Wayne Thiebaud, Playful Painter of the Everyday, Dies at 101
Wayne Thiebaud, the California-based painter whose lush, dreamy landscapes and luminous pictures…
Desmond Tutu, Whose Voice Helped Slay Apartheid, Dies at 90
His words seemed prophetic when, in 2016, an alliance of religious leaders…
Wanda Young, Motown Hitmaker With the Marvelettes, Dies at 78
Wanda LaFaye Young was born on Aug. 9, 1943, in Eloise, Mich.,…
Joan Didion, ‘New Journalist’ Who Explored Culture and Chaos, Dies at 87
Joan Didion, whose mordant dispatches on California culture and the chaos of…
Carlos Tejada, Deputy Asia Editor for The New York Times, Dies at 49
“Carlos always pushed me and other journalists to do more stories that…
Johnny Isakson, Longtime Senator From Georgia, Is Dead at 76
Johnny Isakson, a Georgia Republican who succeeded Newt Gingrich in the House…
bell hooks, Pathbreaking Black Feminist, Dies at 69
“I think of bell hooks as being pivotal to an entire generation…
Masayuki Uemura, 78, Dies; Designed the First Nintendo Console
TOKYO — Masayuki Uemura, an engineer who developed the Nintendo Entertainment System,…
Anne Rice, Who Spun Gothic Tales of Vampires, Dies at 80
When she was 15 her mother died; she said she believed the…
