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Obituary envy and the search for a Sir Isaiah Berlin persona
Tony Kornheiser muses on crafting a memorable obituary, comparing himself to Sir Isaiah Berlin and noting how headlines celebrate sex appeal and bon vivant reputations. He mocks vanity lists, recalls a quirky life, and imagines a final take that blends humor, humility, and self-deprecating truth.
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Sir Isaiah Berlin
Berlin
Oxford
Irving Berlin
New York Times
Sir Isaiah
Freud
Nehru
Stravinsky
Boris Pasternak
T.S. Eliot
W.H. Auden
Chaim Weitzman
Virginia Woolf
Aldous Huxley
Bertrand Russell
Felix Frankfurter
Larry King
Kate Kaelin
Isaiah
Frankfurter
Sammy Davis Jr
W. Tinklepaugh
Tinklepaugh
Marlin Fitzwater
George Clooney
Isaiah Bertin
Clooney
Missouri
Yatzee
Jerry Linenger
Mir
Virgin Atlantic
Richard Branson
Hugh Hefner
Prince Felipe
Spain
Phil
Matt Lauer
Sebastian Junger
Tam Human Glade
America
Anthony
Irwin Kornheiser
Isaiah Berlin
Sir
McDonald's
Tony Kornheiser
Creators Syndicate