The top Google searches from the past week carry a sobering dichotomy of elation and sorrow as information seekers sought to join in the celebration of March Madness as well as take part in mourning the suicides of actor/comedian Richard Jeni and former Boston frontman Brad Delp.
Email Credited With Public Mailbox Deaths
Email is being credited with the murder of the sidewalk mailbox, joining cell phones in a plot to destroy public communication hubs. The United States Post Office has removed 42,000 street mailboxes in the last six years, and nobody’s really noticing.
11 Deaths Reported in Chile Quake
With an epicenter in Iquique, in northern Chile, a 7.9 magnitude earthquake rocked city streets and highways Monday night, creating a death toll now at eleven people.