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“KPK Looks at Morgan Spurlock’s List of 50 Documentaries to See Before You Die” (by KPKeelan)

(1970 – 2024) * > When pop documentarian Morgan Spurlock passed away yesterday, at the early age of 53, the world lost a clear, cogent voice of social criticism, filtered through the sweetener of satire. He was not immune from … Continue reading

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“Time to Say Farewell to Another Crop of Cosmic Graduates: The People We Lost in 2023”

* It’s always a bittersweet time of year, when we look back on important or influential people who have moved into eternity, since we celebrated the previous New Year. Of course there were many more luminaries we lost over the … Continue reading

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“IN MEMORIAM: Saying 24 Goodbyes in 2021” (by KPKeelan)

. > You get to a certain age in life, and you begin to take an interest in the obituaries. . For most of us, it does not mark a morbid preoccupation with death, but rather an awareness that one’s … Continue reading

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“Kelly Sue Keelan: A Long Time Gone (a remembrance, by KPKeelan)

KELLY SUE KEELAN  (1960-1982) > It’s hard to believe my lovely sister has been gone so much longer than she was actually with us.  Kelly died suddenly at 22, on December 17th of 1982 of a brain aneurysm.  She was … Continue reading

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FLIX PIX (33): “ELAINE STRITCH: SHOOT ME is a Bittersweet Swansong”

ELAINE STRITCH: SHOOT ME (directed by Chiemi Karasawa, 2013) **** (out of 5) . > Elaine Stritch is a force of nature! . I’ve always appreciated her flamboyant performances, but after seeing this delightful and disturbing biopic about this great … Continue reading

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“Icons and Iconoclasts We Lost in 2020” (by KPKeelan)

. > I aways hate doing this annual column… – Yet I am one who likes to keep cherished memories of the dead alive, so there is a celebration amid the grief. Grieve and celebrate with me. Rest in Peace: … Continue reading

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