What we have already lost is the process of reading the newspapers that birthed the obituary. Newspaper's used to have strong local coverage and a collection o

What we have already lost is the process of reading the newspapers that birthed the obituary. Newspaper's used to have strong local coverage and a collection of vignettes into the outside world. The way the author uses the obituaries is the way I used to use the newspapers. Getting multiple newspapers (and magazines) from all over the world was a fixture for New York City creative offices pre-internet.