Nation Jan 30 Barrett Strong, one of Motown’s founding artists, dies at 81 Strong, one of Motown’s founding artists and most gifted songwriters, sang lead on the company’s breakthrough single “Money (That’s What I Want)” and later collaborated on such classics as “I Heard It Through the Grapevine" and “War.”…
Arts Jan 08 Russell Banks, award-winning author of ‘Cloudsplitter,’ dies at 82 Russell Banks, an award-winning fiction writer who imagined the dreams and downfalls of everyone from modern blue-collar workers to the radical abolitionist John Brown in “Cloudsplitter," has died. He was 82.
Arts Dec 23 Thom Bell, ‘Sound of Philadelphia’ producer, dies at 79 Thom Bell, one of the architects of the 1970s "Sound of Philadelphia," has died.
Nation Nov 01 Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster merger blocked by federal judge The ruling was a victory for the Biden administration's tougher approach to proposed mergers, a break from decades of precedent under Democratic and Republican leadership.
Arts Oct 29 Gerald Stern, prize-winning American poet, dies at 97 Gerald Stern, one of the country’s most loved and respected poets who wrote with spirited melancholy and earthly humor about his childhood, Judaism, mortality and the wonders of the contemplative life, has died. He was 97.
Arts Oct 28 ‘Great Balls of Fire’ singer Jerry Lee Lewis dies at 87 The untamable and often outrageous rock 'n' roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis has died at 87.
Arts Oct 27 Prince Harry’s highly anticipated memoir, titled ‘Spare,’ to be published in January An object of obsessive anticipation worldwide since it was first announced last year, Prince Harry's memoir finally has a title, cover and publication date.
Arts Sep 09 Cartoonist Art Spiegelman set to receive honorary National Book Award Spiegelman is the first cartoonist to win the DCAL medal from the National Book Foundation, which previously has awarded Toni Morrison, Philip Roth and Robert Caro among others.
Nation Aug 14 Salman Rushdie ‘on the road to recovery’ from stabbing, agent says Salman Rushdie is “on the road to recovery,” his agent confirmed Sunday, two days after the author of “The Satanic Verses” suffered serious injuries in a stabbing at a lecture in upstate New York.
Nation Aug 13 Attack on Salman Rushdie was ‘preplanned,’ prosecutor says The man accused in the stabbing attack on Salman Rushdie pleaded not guilty Saturday to attempted murder and assault charges in what a prosecutor called a “preplanned” crime.