Bringing out the dead.

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• Paul Newman He used his fame to give away his fortune.
  Dahlia Lithwick Sept. 27, 2008
  
• Infinitely Sad David Foster Wallace, self-absorbed genius.
  Troy Patterson Sept. 15, 2008
  
• Sydney Pollack, RIP Hollywood's greatest mensch remembered.
  Dana Stevens May 28, 2008
  
• Remembering Rauschenberg Greatness and golden slippers.
  Jim Lewis May 14, 2008
  
• Martin Pawley A critic who pushed architects into the modern, technological world.
  Witold Rybczynski March 12, 2008
  
• Farewell to the Dungeon Master How D&D creator Gary Gygax changed geekdom forever.
  Jonathan Rubin March 6, 2008
  
• William F. Buckley, RIP Why we should be (mostly) glad that he outlived his brand of conservatism.
  Timothy Noah Feb. 28, 2008
  
• One-Man Counterculture How Steve Gerber changed comics with Howard the Duck.
  Grady Hendrix Feb. 20, 2008
  
• 10 Things I Loved About Heath Ledger What made him irreplaceable.
  Dana Stevens Jan. 23, 2008