 | Manny Nosowsky, Waggish Crossword Constructor for The New York Times, Dies at 94 |
For nearly two decades, the prolific puzzle maker, a retired urologist, charmed solvers with his penchant for witty, waggish puns. | |
| Rafe Pomerance, the Paul Revere of Climate Change, Dies at 79 |
An environmental lobbyist and activist, he was a pivotal figure in drawing public attention and political support to the existential issue. | |
| John Marion, the ?God of Auctioneers in America,? Dies at 92 |
For three decades, he was the face of the auction house Sotheby?s, presiding over an era in which art evolved from an object of passion into a commodity. | |
| Kitty Bruce, Caretaker of Lenny Bruce?s Legacy, Dies at 70 |
As Mr. Bruce?s daughter, she maintained boxes of video and audio of his groundbreaking and often scandalous work. | |
| Carlo Petrini, Whose Slow Food Movement Transformed How We Eat, Dies at 76 |
Through his Slow Food organization, he spurred a worldwide shift toward sustainability and thoughtful cuisine. | |
| Kyle Busch, ?Rowdy? NASCAR Star, Dies at 41 |
The versatile (and at times intemperate) Busch was unsurpassed with 234 cumulative victories in the organization?s three national racing series. | |
| Valie Export, Who Made Art With Her Naked Body, Dies at 85 |
In provocative performance pieces and films, she forced viewers to confront misogyny in the media and society at large. | |
| Mert Lawwill, Champion Motorcyclist Who Starred With McQueen, Dies at 85 |
Featured in the 1971 documentary ?On Any Sunday? with Steve McQueen, he was also a star in his own right, a national champion who designed innovative bikes and off-road gear. | |
| Michael Pennington, Commanding Shakespeare Actor, Dies at 82 |
A mainstay of the Royal Shakespeare Company, he later started a rival theater group. He also appeared in ?Return of the Jedi.? | |
| For Carlo Petrini, the Point of ?Slow Food? Wasn?t the Food. It Was Us. |
The Italian activist, who died on Thursday, built his global movement on the idea that eating well could make modern life more meaningful. | |
| Grizz Chapman, Actor Known for His Role on ?30 Rock,? Dies at 52 |
Mr. Chapman, who played a member of Tracy Morgan?s entourage on the show, died on Friday, according to his cousin. | |
| Rob Base, Rapper Known for ?It Takes Two,? Dies at 59 |
The singer died on Friday after a ?private battle with cancer,? according to his official Instagram account. | |
| Mary Lovelace O?Neal, Whose Paintings Were Saturated in Black, Dies at 84 |
An artist and activist, she gained prominence with monumental canvases that she soaked in the darkest substance she could find. | |
| Robert Woodson, Leader of the Black Conservative Movement, Dies at 89 |
A veteran community activist, he believed self-reliance ? rather than affirmative action or government help ? was the way to fight racism, poverty and crime. | |
| Sam Sianis, ?Cheezborger?-Flipping Owner of Chicago?s Billy Goat Tavern, Dies at 91 |
His dive bar became famous thanks to Mike Royko?s columns, a baseball curse and a ?Saturday Night Live? skit. | |
| Barney Frank, Gay Pioneer and Liberal Stalwart in Congress, Dies at 86 |
Often voted the ?brainiest,? ?funniest? and ?most eloquent? member of the House, he was also the first to come out voluntarily and helped normalize being openly gay in public office. | |
| Barry Blaustein Dies at 71; Eddie Murphy Was His Muse |
He helped create Buckwheat, Mister Robinson and other characters Mr. Murphy played on ?Saturday Night Live,? and was a writer of films like ?Coming to America.? | |
| Tickle Me Elmo and the ?Elmo-Mania? That Consumed America |
In 1996, the giggling stuffed doll turned holiday shopping into chaos, a preview of every sneaker drop, PlayStation launch and Taylor Swift ticket rush to come. | |
| Greg Hyman, Co-Creator of Tickle Me Elmo, Dies at 78 |
An electronics wizard, he was already a veteran inventor when he collaborated with Ron Dubren on an idea for a toy that giggled. The rest is retail history. | |
| Felicity Lott, Elegant Soprano in Opera and Song, Dies at 79 |
Tall and self-possessed, with an air of wit and sophistication, she was superb in works by Mozart and Strauss, and was also a wide-ranging recitalist. | |
| Mark Fuhrman, Flawed Witness in O.J. Simpson Trial, Dies at 74 |
A Los Angeles police detective, he was discredited during Mr. Simpson?s 1995 murder trial by defense lawyers who pointed to his past use of racist language. | |
| Edmund Phelps, Who Upended the Way We View Inflation, Dies at 92 |
He won a Nobel in 2006 for challenging the conventional wisdom among economists that higher inflation was a necessary price to pay for low unemployment. | |
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