Obituaries
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Bernadette Mayer, Poet Who Celebrated the Ordinary, Dies at 77
A New York writer and artist who found inspiration in the countryside, she used experimental forms to celebrate mundane pleasures.
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John Corry, Former Times Reporter and TV Critic, Dies at 89
Among his best known articles were one that helped clear a man of killing his mother and one that disputed…
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Aline Kominsky-Crumb, Pioneering Comics Memoirist, Dies at 74
Her autobiographical cartoons — confessional, sexualized and self-deprecating — were considered the first by a woman in underground comics.
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Allen Kay, 77, Dies; Coined ‘If You See Something, Say Something’
He created many memorable commercials, including one featuring a monk who works miracles with a Xerox copier. His most notable…
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Freddie Roman,Who Brought Catskill Comedy to Broadway, Dies at 85
Bored with selling shoes, he became a comedian in the 1960s and later conceived the hit show “Catskills on Broadway.”…
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Julia Reichert, Documentarian of the Working Class, Dies at 76
She took home, to Ohio, a 2019 Oscar for “American Factory,” and in a long career teaching and making films,…
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54 Easy Party Snacks
A survival kit for the holiday season should include a Rolodex of appetizers that can be thrown together quickly or…
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These 3 Punches Will Get the Party Started and Keep It Going
Rebekah Peppler shares three recipes — a classic, a modern twist and a nonalcoholic option — that guests will sip…
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Frederick Swann, Master of the Pipe Organ, Is Dead at 91
He drew the best from complex instruments at Riverside Church in Manhattan, at countless recitals and on the “Hour of…
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Barbara Love, Who Fought for Lesbians to Have a Voice, Dies at 85
As an activist and an author, she was determined to demystify and normalize the lesbian experience, and to integrate it…