Today, Farah Fawcett, a woman known for her beauty and smile, died of anal cancer. Her second paragraph says that she took on more serious roles, beyond the cheesecake.
Today, Michael Jackson, a genius singer and performer, died of a heart attack. His second paragraph says that he may have criminally had sex with boys for decades.
Often it's the second paragraph that gets you.
I was just thinking: 6/25/09 has Dan O’Neil written all over it.
Agree with M Herl. When I heard about the two deceased my first thought was to wonder if Dan X. would come out of retirement.