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more about #andnowshesdead more comments → raincoaster: I loved their work, even when it was uncool to do so (it's always been uncool to love art whose purpose is to bring joy, non?) but I am compelled to b... more » agrodolce: Jeanne-Claude was responsible for causing millions of smiles in the coldest month of the year in NYC. Her vibrancy will be cherished. I feel bad for... more » BabyJewn: My baby was born just a few minutes after they unfurled "The Gates" that morning in The Park, and not only was it beautiful in general to see them the... more » iplaudius: I’ll never forget their umbrellas in the mountains along the stretch of I-5 known as the Grapevine, in Southern California. The color was stunni... more » esmemurphy: I loved the film Christo's Valley Curtain, and thought Jeanne-Claude was the shit. I loved their work and got the feeling their relationship was incr... more » GORDONGARTRELLE: Wave your hands in the air for a titan of wrap. more » eleusiswalks: Aw, man. They were such a bold, mad, brilliant couple. RIP. more » rachelcollyer: Um, hello? "Jeanne-Claude, wife of artist Christo"?! Their work was collaborative, and it's a pity you've belittled her contributions by introducing... more » Botswana Meat Commission FC: more » kafkask: yeah, yeah... big deal. Somewhere, some old lady who hung curtains a few time croaked, as well. Let's shed a tear over her, too, not just this rich ta... more » DahlELama: This makes me immeasurably sad. There's something so incredible about a couple who not only share a home and family but also an artistic vision, espec... more » If_I_Had_a_Poodle: also: "women's section" style section #newyorktimes more » If_I_Had_a_Poodle: not so long ago, at all: 3rd wave feminists please take note -- this is what your grandmas did #newyorktimes more » BookishLatkeish: Let this badass lady go straight to heaven, God. #newyorktimes more » BettyCrocker: That's sad - she sounds like she was exactly the kind of person I like to sit next to at dinner. #newyorktimes more » -
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Jeanne-Claude, Artist and Wife of Christo
Jeanne-Claude, the wife of wrap-happy artist Christo and his artistic collaborator for more than 50 years, died from a brain aneurysm last night at the age of 74. Her favorite project, she said: "the next one." [AP] -
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Nan Robertson, New York Times Woman of Distinction
Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporter Nan Robertson—author of a book about how terribly the paper treated its female employees—died this week at the age of 83. More » -
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Susan Atkins, Manson Girl
Susan Atkins died in prison last night at 61. Atkins was sentenced to death in in 1971 for her role in the Tate/LeBianca murders. She was denied parole for the last time on September 2. More » -
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R.I.P. Mary Travers, 72
An anti-war voice has fallen silent, for Mary Travers, a founding member of Peter, Paul and Mary, was felled by cancer today. The singer, whose sullen folksy sound many of you will remember from "Blowin' in the Wind," was 72. More » -
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The Girl Who Flipped Off Simon Cowell
Alexis Cohen, who cursed her way into the spotlight after being rejected from American Idol was struck by a car and killed. Police are investigating the case as a homicide. Let's hope Cowell has an alibi. More » -
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Farrah Fawcett, 1947-2009
Actress, model and international sex symbol Farrah Fawcett has succumbed to a 3 year battle with cancer. She was 62 years-old. More » -
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Dana Milbank Steals Man's Underwear on Normal Saturday Night
In your shiny Monday media column: Spy magazine lives, David Carr survives, Dan Abrams hires, Dana Milbank thrives, and Fleur Cowles dies: More » -
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Bea Arthur, Beloved Gay Icon, 1922-2009
Golden Girls star Bea Arthur, née Bernice Frankel, died at home in Los Angeles at the age of 86 today. She passed away surrounded by family members. She will be loudly mourned by the gays. More » -
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Pinup Queen Bettie Page, 85, Dies
Bettie Page, whose saucy photo spreads helped get men through, and then end, the sexual repression of the 1950s, died of a heart attack in Los Angeles. She was 85.
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