In today’s NYT, Margalit Fox’s obit for David Rakoff: David Rakoff, 47, Comic Essayist, Dies David Rakoff, a prizewinning humorist whose mordant, neurotic essays examined everything from his surreal stint portraying Sigmund Freud in a Christmastime shop window display to his all-too-real battles with cancer, died on Thursday in Manhattan. His death was announced by … Continue reading David Rakoff