Baudrillard is dead. Long live Baudrillard.

From NPR:

"Controversial French philosopher and social critic Jean Baudrillard died Wednesday [3/7/2007]."

He was 77 years old.

For more about him go here.

I feel sad when people die, especially people that I feel close to in whatever way.

It's hard to write that in a way that doesn't just look stupid.