Obituary Pirates: A.I.'s Ghastly Biographers

When my beloved father passed away on December 18th, the editors at the New York Times and Washington Post deemed his life worth chronicling in a pair of thoughtfully reported obituaries. I spent a fortnight crafting one, too.

So imagine my surprise when, less than a week later, three whole “books” popped up for sale on Amazon: the ever-so-creatively titled Biography of Dan Greenburg; the slightly better Dan Greenburg: Ink and Humor; and my personal favorite, Oy Vey! The Life and Times of Dan Gre...