Neil Postman passed on.

he contributed to many fields, wrote many interesting books including amusing ourselves to death,technopoly, and teaching as a subversive activity. he passed away sunday evening.

the obituaries started appearing wednesday night

nyt:

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/09/obituaries/09POST.html?ex=1066276800&en=285513c2b7425648&ei=5062&partner=GOOGLE

toronto star:

http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1065607300564&call_pageid=968332188774&col=968705899037