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Sid Davidoff, Powerful Aide to Mayor Lindsay, Dies at 86

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 22:29:55 +0000

In the 1960s and ’70s, he was a brash lieutenant to a young, ambitious, reform-minded mayor and ended up on President Nixon’s “enemies list.”

Bill Ivey, 81, Dies; Quelled Conservative Ire Over U.S. Arts Agency

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 02:04:22 +0000

As the head of the National Endowment for the Arts, Mr. Ivey, a leader in country music, shifted the agency’s focus away from avant-garde work and won more funding.

Alice Wong, Writer and Relentless Advocate for Disability Rights, Dies at 51

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 15:56:56 +0000

Born with muscular dystrophy, she received a MacArthur “Genius” grant in 2024 for her decades of calling attention to the need for equal rights for disabled people.