Who Gets Remembered? The Quiet Importance of Local Obituaries
Local obituaries do more than announce a death. They preserve ordinary lives, family histories, and the memory of a community.
Carlo Ginzburg Taught Readers to Find History in Small Lives
Carlo Ginzburg, the historian known for helping pioneer microhistory, showed how small clues could recover lives often left out of larger histories.
Dennis Locorriere Gave Dr. Hook Its Most Familiar Voice
The Dr. Hook lead vocalist, who died at 76, helped give the band’s 1970s pop hits their most recognizable sound.
Carlo Petrini Made Slow Food a Global Argument About Modern Life
The founder of Slow Food turned a protest against fast-food culture into a worldwide debate about food, place, speed, and sustainability.
Rex Reed Helped Define a Sharper, More Personal Era of Film Criticism
Rex Reed, the outspoken film critic and journalist known for a six-decade career in print and television criticism, has died at 87.
Clarence Carter’s Songs Carried Southern Soul From Muscle Shoals to the Mainstream
Clarence Carter, the soul and blues singer-songwriter known for “Patches,” “Slip Away,” “Back Door Santa” and “Strokin’,” has died at 90.