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  • August 2008

    • 'Girls Just Want to Have Fun' Scribe Dies

      Philadelphia Inquirer  |  Aug 7, 08 1:31 PM CDT

      'Girls Just Want to Have Fun' Scribe Dies

      (Newser) - Philadelphia music icon Robert Hazard, best known for writing the Cyndi Lauper hit “Girls Just Want to Have Fun,” died at the age of 59 on Tuesday from cancer complications, the Philadelphia Daily News reports. "He was one of the biggest local performers ever," Hazard's former road manager says. "He literally exploded out of Philadelphia." More »

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    • Remembering Russia's Prophet

      National Review  |  Aug 4, 08 1:05 PM CDT

      Remembering Russia's Prophet

      (Newser) - Alexander Solzhenitsyn, who died yesterday at 89, left a complicated legacy and an unassailable record as one of the great writers of the 20th century. Three takes on the Nobel laureate: The National Review , which on occasion published Solzhenitsyn’s work, says he may have been the man of the 20th century. After The Gulag Archipelago appeared, they argue, "the USSR had no standing, morally." More »

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    • Russian Writer Solzhenitsyn Dead at 89

      AFP  |  Aug 3, 08 5:48 PM CDT

      Russian Writer Solzhenitsyn Dead at 89

      (Newser) - Nobel-prize winning Russian writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn died today of heart failure at 89, AFP reports. Two of his key works, One Day In The Life of Ivan Denisovich and The First Circle , revealed the horrors of Soviet gulags and got him expelled from the country in 1974. After 20 years as a Cold War idol abroad, Solzhenitsyn returned home and criticized both the West and post-Soviet Russian values. More »

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  • July 2008

    • Last Lecturer Randy Pausch Dies of Cancer

      Pittsburgh Post-Gazette  |  Jul 25, 08 12:04 PM CDT

      Last Lecturer Randy Pausch Dies of Cancer

      (Newser) - Randy Pausch, the Carnegie Mellon professor whose "last lecture" became an international phenomenon, succumbed in his long battle with cancer today, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports. Pausch, 47, was a noted computer scientist before he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, but it was his final, inspirational address—now read by more than 6 million people—that made him famous. More »

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      obituary  • cancer  • Carnegie Mellon University  • Randy Pausch

    • 'Sophia' of Golden Girls Dead at 84

      Associated Press  |  Jul 22, 08 1:37 PM CDT

      'Sophia' of Golden Girls Dead at 84

      (AP) - Estelle Getty, the diminutive actress who spent 40 years struggling for success before landing a role of a lifetime in 1985 as the sarcastic octogenarian Sophia on TV's The Golden Girls, has died. She was 84. The two-time Emmy winner, who suffered from advanced dementia, died this morning at home, her son told the AP. More »

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    • Yankee Bobby Murcer Dies

      New York Daily News  |  Jul 12, 08 9:47 PM CDT

      Yankee Bobby Murcer Dies

      (Newser) - Bobby Murcer, a beloved New York Yankee who played for the team or called their games for more than four decades, died today from complications of brain cancer, the Daily News reports. Murcer, 62, played his first game for the Yankees as a teenage shortstop in 1965, then later moved into the outfield to replace fellow Oklahoman Mickey Mantle. Murcer, a five-time all-star and team leader, endeared himself to fans on the field and later in the broadcast booth. More »

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      baseball  • obituary  • New York Yankees

    • Tony Snow Was Good at His Job

      Time  |  Jul 12, 08 2:34 PM CDT

      Tony Snow Was Good at His Job

      (Newser) - When Tony Snow took over as press secretary 2 years ago, the White House press corps wanted blood. Snow’s predecessors, the hostile Ari Fleischer and misinformed Scott McClellan, had left a bad taste in their mouths. But then came Snow, a breath of fresh air who won over the room with his knowledge and wit, writes Massimo Calabresi of Time . More »

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      Bush administration  • obituary  • White House  • Fox News  • Tony Snow  • press secretary

    • Benihana Founder Dead at 69

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jul 12, 08 10:31 AM CDT

      Benihana Founder Dead at 69

      (Newser) - Hiraoki “Rocky” Aoki, a former wrestler, daredevil speedboat racer and balloonist who also happened to have founded the Benihana restaurant chain, is dead at 69, the Los Angeles Times reports. The colorful Aoki opened the first Benihana in New York in 1964 with proceeds from an ice cream truck venture; now the chain, famous for the acrobatic knifemanship of its chefs, boasts around 90 locations worldwide. More »

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      obituary  • cancer  • restaurant  • Japanese food

    • Michael DeBakey Dead at 99

      Houston Chronicle  |  Jul 12, 08 7:25 AM CDT

      Michael DeBakey Dead at 99

      (Newser) - Michael DeBakey, the pioneering heart doctor considered to be the father of modern cardiovascular surgery,  died last night at 99 in Houston, the Houston Chronicle reports.  During his long career, DeBakey operated on some 60,000 patients, including figures like Russian president Boris Yeltsin, trained thousands of surgeons, and developed key surgical procedures and devices still used today. More »

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    • Investor Templeton Dies at 95

      Washington Post  |  Jul 8, 08 9:08 PM CDT

      Investor Templeton Dies at 95

      (Newser) - Influential investor and philanthropist John Marks Templeton has died at age 95. The founder of Templeton Mutual Funds, one of the biggest investment funds in the world, died in the Bahamas, the Washington Post reports. In 1999, Money magazine called him "arguably the greatest global stock picker of the century." He also founded the prestigious Templeton Prize to honor research in the realm of religion and science. More »

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    • Legendary New York Editor Dead at 82

      New York Times  |  Jul 1, 08 2:45 PM CDT

      Legendary New York Editor Dead at 82

      (Newser) - Clay Felker, founder and editor of New York magazine, died today at 82. Felker was the pioneer of a distinctive format that has become the model for weekly magazines: long, novelistic features alongside short, spicy service pieces. "Clay was obsessed with power, and he invented a magazine in the image of that obsession," current New York editor Adam Moss told the New York Times. More »

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      obituary  • New York  • journalism  • magazine  • magazine industry  • print journalism  • magazine publishing  • Clay Felker  • print industry

  • June 2008

    • Model Dies in 9-Story Fall in NYC; Suicide Suspected

      New York Post  |  Jun 29, 08 2:19 PM CDT

      Model Dies in 9-Story Fall in NYC; Suicide Suspected

      (Newser) - A Kazakh model was found dead after falling from her ninth-floor Manhattan apartment in an apparent suicide, the New York Post reports. Twenty-year old Ruslana Korshunova had appeared on the covers of French Elle and Russian Vogue , and starred in ads for Christian Dior and Vera Wang. She had just returned from a modeling stint in Paris and looked to be "on top of the world," said a friend. More »

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    • Seinfeld: Death Was a Laughing Matter for Carlin

      New York Times  |  Jun 24, 08 7:44 AM CDT

      Seinfeld: Death Was a Laughing Matter for Carlin

      (Newser) - Nine days ago death was just another thing to joke about for George Carlin, writes Jerry Seinfeld in the New York Times. The comics were talking about the deaths of Tim Russert and Bo Diddley, and Carlin said, “I feel safe for a while. There will probably be a break before they come after the next one.” More »

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      obituary  • comedy  • death  • Jerry Seinfeld  • George Carlin

    • Artist Tasha Tudor Dead at 92

      New York Times  |  Jun 21, 08 4:31 PM CDT

      Artist Tasha Tudor Dead at 92

      (Newser) - Tasha Tudor, the children’s illustrator known for her bucolic watercolors and old-fashioned lifestyle, died Wednesday at her Vermont home. Called a 19th-century Martha Stewart, Tudor's art appeared in nearly 100 books and countless greeting cards, plates, dolls, and quilts. The New York Times once applauded her for capturing “the same fragile beauty of early spring evenings.” More »

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      obituary  • New Hampshire  • Vermont  • Children's books

    • In Russert's Life, Lessons for All

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 20, 08 8:07 AM CDT

      In Russert's Life, Lessons for All

      (Newser) - Media coverage of Tim Russert's death was unprecedented in scope—and worth every second, writes Peggy Noonan in the Wall Street Journal . Russert lived a life worth emulating with his emphasis on family, intregrity, faith, self-discipline, and guts. As for the journalists talking about his open-mindedness and serious approach to the field, she says, “Emulation would be good there, too.” More »

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      obituary  • media  • Tim Russert  • media criticism  • Peggy Noonan