# A grim view of what constitutes entertainment

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 23, 2003, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-grim-view-of-what-constitutes-entertainment/209058 "2003-10-23T06:11:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2003, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-grim-view-of-what-constitutes-entertainment/209058/1 "2003-10-23T06:11:22Z")

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Netscape is my homepage. They have different sections such as news, business, sports, etc with headline links to news items. In today’s entertainment news, the three items listed were:

• ‘What’s Happening’ Star Dies at 52  
• Singer, Songwriter Ends Life  
• Pam Anderson: 5-10 Yrs. to Live

Apparently, death is regarded as highly entertaining to the average netscaper.

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**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\
**Post date:** [October 23, 2003, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-grim-view-of-what-constitutes-entertainment/209058/2 "2003-10-23T06:16:28Z")

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And now, morbidly, I go looking for more info on those stories.