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Collins U.S., Relic of Book-Biz Re-Branding, Is Dead

The imprint recalled a more optimistic time in America — the year 2004.

By Boris Kachka

Writing the Obit for the Character Who Died Last Night on ‘The Wire’

Spoilers, obviously.

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Proposition Joe, East Baltimore Drug Kingpin, Is Dead

"You cross me, I'm a snake. But on a straight-up proposition, with a handshake? My word is my bond."

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Nathan Petrelli, Ex-Bearded Ex-Congressman, Dies at 40

Nathan Petrelli, a former Naval officer and district attorney from New York whose congressional career was cut short by his disfigurement and the disappearance of his brother, died last night in Odessa, Texas.

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Niki Sanders, Loving Mother and Sociopath, Dies at 33

Niki Sanders, a former casino worker and online-pornography performer, died in an explosion in an abandoned building in New Orleans last night.

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Adios, Lonelygirl15

It seems like only eleven months ago that we found out lonely girl Bree Avery wasn't really a home-schooled video-blogging 16-year-old, but rather the invention of a filmmaking duo from California — and now she's dead.

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Harry Potter: The Complete Obituaries

A complete compendium of the last year's death reports on the Wizarding News Wire.

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So Long, Bobby Bacala

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