Obituary

Remembering Paul Newman

Jonathan Carroll | Posted 09.30.2008 | Home


Jonathan Carroll

What I remember most about that day was every time Newman had a break in filming he would come over, sit down nearby, and perform goofy tricks for me.

Remembering Paul Newman

Robert Brustein | Posted 09.29.2008 | Entertainment


Robert Brustein

It will be a long time before we can fully absorb what a loss his death has been.

Goodbye, Paul Newman

Alex Remington | Posted 09.28.2008 | Entertainment


Alex Remington

Paul Newman was beautiful. You could never root against him. It might have been easier for him to sink into villainy if he wore dull-colored contact lenses, to blunt the brilliance of his eyes, to hide the twinkle.

In Memoriam: Phil Clapp, Environmental Champion and Climate Leader

David Sassoon | Posted 09.22.2008 | Green


David Sassoon

Phil Clapp, 54, deputy managing director of the Pew Environment Group, died yesterday in Amsterdam of complications from pneumonia, which he contracted while on vacation.

David Foster Wallace, R.I.P.

Lapham's Quarterly | Posted 09.22.2008 | Media


Lapham's Quarterly

While Wallace understood well the solipsism of depression -- see "The Depressed Person" -- he himself evinced none of it, in spite of his affliction.

The Last Time

Roger Fransecky | Posted 09.19.2008 | Living


Roger Fransecky

Nancy and I celebrated every day. We made our marriage a daily commitment. We had fun, grew wiser, struggled, laughed, collected, built, moved, nurtured, spat, loved and lost as all of us do.

Rest in Peace, Skip Caray

Alex Remington | Posted 08.04.2008 | Entertainment


Alex Remington

For Braves fans, he was the best and funniest of us all; for fans of opposing teams, he was serious about the sport and irreverent about everything in it.

The Best Teacher I Ever Had

Alex Remington | Posted 07.06.2008 | Living


Alex Remington

For other classes, I bought $80 textbooks geared for the AP exam. In Steve's class, I received handouts from century-old Russian books because he said they taught logarithms better before the fall of the tsar.

This Week's Other Important Political Obituary

William Klein | Posted 06.23.2008 | Politics


William Klein

Tony Schwartz, best known for making the famous "daisy spot" used in Lyndon Johnson's campaign against Barry Goldwater, died last Saturday at the home he rarely left in New York.

Women Who Wear The Pants: A Tribute to Yves Saint Laurent

Joan Z. Shore | Posted 06.04.2008 | Living


Joan Z. Shore

Saint Laurent is being hailed as a "legend" now, but for women of the world, he was an emancipator. He put women in pants, and in doing so freed their psyches.

Putting Down Our Dog and Thoughts of Scott McClellan

Rob Kall | Posted 05.30.2008 | Politics


Rob Kall

Tough day today. We had to put down our 14 year old yellow lab, Vanilla. I treated her better than a dog the past few days. It made me think about ho...

Getting Back Home: An Update

Carol Hoenig | Posted 05.27.2008 | Living


Carol Hoenig

Several months ago, I wrote here about the possibility of my being able to buy back the home that I had to sell due to a divorce agreement. Presently,...

New York Times Obituary Correction Watch: We'll Fix It When We Get Around To It

Melissa Kirsch | Posted 05.19.2008 | Media


Melissa Kirsch

Here we have a raft of errors that took over eight months for the Times to correct, even though the deceased's son brought the errors to the attention of the paper twice during that time.

New York Times Correction Tally on Heston Obituary Now Officially Farcical

Melissa Kirsch | Posted 04.22.2008 | Media


Melissa Kirsch

These tiny corrections are not as crucial as when the Times got Heston's name and age wrong, but nonetheless, they leave the paper with even more egg on its face.

Rest in Peace, Charlton Heston

Alex Remington | Posted 04.06.2008 | Entertainment


Alex Remington

It speaks well of us as a culture that a man's art should outlive his politics. Charlton Heston was one of our greatest stars, and his best movies will last forever.

Myron Cope, Voice of the Steelers, Goes to His Reward

Alex Remington | Posted 02.27.2008 | Entertainment


Alex Remington

As the Steel Town's fortunes faded in all but football, Myron Cope was the one constant, the defiant bulwark against the Cleveland Browns, the Haray Caray of Western Pennsylvania. He was 79.