Across the years — he moved from Dayton to Chicago in 1974, and then to New York in 1985 — he interviewed presidential candidates and Hollywood stars, consumer advocates and feminist pioneers. He also televised a child’s birth, an abortion, a reverse vasectomy and a tubal ligation. - The New York Times
Federal authorities on Friday arrested and charged a Missouri woman in connection with the scheme to fraudulently auction Elvis Presley’s historic Graceland mansion. - Los Angeles Times
As he began preparing, his body and mind rebelled. He would start shaking as he played. “Not great for anybody,” he said, “let alone a cellist who relies on steady hands.” - The New York Times
"It has been a peculiar and exasperating five years. ... Thanks to a triple heart bypass, some underperforming psychiatric medication and long COVID, however, I’ve been unable to write for most of that period. Much of the time it’s been impossible to read as well." - The Guardian
Prashker edited Kate Millett’s Sexual Politics, and, 21 years later, Susan Faludi’s Backlash. In her lengthy career, she edited more than 500 books and helped push to allow women into the all-male publishing hangout Century Club. - Publishers Weekly
He had a career both before and after as a musical-theater star, but from 1966 to 1981, he was emcee/straight man on one of the most beloved game shows in American TV history, a cross between tic-tac-toe and Laugh-In, with gifted comedians and the occasional major star as panelists. - The Washington Post (MSN)
The actor was so much more than The Notebook. “Rowlands had a rich and varied career, … but her greatest roles were with John Cassavetes: they were the loves of each others’ lives and it suffused Rowlands’ performances with something incandescent.” - The Guardian (UK)
"(She) conveyed bewitching allure and wrenching vulnerability on-screen — notably in A Woman Under the Influence and many other movies directed by her husband, John Cassavetes. … Over seven decades, she worked sparingly in mainstream fare but managed to attract a cascade of superlatives." - The Washington Post (MSN)
In the 1980s, Sanada - who began acting on the big screen at 5 years old - starred in Japanese and Hong Kong action movies, “while simultaneously building a reputation as a quietly magnetic character actor in Japanese movies and TV dramas.” - Los Angeles Times (MSN)
"The combination of the family" — he's one of 11 children — "and the city (Baltimore) provided me with what I call 'radical courage.' You don't back down in the face of problems or burdens. And you don't call on God to move the mountain. You say, I'll find my way around it.'" - Gothamist
"Theirs was an unlikely Victorian love story: He was a university-educated writer from a prominent family in Scotland; she was a high school graduate from the rustic Midwest. … She was ten years his senior and married, with children, when they met. How could a union between them work — or even happen?" - Literary Hub
In addition to editing Seattle alt-weekly The Rocket, Cross was one of American rock's most accomplished biographers. He wrote bestselling books on Kurt Cobain (Heavier Than Heaven), Jimi Hendrix (Room Full of Mirrors), and the band Heart (Kicking & Dreaming, written with Heart frontwomen Ann and Nancy Wilson). - Variety
Zainab Boldale is a journalist and TV presenter, who “has already hit several impressive career milestones in her 27 years, her first young adult novel will be published this month.” - Irish Times
Wings was the first known US comic artist to produce work by a lesbian about lesbians. “After publishing her three comics, Ms. Wings turned to novels: She wrote four books about a lesbian detective” and spoke at many art schools, inspiring young queer artists. - The New York Times
"Moon has spent decades reassessing the family dynamic. Dweezil no longer speaks to his siblings. Ahmet and Diva, meanwhile, seem dazed by the force of their siblings’ anger — siblings with whom they share not just a fraught business partnership but also a one-of-a-kind childhood." - The Washington Post
