In memoriam, here is a partial list of the many, many, many important deaths in 2016:
David Bowie
Prince
Kenny Baker
Alan Rickman
The last remaining shred of the Republican Party’s sense of shame
Ted Cruz’ political career
Al Franken’s sense of humor
Keith Emerson
Muhammad Ali
Arnold Palmer
Leonard Cohen
Greg Lake
Fidel Castro (and if there is no Hell, let one be created for him alone)
Zsa Zsa Gabor
George Michael
Carrie Fisher AND Debbie Reynolds
The entire city of Aleppo
And the American people’s faith in a constitutional republic