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.
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.'
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
John Updike
Updike: Unpublished Thoughts on the Great Depression and Barack Obama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.
Saltz: Andrew Wyeth, a Particular Kind of American
Wyeth was as intellectually independent as he was stylistically conservative.
Original Pinup Bettie Page Dead at 85
The symbol of mid-century sexuality passed away after suffering a heart attack on December 2.
Edelstein Remembers Leonard
Over at his blog, the Projectionist, David Edelstein has posted an appreciation.
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.
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.
‘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.
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.
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.
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.
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