline (pun unavoidable) means I can no longer avoid typing the following words:

So far this year, not a single famous person I really care about has died.

Blame my hesitation on my Deadly Keyboard of Doom, which, yes, I know, so far seems to harm only famous elderly novelists, the way sickle-cell anemia afflicts only blacks. But can any of us be certain that its lethal powers won’t mutate? Hell, the other, even more annoying Berrigan brother finally snuffed it while I was writing this.

Which brings me to my actual point:

No one I really wished would die has croaked, either. (I’m looking at you, Bono, and I’m not alone.)

So hey, here goes…

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