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DAN ROOKWOOD on What it takes to leave a legacy

Here’s a cheery thought to mull over: when you die, what will people say about you? How will you be remembered? Who will turn up to your last-ever leaving drinks?

In this issue, we’ve been thinking about legacy. It’s something I think about quite a lot, especially when someone famous dies in sudden, and tragic, circumstances – Kobe Bryant, Anthony Bourdain, Princess Diana, Steve Irwin – and the entire world mourns.

Life presents the occasional opportunity for

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