Sentences with phrase «obituary writers»

«To me,» says McEwen, a former obituary writer for London's Daily Telegraph, «history is a fiction.

Mui began her career as a receptionist and obituary writer at The Times - Picayune in New Orleans, where she was born and raised.

The description explains that this is supposedly the first ever doc about obituary writers, which is likely true.

A former obituary writer for the Daily Telegraph, McEwen creates morbidly humorous works that often address the celebrity - driven nature of the media and its broad impact on contemporary culture, as in his series of enlarged, wall - mounted...

Kino Lorber has released an official trailer for the documentary titled Obit., about the lives and work of obituary writers.

But I would like to highlight one crucial aspect of Nat's body of work that obituary writers in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Associated Press, and other mainstream media outlets (though not First Things) woefully downplayed: Nat stood steadfastly — sometimes at great professional and personal cost — for the sanctity and equality of human life from conception to natural death.

When Dan Walker died last week, it was hard for obituary writers not to note that he was one of four Illinois governors over the past five decades who ended up in prison.

It's a shame no one wants to talk to them at parties, because obituary writers are a surprisingly funny bunch.

As the movie unfolds, uninspired obituary writer Dan (Jude Law) witnesses Alice (Natalie Portman) get hit by a car while crossing the street and quickly escorts her to the hospital.

But no; he left yeshiva for Harvard, then stalled out as a freelance obituary writer for the Boston Globe.

Kathleen, the imperious editor in chief, is smarting from a betrayal in her open marriage; Arthur, the lazy obituary writer, is transformed by a personal tragedy; Abby, the embattled financial officer, discovers that her job cuts and her love life are intertwined in a most unexpected way.

In POE, a 23 - year old obituary writer and college dropout runs afoul of an evil spirit while on a haunted house assignment and must uncover the common link between (among other things) a string of killings, his own deceased parents, and the strange numbered «code» that obsesses him.

My niece's short - lived career as a «one - time online obituary writer» peaked (and ended) with that shocking pronouncement, because the rest of the family (who you'd think might have wanted the news conveyed a tad more «gently» than on Facebook), had no idea my mother was even sick.

Back in 2010 when Bitcoin was only a fledgling project, a publication by the name of The Underground Economist earned the distinction of being 99Bitcoins» first Bitcoin obituary writer.

A former obituary writer for the Daily Telegraph, McEwen creates morbidly humorous works that often address the celebrity - driven nature of the media and its broad impact on contemporary culture, as in his series of enlarged, wall - mounted mock - obituaries of living celebrities such as Jeff Koons, Bill Clinton, and Kate Moss.

The obituary writers have been hard at work since this week's Budget statement.

Johnson, who previously delved into the worlds of librarians and obituary writers, explains in the opening pages that Lives is not about radiocarbon dating or arcane scientific theory.

When Harriet decides to control her obituary the way she has controlled everything else, she crosses paths with Ann Sherman, the obituary writer at the local paper.

Amanda Seyfried plays the obituary writer hired to make MacLaine sound loved.

However, it makes me think of the film The Last Word, which is not a doc but an indie comedy about an obituary writer (played by Amanda Seyfried).

Most recently, Kristin edited Obit, a feature documentary directed by Vanessa Gould about the obituary writers at the New York Times.

Her first job in journalism was as the obituary writer for a California daily newspaper.

Ann Hood is the author of several bestselling novels, including The Knitting Circle, The Obituary Writer and Somewhere Off the Coast of Maine, and a memoir, Comfort: A Journey Through Grief.

- Ann Hood, author of The Obituary Writer