Musings of a Dead Parrot

Happy, 2008! January 1st is the perfect time to project who will die during the year. This seems quite macabre, but that is the philosophy behind The Death List. For the past 20 years, the UK-based publishers have guessed the names of 50 living celebrities or other well-known people from politics, the arts, history, etc. who might die in the coming year. Each death is called a "success" in the sense of "2007 was a disappointing year with ten successes so we will be looking to the 2008 list to give a better showing."

Have a look at the 2008 Death List. You'll be surprised to learn who is still alive. You will also become a more diligent monitor of the obituaries.