I'm saddened by Nelson Mandela's passing, perhaps the first and last politician about whom I'll ever be able to say that. I'm grateful for (and more than a little amazed by, given his life) his 95 years on earth. He's perhaps the most transformative historical figure of my lifetime. There is no upside to his passing.
Except one.
Maybe now the media will stop fawning over Paul Walker, of whom we were only marginally aware a week ago, and toiling to transform him into the next James Dean.