One of the first things I generally do when I go online each morning, is check which tribute obituaries have rolled in from the NYT obit desk. It is a reliable indicator of how hard those folks have been churning out essays about a freshly departed someone. But, ever since they wrote about the death of Iran's Ayatollah a few days ago, no new obits have emerged from that usually busy conveyor belt of obituaries.
There are usually always more online obits than appear in the print edition. It's like eastbound traffic at the George Washington bridge on a weekday morning: there's a delay is reaching the print edition, sometimes for several days.
I've X'ed (Tweeted) the editor of the obituary desk, William McDonald, and asked if all hands have now been assigned to create copy about the war with Iran. In a few very weak moments, Mr. McDonald actually answered one or two of my inquiries in the past. So far, not this time.
They must really be busy.
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