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R.i.p.
ruth bader ginsburg
Sept. 20, 2020
RBG’s Death: Latest Updates on Reaction, Political Aftermath
The enormous political ramifications are continuing to play out.
By
Chas Danner
rip
July 9, 2019
Ross Perot Will Remain a Legend Among Foes of Partisanship
The business executive, who died today at 89, ran fascinating presidential campaigns in ’92 and ’96, but they were very much a product of the time.
By
Ed Kilgore
obits
May 31, 2019
Thad Cochran Was a Vestige of a Non-Racist Southern GOP
The late senator was one of the last representatives of a southern Republicanism that pre-dated the region’s racial realignment.
By
Ed Kilgore
rip
Aug. 25, 2018
Senator John McCain Dead at 81
The iconic senator survived more than five years as a P.O.W. and more than three decades as a member of Congress.
By
Chas Danner
select all
Jan. 2, 2018
Rest in Peace, TinyLetter
MailChimp is getting rid of its excellent newsletter service.
By
Madison Malone Kircher
rip
Oct. 1, 2017
S.I. Newhouse, Legendary Condé Nast Publisher, Dies at 89
Another end of an era in publishing.
By
Benjamin Hart
rip
May 11, 2017
Don’t
Call 8 Because Cellino and Barnes May Be Splitting Up
The law firm behind the most memorable of jingles could break up, coincidentally, because of a lawsuit.
By
Jen Kirby
select all
Mar. 24, 2017
Farewell, Gchat, Our Hot Gossip and Office Complaints Will Miss Ye
Google is officially forcing all users to switch to Hangouts. Rest easy, Gchat.
By
Madison Malone Kircher
Mar. 20, 2017
Billionaire Philanthropist and Businessman David Rockefeller Dies at 101
The last surviving grandson of John D. Rockefeller of Standard Oil.
By
Jen Kirby
select all
Feb. 15, 2017
BlackBerry’s Global Market Share Is Now 0.0 Percent
The CrackBerry is dead. Real dead.
By
Jake Swearingen
select all
Feb. 8, 2017
Fling App Founder Went from $21 Million to Throwing Baguettes in the Office
The social-media app was removed from the App Store by Apple in 2015 for spreading pornographic content.
By
Madison Malone Kircher
rip
Jan. 24, 2017
The Penn Station Amtrak Departures Board Goes Dark
Crews began its removal Monday night.
By
Jen Kirby
rip
Dec. 17, 2016
Dr. Henry Heimlich Dead at 96
His famous anti-choking maneuver has saved an estimated 100,000 lives.
By
Chas Danner
rip
Dec. 8, 2016
John Glenn, Astronaut and Former U.S. Senator, Dies at 95
He had recently been hospitalized.
By
Jen Kirby
select all
Oct. 31, 2016
Could Paying Millions of Dollars to Creators Have Saved Vine?
Last year, a group of Vine’s biggest stars asked for over $1 million each to keep creating content. Vine said no.
By
Madison Malone Kircher
select all
Oct. 28, 2016
How Vine Created a Culture and Lost Control of It
Twitter announced that it is discontinuing the six-second-video app.
By
Madison Malone Kircher
rip
Sept. 25, 2016
Miami Marlins Pitcher José Fernández Killed in Boating Crash
The 24-year-old ace was one of the best pitchers in baseball.
By
Chas Danner
Harambe
Aug. 28, 2016
Jill Stein Becomes the First Presidential Candidate to Court the Harambe Vote
She’s also losing to Harambe in Texas. #RIP
By
Chas Danner
r.i.p.
July 10, 2016
A Bullfighter’s Sacrifice
Matador Victor Barrio, who was gored to death on Saturday in Spain, was one of the courageous few who still dream of being, and train to become, bullfighters in a modern world that rejects them.
By
Geoffrey Gray
r.i.p.
July 2, 2016
Author, Holocaust Survivor Elie Wiesel Has Died
He devoted his life to keeping the memory of the Holocaust and its victims alive.
By
Chas Danner
r.i.p.
June 4, 2016
Muhammad Ali, Legend In and Out of the Boxing Ring, Is Dead at 74
He had been fighting Parkinson’s disease for decades.
By
Chas Danner
r.i.p.
Nov. 18, 2015
4-Foot-Long Alligator Found Dead in New Jersey Park
“We have never had a gator sighting in any of our county park’s waterways.”
By
Elaine Godfrey
Oct. 29, 2015
Scenes of Mourning at the Funeral for Slain NYPD Officer Randolph Holder
Thousands, including many fellow cops, paid their respects to the policeman killed in East Harlem last week.
By
Jen Kirby
r.i.p.
June 8, 2015
Kalief Browder, Teen Held at Rikers for 3 Years Without a Trial, Found Dead
Browder killed himself at his mother’s home on Saturday.
By
Jessica Roy
Apr. 20, 2015
Man’s Obituary Lists Final Wish: Don’t Vote for Hillary
“Also, the family respectfully asks that you do not vote for Hillary Clinton in 2016. R.I.P. Grandaddy.”
By
Jessica Roy
r.i.p.
Feb. 15, 2015
Here’s Bob Simon’s and David Carr’s Final Work
60 Minutes
aired a report by Simon, and the New York
Times
published the final Media Equation column under Carr’s byline.
By
Margaret Hartmann
r.i.p.
Feb. 13, 2015
The Collected Wisdom of David Carr
The beloved
Times
media reporter died suddenly on Thursday.
By
Jessica Roy
r.i.p.
Feb. 12, 2015
New York
Times
Columnist David Carr Dead at 58
He collapsed in the newsroom.
By
Margaret Hartmann
r.i.p.
Feb. 11, 2015
60 Minutes
Correspondent Bob Simon Killed in Manhattan Car Crash
The award-winning reporter was 73.
By
Margaret Hartmann
r.i.p.
Jan. 6, 2015
Andrew Cuomo Remembers His Father As ‘Anything But a Typical Politician’
“Mario Cuomo was the keynote speaker for our better angels.”
By
Caroline Bankoff
r.i.p.
Dec. 1, 2014
Anthony Marshall Died
Brooke Astor’s sticky-fingered son was 90 years old.
By
Caroline Bankoff
r.i.p.
Nov. 23, 2014
Former D.C. Mayor Marion Barry Dies at 78
He was known as the capitol’s “Mayor for Life.”
By
Caroline Bankoff
r.i.p.
Nov. 12, 2014
Porpoise F*cks Himself to Death
An honorable way to go.
By
Jessica Roy
r.i.p.
Nov. 3, 2014
NPR ‘Car Talk’ Co-Host Tom Magliozzi Dies
He passed away Monday owing to complications from Alzheimer’s.
By
Jessica Roy
boston strong
Oct. 30, 2014
Longtime Boston Mayor Thomas Menino Dead at 71
He left office earlier this year after two decades in charge.
By
Joe Coscarelli
r.i.p.
Sept. 26, 2014
Man Dies As He Lived: Despising the Kardashians
“He despised anything to do with the Kardashians.”
By
Jessica Roy
deaths
Sept. 3, 2014
Bernie Madoff’s Other Son Has Died at 48
The scandal, Andrew Madoff said last year, is “killing me slowly.”
By
Joe Coscarelli
international intrigue
Aug. 21, 2014
The American Who Died Fighting Against Ukraine’s Pro-Russian Rebels
Mark Gregory Paslawsky was a 55-year-old West Point graduate.
By
Katie Zavadski
Aug. 12, 2014
Obama’s Statement on Robin Williams’s Death Is Rarer Than You’d Think
The president’s praise for deceased celebrities is inconsistent.
By
Margaret Hartmann
oh brooklyn
July 10, 2014
RIP, BrooklyKnight, the Nets’ Terrible (and Terribly Creepy) Pun-Based Mascot
The team has thankfully “decided to go in a different direction.”
By
Joe Coscarelli
people who are older than you
June 9, 2014
The Oldest Man in the World Died in New York City This Time
After a brief stint on top.
By
Joe Coscarelli
oh albany!
May 29, 2014
R.I.P. Albany Bear, the Cub Beat Up and Killed on New York’s Animal Advocacy Day
A sad, drawn-out saga ending in bear death.
By
Joe Coscarelli
transportation
May 27, 2014
R.I.P. Massimo Vignelli, Subway Map Legend
And so much more.
By
Joe Coscarelli
r.i.p.
May 17, 2014
Bushes Say Goodbye to Miss Beazley
The Scottie is with Barney now.
By
Delia Paunescu
sad things
May 3, 2014
Kentucky Derby–Bound Bachelor Party Gets a Horrible Surprise
This can happen when you rent an RV.
By
Delia Paunescu
r.i.p.
Apr. 23, 2014
Camilla Parker Bowles’s Brother Dead After Fall in New York
Mark Shand was 63.
By
Caroline Bankoff
very sad things
Mar. 11, 2014
Reporter Matthew Power Dies on Assignment for
Men’s Journal
in Uganda
He was 39.
By
Joe Coscarelli
r.i.p.
Mar. 11, 2014
Fatal Vision
Author Joe McGinniss Dies at 71
The controversial writer covered Nixon and Palin.
By
Margaret Hartmann
the internet
Feb. 10, 2014
R.I.P., Flappy Bird: 2013-2014
The smartphone game had a moment, and now it’s gone.
By
Joe Coscarelli
awful things
Dec. 22, 2013
Colorado High School Shooting Victim Has Died
Claire Davis was just 17 years old.
By
Delia Paunescu
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