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more about #rip more comments → pesematology: If she wrote about loving Klaus Kinski, I'd say that's a good indication she had problems. Also and indication: the fact that she hanged herself :( more » sybann: Suicide is a permanent solution to every possible problem - most of which are temporary. Just don't do this to the people who love you. They will fee... more » Penny: I did visit her blog the day after her death and saw that she had linked a song in her last post. I actually linked it back to my own blog becaus... more » lafleur: Thanks for this, Jenna. I followed her blog and loved her wickedly funny videos for NY Magazine and I've been struggling to figure out why she would w... more » sara-without-an-h: I hope her family will find peace with the findings of the autopsy. So sad for everyone involved. (And I have to add that Le Parisien is not a gossip... more » femme-bot: This is so sad. more » SharonTaint: How unbelievably sad. Twenty years old? Oh, honey, you weren't even fully cooked yet. Not even old enough to know how bad it gets! Whatever was ea... more » Cerridwen: I am so saddened reading all these comments about how loved she was. I didn't know who she was until today, but it's just so heartbreaking that she i... more » mllej: How mind-numbingly sad. May she rest in peace. more » lafleur: This is so incredibly sad. I'll always remember her amazingly quirky/funny/intelligent fashion week video diary: [nymag.com] more » electriklights: Seeing this just brought me to tears. I loved her blog so much. This is truly a shock. You're missed Daul. So very missed. more » Tchotchke: Jenna, in your experience, was depression a common occurrance in the modelling industry? I'm curious to know if perhaps her career contributed indirec... more » Eleanor Ramilly: Twenty is so young to give up on life.. it's heartbreaking. more » Pizza!Pizza!Pizza!: Fame, beauty, acclaim, attention. It's all so many kids want these days, above everything else. This is a tragedy, but I hope it will at least show th... more » eugenia.williamson: Nt spkng ll f th dd hr, bt f rglr ldy (nt mdl ldy) wrt ths blg, nbdy wld gv sht bt t. more » -
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Police Say Daul Kim Left A Suicide Note
The blog penned by model Daul Kim, who died last Thursday, apparently by her own hand, has been made invitation-only — probably because the news media have been trawling it for evidence of the 20-year-old's mental state.
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Model Daul Kim Found Dead In Paris, Aged 20
Daul Kim — who penned an acclaimed and insightful blog between assignments for clients like Vogue, Chanel, and Rodarte — died this morning in Paris, her agency has confirmed. A source told New York that Kim committed suicide. [The Cut] -
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NOW Founder Alice S. Rossi Dies At 87
Alice S. Rossi, feminist scholar, noted sociologist, and founding member of the National Organization for Women, passed away on Tuesday in Northampton, Mass. Rossi was the author of several influential articles, including "Equality Between the Sexes: An Immodest Proposal." [NYT] -
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Saying Goodbye To "Mermaid Girl" Shiloh Pepin
On October 24, 10-year-old Shiloh Pepin died after spending a week in the hospital with pneumonia. Shiloh was born with sirenomelia, aka "mermaid syndrome," and was the subject of two documentaries. More » -
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"Mermaid Girl" Shiloh Pepin Dies At Age 10
Sad news: 10-year-old Shiloh Pepin, who appeared on Oprah last month, to discuss her struggles with sirenomelia, perhaps better known as "mermaid syndrome," passed away yesterday afternoon after spending a week in critical condition at the Maine Medical Center. [SanFranciscoChronicle] More » -
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R.I.P. Norma Fox Mazer
Sad news: Norma Fox Mazer, the author of several critically acclaimed books for children and young adults, including When She Was Good, Silver, and Newbery Honor Book After The Rain, has died at the age of 78. [PublishersWeekly] -
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Pioneering Hardhat Killed In Fire
Bianca Wisniewski, 44, was killed in a fire in her Queens home on Saturday. Wisniewski was a feminist female hardhat in the midst of a $20 million lawsuit against her construction company for sexual harassment. [DailyNews] -
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DJ Am's Addiction Series To Premiere Next Week
Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein had been working on a documentary series about addiction in the months leading up to his death from an overdose. Gone Too Far—which follows AM's mission to help other addicts—premieres on MTV October 12. More » -
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Stuntwoman Dies At 92
Stuntwoman Jewell Jordan Mason, who worked unnamed alongside film legends such as Clark Gable, Greta Garbo, and Marlene Dietrich, and was the stuntdouble for Oscar-winner Luise Rainor in The Good Earth, has died at the age of 92. [HollywoodReporter] -
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William Safire Dead At 79
The New York Times is reporting that Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist William Safire, who served as a speechwriter to former President Richard Nixon and was a frequent contributor to the Times, has died at the age of 79. [NYTimes] -
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Author Of Whore Found Dead
Quebec writer Nelly Arcan was found dead late last night. Arcan, author of Putain, an autobiographical novel about her life as a prostitute, was one of Canada's most important feminist writers. Police are investigating her death as a suicide. [CBC] -
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Patrick Swayze: Remembered Fondly By Feminists, Dirty Dancing Fans
The feminist themes—abortion, autonomy, daughterhood—of Dirty Dancing were lost on me when I first saw the movie when I was in the third grade. I just liked the grinding and Johnny Castle. More » -
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Remembering Patrick Swayze, The "Cowboy With The Tender Heart"
In the Times' Patrick Swayze obituary, Anita Gates writes that though he was diagnosed with cancer in January 2008, six months later he'd already outlived his prognosis and was filmed at an airport, smiling and calling himself "a miracle dude." More » -
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Patrick Swayze Dies At Age 57
Actor/dancer/singer/devoted husband Patrick Swayze (Dirty Dancing, Ghost) died today of pancreatic cancer. He was 57 years old. The Times, which, like many news organizations, prepared an obit in advance, weighs in here. Remembrances, below; more here, tomorrow. [CNN, NY Times] -
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Poet Jim Carroll Dies At 60
Punk rock poet Jim Carroll, who is perhaps best known for his memoir, "The Basketball Diaries," has died of a heart attack. As Patti Smith told the New York Times, Carroll's "work was sophisticated and elegant. He had beauty." [NYTimes] -
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Beams Of Heaven
Gospel legend Marie Knight passed away Sunday at the age of 84. Knight first came to fame in the 1940s, while touring with Sister Rosetta Tharpe. The interview (left) is from the release of Knight's last album in 2007. [WWLTV] -
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"Bag Of Crack" Found In DJ AM's Pants
RadarOnline is now reporting that a "bag of crack" was found in the sweatpants DJ AM was wearing when he died, according to "an NYPD source." DJ AM, a recovering addict, had been clean for 11 years. [RadarOnline] -
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President Obama: Kennedy Was "A Champion To Those Who Had None"
President Obama delivered a moving and heartfelt eulogy at Senator Edward Kennedy's funeral earlier this morning, calling Kennedy "the greatest legislator of our time" and "the soul of the Democratic Party." Clip after the jump. More » -
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Celebrities And Kim Zolciak Mourn DJ AM On Twitter
Adam "DJ AM" Goldstein, 36, was found dead in his NYC apartment today. Celebrities like John Mayer, Lindsay Lohan, and Kelly Osbourne turned to Twitter to express their grief. Kim Zolciak took the opportunity to plug her topless photos. More » -
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Legendary Girl Group Songwriter Ellie Greenwich Dies At Age 68
Elle Greenwich—who wrote such classics as "Be My Baby," "Leader of the Pack," and "Chapel of Love"—passed away today of a heart attack at 68. Some of the impact she made on pop culture, below. More »
