Just as the NYT has ones ready for Love, Lohan and Spear

[Brian_Wallace]

I'm surprised they don't have one ready for Winehouse.
 
 I think that's funny.
 
 Brian
 
 P.S.  I love:  "We only prepare obituaries in detail for the Royal Family, big politicians and public figures suffering from a serious illness," the source told The Independent. "But, for obvious reasons, we made an exception."

[miss pretentious]

This is actually pretty commonplace among news outlets.
 
 How else do you think we get news of a death so quickly (often now within minutes) and in faily decent detail?

[Christine Moritz]

Obituaries prepared in advance are the norm; it's just that usually they're only prepared for older and/or more famous people.
 
 When Anna Nicole Smith died there weren't detailed obituaries available right away;  apparently no one had anticipated her demise.