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Marvin R. Shanken Has Died. His Magazine Changed How We Drink Wine.
Wine, Beer & Cocktails|Marvin R. Shanken Has Died. His Magazine Changed How We Drink Wine. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/30/dining/drinks/marvin-shanken-wine-dead.html You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. He bought a struggling industry newsletter called Wine Spectator in 1979 and turned it into one of America’s leading tastemakers. He was 83.
Marvin R. Shanken Has Died. His Magazine Changed How We Drink Wine.
Wine 5 hours ago 8 Rhône Valley Red Wines That Deliver Big Flavor Without a Big Price Tag FOOD & WINE - Ray Isle • 5h These affordable French red wines are perfect for fall. The Rhône Valley, stretching from Vienne in the north nearly to the coast of the Mediterranean in the south, is one of France’s greatest red wine regions.
Rosalind Ashford Has Died. She Wanted to Be a Stewardess but Became a Motown Star.
A founding member of Martha and the Vandellas, she was the crystalline soprano on 1960s hits like “Nowhere to Run” and “Jimmy Mack.” She has died at 83.
Rosalind Ashford Has Died. She Wanted to Be a Stewardess but Became a Motown Star.
Music|Rosalind Ashford Has Died. She Wanted to Be a Stewardess but Became a Motown Star. https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/30/arts/music/rosalind-ashford-dead.html You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. A founding member of Martha and the Vandellas, she was the crystalline soprano on 1960s hits like “Nowhere to Run” and “Jimmy Mack.” She has died at 83.
The ‘Strip Club King’ of Tampa Has Died
Joe Redner, the so-called strip club king of Tampa, who became an outspoken champion of a woman’s right to bare it all for paying customers — and, as the years went by, a vocal defender of free speech, gay rights and reproductive freedom — died on Oct. 16 at his home in Tampa, Fla. He was 86. He had been fighting cancer that had metastasized from his lungs, his son, Joey Redner, said.
The ‘Strip Club King’ of Tampa Has Died
Israel Has Committed Genocidal Acts in Gaza Since Cease-Fire, U.N. Human Rights Panel Says The panel also accuses Israel of committing crimes against humanity in the West Bank. Israel condemned the report. A commission of United Nations human rights experts said on Monday that Israel was committing genocidal acts against Palestinian civilians in Gaza despite a cease-fire agreement there …
Tim Janus, one of the world’s greatest competitive eaters, has died
Tim Janus, one of the world’s highest-ranked competitive eaters who, at various competitions, consumed 4 pounds of tiramisu in six minutes, 10.5 pounds of ramen in eight minutes, 71 tamales in eight minutes, 7.7 pounds of boneless Buffalo wings in 12 minutes and 141 pieces of nigiri in six minutes, died in Boston on Sept. 16. He was 49. He was diagnosed with an aggressive form of lung cancer in 2023, said his sister, Tess McNair.
Why do the trade wars keep coming for your whiskey?
Every year, more than $870 billion in goods and services move across the United States-Canada border. Whiskey traditionally accounts for less than a third of 1% of that total. Yet in the 18 months since President Donald Trump started his trade war with Canada, tariffs on whiskey and other alcoholic beverages have played an outsize role in the commercial combat, drawing the kind of headlines you’d expect about aluminum and paper.
An Influential Voice in the Climate Debate Has Died at 66
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. An Influential Voice in the Climate Debate Has Died at 66 Joe Romm was a prolific writer who never hesitated to take on climate change deniers and the fossil-fuel industry — or even ostensible allies. Joe Romm in 2012.
Brooke Eby, Who Brought Humor and Awareness to A.L.S., Dies at 37
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Brooke Eby, Who Brought Humor and Awareness to A.L.S., Dies at 37 After her diagnosis in 2022, when she was only 33, she became a vocal, witty advocate for people confronting the disease. Brooke Eby in December 2024. Credit...Gesi Schilling for The New York Times Oct.
Bruno Kramm, German Goth Musician Who Moonlighted in Politics, Dies at 58
Bruno Kramm, a German musician who pioneered a brooding, pulsating electronic style in the early 1990s, then took a break from his art to enter politics — promoting digital freedom, online privacy and direct democracy — died on Friday in Granada, Spain, where his band, Das Ich, had recently finished a concert. He was 58. Mr. Kramm, who lived in a suburb of Berlin, died after what Sven Hegewald, a band member, described as a medical emergency.
Bruno Kramm, German Goth Musician Who Moonlighted in Politics, Dies at 58
Former NASCAR Driver Ordered to Pay Woman $850K After Alleged Affair with Her Husband Ended Their Marriage A former NASCAR star has been ordered to pay more than $850,000 to a woman who claimed the driver’s alleged affair with her husband ended her marriage. In 2024, Tracey Hughes filed a lawsuit against driver Jennifer Jo Cobb in North Carolina’s Davidson County, accusing her of having an affair with …
Morris Ballen, Who Helped Spread Indie Artists’ Music, Dies at 88
Countless independent acts in every genre — punk, hip-hop, church choir — relied on him to create small runs of high-quality records and CDs.
Morris Ballen, Who Helped Spread Indie Artists’ Music, Dies at 88 Countless independent acts in every genre — punk, hip-hop, church choir — relied on him to create small runs of high-quality records and CDs. Morris Ballen in 1998. His company, Disc Makers, helped punk rockers, rappers, church choirs and garage bands by making small runs of records, CDs and cassettes.Credit...via Anne Ladenson Sept.
Sway Dasafo, a British and Ghanaian rapper and producer who broke open new paths for hip-hop artists outside the traditional routes dominated by major labels, winning awards with his mix tapes long before signing a contract, died on Sept. 17 at his home in Accra, Ghana. He was 44. His death was announced by Mobo, a British cultural organization, which awarded him best hip-hop artist in 2005, while he was still unsigned. It did not provide a cause.
Why Do the Trade Wars Keep Coming for Your Whiskey?
Every year, more than $870 billion in goods and services move across the United States-Canada border. Whiskey traditionally accounts for less than a third of 1 percent of that total. Yet in the 18 months since President Trump started his trade war with Canada, tariffs on whiskey and other alcoholic beverages have played an outsize role in the commercial combat, drawing the kind of headlines you’d expect about aluminum and paper.
Why Do the Trade Wars Keep Coming for Your Whiskey?
U.S.-China summit highlights the 'hypocrisy' of American trade policy, experts say U.S. President Donald Trump rolled out the red carpet for Xi Jinping this week, heralding the Chinese president as a "great leader" while looking to …
Cheetah Chrome, guitarist for pioneering punk bands, dies at 71
Cheetah Chrome, a snarling, red-haired guitarist who kicked out the jams for two of the earliest and most influential punk bands in America, Rocket From the Tombs and the Dead Boys, died Sept. 13 at 71. His ex-wife, Anna O’Connor, confirmed the death but did not provide further details. Rocket From the Tombs never recorded any songs, never toured widely and broke up after less than a year.
Cheetah Chrome, Guitarist for Pioneering Punk Bands, Dies at 71
He played with Rocket From the Tombs and the Dead Boys, whose snarling nihilism opened the door to an entire music genre in the 1970s.
Cheetah Chrome, Guitarist for Pioneering Punk Bands, Dies at 71
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Cheetah Chrome, Guitarist for Pioneering Punk Bands, Dies at 71 He played with Rocket From the Tombs and the Dead Boys, whose snarling nihilism opened the door to an entire music genre in the 1970s. Cheetah Chrome of the Dead Boys performing in 1978.Credit...Tom Hill/WireImage, via Getty Images Sept.
Cheetah Chrome, Guitarist for Pioneering Punk Bands, Dies at 71
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Patricio Guzmán, documentalista que filmó el golpe de Estado en Chile, muere a los 85 años
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Patricio Guzmán, documentalista que filmó el golpe de Estado en Chile, muere a los 85 años Ganó renombre por su trilogía sobre el golpe de Estado de Pinochet en 1973 y, más tarde, por otra trilogía sobre el legado del régimen autoritario que le siguió. Patricio Guzmán en Nostalgia de la luz (2010), parte de su segunda trilogía de películas.
Patricio Guzmán, documentalista que filmó el golpe de Estado en Chile, muere a los 85 años
Ganó renombre por su trilogía sobre el golpe de Estado de Pinochet en 1973 y, más tarde, por otra trilogía sobre el legado del régimen autoritario que le siguió.
Patricio Guzmán, Filmmaker Who Documented Chile’s Struggles, Dies at 85
Patricio Guzmán, Filmmaker Who Documented Chile’s Struggles, Dies at 85 He won renown for his trilogy about the 1973 Pinochet coup, and later for another trilogy, about the legacy of the authoritarian regime that followed. Patricio Guzmán in “Nostalgia for the Light” (2010), part of his second trilogy of films. His first, released in the 1970s, established him as a leading Latin American documentarian and a strong voice against the repressive Pinochet regime.Credit...Icarus Films Sept.
Elaine Mokhtefi, American Witness to Algeria’s Revolution, Dies at 98
Elaine Mokhtefi, American Witness to Algeria’s Revolution, Dies at 98 As a fixer for Algeria’s government, she befriended radicals and revolutionaries and helped the Black Panthers establish an international base in Algiers. Elaine Mokhtefi with Eldridge Cleaver, a leader of the Black Panther Party, at the National Liberation Front headquarters in Algiers in 1969.Credit...Elaine Mokhtefi Archives Sept.
Jon Kyl, Republican Senator Known for His Skills Behind the Scenes, Dies at 84
Jon Kyl, a former Republican Congress member and senator from Arizona who, during his 26 years on Capitol Hill, earned a reputation as a quiet but effective policy expert, political operator and party leader, died Thursday at his home in Phoenix. He was 84. In a statement, his family attributed the death to complications from a neurological disease. Kyl announced in December 2025 that he had been diagnosed with dementia.
Jon Kyl, Senator Known for His Skills Behind the Scenes, Dies at 84
The Aging Brain Is Not Declining. It’s Adapting The aging brain is often viewed through a lens of cognitive decline, with older adults seen as compensating for their fading memory. New research in …
Jon Kyl, Republican Senator Known for His Skills Behind the Scenes, Dies at 84
Jon Kyl, Republican Senator Known for His Skills Behind the Scenes, Dies at 84 He rose to the second-highest position in the Republican Senate caucus thanks to his deep policy smarts and deft political sensibilities. Jon Kyl represented Arizona in the Senate.Credit...Jim Watson/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Sept.
Cat Frazier, cuyos GIF retro celebraban una internet más rara, muere a los 35 años
En el otoño de 2012, Cat Frazier se sentía cada vez más frustrada con sus clases de diseño gráfico en el Pratt Institute, una universidad de arte y diseño en Brooklyn. No era el trabajo minucioso de ajustar con precisión el interletraje de un texto lo que le molestaba. Era la estética: las paletas limpias y apagadas y las composiciones austeras que sus profesores, compañeros de clase y el propio mundo del diseño gráfico parecían considerar como el estándar predominante de sofisticación.
Cat Frazier, cuyos GIF retro celebraban una internet más rara, muere a los 35 años
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. En el otoño de 2012, Cat Frazier se sentía cada vez más frustrada con sus clases de diseño gráfico en el Pratt Institute, una universidad de arte y diseño en Brooklyn. No era el trabajo minucioso de ajustar con precisión el interletraje de un texto lo que le molestaba.
Cat Frazier, Whose Retro GIFs Celebrated a Weirder Internet, Dies at 35
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. In the fall of 2012, Cat Frazier was growing frustrated with her graphic design classes at the Pratt Institute, an art and design college in Brooklyn. It wasn’t the painstaking work of precisely kerning a bit of text that bothered her.
Cat Frazier, Whose Retro GIFs Celebrated a Weirder Internet, Dies at 35
In the fall of 2012, Cat Frazier was growing frustrated with her graphic design classes at the Pratt Institute, an art and design college in Brooklyn. It wasn’t the painstaking work of precisely kerning a bit of text that bothered her. It was the aesthetic: the clean, muted palettes and spare layouts that her professors, fellow students and the graphic-design world itself seemed to regard as the prevailing standard of sophistication.
Bruce Davis, Called Charles Manson’s ‘Right-Hand Man,’ Dies at 83
Bruce Davis, Called Charles Manson’s ‘Right-Hand Man,’ Dies at 83 An ardent follower of the cult leader, he was convicted on two counts of murder in 1972 and spent the rest of his life in prison. Mr. Davis, with an X carved into his forehead, with his lawyer Daye Shinn after surrendering to authorities in December 1970.Credit...Bettmann Archive/Getty Images Sept.
Jonathan Cooper, Who Made Violins the Old-Fashioned Way, Dies at 76
Jonathan Cooper, a luthier who crafted violins of such supple tone and exquisite range that they allowed players to bridge the gap between classical and American fiddle instrumentation, making him a favorite of musicians like Mark O’Connor and Alison Krauss, died on Monday in Scarborough, Maine, a suburb of Portland. He was 76. His brother, the journalist Matthew Cooper, said the death, in a hospice center, was from sepsis. Image Jonathan Cooper in 2013.
Jonathan Cooper, Who Made Violins the Old-Fashioned Way, Dies at 76
30 Classical Recordings Even Non-Fans Should Hear At Least Once in Their Life, Based on Audiophile Votes We independently review all our recommendations. Purchases made via our links may earn us a commission. Learn more ❯ The same work can make a very …
Understanding Willett: A Collector's Guide to America's Great Cult Distillery
Is it Willett, or KBD, or Willett Family Estate? This historic and enterprising Bourbon distillery has a unique way of doing business—and that's why collector's love them. I f Pappy Van Winkle is the Rolex of American whiskey, then Willett is surely the H. Moser & Cie.: Perhaps not as well known, but equally (if not more) sought out by true connoisseurs.
William Anderson, Doctor and Civil Rights Leader in Georgia, Dies at 98 An osteopath in Albany, Ga., he drew national attention, and the involvement of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., for his efforts to end segregation. Sept. 9, 2026, 2:51 p.m. ET William G. Anderson, a doctor who in 1961 set aside his medical practice in Albany, Ga., to lead a movement against the city’s entrenched system of racial segregation, attracting national attention and the involvement of the Rev.
Benjamin Rosen, Who Brought Venture Capital to Tech, Dies at 93
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Benjamin Rosen, Who Brought Venture Capital to Tech, Dies at 93 An advocate for Apple on Wall Street, he was also a founding investor in early personal computing firms like Lotus and Compaq, where he served as chairman. Benjamin Rosen in 1984. He played a key role in marshaling the financial resources necessary for the PC industry to take off.Credit...Ann E.
Janie Bradford, co-writer of Motown’s first hit, dies at 87
Janie Bradford, a songwriter who, as a jill-of-all-trades in the earliest days of Motown Records, worked the front desk, arranged contracts and, most notably, helped write the company’s first big hit, “Money (That’s What I Want),” with the label’s founder, Berry Gordy, died on Aug. 21 in Los Angeles. She was 87. Her family announced the death, at a hospital. No cause was provided. Bradford joined Gordy’s fledgling music company in 1959, when it was still called Tamla Records.
Janie Bradford, Co-Writer of Motown’s First Hit, Dies at 87
One of the label’s first hires, she worked on “Money (That’s What I Want)” and went on to have a hand in many other songs.
Janie Bradford, Co-Writer of Motown’s First Hit, Dies at 87
Janie Bradford, Co-Writer of Motown’s First Hit, Dies at 87 One of the label’s first hires, she worked on “Money (That’s What I Want)” and went on to have a hand in many other songs. Janie Bradford, center, with members of the Oak Ridge Boys in 1974.
Derrick Parker, Known as New York’s ‘Hip-Hop Cop,’ Dies at 65
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Derrick Parker, Known as New York’s ‘Hip-Hop Cop,’ Dies at 65
Derrick Parker, Known as New York’s ‘Hip-Hop Cop,’ Dies at 65 A veteran detective with deep connections in the city’s rap scene, he served as a one-man intelligence unit and liaison to the music world. Derrick Parker in 2024. His music-world connections proved so valuable that the Police Department assigned him to a full-time job tracking the intersection between crime and the city’s hip-hop community.Credit...Stefano Giovannini Aug.
Hiroshi Okuda, Disrupter Who Revived Toyota in the 1990s, Dies at 93
Hiroshi Okuda, Disrupter Who Revived Toyota in the 1990s, Dies at 93 As the car company’s president, he made decisions quickly and shook things up, expanding overseas manufacturing and introducing the Prius, a milestone in automotive history. Hiroshi Okuda sitting in the newly developed Prius in 1997.
John Crowley, whose fantasy novels blurred reality and dream, dies at 83
John Crowley, an author of sweeping fantastical narratives whose ability to blend such disparate material as American history, dreams of lost utopias, and Alice in Wonderland-tinged occult allowed him to transcend the fantasy genre in novels like Little, Big, which critic Harold Bloom called a “neglected masterpiece,” died Sunday at his home in Conway, Mass. He was 83. His wife, Laurie Block, said the cause was complications of dysphasia and dementia.
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