See the first installment in this series, "R.I.P. Joko's Indonesian Kitchen," here.

Let's begin with a passage in the Wikipedia entry for Malcolm X's wife, Betty Shabazz...

Following the arrest of her daughter Qubilah for allegedly conspiring to murder Louis Farrakhan, Shabazz took in her young grandson Malcolm. He set a fire in her apartment that caused severe burns to Shabazz. Shabazz died three weeks later as a result of her injuries.

Thursday morning, May 9, 2013 [Malcolm Shabazz died] from injuries sustained after he was thrown off a building or shot as he was being robbed in Tijuana.

The awful headline:

...A tweet ID’ing Tripathi as a suspect rocketed around the Internet last week after the FBI released images of the suspects. The Atlantic chronicled the spread of misinformation, beginning with a tweet by a user named Greg Hughes.

Reporters from media outlets including Politico, BuzzFeed and Newsweek retweeted Tripathi’s name, Alexis Madrigal reported...

Reddit played a role in spreading the misinformation too. And so did Slog.

And now this Brown University student has been found dead, floating in Providence's waters.

UPDATE: It appears he may have died some time ago, and that the misidentification happened after his death (thank you, commenters). So Twitter just made his family's life more of a living hell.

Journalism's Best Week Ever™ continues with the news that Reuters accidentally published George Soros's obituary a few minutes ago. Here's their tweet about it:

Reuters published an obituary of George Soros in error. Reuters withdrew the article as soon as it appeared.

— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) April 18, 2013

Unfortunately, that's a lie. The obituary was not withdrawn as soon as it was posted—at the moment, you can still access the obituary. Just in case Reuters ever does get around to withdrawing it, I've posted it below.

George Soros, enigmatic financier, liberal philanthropist dies at XX

By Todd Eastham
WASHINGTON, XXX | Thu Apr 18, 2013 5:41pm EDT

(Reuters) - George Soros, who died XXX at age XXX, was a predatory and hugely successful financier and investor, who argued paradoxically for years against the same sort of free-wheeling capitalism that made him billions.

The rest is after the jump.

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Of course these fuckers have to get in on it:

The Westboro Baptist Church gleefully announced via Twitter that it will "picket [the] funerals of those dead by Boston Bombs" after two explosions rocked the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing three, and injuring at least 150. Naturally, the WBC welcomed this development, as it regards any and all disasters as punishment from god for America's supposed moral decline, particularly gay marriage.

For those of you saying that everyone should just agree to ignore the Westboro Baptist Church: It's relatively easy to ignore a troll online, but when they're picketing a funeral of a loved one, it becomes impossible to ignore.

This e-petition needs to be revived:

In keeping with the great lady's legacy, Margaret Thatcher's state funeral should be funded and managed by the private sector to offer the best value and choice for end users and other stakeholders.

The undersigned believe that the legacy of the former PM deserves nothing less and that offering this unique opportunity is an ideal way to cut government expense and further prove the merits of liberalised economics Baroness Thatcher spearheaded.

Read Write Web wins the inessential race today with a dumb blog post written by someone who's hoping to piggyback some pageviews on the news of Roger Ebert's death. Here's the nut of the post:

I know Roger Ebert like most of you. I know him from his many film review shows, from his numerous and well-written movie reviews syndicated in hundreds of newspapers, and his many appearances on late-night talk shows. It was through Twitter, however, where I felt most close to him.

Now that Ebert has died, should I unfollow him? Should you? Is there a protocol for this?

This is the question you should bring up the next time someone says there are no stupid questions, just to prove them wrong. Some things should not be blogged. Some ideas that you idly consider while taking a shit should just remain inside your brain until they starve to death from lack of stimulation.

Former council member Cheryl Chow:

Cheryl Chow, one of the most respected Asian-American leaders in Western Washington, died Friday after a long battle with brain cancer, her family members have confirmed. She was 66...

In August 2012, Chow revealed on KING 5 that she was gay—a secret she kept her whole life. At the time, she and her partner Sarah Morningstar had been together more than 10 years.

Before she came out publicly, chow shared her news with her beloved drill team. “I wanted them to have a role model that wasn't afraid to say anymore 'I'm gay and that's okay,’” she said... "But if I can save one child from feeling bad or even committing suicide because they were gay, then I would have succeeded in my last crusade,” Chow said.

Blair Butterworth:

Blair Butterworth served, over a 36-year period, as a political consultant and strategist for Washington governors, helped topple a governor whose campaign he had managed, and worked for mayoral candidates and such causes as Washington’s “Death with Dignity” Initiative 1000 in 2008.

Butterworth has died of cancer after a lengthy illness. His death was disclosed Friday afternoon on the Facebook page of U.S. Rep. Denny Heck, who described his longtime friend as “a class act to the end.” Butterworth was a tall, imposing, deep-voiced presence, a person who managed to act a bit self-important while poking fun at himself for acting a bit self-important.

Rest in peace, you guys.

The former governor—who brought us our death with dignity law—is dead at 76.

UPDATE: Every politician on earth has issued a statement, and Gardner's family has sent an obit explaining that, although Gardner pioneered death with dignity in Washington State, he didn't qualify "because Parkinson’s itself is not fatal." I've posted them all after the jump.

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And now for another episode of my favorite webshow, Ask a Mortician, where Caitlin addresses how to deal with pet death and how to turn your corpse into a tree. Enjoy!

Curtsies to Jess for the heads up.

"...in minus time-space or plus soul-time":