Marjorie Grene, a scientist instrumental in creating the study of Philosophy of Biology, has died at 98. Dr. Grene…
Oh, God. Nicholas Hughes, 47, the son of Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes, has committed suicide in Alaska, where until…
Betsy Blair, an accomplished actress who chronicled her famous turn in Marty, her marriage to dancer Gene Kelly, and…
Because obviously the best way to address the tragedy of Natasha Richardson's death is to ascribe it to a ghoulish,…
Leila Hadley, a glamorous travel writer whose guidebooks covered everything from American car tours to Indian…
Blair Lent, a children's book illustrator best known for his distinctive portrayal of international folk tales like T…
John Updike, the prolific, Pulitzer-winning writer, has died at 76. The cause was lung cancer.
Ann Savage, an actress who made her mark in more than 30 films of the 1940s and 50s, has died at the age of 87.
Influential dramatist and director Harold Pinter has died at 78 after a long battle with cancer.
Bettie Page, the iconic pinup and cult figure, died yesterday in Los Angeles, at the age of 85. She suffered a heart…
Ready for something to make your stomach turn? A man took his girlfriend, Leafil Alforque, to an Oregon beach on Saturday to propose to her from Proposal Rock, a rock famous for its marriage commitments. While they made their way there, a 3 foot wave crashed on them and the petite Alforque was swept to sea. Emergency… Read more
An overnight stock clerk trying to hold back the 5 a.m. masses at a Long Island Wal-Mart was knocked down and…
Erick S. Dyke, co-founder and president of the Orlando, Florida-based developer n-Space passed away earlier this…
Sister Emmanuelle, the Belgian-born nun who became the most popular nun in France, died on Sunday in the French town…
Jeff Freeman, whose work includes stints at Spacetime Studios and Sony Online Entertainment on Star Wars Galaxies as…
Charlotte Kohler, a longtime editor of The Virginia Quarterly Review, died last week at her home in Charlottesville, Va., a day before her 100th birthday. During her tenure as editor of the literary journal from 1942 to 1975, Kohler was a quiet influence on American writing. She published the early works of poets… Read more
According to a Human Rights Watch report released yesterday, foreign maids in Lebanon have been dying at a rate of…
Brides-to-be in Hong Kong find that boxing is a good way to tone up before their wedding days...and kick some…
Estelle Getty, the actress who won our hearts playing Sophia Petrillo — Bea Arthur's salty Sicilian mother — on The G…