Decades ago, she was already pointing to the startling disconnect between much of the American public and the political and media elites who “invent, year in and year out, the narrative of public life” — a disconnect that today is fueling populist politics and partisan divides. - The New York Times
Truth be told, Mr. Thiebaud was not really a Pop painter. Detractors sometimes tried to pigeonhole him as one or as an illustrator. In fact, like many of the historical artists he admired, he was a virtuoso of the everyday and its deep, subtle symbolism. - The New York Times
Didion came to prominence with a series of incisive, searching feature articles in Life magazine and The Saturday Evening Post that explored the fraying edges of postwar American life. - The New York Times
The first woman to run a TV studio (a job she never liked and only did after she and Desi Arnaz divorced), Ball was long known as hard-nosed, shrewd and no-nonsense, even humorless. Yet, says a biographer, she had a "seldom-seen soft side." - The New York Times
"Religion and sincerity go hand in hand, and neither one is particularly associated with Andy Warhol, whose name is synonymous with ironic, detached irreverence. But you don't have to dig very deep in Warhol's biography or catalog to find plenty of both." - Artforum
Among Newton’s contributions were the development of distinctive festival seasons, the establishment of a permanent acting ensemble and the creation of an artistic training program now known as the Slaight Family Academy. - Toronto Star
He was known to a small group of Jesuits and reporters, but he spent his life afraid that more people would learn about his ordeal. Ronald Hunkeler, who grew up to have a 40-year career as a NASA engineer, died last year at 85. - New York Post
Gugu Mbatha-Raw has become a producer as well as a star actor. "Acting is just one department of the entertainment industry. ... curious to know how every other department that is less visible can still evolve and become as diverse." - The Guardian (UK)
Her books - like Eve's Hollywood and Sex and Rage - brought new views of the city to those outside, and her frank, fresh voice became a hit with younger generations in the 2010s after a Vanity Fair profile of the elusive author, who has died at 78. - Variety
The Pritzker Prize-winning architect who designed the Pompidou (with Renzo Piano), the Millennium Dome, and Lloyd's of London, has died at 88. He had "an enthusiasm for the efficiencies of technology modular construction and a commitment to the more humane side of architecture." - The New York Times
Kimberlé Crenshaw explains how hooks's books and other writing worked: "Sometimes people say things, or write things, that so capture your experience that you forget never not knowing it or thinking it." - The New York Times
She and her late husband donated many millions to humanities endeavors in greater Washington — notably to the National Gallery of Art, George Washington University, and the University of Maryland, where she gave $15 million for the performing arts center popularly called "The Clarice". - MSN (The Washington Post)
