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Microsoft tests the 15-character limit of Windows Server admins' patience
Thu, 28 May 2026 +0200
May security update trips over hostnames of a very specific length

Europe told to cool its datacenter boom before water and power run short
Thu, 28 May 2026 +0200
Get the balance right, Grundfos says, and the region will be a shining example of how to do it without sacrificing the environment

Zig creator seeks 'uncompromising perfection' before blessing 1.0
Thu, 28 May 2026 +0200
Andrew Kelley interview describes paying monthly for cloud-powered AI coding as an 'insane proposition'

Three in ten HP customers still clinging to Windows 10
Thu, 28 May 2026 +0200
Refresh cycle sluggishness is a tailwind, insists PC giant's money people

Qualcomm picks bad time to pitch a $300 laptop platform
Thu, 28 May 2026 +0200
Systems based on Snapdragon C to target students, families, and small businesses

AI agents get their own phone directory built atop DNS
Thu, 28 May 2026 +0200
DNS-AID, under the auspices of the Linux Foundation, promises easier agent discovery

Steam Deck prices go through the roof as Valve blames component shortages
Thu, 28 May 2026 +0200
Same handheld, same specs, just a much steeper bill

Carnival confirms ShinyHunters cruised off with 6M customer records after April breach
Thu, 28 May 2026 +0200
Travel and leisure giant was just one of many victims of the cybercrooks' crime spree this year

ReactOS brings its Windows NT tribute act to ARM64
Thu, 28 May 2026 +0200
Experimental build boots on Raspberry Pi 5, but for now the joy is mostly in getting there

Google engineer accused of turning Year in Search secrets into Polymarket payday
Thu, 28 May 2026 +0200
Feds say insider used confidential search trend data to score $1.2M in prediction market profits

London cops postÂŁ300M tech shopping list after Palantir contract blocked
Thu, 28 May 2026 +0200
Mayor's office says force only engaged with one supplier before deputy refused to approve deal worth up to ÂŁ50M

Kyndryl takes employees' pulse while cutting off circulation for some
Thu, 28 May 2026 +0200
Redundancy notices and sentiment survey land in inboxes on same day in what tech services biz calls 'commitment to listen'

EU moderation watchdog says social media giants hate taking down hate speech
Thu, 28 May 2026 +0200
Also somehow censoring too much while refusing to hand over account ban evidence for review

Company CEO flooded file share with smut, called for help after he deleted it
Thu, 28 May 2026 +0200
Also, missing school iPad resurfaced after coach’s kids uploaded video to YouTube

Most generative AI and custom model projects will be a bust: Gartner
Thu, 28 May 2026 +0200
To succeed, look to China

Bare metal cloud servers now cheaper and more readily available than on-prem hardware, says Nutanix CEO
Thu, 28 May 2026 +0200
Hyperscalers can get hardware before enterprise vendors and buyers don't much care where they land

Salesforce waves bye-bye to UI in 'headless' embrace
Thu, 28 May 2026 +0200
Anthropic's use of Sales Cloud increased five-fold as its workers access Salesforce through Claude and Slack

Snowflake to burn $6B on AWS Graviton CPUs and AI accelerators
Wed, 27 May 2026 +0200
Dataware house gambles cloud conveniences, AI accelerated insights will justify the cost.

FAA grounds SpaceX’s Starship after another launch mishap
Wed, 27 May 2026 +0200
IPO? More like IP-uh-oh

Malware dev tries to steal Claude users' secrets, writes npm slop, leaks own GitHub private token
Wed, 27 May 2026 +0200
Script kiddies these days

Argonne flexes spare supercompute to build private AI inference service
Wed, 27 May 2026 +0200
Think ChatDoE

ICANN again intervenes to defend AFRINIC
Wed, 27 May 2026 +0200
Africa’s regional internet registry and its longtime antagonist are fighting on old and new fronts

AI hiring algorithms reject Black, Asian job seekers at higher rates
Wed, 27 May 2026 +0200
Stanford researchers argue need for transparency and independent testing

CrowdStrike, Google shatter Glassworm botnet
Wed, 27 May 2026 +0200
Developer-targeted, supply-chain attacks all the rage these days

Bosses blinded by confidence about shadow AI use by workers
Wed, 27 May 2026 +0200
More than half of orgs in Okta survey faced an AI-related security incident or near miss last year

AIs don't like religion– particularly Jehovah's Witnesses, study claims
Wed, 27 May 2026 +0200
LLMs prefer secular, rational reasoning, and while they'll still get religious on occasion, they have a negative view of Jehovah's Witnesses

Extortion crews are visiting law firms pretending to be tech support, FBI warns
Wed, 27 May 2026 +0200
Cybercriminals still allowed to walk into office blocks and convince staff to let them plug in their own thumb drives

Researchers find all big-name bots bomb EU compliance tests
Wed, 27 May 2026 +0200
Given a chance, AI will be breaking the law, breaking the law

Swift thinking buys NASA observatory a little more time before re-entry
Wed, 27 May 2026 +0200
Rescue mission might have until the end of summer after science operations halted

4 in 10 AI agents headed for demotion or the rubbish bin
Wed, 27 May 2026 +0200
Gartner predicts governance struggles to plague rollout of this year’s much-hyped technology

India's cyber agency sets clock at 12 hours to tackle exploited bugs as AI turns up the heat
Wed, 27 May 2026 +0200
CERT-In says internet-facing or critical systems should be patched, mitigated, or cut off within half a day where feasible

Windows 11 update preview promises faster launches, puts Task Manager on NPU patrol
Wed, 27 May 2026 +0200
Just mind the known issue that can still send installs rolling back

Broadcom gets early start on WiFi 8 with next-gen wireless routing kit
Wed, 27 May 2026 +0200
Better, more reliable, and cheaper? Isn't that the story every generation?

Broadcom's custom ASIC biz adds South Korea's FuriosaAI to its empire
Wed, 27 May 2026 +0200
Third-gen chips to use Broadzilla's advanced packaging, networking tech

Tony Blair and the Reform party both want AI in government, though they can't agree on what for
Wed, 27 May 2026 +0200
Former UK PM demands modernization, and right wing party channels inner Musk to call for mass job cuts in public sector

UK armed forces aims for secure comms via optical satellite links
Wed, 27 May 2026 +0200
Brit military boffins test ground station with infra-red lasers to deliver multi-gigabits downloads

How to guarantee a speaker gig: Hack the system. Literally
Wed, 27 May 2026 +0200
Make your mark on the call-for-proposal platform

GitHub Actions outage told devs 'your account is suspended'
Wed, 27 May 2026 +0200
Another day, another GitHub wobble - but the service keeps growing

Microsoft Excel champ proves he still has the formula
Wed, 27 May 2026 +0200
Diarmuid Early dominates Amsterdam qualifier as competitive spreadsheeting sets sights on Vegas finals

6G: The next gen of wireless tech nobody's ready to pay for
Wed, 27 May 2026 +0200
Standards body on track for 2028 specs drop. Telcos on track for 2028 existential crisis about 5G ROI

AWS whips out Graviton-powered Redshift instances, claims 7x speed for data warehouse
Wed, 27 May 2026 +0200
AI agents asking questions in natural language apparently issue a lot more queries than your average SQL jockey

InPost locker caught shipping unactivated Windows
Wed, 27 May 2026 +0200
Contactless collection meets Microsoft's licensing reminder

Explainer: Edge AI
Wed, 27 May 2026 +0200
You can run AI at the edge, if your infrastructure supports it

Iran slowly reconnects to the global internet
Wed, 27 May 2026 +0200
Traffic floods back, without much of an explanation

Cisco making SONiC available to all customers– not just hyperscalers
Wed, 27 May 2026 +0200
Hardened version of open-source NOS coming to Nexus 9000s

Alibaba gets Android 16 running on RISC-V
Wed, 27 May 2026 +0200
Beijing’s sovereign stack ambitions strengthen

Anthropic co-founder hallucinates ghost in the machine
Wed, 27 May 2026 +0200
The nature of AI is unnatural. It's not intelligent. It's not human

NASA to pull an IKEA by dropping tons of plastic, metal, and glass on the Moon
Wed, 27 May 2026 +0200
Astronauts will get to self-assemble lunar base

California may let Linux bypass age check
Tue, 26 May 2026 +0200
Exemption in amendment offers relief to open source software makers

MyPillow must decide whether to be firm or soft as ransomware crims demand pay
Tue, 26 May 2026 +0200
Guess they could deny the alleged intrusion 
 like the 2020 election results

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NY Times Arts/Music:




Paul McCartney on His New Album and the Beatles’ Earliest Days
Thu, 28 May 2026 +0000
On his new album, the ex-Beatle revisits his past and revels in simply continuing to create.

Review:‘The Maids’ Makes a Ruckus but Not Enough Mess
Thu, 28 May 2026 +0000
Jean Genet’s psychosexual drama gets a social-media-heavy update. But what does it say beyond “internet=bad”?

3 Weeks After Fire,‘The Book of Mormon’ Reopens on Broadway
Thu, 28 May 2026 +0000
The satirical musical, which is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year, missed 25 performances during the shutdown.

What Orchestras and Singers Gain Through Operas in Concert
Thu, 28 May 2026 +0000
The Cleveland Orchestra’s recent performances of Beethoven’s “Fidelio” join concerts that fill a gap in American opera.

Jane Austen Snubbed This Character.‘The Other Bennet Sister’ Loves Her.
Thu, 28 May 2026 +0000
As the star of“The Other Bennet Sister,” this actress is redeeming a “Pride and Prejudice” character Austen cast as a tedious prig.

Florentina Holzinger’s 9-Hour Spectacle Pushes the Limits of Body Art
Thu, 28 May 2026 +0000
The choreographer-provocateur followed a hit show at the Venice Biennale with one in Vienna.“Violence is something we’re used to,” she said.

‘Backrooms’ Review: Lost in the Expansion
Thu, 28 May 2026 +0000
Born from a single unsettling image, this viral horror concept from Kane Parsons wears thin under the weight of a full feature.

Firelei BĂĄez Harvests Trickster Energy to Remap Stories of the World
Thu, 28 May 2026 +0000
In her new exhibition, the Dominican painter retooled graphics from the past to reimagine the future.

For Rent: A One-Bedroom Coyote House
Thu, 28 May 2026 +0000
The artist Johnny DeFeo reimagined his wildlife paintings as a tiny adventure house that he constructed high in the New Mexican desert. (Vacationers, check Airbnb.)

Thornton Wilder’s Last Play Vanished Into Thin Air. Or Did It?
Wed, 27 May 2026 +0000
Decades after“The Emporium” failed to open on Broadway in 1954, one man went on a quest to find it.

Tiler Peck’s New Ballet Expands the Idea of What Female and Male Dancers Can Be
Wed, 27 May 2026 +0000
The idea of sisterhood and brotherhood flows through“Symphonie Espagnole,” Peck’s new work for New York City Ballet. We dissect two sections.

Matthew Perry’s Assistant, Kenneth Iwamasa, Sentenced to More Than 3 Years in Prison
Wed, 27 May 2026 +0000
Kenneth Iwamasa injected Mr. Perry with the ketamine that killed him. He is the last of five defendants to be sentenced in the case.

The‘Becky Shaw’ Star Who ‘Does Horrible Things’ Oh So Well
Wed, 27 May 2026 +0000
The Tony nominee Alden Ehrenreich has been making audiences cry at this Broadway comedy in which he portrays a cynical money manager.

Blake Lively’s Last Chance: A U.S. Judge’s Take on an Untested State Law
Wed, 27 May 2026 +0000
After the settlement with Justin Baldoni’s company, one potentially thorny legal issue remains: whether she is due damages under a new California law.

‘Power Ballad’ Review: Hitting All the Wrong Notes
Thu, 28 May 2026 +0000
There are some promising themes in this comedy-drama about an American musician in Dublin, featuring Nick Jonas and Paul Rudd, but the movie never develops them.

Three Great Documentaries to Stream
Thu, 28 May 2026 +0000
This month’s picks explore the French legal system, a neighborhood conflict in Florida and the cinema legacy of the Lumiùre brothers.

‘Pressure’ Review: The Weather of War
Thu, 28 May 2026 +0000
Amid the chaos of World War II, this dull film centers on dueling weather reports in the period leading up to D-Day.

‘With Hasan in Gaza’ Review: An Elusive Search
Thu, 28 May 2026 +0000
The Palestinian filmmaker Kamal Aljafari has constructed this elliptical documentary out of material filmed in Gaza in 2001, when he was searching for a friend.

‘Propeller One-Way Night Coach’: John Travolta’s Directing Debut
Thu, 28 May 2026 +0000
John Travolta makes his directing debut with this short and sentimental coming-of-age film about a son’s first plane trip taken with his single mother.

‘Miss You, Love You’ Review: A Son Outsources His Solace
Thu, 28 May 2026 +0000
The mourning process feels theatrical in this dramedy starring Allison Janney as a new widow estranged from her son.

‘The Last Viking’ Review: Imagine Mads Mikkelsen
Thu, 28 May 2026 +0000
Mikkelsen plays a man convinced he’s John Lennon in a darkly comic crime film from the Danish auteur Anders Thomas Jensen.

‘Forastera’ Review: An Exquisitely Deconstructed Ghost Story
Thu, 28 May 2026 +0000
A teenager affects aspects of her late grandmother in this beguiling first feature set on the island of Mallorca.

‘The Currents’ Review: Lost and Found
Thu, 28 May 2026 +0000
Milagros Mumenthaler’s superb, sensuously realized film follows an Argentine fashion stylist trying to overcome a deep sense of destabilization.

‘The Breadwinner’ Review: Nate Bargatze, Man of the House
Thu, 28 May 2026 +0000
The comedian makes a big swing with this movie about a stay-at-home dad, and gets a big assist from three funny kids.

The Real Story Behind“Pressure,” the Film About the D-Day Weather Forecast
Thu, 28 May 2026 +0000
The new film“Pressure” tells the story of the fateful D-Day weather forecast. Here’s what it got right and wrong from the historical record.

Jimmy Kimmel Can Hardly Believe the Reality of L.A.’s Mayoral Race
Thu, 28 May 2026 +0000
“Mayor should not be your first job,” the host said of the former reality show star and mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt, who is polling in second place.

David Henderson, Innovative Poet and Hendrix Biographer, Dies at 83
Wed, 27 May 2026 +0000
Part of the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s, he went on to reclaim a leading musician of the psychedelic era as a distinctly African American artist.

The Good List: 6 Things to Add Some Joy to Your Day
Wed, 27 May 2026 +0000
Aggression cookies, dancing the seasons and typing‘Mrs. Dalloway.’

This Year at the May Festival, Julia Bullock Took Charge
Wed, 27 May 2026 +0000
The May Festival in Cincinnati was led this time by the soprano Julia Bullock, who wove her experiences as a Black artist through two weeks of concerts.

My Starring Role in‘Heated Rivalry’ — for One Night Only
Wed, 27 May 2026 +0000
The unauthorized musical parody of the hit TV show gives the role of Scott Hunter to an unsuspecting audience member— and one recent night that was me.

How to Find Tickets to the 2026 Tony Award-Nominated Plays and Musicals
Wed, 27 May 2026 +0000
Many of the top contenders are onstage right now. Here’s a guide to help you navigate the field and find tickets.

The‘Yogurt Shop Murders’ Case Was Solved, but the Story Hasn’t Changed
Wed, 27 May 2026 +0000
The true culprit was identified soon after this HBO documentary came out. A new episode shows that the series was less about who did the killings than about the agony of uncertainty.

Bringing Courbet’s ‘A Burial at Ornans’ Back to Life, While Visitors Watch
Wed, 27 May 2026 +0000
The MusĂ©e d’Orsay demystified art conservation by turning the meticulous, yearlong restoration of a 22-foot Gustave Courbet painting into a public event.

The Cast of‘I Love Boosters’ Want You to Think Critically
Wed, 27 May 2026 +0000
Four cast members from Boots Riley’s working-class comedy discuss capitalism, art, protest and trying to change the world (with some laughs thrown in).

Why Is TikTok in This Book from 2006?
Wed, 27 May 2026 +0000
For decades, publishers have swapped out cultural references in new editions of books to appeal to younger readers. Fans aren’t always thrilled.

The $400 Million Showdown Between a Billionaire and a California Mayor
Wed, 27 May 2026 +0000
The owner of the Los Angeles Rams and the City of Inglewood are in a dispute over Hollywood Park and SoFi Stadium, which is about to host World Cup matches.

Jimmy Kimmel Slams Trump for Missing His Son’s Wedding
Wed, 27 May 2026 +0000
“It was a small ceremony with about 40 guests, none of whom were his father,” the late-night host said of Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding in the Bahamas over the weekend.

4 Takeaways From the‘Summer House’ Season 10 Reunion
Wed, 27 May 2026 +0000
The highly anticipated episode delved into the timeline of the relationship between Amanda Batula and West Wilson and the pair’s confrontation with Ciara Miller and the rest of their housemates.

‘Chess’ Will Close With Lea Michele’s Departure, in a Change of Plans
Wed, 27 May 2026 +0000
The Broadway musical had planned to keep going, but box-office sales made clear Michele’s appeal was essential. It will now close June 21.

How Cannes Is Grappling With Changes
Wed, 27 May 2026 +0000
Reporting from the Cannes Film Festival, our film critic Alissa Wilkinson describes how the event is both fending off and embracing aspects of artificial intelligence.

5 Great Songs I Encountered This Week
Tue, 26 May 2026 +0000
Hear Mick Taylor’s swan song, Grace Ives’s exuberant crushing and a foundational hip-hop sample.

John Barbour, Who Played Key Role in the Rise of Reality TV, Dies at 93
Tue, 26 May 2026 +0000
He was a creator and producer of“Real People,” a hit NBC series about eccentrics and unusual lifestyles, which spawned imitators like “That’s Incredible!”

Ben Morea, Principal Provocateur of 1960s Anarchist Group, Dies at 84
Tue, 26 May 2026 +0000
An abstract painter who wanted to creatively destroy the gap between art and revolution, he loosely led a band of radicals with a profane name.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus to Star in‘Other Desert Cities’ on Broadway
Tue, 26 May 2026 +0000
The revival, also featuring Ed Harris, Allison Janney, Lily Rabe and Joe Keery, will begin performances in September at the Hudson Theater.

L.A. Philharmonic Names Daniel Harding as Music Director
Tue, 26 May 2026 +0000
The Philharmonic, taking a more traditional route than in the past, has named the British-born conductor Daniel Harding as its next music director.

‘The Maids,’ With Yerin Ha, Asks: Has Life Become One Big Performance?
Tue, 26 May 2026 +0000
In his rethinking of Jean Genet’s classic work about class and power, Kip Williams ponders “a world that gives you every opportunity not to be yourself.”

Opera Philadelphia: Behind Its Comeback
Tue, 26 May 2026 +0000
Anthony Roth Costanzo took over Opera Philadelphia when it was“three weeks away from stopping payroll.” Now, it is rebounding with a surplus.

‘Armageddon’: The Blockbuster Melodrama That Left Our Heads Spinning
Tue, 26 May 2026 +0000
Michael Bay wasn’t remotely worried about the science in his 1998 science-fiction action hit that launched an elite ensemble cast to space.

Celebrity Assistants Exist to Indulge Their Bosses, but When Does Duty Cross a Line?
Tue, 26 May 2026 +0000
Matthew Perry’s assistant injected the ketamine that killed his employer. His sentencing has some in the demanding profession considering the power dynamics involved.

Sonny Rollins: 12 Essential Albums
Tue, 26 May 2026 +0000
The towering saxophonist, who died at 95, was a master of living in the moment. Listen to some of his most compelling work, onstage and in the studio.

Sonny Rollins, Giant of the Jazz Saxophone, Is Dead at 95
Tue, 26 May 2026 +0000
Even by the standards of a music that prizes individuality, he stood out, as both a musician and a personality.

Lizzo Addresses the Backlash and Performs Live at The New York Times
Mon, 25 May 2026 +0000
During a special edition of“Popcast,” the singer discussed her new album and the public fallout from a series of lawsuits. Then she performed a stripped-down set.

Ryan Speedo Green in‘Die WalkĂŒre’: Preview of the Met Opera
Mon, 25 May 2026 +0000
Ryan Speedo Green has been previewing his take on Wotan, ruler of the gods, with Gustavo Dudamel and the Los Angeles Philharmonic.

How Art Auctions Choreographed a $2.5 Billion Comeback
Mon, 25 May 2026 +0000
After four years of uneven sales, the auction houses engineered a successful season by redefining the expectations of buyers and sellers—and avoiding flops.

‘Spider-Noir’ Is a Multicolor Spin on ‘Spider-Man’
Wed, 27 May 2026 +0000
The new Spider-series stars Nicolas Cage as a hard-boiled investigator and former web slinger. It comes in both black-and-white and color versions.

The International Dance League Wants to Be the‘NBA of Dance’
Mon, 25 May 2026 +0000
The International Dance League wants to give dancers a career path and to create stars.“Commercialization is good,” said a founder of the league.

Broadway’s ‘The Lost Boys’ and Its Flying Vampire Spectacle
Tue, 26 May 2026 +0000
The Broadway production of“The Lost Boys” takes full advantage of the Palace Theater’s abundant height and depth, making the show feel like “a massive trust fall.”

Traveling the Hudson River Valley With Art as a Guide
Tue, 26 May 2026 +0000
Artists like Thomas Cole and Frederic Church left us evidence of what America’s landscape was like 200 years ago. Using science, and art history, a writer follows their trail through the Hudson River Valley to better understand how our world has changed.

In‘For All Mankind,’ America Wins by Losing
Mon, 25 May 2026 +0000
The current season of this space drama is set largely on Mars. The creators say this alternate world could have been possible if the nation had stayed focused on the stars.

All Quiet at the Kennedy Center
Tue, 26 May 2026 +0000
David Jones has been the principal clarinetist of the Kennedy Center’s orchestra for five presidents. A cascade of cancellations means he hasn’t played there since February.

‘Star City,’ and 5 More Things to Watch on TV This Week
Mon, 25 May 2026 +0000
A spinoff of“For All Mankind” airs on Apple TV, and a new Netflix series tells the incredible story of Brazil’s win at the 1970 World Cup.

‘Mandalorian and Grogu’ Tops Box Office as Disney Bets on ‘Star Wars’ Revival
Sun, 24 May 2026 +0000
The movie, which cost $300 million to make and market, was expected to collect about $102 million from Thursday through Monday at domestic theaters.

NY Times Obituaries:




David Henderson, Innovative Poet and Hendrix Biographer, Dies at 83
Wed, 27 May 2026 +0000
Part of the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s, he went on to reclaim a leading musician of the psychedelic era as a distinctly African American artist.

Margot Wellington, Who Helped Save Grand Central Terminal, Dies at 91
Wed, 27 May 2026 +0000
As the director of the Municipal Art Society, she led the fight to rescue countless New York City landmarks from the wrecking ball.

Russ Hodge Dies at 86; an Olympian, Like His Mother
Wed, 27 May 2026 +0000
Nicknamed Russell the Muscle, he finished ninth in the decathlon at the 1964 Games. His mother, Alice Arden, placed the same as a high jumper in 1936.

Donald E. Newhouse, Low-Profile Heir to a Media Empire, Dies at 96
Wed, 27 May 2026 +0000
He ran the newspaper division of Advance Publications, while his older brother, Si, ran the Condé Nast magazine operation.

Robert Daley, Multifaceted Author of‘Prince of the City,’ Dies at 96
Tue, 26 May 2026 +0000
He wrote 31 books, often drawing on his experiences as a pro football publicist, a foreign correspondent and a gun-toting spokesman for the N.Y.P.D.

Manny Fernandez, Bulwark of Dolphins’ Defense, Dies at 79
Wed, 27 May 2026 +0000
He played a critical part in Miami’s 17-0 season in 1972, which ended with his spectacular defense in Super Bowl VII against Washington.

Ben Morea, Principal Provocateur of 1960s Anarchist Group, Dies at 84
Tue, 26 May 2026 +0000
An abstract painter who wanted to creatively destroy the gap between art and revolution, he loosely led a band of radicals with a profane name.

John Barbour, Who Played Key Role in the Rise of Reality TV, Dies at 93
Tue, 26 May 2026 +0000
He was a creator and producer of“Real People,” a hit NBC series about eccentrics and unusual lifestyles, which spawned imitators like “That’s Incredible!”

Sonny Rollins, Giant of the Jazz Saxophone, Is Dead at 95
Tue, 26 May 2026 +0000
Even by the standards of a music that prizes individuality, he stood out, as both a musician and a personality.

Clarence B. Jones, Who Helped Shape‘I Have a Dream’ Speech, Dies at 95
Tue, 26 May 2026 +0000
A confidant and lawyer for Martin Luther King, he was an unseen hand behind major civil rights events, including the 1963 March on Washington.

Toshifumi Suzuki, Who Made 7-Eleven a Giant in Japan, Dies at 93
Mon, 25 May 2026 +0000
He spent four decades building the convenience store chain into a cornerstone of daily life.

Manny Nosowsky, Waggish Crossword Constructor for The New York Times, Dies at 94
Mon, 25 May 2026 +0000
For nearly two decades, the prolific puzzle maker, a retired urologist, charmed solvers with his penchant for witty, waggish puns.

For Carlo Petrini, the Point of‘Slow Food’ Wasn’t the Food. It Was Us.
Sun, 24 May 2026 +0000
The Italian activist, who died on Thursday, built his global movement on the idea that eating well could make modern life more meaningful.

Rafe Pomerance, the Paul Revere of Climate Change, Dies at 79
Sun, 24 May 2026 +0000
An environmental lobbyist and activist, he was a pivotal figure in drawing public attention and political support to the existential issue.

Grizz Chapman, Actor Known for His Role on’30 Rock,’ Dies at 52
Sat, 23 May 2026 +0000
Mr. Chapman, who played a member of Tracy Morgan’s entourage on the show, died on Friday, according to his cousin.

John Marion, the‘God of Auctioneers in America,’ Dies at 92
Sat, 23 May 2026 +0000
For three decades, he was the face of the auction house Sotheby’s, presiding over an era in which art evolved from an object of passion into a commodity.

Rob Base, Rapper Known for‘It Takes Two,’ Dies at 59
Sat, 23 May 2026 +0000
The singer died on Friday after a“private battle with cancer,” according to his official Instagram account.

Carlo Petrini, Whose Slow Food Movement Transformed How We Eat, Dies at 76
Sat, 23 May 2026 +0000
Through his Slow Food organization, he spurred a worldwide shift toward sustainability and thoughtful cuisine.

Kyle Busch,‘Rowdy’ NASCAR Star, Dies at 41
Sat, 23 May 2026 +0000
The versatile (and at times intemperate) Busch was unsurpassed with 234 cumulative victories in the organization’s three national racing series.

Kitty Bruce, Caretaker of Lenny Bruce’s Legacy, Dies at 70
Tue, 26 May 2026 +0000
As Mr. Bruce’s daughter, she maintained boxes of video and audio of his groundbreaking and often scandalous work.

Valie Export, Who Made Art With Her Naked Body, Dies at 85
Fri, 22 May 2026 +0000
In provocative performance pieces and films, she forced viewers to confront misogyny in the media and society at large.

Mert Lawwill, Champion Motorcyclist Who Starred With McQueen, Dies at 85
Fri, 22 May 2026 +0000
Featured in the 1971 documentary“On Any Sunday” with Steve McQueen, he was also a star in his own right, a national champion who designed innovative bikes and off-road gear.

Michael Pennington, Commanding Shakespeare Actor, Dies at 82
Tue, 26 May 2026 +0000
A mainstay of the Royal Shakespeare Company, he later started a rival theater group. He also appeared in“Return of the Jedi.”

Mary Lovelace O’Neal, Whose Paintings Were Saturated in Black, Dies at 84
Thu, 21 May 2026 +0000
An artist and activist, she gained prominence with monumental canvases that she soaked in the darkest substance she could find.