Vader Unmasked: The Sounds and Psychology of Evil

He died December 14, 1873. Eight days earlier he had returned from the museum feeling tired and had lain down on the couch to rest awhile. He never spoke again. Obituaries were carried in every paper. Learned societies held special meetings to pass memorial resolutions. No death since that of Lincoln, wrote the editors of Harper’s Weekly, had elici

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His was a mild and quiet face, an oval surface with no hint of distinctiveness until he started his vocal routines. Then the warping began. It was an eerie thing to see, shamefully fascinating, as a seizure might be if witnessed in a controlled environment. He tucked his head into his trunk, narrowed his eyes, made grimacing humanoid faces. When it

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"I remember seeing the great Christopher Hitchens debate

He was already sick.

And it was clear by his appearance, as he said so well “more & more was being taken from less and less”

“How are you feeling?” - the host asked.

“well, I’m dying.” - He said - "But so too, are you"