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more about #obits 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 » kepster: I was on Remote Control. Thanks for the fun times, Ken, and for letting me experience what frozen egg rolls feel like when they fall from above. #ken... more » Airport_Whiskey: I wanted to go on this show so badly. I was only 10 when it first came on though. #kenober more » Mo MoDo: I loved Remote Control and watched it every day for years. I'm going to play a round of Beat The Bishop in his honor. #kenober more » NigelAstydameia: Somewhere, Kari Wuhrer is crying, and I would like to comfort her. Ken would have wanted it that way. 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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Rumors of Ken Ober's Death Turn Out to Be Sadly True
After a flurry of rumors and counter-rumors, it appears that Ken Ober, the former host of MTV's Remote Control, has in fact passed away at age 52. More » -
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Williamsburg Drummer Dies in Freak Accident
Gerhardt Fuchs, a 34 year-old drummer in bands including !!! and Maserati, fell to his death in a Williamsburg elevator shaft last weekend in a horrifying hoodie-related accident.
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Paparazzo Dies Post-Gaga
Celebrity photographer A.J. Sokalner was working the rope line at the ACE Awards in Manhattan last night. Just after Lady Gaga arrived, he collapsed and died of a heart attack. Not how anyone deserves to go. [PDN] -
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Claude Levi-Strauss, Anthropology God
Claude Levi-Strauss, famed French structural anthropologist who influenced subsequent intellectuals from Foucault to Derrida, has died at the age of 100. More » -
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Grease Is Good
Troy Smith, founder of the Sonic Drive-in chain, died this week at the age of 87. He's at least the sixth fast food mogul to die of extraordinarily old age in the past two years. One cup of grease, please. -
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Computer Beats Humans at Formulaic Crap
In your malicious Monday media column: computers replace sportswriters (finally), rumored layoffs at W mag and Lucky, a new way for death to save the media, and the salvation of publishing arrives. More » -
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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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Bruce Wasserstein, 61
Billionaire Lazard chairman and New York magazine owner Bruce Wasserstein, who was hospitalized with heart trouble last weekend, has died at the age of 61.
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Captain Lou Albano, America's Greatest Hero
Captain Lou Albano, the rubber band-rocking WWF wrestler and manager, is dead at the age of 76. Along with our childhood. Bodyslam Jesus for us, Captain Lou. [LAT] More » -
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Cozmik: Inline Skater, Teenager
Brian Scott, a.k.a. Cozmik, a well-known 18 year-old inline skater, was shot and killed—apparently as an innocent bystander—in a coffee shop in Brooklyn. Here are two highlight clips of his skating. Sad. More » -
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Mr. Magic, Hip Hop's First Radio DJ
Legendary hip hop DJ Mr. Magic reportedly died of a heart attack this morning. He was the man who brought rap music to the radio, and some of the most famous moments in hip hop wouldn't have happened without him. More » -
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Jim Carroll, Author
Jim Carroll, the former drug addict turned prolific poet and writer of The Basketball Diaries, died of a heart attack on Friday at his residence in Manhattan. He was 60. More » -
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David Frum Reportedly Beating On Something
In your cooling Tuesday media column: Politico gets the hot scoop on human being David Frum, a public broadcasting station regrets its spending habits, sex and violence soldier on, and a media man passes on. More » -
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Sen. Ted Kennedy Dead at 77
Ted Kennedy survived years in Washington, but, sadly, he couldn't survive brain cancer. The long-serving Senator succumbed to the disease this evening, thus ending an illustrious, at times scandalous and always headline-grabbing life. More » -
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Don Hewitt, 60 Minutes Creator
Don Hewitt, a legend at CBS News for decades and the creator of 60 Minutes, has died at the age of 86. More » -
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Les Paul, 1915-2009
Les Paul literally made possible all the music you love, and he died today. More » -
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Andy Kessler, NYC Skateboard Legend
Andy Kessler, who helped pioneer skateboarding in NYC as a member of the *original* Zoo York crew, died yesterday in Montauk, reportedly from an allergic reaction to a hornet's sting. He was 49. A highlight vid, below. More » -
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America's Shadiest Book Publisher Passes Away
Phoenix Books president Michael Viner, the man responsible for publishing books by some of the most objectionable figures in recent American history, has died at the age of 74. More » -
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When Alessandra Stanley Falls Off The Corrections Wagon, She Hits The Ground Hard
Wow. Is the New York Times just picking on poor error-ridden Alessandra Stanley, now? Yet another correction was published in today's paper from her Walter Cronkite appraisal, which they've already corrected twice. Epic. [NY Times Corrections]
