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REMEMBRANCES

Dec 29

Saying Goodbye to the Stars Who Left Us in 2021

They are loved, envied, gossiped about and gone.  Here's a toast to their final year, and a thimble of hope for 2022, when no matter how bad things get there is comfort in the knowledge that they cannot get worse. 
By Rex Reed
Nov 28

Virgil Abloh Has Died at 41 After A Two-Year Battle With Cancer

"He chose to endure his battle privately since his diagnosis in 2019, undergoing numerous challenging treatments, all while helming several significant institutions that span fashion, art, and culture," said a statement from his family.
By Observer Staff
2018 was a horrible year for tearful goodbyes.
Dec 29

In Memoriam: Rex Reed Says Goodbye to the Biggest Stars of 2018

Looking back at a catastrophic year, 2019 has got to be better.
By Rex Reed
NEW YORK - APRIL 14: Judith S. Kaye attends the 2009 John Jay Justice Awards at John Jay College on April 14, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Brad Barket/Getty Images)
Jan 7

Judith Kaye: A Tribute to a Fine Jurist—and Person

By The Editors
Dec 23

Cherubic Punk Rock Guitarist D. Boon Remembered

By Gary Waleik
American film director Stanley Kramer (1913 - 2001) holds a press conference about his new film 'It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World'. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
Dec 16

Thank You Frank Sinatra, Bob Dylan, Ernest Hemingway and Stanley Kramer

By Brent Budowsky
PARK CITY, UT, January 24, 2015. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images)
Dec 4

My Friend Scott Weiland Has Died

By Tim Sommer
Nov 18

Carol Doda, Big-Boobed Bombshell Pioneer of Topless Entertainment, Dies at 78

By David Schiff
WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 18: Former New York mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani (left) jokes with New York Yankee legend Yogi Berra at the National Italian American Foundation's 33rd Anniversary Awards Gala on October 18, 2008 in Washington, DC. The event takes place in Washington each year and celebrates the achievements of Italian Americans. (Photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images)
Sep 28

Rudy Giuliani: Yogi Berra Was My Hero

By Rudy Giuliani
Photo by Gabi Porter
Aug 21

Sasha Petraske, Founder of the Legendary Milk & Honey, Is Dead at 42

By Sara Pepitone
Melva Bucksbaum at the ArtTable 35th Anniversary Benefit and Award Ceremony on May 1, 2015. (Photo: Clint Spaulding/PatrickMcMullan.com) ==
Aug 17

Art Patron and Whitney Museum Vice Chairman Melva Bucksbaum Dies at 82

By Alanna Martinez
Caption:WASHINGTON - AUGUST 31: NAACP National Board of Directors Chairman Julian Bond speaks during a news briefing at the National Press Club August 31, 2006 in Washington DC. The Internal Revenue Service cleared the NAACP?s tax-exempt status in the wake of an investigation of speech by Bond criticizing U.S. President George W. Bush called the tax status of the organization into question. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
Aug 17

Washing Dishes With Julian Bond

By Elisabeth DeMarse
Aug 12

Legendary Wall Street Journal ME Fred Taylor Has Died

By Rich Jaroslovsky
E.L. Doctorow photographed by Jill Krementz on March 10, 1975 at his writing desk in New Rochelle.
Jul 22

E.L. Doctorow, Author of ‘Ragtime’ and ‘Billy Bathgate,’ Has Died at 84

By Vince Passaro
Miriam Schapiro in the studio, 1980. (Photo: Courtesy Flomenhaft Gallery)
Jun 24

In Memoriam: Artist and Feminist Miriam Schapiro Dies at 91

By Alanna Martinez
James Salter photographed by Jill Krementz on September 12, 1993, in East Hampton.
Jun 21

James Salter, Writer of Beautiful American Sentences, Has Died

By Andy Bellin
Ornette Coleman performs at the Bell Atlantic Jazz Festival in Battery Park. (Photo: Getty Images)
Jun 11

Jazz Musicians Tell Their Ornette Coleman Stories

By Matthew Kassel
B.B. King performs onstage at his 80th birthday celebration at the home of Sam and Mary Haskell on September 20, 2005 in Encino, California. (Amanda Edwards/Getty Images)
May 15

B.B. King Remembered by a Young Musician Who Played With Him

By Jackie Greene
May 13

A Musician of Words: William Zinsser, 1922-2015

By Matthew Kassel
Chris Burden, still from TV Hijack, 1972. (Photo: G. Beydler. Courtesy of the artist and Gagosian Gallery, © Chris Burden)
May 12

Experimental Performance Artist and Sculptor Chris Burden Dead at 69

By Alanna Martinez
Josh Ozersky. Photo by Melanie Dunea.
May 5

So Long Mr. Cutlets: Josh Ozersky, 1967-2015

By Faye Penn
May 3

Sevdalyn Christine ‘Sunshine’ Claycomb-Brooks, 1939-2015

By Aaron Kinsley-Brooks
Zebulon Simantov's library of old Hebrew books. (Photo: Paula Bronstein/Getty Images)
Apr 27

Remembering I.L. Peretz on the Hundredth Anniversary of the Great Writer’s Death

By Marty Peretz
Film Critics Richard Corliss (Time), Rex Reed (Observer), and Peter Travers (Rolling Stone). Photographed by Jill Krementz at The Regency Hotel when New York Film Critics convened to vote on the year's best films in 2011.
Apr 25

Rex Reed Remembers ‘Time’ Critic Richard Corliss

By Rex Reed
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