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• Kevin Dubrow, 52. Lead singer, Quiet Riot.
• Brad Delp, 55. Lead singer, Boston.
• Molly Ivins, 62. Writer.
• Denny Doherty, 66. Singer, the Mamas the Papas.
• Update (missed this one earlier, thanks Timothy Buckwalter): Elizabeth Murray, 66. Artist.
• Evel Knievel, 69. Biker.
• Robert Goulet, 73. Singer.
• David Halberstam, 73. Journalist.
• R.B. Kitaj, 74. Artist.
• Laszlo Kovacs, 74. Cinematographer, Easy Rider.
• Hilly Krystal, 75. Founder, CBGB’s.
• Don Ho, 76. Singer, actor.
• Charles Nelson Reilly, 76. Tony Award-winning actor, game show fixture.
• Sol Lewitt, 78. Artist.
• Iwao Takamoto, 81. Creator, Scooby Doo.
• Max Roach, 83. Drummer.
• Kurt Vonnegut, 84. Author.
• Ernest Withers, 85. Photographer.
• Madeleine L’Engle, 88. Author.
• Robert Adler, 93. Co-inventor of the remote control.
• Hy Zaret, 99. Lyricist, Unchained melody.

Starting with this clown. Photo by jasonmontague.

1. The Celebrity Industrial Complex.
2. Any art that utilizes images of Mickey Mouse or Marilyn Monroe. It’s been done. To death. Please stop.
3. Douchebags.
4. The use of the term “eco” as a ploy to sell people more shit.
5. Starchitects.
6. Visual art that requires an essay-length text on methodology to make the piece on display seem interesting.
7. The phrase “design-conscious,” especially when referring to children. (They shit their pants. Does anyone think they really care about mid-century Modern?)
8. Classist museum policies that allow women with Samsonite-sized handbags to breeze in, but force me to stand in Soviet-era lines to check in a backpack.
9. The notion that Rudy Giuliani is a viable presidential candidate.
10. The Art Bubble.

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