#obituary
We’re so sorry to hear about the death of beloved illustrator Jerry Pinkney, who worked on more than 100 books for readers of all ages – and won a Caldecott Medal in 2010 for The Lion and the Mouse. Our own Neda Ulaby – who remembers Pinkney’s illustrations for ‘70s YA classics like Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry –has an appreciation here.
– Petra
We’re so sorry to hear about (and report) the death of beloved kids’ books author Gary Paulsen – whose classic Hatchet taught generations of kids to survive in the woods.
Our own Weekend Edition producer Samantha Balaban interviewed Paulson earlier this year when his memoir Gone to the Woods came out, and she wrote a lovely appreciation of him, which you can see here.
– Petra
TV’s Batgirl Yvonne Craig Dies at 78
Yvonne Craig, the actress best known for her role as Batgirl in the 1960’s “Batman” TV series, died on Monday. She was 78.
Craig passed away at her home in Pacific Palisades surrounded by her family, according to her spokesman. She had been suffering from breast cancer that metastasized to her liver.
Craig also played Martha, the green Orion Slave Girl who wanted to kill Captain Kirk, in the third season of “Star Trek.”
Her guest appearances on TV include “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.,” “Fantasy Island,” “The Mod Squad” and “The Many Lives of Dobie Gillis.”
She also starred in two movies opposite Elvis Presley, “It Happened at the World’s Fair” and “Kissin’ Cousins.”
In 2000, Craig wrote a book entitled “From Ballet to the Batcave and Beyond,” which covered some of her years in the ballet as well as her theatrical career.
She is survived by her husband, Kenneth Aldrich, her sister Meridel Carson and nephews Christopher and Todd Carson.
RIP Yvonne.
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The deb who sank the Bismarck
A DRAUGHTY wooden hut, in the company of the best brains of Britain, was not quite the billet Jane Fawcett had imagined for herself. At Miss Ironside’s School for Girls in Kensington the drill had been to sit up straight, learn to curtsey and not bother her head about exams, for Mr Right was bound to come along eventually. After that, in 1939, she was a deb, parading en masse in a long white frock and an obvious sulk. A complete waste of time, she thought. Now, aged 19, just a chicken in the Bletchley Park code-breaking team, she was spending hours on a horrid hard chair, bent over a machine on a wobbly trestletable. Lights hung down on strings, and a frightful old stove smoked in the middle of the room. She was also saving the country, and it was terribly exciting. But she could not breathe a word about that.
Jane Fawcett (née Janet Caroline Hughes), codebreaker and saviour of Victorian buildings, died on May 21st, aged 95
Read the full obituary here
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Another German
What made Germany go mad? Having fled the Nazis as a boy, Fritz Stern spent the rest of his life trying to understand and explain the murderous frenzy which beset his homeland.
Fritz Stern, a German-born American historian, died on May 18th, aged 90
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Tony Benn(1925-2014)
“Most things in life are moments of pleasure and a lifetime of embarrassment; photography is a moment of embarrassment and a lifetime of pleasure”
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![Satoru Iwata [1959-2015]](https://64.media.tumblr.com/f4feb1391551b54f61622463b344eb60/tumblr_ns61nnpTyj1r21zjno1_400.gif "Satoru Iwata [1959-2015]")
Vangelis (GR, 1943 - 2022)
Evángelos Odysséas Papathanassíou
Aphrodite’s Child - ∞ (Infinity), “666” (1972) Irene Papasvocals
I was, I am, I am to come I was, I am, I am to come I was, I am [etc]
The words are the inversion of “who is, and who was, and who is to come” of the Revelation, attributed to God. Here, the Beast 666, turns this phrase into Ego, and tries to be born again, or to give birth to another Ego, or to “make love” to is own self and so on. Vicious circle. The percussion is by Vangelis, improvising together with Irene. In fact she started reccording “a capella” and Vangelis took some metal things and a shirt, and went in the studio. The whole recording (before cutting) of "infinite", was 39 minutes!
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kIPp_PysbcgWSrTP5GbVriaJYt2E0J4uI
Legendary comic book artist and writer George Pérez has passed away on May 6, 2022 at age 67 due to complications from pancreatic cancer. Some of his notable works include The Avengers, Crisis on Infinite Earths, New Teen Titans, and the 1986 relaunch of Wonder Woman. He was known for his detailed and realistic rendering, and his knack with massive crowd scenes.
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The beloved teacher, civil rights activist, and pioneer of engaged Buddhism died on January 22 at midnight (ICT) at his root temple, Tu Hieu Temple, in Hue, Vietnam. He was 95. Hanh suffered from a severe brain hemorrhage in 2014, which left him unable to speak, and had been living at Tu Hieu Temple. After the Plum Village Community, Hanh’s sangha, announced his passing, followers, dharma teachers, and world leaders, including the Dalai Lama, immediately started sharing remembrances and condolences.
Nhat Hanh entered a Buddhist monastery at age 16, devoting his life to the faith. He became a teacher, first leaving Vietnam in 1961 to serve as a guest lecturer at Princeton University and Columbia University. Nhat Hanh returned to Vietnam in 1963 to work toward peace during the long and violent war that raged in his homeland, bringing aid to the people and urging North and South Vietnam to work together to end the war. When Nhat Hanh left Vietnam again in 1966 to tour the world calling for peace, his home country banned him from returning.
Exiled from Vietnam, Nhat Hanh became a powerful symbol of peace, nominated by Dr. Martin Luther King. Jr. for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1967. He established the Plum Village Monastery in southwest France and began spreading his teachings throughout the West. Nhat Hanh wrote dozens of books guiding readers toward peace and mindfulness, and he made Buddhism accessible by suggesting that inner peace can be achieved through living an ordinary life with awareness of things like breath and joy. It was the beginning of the mindfulness movement, and Nhat Hanh attracted Western followers who were less interested in traditional Western religion but loved the spirituality they found in his teachings. Mindfulness grew to become a popular 21st century practice. Nhat Hanh became known as Thay, Vietnamese for teacher.
Nhat Hanh first returned to Vietnam in 2005, almost 40 years since his exile began. He traveled the country and published several of his books in Vietnamese, though he received criticism for not speaking out against religious oppression in the country. Nhat Hanh returned for another tour in 2007. In 2018, after suffering a stroke in 2014 that left him unable to speak, Nhat Hanh went to Vietnam a final time, with the intention of living his final days at Tu Hieu Temple, where he first took his vows.
Photo by Duc Truong.
Small beings
With little souls
When they part
they leave such big holes
Cookie - August ‘18 / June '21
I don’t know what to say when I’m told that someone has passed away. I just stare into the oblivion but there are no words in my mouth. I have a voice. But, what do I say??
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