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Posted 04/27/09 in Vulture

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Bea Arthur Dies at 86

Arthur passed away on Saturday after a battle with cancer.

Posted 01/28/09 in Daily Intel

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James Brady, Formative New York Journalist, Dies at 80

The 'PARADE' columnist and 'Page Six' founder (and former 'New York' editor) passed away on Monday.

Posted 01/27/09 in The Cut

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Columnist James Brady Dies at 80

He was a writer for 'Harper's Bazaar,' 'Advertising Age,' founder of 'Page Six,' and former publisher of 'WWD.'

Posted 01/27/09 in Vulture

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Anderson: John Updike, Essayist

He was one of the greatest belletrists of all time — a master of the short, casual, elegant, whimsical, roving piece about absolutely anything.

Posted 01/27/09 in Vulture

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Updike: Unpublished Thoughts on the Great Depression and Barack Obama

Insights, gleaned from personal experience, on the upside of the Great Depression and the importance of Barack Obama's election.

Posted 01/22/09 in Vulture

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Frogurt, We Hardly Knew Ya

Aaron Burr! Aaron Burr!

Posted 01/16/09 in Vulture

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Saltz: Andrew Wyeth, a Particular Kind of American

Wyeth was as intellectually independent as he was stylistically conservative.

Posted 01/16/09 in Vulture

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Andrew Wyeth, R.I.P.

He passed away this morning at the age of 91.

Posted 12/29/08 in Vulture

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The Last Laugh of the Laughter

Joan Rivers will perform on the Cutting Room's final evening.

Posted 12/12/08 in The Cut

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Original Pinup Bettie Page Dead at 85

The symbol of mid-century sexuality passed away after suffering a heart attack on December 2.

Posted 12/11/08 in Daily Intel

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Au Revoir, Au Bon Pain

A eulogy for the Third Avenue boulangerie.

Posted 11/07/08 in Vulture

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Edelstein Remembers Leonard

Over at his blog, the Projectionist, David Edelstein has posted an appreciation.

Posted 11/05/08 in Vulture

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Michael Crichton Dies at 66

Crichton unexpectedly died in Los Angeles yesterday after a 'courageous and private battle against cancer,' according to a family spokesperson.

Posted 09/29/08 in Vulture

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Paul Newman Dead at 83

The actor's modesty — and charity — were legendary.

Posted 09/15/08 in Vulture

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Sam Anderson Remembers David Foster Wallace

Lots of public figures organize their work around the demons that eventually take them down, but few of them ever do so with the apparent wisdom and self-awareness Wallace did.

Posted 09/15/08 in Vulture

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David Foster Wallace Dies at 46

The 'Infinite Jest' author took his own life over the weekend.

Posted 09/04/08 in Vulture

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‘Peanuts’ Animator Bill Melendez Dies at 91

The man who brought life to 'A Charlie Brown Christmas' worked for nearly seven decades as a professional animator.

Posted 09/02/08 in Vulture

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Voice Actor Don LaFontaine Dies at 68

The man responsible for narrating 5,000 movie trailers died yesterday from complications related to a collapsed lung.

Posted 08/04/08 in Vulture

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Russian Novelist Aleksander Solzhenitsyn Dies at 89

Russian Novelist Aleksander Solzhenitsyn Dies at 89

The writer opened Western eyes to Communist oppression — and, in turn, got his own character on 'Seinfeld.' A life well lived, indeed.

Posted 08/04/08 in Vulture

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Russian Novelist Aleksander Solzhenitsyn Dies at 89

Russian Novelist Aleksander Solzhenitsyn Dies at 89

The writer opened Western eyes to Communist oppression — and, in turn, got his own character on 'Seinfeld.' A life well lived, indeed.