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The Key to Gerri on ‘Succession’? ‘Inside She’s a Nervous Wreck’
The veteran actress J. Smith-Cameron has struck a chord with viewers in the role of an eye-rolling corporate counsel. “In my 60s, to have this...
William Greenberg Jr., Baker Who Sweetened Manhattan, Dies at 97
He used poker winnings to open a modest bakery in 1946 that grew into an artisanal dessert empire, tempting New Yorkers of all ages.
Fernando Campana, Provocateur of Furniture Design, Is Dead at 61
Working with his brother, he became a star of the design world, creating furniture and other objects and elevating the culture of his native Brazil.
Are Geotubes the Answer to Nantucket’s Climate Change Threat?
In an increasingly litigious conflict, the island’s residents are clashing over how to deal with the effects of climate change: Push back or accept what’s...
Diane Noomin, Who Helped Bring Feminism to Underground Comics, Dies at 75
Her best-known creation was a sendup of a certain kind of female stock character. But Ms. Noomin rendered her with compassion, and used her to...
Marilyn Loden, Who Championed a Feminist Metaphor, Dies at 76
She was asked to speak at a conference in 1978 about barriers faced by women in the workplace. She noted a barrier she called “the...
Latisha Chong, Hair Stylist Who Helped Change Fashion, Dies at 32
In work seen, among other places, on the cover of Vogue, she was part of a vanguard of Black talent that altered an industry and...
Bohemia Beach Is Having Another Day in the Sun
Three recent books revisit the Outer Cape, long an inspiration for writers like Mary McCarthy, who lampooned the area as “the seacoast of Bohemia.”
The Wild History of the Real ‘Only Murders’ Building
Viewers of the Hulu series know it as the Arconia, but the Upper West Side building has a name — and a dramatic story —...
Harry Gesner, Architect of Soaring California Style, Dies at 97
His houses cantilevered from cliffs, straddled canyons and sprung from mountains; they would come to define the Southern California landscape.
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