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Burying the Kirkpatrick doctrine: Former U.N. ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick died today -- but her big idea was discredited long ago.; By Scott Rosenberg Dec 8, 2006
King Kaufman's Sports Daily: Numbers -- like politicians -- don't lie: Kerry can't win in November! Plus: Remembering Ruben Gomez, whoever he was.; Jul 27, 2004
Without you: George Harrison could be surly and cantankerous, but without him the Beatles would never have been themselves.; By Stephanie Zacharek Dec 1, 2001
Gentle epitaphs for lives interrupted: The "Portraits of Grief" in the New York Times give us a chance to be loved ones to complete, and wrongfully dead, strangers.; By Jennifer Foote Sweeney Oct 12, 2001
The critic: Pauline Kael, R.I.P.: She was hard as nails. She was funny as hell. And she taught me everything I know about beauty.; By Stephanie Zacharek Sep 3, 2001
Remembering the king of zydeco: Whenever I had Boozoo on my ass I felt good.; By Christen Clifford May 16, 2001
Joey Ramone, R.I.P.: He had no voice, no looks, no chest, butt or knees. But he kicked a generation in the ass, hard.; By Bill Wyman Apr 15, 2001
"Fame at Last" by John C. Ball and Jill Jonnes: A lethally serious book tells who scores a New York Times obituary and why.; By Mike Albo Nov 29, 2000
Penelope Fitzgerald dies at 83: The award-winning author of "The Blue Flower" published her first book in 1975.; May 2, 2000
Edward Gorey: The artist-author and jocular creator of a poisonous and poetic world dies at 75.; Apr 17, 2000
Anthony Powell: In his 12-volume masterpiece, "A Dance to the Music of Time," he manipulated hundreds of characters through seven decades, creating a social history of the 20th century.; By John Perry Apr 15, 2000
Author Anthony Powell dead at 94: By AUDREY WOODS Mar 31, 2000
The decorous libertine: At the heart of Roger Vadim's films was a guiltless celebration of the pleasures of sex, love, food, sea and sun.; By Charles Taylor Mar 6, 2000
Screamin' Jay Hawkins: The high priest of voodoo jive put a spell on us with his fiery brand of psychotic rock 'n' roll.; By Whitman McGowan Feb 18, 2000
Cartoonist Charles Schulz dies at 77: "Peanuts" made its debut in 1950 and eventually ran in more than 2,600 newspapers in 75 countries.; By Mary Ann Lickteig Feb 13, 2000
Actor Jim "Ernest" Varney dies at 50: Feb 10, 2000
Ex-Attorney General for Nixon dies: Feb 3, 2000
30s, 40s film star Hedy Lamarr dies: By MIKE SCHNEIDER Jan 19, 2000
Don Martin: Remembering the Mad magazine cartoonist who created characters like Fester Bestertester and Karbuncle, yet still had the time to invent National Gorilla Suit Day.; By Steve Burgess Jan 15, 2000
Patrick O'Brian: The author of the wildly popular 18th century seagoing saga created, out of his own life, a fiction nearly as elaborate.; By Ian Williams Jan 13, 2000
MAD cartoonist Don Martin dies: The humor artist known for wacky words and sick jokes succumbs to cancer at age 68.; Jan 7, 2000
Curtis Mayfield: A brilliant songwriter, vocalist, instrumentalist, producer and arranger, he had the aphoristic grace of a natural poet who was steeped in the rhetoric of the black church.; By Jody Rosen Jan 7, 2000
Desmond Llewelyn: "Yes, I know Q is beloved," Desmond said. "But for God's sake, don't make him some kind of sentimental grandfather -- that's what I am in real life."; By Bruce Feirstein Dec 23, 1999
Country singer Hank Snow dies at 85: The rhinestone-clad music legend known for hits such as "I'm Movin' On" passes away in his Nashville home.; By JIM PATTERSON Dec 20, 1999
"Catch-22" author Joseph Heller dies at 76: "A calamity for American letters," says Kurt Vonnegut.; Dec 13, 1999

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