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08/03/2020

Mourning in America

The importance of ritual and memory

by Jennifer Tennant

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07/13/2015

Monsters and Men

Mary Ellen Mark photographed people on the fringes. But her goal wasn't to provoke sympathy or create distance.

by Stefany Anne Golberg

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05/04/2015

Leaving, and Entering, and Leaving, and Entering Las Vegas

Betty Willis, its designer, has died, but her "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign lives on.

by Stefany Anne Golberg

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03/02/2015

The Undiscovered Country

There were many sides to Leonard Nimoy. But there was one you may not have expected.

by Donald Riggs

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02/09/2015

After Joan

It's our first awards season without Joan Rivers. But life – and the red carpet – go on.

by Paula Marantz Cohen

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04/22/2009

Final Edition

In praise of the newspaper obituary.

by Stefany Anne Golberg

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