LIVING IN A LONELY WORLD: Cory Monteith was—it just seems wrong to say was about a 31-year-old, doesn't it?—perfectly cast as Finn Hudson on Glee, conveying enthusiasm, decent singing talent, naïveté, and not necessarily a whole lot of brightness in a package that couldn't help but remind you of his fellow Canadian, Keanu Reeves.
His sudden death reminds us of two things: that there's little way to tell whether you're psychologically equipped for massive fame before you're thrust into it; and that while your parents can provide a clue, you might never know before it's too late that you don't have an off switch when it comes to consuming certain substances which seem awesome in the moment. Put the two together, and this is a sad story which will keep repeating.
