Why do we feel personally connected to people we don’t know when we connect to their art or contributions to society?
Following the sad passing of HRH Prince Philip and legendary rapper DMX (real name Earl Simmons), the ladies discuss why some people react strongly to the death of a celebrity or public figure they didn’t know personally, while others act with indifference, and ask what role the media plays in influencing our feelings.
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(Website – Show notes)
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/09/arts/music/dmx-dead-earl-simmons.html
(Article – DMX, Top-Selling but Troubled Rapper, Dies at 50 – Daniel E. Slotnik for The New York Times)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/934649.E_A_R_L_
(Book* – E.A.R.L.: The Autobiography of DMX – DMX, Smokey D. Fontaine)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-56690270
(Article – Prince Philip: A turbulent childhood stalked by exile, mental illness and death – BBC News)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-56756296
(Article – BBC receives 109,741 complaints over Prince Philip coverage – BBC News)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fc-38bQzoXw
(Video – NY Daily News Receives Backlash For Prince Philip vs DMX Front Page – ItsCarolyn YouTube channel)
https://twitter.com/harri_010/status/1381292525546274824?s=21
(Video Tweet – via Harrison Twitter @harri_010)
https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/9555467/dmx-music-streams-rise-after-death
(Article – DMX Music Streams Soar 928% Following Death – Keith Caulfield for Billboard)
https://www.biography.com/news/aaliyah-plane-crash-died
(Article – Inside the Plane Crash That Took Aaliyah's Life – Clarence Haynes for Biography)
(Article – Surviving R Kelly: Aaliyah was like a ‘sacrificial lamb’ in abuse ‘cover-up’, says music boss Damon Dash – Ellie Harrison for The Independent)
https://www.today.com/slideshow/reaction-to-the-death-of-michael-jackson-31554829
(Slideshow – Reaction to the death of Michael Jackson – Tamron Hall for Today)
https://time.com/5773151/kobe-bryant-rape-case-complicated-legacy/
(Article – We Can Only Process Kobe Bryant's Death by Being Honest About His Life – Evette Dionne for TIME)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-p1kNjOpes
(Video – Boris Johnson recalls Prince Philip joking about Russians 'b*****ds' – The Independent YouTube channel)
https://www.historyextra.com/period/20th-century/princess-diana-death-what-happened/
(Article – Princess Diana’s death: when grief gripped a nation – Dominic Sandbrook for HistoryExtra)
(Article – What will happen next after the death of Thailand's king? – Oliver Holmes for The Guardian)
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