Obit

In Memoriam

William H. Rehnquist, the man who devised the natural law of federalism.

Walter Dellinger | OBIT | Sunday, Sept. 4, 2005, at 12:08 PM

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Copland

How Ed McBain made his name.

James Grady | OBIT | Monday, July 11, 2005, at 6:00 PM

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Shelby Foote

The Homer of the Old South?

Field Maloney | OBIT | Friday, July 1, 2005, at 4:01 PM

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Marla Ruzicka

1976-2005

Jennifer Abrahamson | OBIT | Tuesday, April 19, 2005, at 4:48 PM

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Hunter Thompson

The minuteman of the Rockies.

Christopher Hitchens | OBIT | Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2005, at 1:11 PM

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Johnny Carson

The naughty genius of late night.

David Edelstein | OBIT | Monday, Jan. 24, 2005, at 6:44 PM

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Requiem for a Cop

Jerry Orbach's wry, deadpan style came to define Law & Order.

Dana Stevens | OBIT | Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2004, at 6:33 PM

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Susan Sontag

Remembering an intellectual heroine.

Christopher Hitchens | OBIT | Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2004, at 11:37 AM

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Desert Island DJ

How John Peel helped shape American musical taste.

Douglas Wolk | OBIT | Thursday, Oct. 28, 2004, at 6:01 PM

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Paul Nitze

The man who brought us the Cold War.

Fred Kaplan | OBIT | Thursday, Oct. 21, 2004, at 6:49 PM

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The Avedon Look

How the grand old master of portraiture made his name.

Jim Lewis | OBIT | Monday, Oct. 4, 2004, at 1:23 PM

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I'm Rick James, B*tch

The artist behind the Super Freak.

Tony Green | OBIT | Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2004, at 8:15 AM

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Marlon Brando

The largest actor of them all.

David Edelstein | OBIT | Friday, July 2, 2004, at 6:13 PM

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It's a Shame About Ray

The passing of an American musical icon.

Stanley Crouch | OBIT | Friday, June 11, 2004, at 6:35 PM

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Alistair Cooke

America's pet Brit, Britain's favorite American.

Alexander Chancellor | OBIT | Wednesday, March 31, 2004, at 3:37 PM

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Death of a Polymath

Hugh Kenner's passing marks the end of an era.

Jeet Heer | OBIT | Monday, Dec. 1, 2003, at 7:58 PM

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New York in Reverse

Elliott Smith's idea of heaven was modest, like everything else about the songwriter.

Alex Abramovich | OBIT | Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2003, at 7:08 PM

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Edward Said

Christopher Hitchens | OBIT | Friday, Sept. 26, 2003, at 3:44 PM

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Slain, at Last

The late, great Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Hillary Frey | OBIT | Wednesday, May 21, 2003, at 2:11 PM

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June Carter Cash

The den mother of country music.

Patrick Carr | OBIT | Tuesday, May 20, 2003, at 5:04 PM

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Goodbye, Neighbor

A Farewell to Mister Rogers.

Virginia Heffernan | OBIT | Thursday, Feb. 27, 2003, at 6:59 PM

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Lana Clarkson

Requiem for the Barbarian Queen.

Joe Bob Briggs | OBIT | Friday, Feb. 7, 2003, at 12:37 PM

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Fear and Loathing

How Leslie Fiedler turned American criticism on its head.

Sam Tanenhaus | OBIT | Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2003, at 5:26 PM

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