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Superman is dead. The L.A. Weekly's Nikki Finke reports that Christopher Reeve died suddenly on Sunday, and that his family may make the announcement on Monday. More details as they become available. There's a totally inappropriate Kryptonite joke to be made here, but we're way too involved in Desperate Housewives to bother.

UPDATE: The AP story has the (sad) details.