urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:m00nie m00nie m00nie 2003-09-25T19:53:56Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:m00nie:23566 2038-01-19T03:14:07Z 2003-09-25T19:53:56Z This is my first time reading news on Google. I read it after reading Yahoo! Well, I found out that Edward Said, a Palestinian-born Columbia University professor, has died. I read at least 2 books and a few articles by him during summer. <br /><br />It is one thing when you read a book or an article and know that the writer is alive or dead. If that person is alive when you read, especially within the last 2-3 months, it can be shocking.