http://boingboing.net/2012/08/10/david-rakoff-1964-2012.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:51:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://boingboing.net/2012/08/10/david-rakoff-1964-2012.html#comment-1504619 benher Sat, 11 Aug 2012 09:47:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=175828#comment-1504619 No. ............ Rest in Peace. No. ………… Rest in Peace.

]]> http://boingboing.net/2012/08/10/david-rakoff-1964-2012.html#comment-1504617 taghag Sat, 11 Aug 2012 09:39:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=175828#comment-1504617 oh, that's bad news.  i loved his appearances on TAL and wiretap.  he had a wonderful way of putting life into words. :...( oh, that’s bad news.  i loved his appearances on TAL and wiretap.  he had a wonderful way of putting life into words. :…(

]]> http://boingboing.net/2012/08/10/david-rakoff-1964-2012.html#comment-1504559 katkins Sat, 11 Aug 2012 06:44:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=175828#comment-1504559 Aw, fuck. Aw, fuck.

]]> http://boingboing.net/2012/08/10/david-rakoff-1964-2012.html#comment-1504425 Margaret Portillo Sat, 11 Aug 2012 01:31:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=175828#comment-1504425 I adored David Rakoff. His  sarcasm,  pessimism and acerbic wit spoke truth to the human experience without ever beening mean. Not to mention his beatiful voice, He will be dearly missed in my household. I adored David Rakoff. His  sarcasm,  pessimism and acerbic wit spoke truth to the human experience without ever beening mean. Not to mention his beatiful voice, He will be dearly missed in my household.

]]> http://boingboing.net/2012/08/10/david-rakoff-1964-2012.html#comment-1504327 giantasterisk Fri, 10 Aug 2012 22:28:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=175828#comment-1504327  Ohhh, I didn't know he was sick. Such sad news. He was wonderful.  Ohhh, I didn’t know he was sick. Such sad news. He was wonderful.

]]> http://boingboing.net/2012/08/10/david-rakoff-1964-2012.html#comment-1504309 mccrum Fri, 10 Aug 2012 22:06:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=175828#comment-1504309 A tragic day in my library, that's for certain. A tragic day in my library, that’s for certain.

]]> http://boingboing.net/2012/08/10/david-rakoff-1964-2012.html#comment-1503999 ldobe Fri, 10 Aug 2012 17:14:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=175828#comment-1503999  "I walk like a runway model, but I shake hands like a lumberjack"  -Mr. David Rakoff  ”I walk like a runway model, but I shake hands like a lumberjack”  -Mr. David Rakoff

]]> http://boingboing.net/2012/08/10/david-rakoff-1964-2012.html#comment-1503968 MrMonkey Fri, 10 Aug 2012 16:58:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=175828#comment-1503968 Farewell, Mr. Rakoff.  Christmas Freud was one of my favorite This American Life bits. Farewell, Mr. Rakoff.  Christmas Freud was one of my favorite This American Life bits.

]]> http://boingboing.net/2012/08/10/david-rakoff-1964-2012.html#comment-1503950 RKTR ♫soundcloud.com/rktr Fri, 10 Aug 2012 16:50:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=175828#comment-1503950 Heard you on NPR all the time.  Bummer, man. Heard you on NPR all the time.  Bummer, man.

]]> http://boingboing.net/2012/08/10/david-rakoff-1964-2012.html#comment-1503930 erintheadvocate Fri, 10 Aug 2012 16:35:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=175828#comment-1503930 what a remarkable man.  what a remarkable man. 

]]> http://boingboing.net/2012/08/10/david-rakoff-1964-2012.html#comment-1503904 jimh Fri, 10 Aug 2012 16:15:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=175828#comment-1503904 RIP, David. Don't get too comfortable. A lesson for us all. RIP, David.
Don’t get too comfortable. A lesson for us all.

]]> http://boingboing.net/2012/08/10/david-rakoff-1964-2012.html#comment-1503889 mkultra Fri, 10 Aug 2012 16:00:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=175828#comment-1503889 I'll echo what others have said before me: an original voice, to be sorely missed. Thoughts to his friends and loved ones. Is there a charity he was involved with we can donate to? I’ll echo what others have said before me: an original voice, to be sorely missed. Thoughts to his friends and loved ones. Is there a charity he was involved with we can donate to?

]]> http://boingboing.net/2012/08/10/david-rakoff-1964-2012.html#comment-1503885 Margaret Fri, 10 Aug 2012 15:52:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=175828#comment-1503885 This is very sad.  My thoughts are with his loved ones as they grieve him.  We will all grieve this loss.   This is very sad.  My thoughts are with his loved ones as they grieve him.  We will all grieve this loss.  

]]> http://boingboing.net/2012/08/10/david-rakoff-1964-2012.html#comment-1503860 Jason Carl Fri, 10 Aug 2012 15:31:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=175828#comment-1503860 RIP. RIP.

]]> http://boingboing.net/2012/08/10/david-rakoff-1964-2012.html#comment-1503849 Zach McDowell Fri, 10 Aug 2012 15:27:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=175828#comment-1503849 Just saw him on TAL Live, he delivered a beautiful essay memorializing his dancing (and other things), then danced beautifully. He will be missed my many. Just saw him on TAL Live, he delivered a beautiful essay memorializing his dancing (and other things), then danced beautifully. He will be missed my many.

]]> http://boingboing.net/2012/08/10/david-rakoff-1964-2012.html#comment-1503842 headcode Fri, 10 Aug 2012 15:22:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=175828#comment-1503842 I will miss his appearances on TAL very much.  He had an entrancing voice and a fascinating way of looking at the world. I will miss his appearances on TAL very much.  He had an entrancing voice and a fascinating way of looking at the world.

]]> http://boingboing.net/2012/08/10/david-rakoff-1964-2012.html#comment-1503821 greybird Fri, 10 Aug 2012 15:11:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=175828#comment-1503821 oh no! What a wonderful performer he was. I loved his stories. oh no! What a wonderful performer he was. I loved his stories.

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