Re: Seems to be a mass die-off of celebrities at the moment
Re: Seems to be a mass die-off of celebrities at the moment
This was covered by the BBC radio programme 'More or Less' which, in conjunction with the Open University, looks at statistics in public life.
They of course noted the difficulty, because of fuzzy definitions of what one considers a celebrity, but after some analysis they concluded that yes, 2016 has seen more famous deaths than would be expected.
The Guradian's analysis, on the other hand, appears to just be yabbing in about how many z-list celebrities there are these days. Ah well. Prince, Bowie, Rickman, Wood, et al were no mere celebrities, they were famous for being very good at stuff.
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