Mastodawn

Gillian Tindall revelled in the past of ordinary lives https://www.economist.com/obituary/2025/11/20/gillian-tindall-revelled-in-the-past-of-ordinary-lives

#RIP #deaths #whodied #obits #obituaries #RestInParadise

#STOPTHEGENOCIDE 2h ago

#gaza #palestinian #children #palestine #civilians #siblings #parents #children #loss #suffering #pain #deaths #killings #endisraelswarcrimes #stopisrael #childmurder

@palestine

A young man in mourning touches the bodies of his two little children who were both #MurderedbyIsrael.

Rest In Paradise 4h ago

Richard Lamparski, Author of ‘Whatever Became Of …?’ Books, Dies at 93 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/books/richard-lamparski-dead.html

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Richard Lamparski, Author of ‘Whatever Became Of …?’ Books, Dies at 93

He turned an obsession with forgotten stars into a popular series, long before “Where Are They Now?” features became ubiquitous.

The New York Times

Rest In Paradise 9h ago

David Bellos, 80, Dies; Wrestled French Wordplay Into English https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/books/david-bellos-dead.html

#rip #deaths #whodied #obits #obituaries #RestInParadise

David Bellos, 80, Dies; Wrestled French Wordplay Into English

He translated nearly 30 books, including novels by Georges Perec, a master of linguistic games, and Ismail Kadare.

The New York Times

Alexander J. Stein 10h ago

UK: There would have been 23,000 fewer #deaths in England during early #COVID had the Government acted faster; the response was ‘too little too late’. Governments failed to appreciate the scale of the threat & the urgency of response it demanded: thedoctor.bma.org.uk/articles/hea... #COVID19 #health

Government response to COVID-1...

Government response to COVID-19 was ‘too little too late’, inquiry concludes

Report says 23,000 deaths could have been avoided with earlier lockdown

Rest In Paradise 11h ago

Ward Landrigan, Jeweler to the Stars, Dies at 84 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/fashion/ward-landrigan-dead.html

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Ward Landrigan, Jeweler to the Stars, Dies at 84

At Sotheby’s, he provided famous diamonds to Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton before reviving Verdura, a venerable jewelry company founded by a Sicilian duke.

The New York Times

Rest In Paradise 16h ago

Henry Todd, LSD Kingpin Turned Everest Guide, Dies at 80 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/world/asia/henry-todd-dead.html

#rip #deaths #whodied #obits #obituaries #RestInParadise

Henry Todd, LSD Kingpin Turned Everest Guide, Dies at 80

He helped make and distribute millions of LSD tablets in the 1970s. After seven years in prison, he ran mountain climbing expeditions in the Himalayas.

The New York Times

Rest In Paradise 18h ago

Stephen Anderson, Linguist Who Refuted Doctor Dolittle, Dies at 82 https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/20/science/stephen-anderson-dead.html

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Stephen Anderson, Linguist Who Refuted Doctor Dolittle, Dies at 82

In “Doctor Dolittle’s Delusion,” he argued that language is a biological system unique to humans, despite the widespread belief to the contrary.

The New York Times

Rest In Paradise 1d ago

Kessler twins Ellen and Alice, singer-dancers who performed with Sinatra and Belafonte, dead at 89 https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2025-11-18/kessler-twins-dead-alice-ellen

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Twin singer-dancers who worked with Sinatra and Belafonte dead at 89

The Kessler twins died together Monday at age 89 via assisted suicide. Ellen and Alice's long career as dancer-singer-actors included gigs with Sinatra, Belafonte and Astaire.

Los Angeles Times

#STOPTHEGENOCIDE 1d ago

#gaza #palestinian #children #palestine #civilians #siblings #parents #children #loss #suffering #pain #deaths #killings #endisraelswarcrimes #stopisrael #childmurder

@palestine

A young man holds the body of his baby who was #MurderedbyIsrael a few hours ago.