Tom Clancy (1947-2013) Dead at 66
Tom Clancy, author of multiple bestselling espionage and military thrillers has passed away. He died near his home in Baltimore, Maryland. Clancy was 66 years-old at the time. Clancy redefined his genre and elevated it to the next level. His death comes on the heels of the passing of Elmore Leonard (six weeks ago). Like […]
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Elmore Leonard (1925-2013) Dead at 87
I try to leave out the parts that people skip. -Elmore Leonard Sadly, popular suspense-crime novelist and screenwriter, Elmore Leonard, passed away early this morning. His long-time researcher and webmaster, Gregg Sutter, broke the news on Facebook: The post I dreaded to write, and you dreaded to read. Elmore passed away at 7:15 this morning from […]
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Logobook / Ludovic Houplain (H5)
In order to create Logorama’s surreal commercial landscape of 2,500 logos from past and present, the designers gathered a massive database of more than 40,000 consumer graphics. Taschen will publish a selection of that list aptly titled “Logobook,” with an alphabetized index of 7,000 images and captions identifying company, category, year and country of creation. – […]
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Nora Ephron 1941-2012
Last week, we watched as Adam Carolla got raked over the coals for implying, “that dudes are funnier than chicks.” Somehow the blogosphere translated that glib statement into a blanket proclamation of, “women AREN’T funny.” Almost every humorous voice had something to say on Twitter; and because it was a slow news day in the 24 […]
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Maurice Sendak 1928–2012
And he sailed off through night and day and in and out of weeks and almost over a year to where the wild things are. Another seminal figure who helped shape our childhood has died. Maurice Sendak, author and prolific illustrator of 1963’s Where the Wild Things Are and so many others, has passed away early this […]
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Christopher Hitchens 1949–2011
Christopher Eric Hitchens, invaluable and renowned English author, critic and journalist whose books, essays, musings, writings and journalistic career spanned more than forty years, has passed away. He had been a columnist and literary critic at numerous prestigious periodicals and sites such as The Atlantic, Vanity Fair, Slate, World Affairs, The Nation, and Free Inquiry. […]
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