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Karl Ove Knausgaard’s Essays Struggle With Big Ideas
“In the Land of the Cyclops” collects earnest essays about artists and photographers, “Madame Bovary,” Ingmar Bergman, Michel Houellebecq and more.
Murray Olderman, Who Both Wrote and Drew About Sports, Dies at 98
At a time when caricatures were a regular part of the nation’s sports pages, Mr. Olderman thrived as a cartoonist. He also wrote features and columns.
John Giorno, Who Moved Poetry Beyond the Printed Page, Dies at 82
He starred in an Andy Warhol movie, “Sleep,” but was best known for his efforts to bring poetry into the modern age.
Review: Paging Pablo Escobar in ‘Our Dear Dead Drug Lord’
Alexis Scheer’s vibrant play about four teenage girls, a Ouija board and a narco-terrorist summons the truly scary spirits that keep us awake at night.
When Walt Whitman Was Dying, It Was Front-Page News — for Months
After the beloved poet caught a chill in December 1891, The Times kept a literary bedside vigil until his death on March 26, 1892.
Devah Pager, Who Documented Race Bias in Job Market, Dies at 46
Her research established that a white man, even if he had a felony conviction, fared better when applying for a job than a black man with no criminal record.
In Jane Austen’s Pages, Death Has No Dominion
What was death to the writer who never killed off a major character? In Austen’s six novels, mortality is a more subtle matter.
Colin Dexter, 86, Dies; Creator of Inspector Morse, a Sleuth on Page and Screen
The British mystery writer indulged in the art for fun and never expected his character to attain such fame.
Jake Page, Editor Who Made Science Accessible, Dies at 80
Mr. Page worked for book publishers and Smithsonian magazine and wrote books on several areas of science, natural history and the American Indian.
Front Pages Mark Mandela’s Death
Newspapers around the world mourned the death of Nelson Mandela.
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A trombonist, singer, bandleader, composer and arranger, he collaborated with Rubén Blades on “Siembra,” a 1978 release that became one of the top-selling salsa albums of all time.
Tom Noonan, Actor Renowned for Onscreen Menace, Dies at 74
He played memorable screen villains, notably a psychopath in “Manhunter,” but also wrote, directed and starred in well-received plays at a theater he founded in Manhattan.
Bill Mazeroski, 89, Whose 9th-Inning Blast Made Pirates Champs, Is Dead
It was Game 7 of the 1960 World Series, when an infielder known for his glove, not his bat, crushed the powerful Yankees with one swing, bringing joy to Pittsburgh.
John Shirreffs, 80, Dies; Trainer of a Nearly Perfect Horse
He guided Zenyatta, a spectacular mare, to 19 consecutive wins. Earlier, he won the Kentucky Derby with Giacomo, a 50-1 long shot.
Michael Silverblatt, NPR’s ‘Bookworm’ Who Interviewed Authors, Dies at 73
His public radio show, “Bookworm,” was a literary salon of the air for 33 years, drawing guests like Joan Didion, Susan Sontag and David Foster Wallace.
Christopher S. Wren, Times Bureau Chief in Hostile Lands, Dies at 89
Over three decades, he reported from Moscow, Beijing, Tehran and elsewhere and wrote well-received books based on his reporting, including one about his globe-trotting cat.
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