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AI agents: Cause of database sprawl. And also the proposed solution
Tue, 30 Jun 2026 +0200
DB wrangling tech needs to meet demands of AI agents, Cockroach Labs CEO Spencer Kimball tells El Reg
Microsoft previews Linux containers that run in Windows
Tue, 30 Jun 2026 +0200
Linux container CLI and API for Windows applications
What the OCI MSA didn't solve for AI scaling
Tue, 30 Jun 2026 +0200
PARTNER CONTENT: The OCI MSA settled the architecture for optical scale-up. How fast bandwidth scales is a manufacturing question, not an architectural one
Arm64 on the desktop? It’s spendy and it’s sluggish
Tue, 30 Jun 2026 +0200
Even with lots of RAM, GPU, and fast disks, you probably don’t want it
UK regulator wants Apple and Google to let devs steer clear of app store fees
Tue, 30 Jun 2026 +0200
Proposals could open cheaper routes for purchases made through third parties
Former Microsoft engineer shrinks Notepad down to size
Tue, 30 Jun 2026 +0200
Rolling back the years and the bloat for veteran text editor
Where there's a will, AI still has work to do
Tue, 30 Jun 2026 +0200
Probate lawyer finds generated document looked the part but missed many of the questions that matter
Raspberry Pi OS gets a new kernel but apparently not a new version number
Tue, 30 Jun 2026 +0200
Linux 6.18 arrives with a few desktop tweaks, while the neglected x86 edition remains stuck on Debian 11
No more Java refills for Intel Macs after JDK 27, says Oracle
Tue, 30 Jun 2026 +0200
Apple's final break with Chipzilla leaves another platform preparing to wind down support
HS2's latest reset ditches autonomous train tech to get project back on track
Tue, 30 Jun 2026 +0200
Britain's most expensive train set loses some of its best toys in bid to actually leave the station
Atlas shrugs: New UK asylum seeker IT system failed to help case workers learn from appeals
Tue, 30 Jun 2026 +0200
After several delays in development, Atlas went live without functionality Home Office case manager needed, inspectors say
How is AI changing datacenter network fabrics?
Tue, 30 Jun 2026 +0200
EXPLAINER AI workloads are overwhelming the traditional datacenter fabrics they run on. Here's what's replacing them.
Microsoft builds a bouncer to keep bots out of Teams meetings
Tue, 30 Jun 2026 +0200
Allows ISVs to put their names on the door so desirable bots always get in
South Korea’s hot new sensation is 3S+1F – a quadrillion-Won AI plan, not a band
Tue, 30 Jun 2026 +0200
Seoul plans to spend about $900 billion to become K-semiconductor powerhouse
India’s central bank mandated use of .bank domains to enhance trust – but its registry leaked sensitive info
Tue, 30 Jun 2026 +0200
Open API could reveal everything an attacker needs to impersonate bank officials
Security researchers tricked LLMs into giving them cocaine recipes by abusing role models for prompt injection
Tue, 30 Jun 2026 +0200
If you want a picture of the future of LLM security, imagine Whac-a-Mole meets Groundhog Day
Four years into Ukraine invasion, Russia turns influence-ops back to US and Europe
Tue, 30 Jun 2026 +0200
Not today, Putin
Anonymous researcher drops 0-day 'exploitarium' repo
Mon, 29 Jun 2026 +0200
At least two vulnerabilities are already under attack
Supreme Court rules cops need a warrant to vacuum up phone location data
Mon, 29 Jun 2026 +0200
Efforts to grab all the location data in an area get clogged by Fourth Amendment
Large Hadron Collider goes offline to make room for its enhanced successor
Mon, 29 Jun 2026 +0200
The High-Luminosity LHC will be mostly the same machine, but it'll deliver 10 times the luminosity and just as little chance of destroying the universe - sorry, conspiracy theorists
.NET's long-term support is not long-term enough, dev complains
Mon, 29 Jun 2026 +0200
Three-year lifecycle leaves enterprises with barely a year to adopt each LTS release
How the AI bubble could pop and take down the global economy, according to the BIS
Mon, 29 Jun 2026 +0200
Central bank for central banks sees shades of dotcom mania in hyperscaler capex binge
Mageia 10 keeps the 32-bit Linux flame alive
Mon, 29 Jun 2026 +0200
Polished Mandriva descendant still makes room for PCs the 64-bit world has left behind
Rocket Lab buys its way into the satellite big league with $8B Iridium deal
Mon, 29 Jun 2026 +0200
SpaceX gains a vertically integrated rival as launch specialist adds global comms network
Microsoft to assist European Commission in defense of EU-US data-sharing agreement
Mon, 29 Jun 2026 +0200
Court says Redmond can file briefs, take part in hearings amid challenge to the current path Big Tech's data spice uses to legally flow
AI may be good at finding security vulnerabilities, but it can't beat human stupidity
Mon, 29 Jun 2026 +0200
You don't need Mythos or GPT-5.5-Cyber to find a vuln to exploit when the world's password habits are so sloppy
Microsoft keeps Windows Server 2022 hotpatching alive into 2027
Mon, 29 Jun 2026 +0200
In the Azure Edition, of course
Blue Origin insists New Glenn will rise from the ashes this year after explosion deleted launchpad
Mon, 29 Jun 2026 +0200
CEO says reconstruction has begun, though the timetable looks ambitious
BT and Verizon spin off international networking arms into $4B joint venture
Mon, 29 Jun 2026 +0200
Enterprise networking gets another consolidation play as firms pool their overseas operations
Nissan says Oracle PeopleSoft break-in may have spilled payroll records, SSNs
Mon, 29 Jun 2026 +0200
Carmaker points finger at an 'unknown' flaw as customer fallout continues
Zuck saves Meta bucks by reusing memory from old servers with a custom CXL ASIC
Mon, 29 Jun 2026 +0200
In production on millions of boxes and the payoff is a 25% reduction in machines needed for some inference workloads
ZTE released all-in-one FTTR-B solution for SME AI and connectivity at MWC Shanghai 2026
Mon, 29 Jun 2026 +0200
PARTNER CONTENT: Supporting on-premise local AI large model operation, the solution cuts cloud costs and secures sensitive corporate data for SMEs
ZTE released AI FTTR solution, empowering home network security
Mon, 29 Jun 2026 +0200
PARTNER CONTENT: Showcased at MWC Shanghai 2026, the local AI-driven solution features camera-free whole-home sensing and advanced DDoS protection to unlock new operator revenue and redefine smart home security
End of era as the BBC switches off Radio 4 Long Wave service
Mon, 29 Jun 2026 +0200
Aging infrastructure shuts down tomorrow after almost a century
UK firm bombarded debt-ridden people with 5.5M texts
Mon, 29 Jun 2026 +0200
KRA Consultancy Ltd fined £300K over fake bailiff threats in 'calculated' scheme that caused 'real fear and distress'
Telling internet platforms where to stick public service media will serve nobody. Turn it on its head
Mon, 29 Jun 2026 +0200
Show not tell makes a far finer script
Sysadmin broke hardware worth more than he made in a month– and lied his way out of the mess
Mon, 29 Jun 2026 +0200
The alternative was paying up and moving back in with his parents
Malaysia ponders regulating management of IP addresses
Mon, 29 Jun 2026 +0200
Wants to revive the lost art of the National Internet Registry, which APNIC has deprecated and isn’t keen to bring back
Australia investigating five social media giants for not enforcing ban on kids
Mon, 29 Jun 2026 +0200
PLUS: Qualcomm tweaks datacenter chips for China; Japan's Air Force stretches into space; WiseTechs' woes mutiply; and more!
Boffins build a better pixel capable of emitting and receiving light
Sun, 28 Jun 2026 +0200
Tastes great. Less filling. It's a floor wax. It's a dessert topping. Light shaping. Light sending. Why not both?
Portuguese bank sign's storage is about to cash out
Sun, 28 Jun 2026 +0200
Time to switch back to paper and harvest that suddenly valuable RAM
NASA tests AI medic for astronauts too far from Earth to call a doctor
Sat, 27 Jun 2026 +0200
Please state the nature of the medical emergency
It's looking like a hot, messy summer for security teams as AI finds countless previously hidden vulns
Sat, 27 Jun 2026 +0200
Time to start praying to the goddess of wisdom and war
Even the Secret Service won't use company-issued phones
Fri, 26 Jun 2026 +0200
Personal cell phones on protective missions, no threat detection on government-issued devices among the litany of sins
Trump-shuttered climate change site back online in nonprofit hands
Fri, 26 Jun 2026 +0200
Remove something from the internet? You can't stop the (climate change) signal, Mal
Google wants AI regulation, but on its own terms
Fri, 26 Jun 2026 +0200
Surely, we can have rules that allow us to continue doing what we're doing
US auto regulators want to kill robotaxi brake pedals
Fri, 26 Jun 2026 +0200
Requiring driverless vehicles to keep human brake controls impedes innovation, the NHTSA says
Amazon Q flaw let booby-trapped Git repos execute code, swipe cloud creds
Fri, 26 Jun 2026 +0200
Researchers warn many AI coding assistants now execute commands from project configurations
Oracle promises to open up MySQL governance, but the community wants guarantees
Fri, 26 Jun 2026 +0200
Open source advocates remain concerned over lack of binding commitments
One man, two kernels, and a lot of RISC-V
Fri, 26 Jun 2026 +0200
A homebrew PC and mini-mainframe were only the warm-up for Yuri Zaporozhets' latest operating system
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NY Times Arts/Music:
With New Seizures, Value of the Met’s Looted Artifacts Tops $95 Million
Tue, 30 Jun 2026 +0000
The Manhattan district attorney’s office said it secured the return of dozens of ancient artifacts in June, after a process that the museum described as collaborative.
She Couldn’t Shake the Story of a Female Killer. Now It’s a Musical.
Tue, 30 Jun 2026 +0000
The Sugarland singer Jennifer Nettles has written and is starring in a so-called“pop-eretta” titled “Giulia: The Poison Queen of Palermo.”
Horror Fans Bid a Bittersweet Farewell to an Empty Mall Full of Zombies
Tue, 30 Jun 2026 +0000
Thousands flocked to a soon-to-close shopping center near Pittsburgh for a celebration of George A. Romero’s “Dawn of the Dead.”
At 250, Has America Delivered on Its Classical Music Promise?
Tue, 30 Jun 2026 +0000
The classical music tradition in the United States is borrowed from Europe. But few could have anticipated how European it would remain.
When Sly Stone Got Married at M.S.G., He Had 20,000 Fans There With Him
Tue, 30 Jun 2026 +0000
A celebrity wedding at the New York arena? The funk and soul star did just that in 1974.
Even Absent, Trump Takes the Spotlight at a Night Celebrating Bill Maher
Mon, 29 Jun 2026 +0000
What the politician and the comic have in common became clear at the Mark Twain Prize ceremony, where the winner was called“underrated.”
‘The Bear’ Finale: I Hope You Saved Room for Cake
Mon, 29 Jun 2026 +0000
After a run of dazzling and frustrating ambition, the series closes with a pared-down menu and a touch of sweetness.
The Best Movies of 2026 So Far, and Where to Watch Them
Mon, 29 Jun 2026 +0000
Now is a good time to catch up on films you may have missed. Our critics have thoughts.
Little Island Significantly Scales Back Its Summer Schedule
Mon, 29 Jun 2026 +0000
The artistic director said Barry Diller, the former Hollywood magnate who provides the bulk of the park’s funding, “wants to take programming in a different direction.”
‘Elle’ and 10 More Shows to Watch on TV this Week
Mon, 29 Jun 2026 +0000
This“Legally Blonde” prequel premieres and networks air coverage around the nation’s 250th Independence Day.
Trump Wants to Own the Nation’s 250th Birthday. States Have Their Own Plans.
Sun, 28 Jun 2026 +0000
As partisan tensions swirl around festivities in Washington, red and blue states alike are leaning into complex history— and their own stories.
Washington Theater Leader Is Out on Opening Night of TLC Musical
Fri, 26 Jun 2026 +0000
The departing artistic director, Hana Sharif, made it clear in a resignation email that she was leaving Arena Stage under pressure.
It’s Soccer, but Set to Disco. And May the Best Dancers Win.
Tue, 30 Jun 2026 +0000
“Discofoot,” a dance showdown and soccer game played to disco hits, originated in France. Last weekend, in honor of the World Cup, it had its U.S. premiere.
Three Great Documentaries to Stream
Tue, 30 Jun 2026 +0000
This month’s picks check the pulse of 1960s Paris, explore David Hockney’s artistry and paint an intimate portrait of mortality.
‘Birthright’ Stages a Thrillingly Complex Conversation on Conversation Itself
Tue, 30 Jun 2026 +0000
Jonathan Spector’s ambitious drama about six Jewish friends and their shifting relationship with Israel stretches over three hours and nearly two decades.
Blake Lively Seeks $8 Million in Legal Bills in Dispute With Justin Baldoni
Tue, 30 Jun 2026 +0000
After the actress settled her retaliation claims, a judge granted her fees for one part of the sprawling Hollywood case.
‘Bang My Box: The Robin Byrd Story’ Review: Sex for the City
Tue, 30 Jun 2026 +0000
A New York City pioneer of cable-access programming is given a lively tribute in this cheekily diverting documentary.
How Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Could Reveal Wedding Details
Tue, 30 Jun 2026 +0000
The playbook for celebrities’ wedding reveals has become a careful choreography — especially when you’re one of the biggest pop stars in the world.
John Oliver Dives Into Trump’s Pet Project: A ‘Giant Duck Death Trap’
Tue, 30 Jun 2026 +0000
The“Last Week Tonight” host said the United States was “dealing with a literal swamp of corruption” for its 250th birthday.
Daveigh Chase,‘Lilo&Stitch’ Voice Actor, Died of AIDS, Officials Say
Mon, 29 Jun 2026 +0000
Ms. Chase was the voice of Lilo and also played the child villain in the horror film“The Ring.” She died in Los Angeles this month.
Review: The Choreographer Lucinda Childs’s Persistence of Vision
Mon, 29 Jun 2026 +0000
“Momentary Reprise,” a program at Bard SummerScape, spanned Childs’s career, showing how she settled on a style in the 1970s and stuck with it.
On the‘Lux Tour’, Rosalía Shape Shifts Through Dance
Mon, 29 Jun 2026 +0000
On the“Lux” tour, the pop star mingles dance genres, starting the show on pointe. As with her dip into opera, her technique might not be perfect, but the intention is good.
22 New Books to Read in July: Colson Whitehead, Alice Oseman, Daniel Mason and More
Mon, 29 Jun 2026 +0000
Novels by Colson Whitehead and Daniel Mason, the final“Heartstopper” graphic novel, gripping thrillers, lush romantasy, true crime and more.
‘House of the Dragon’ Season 3 Episode 2 Recap: Throne of Blood
Mon, 29 Jun 2026 +0000
Rhaenyra is plunged back into grief. What will that mean for the fate of the realm?
‘Supergirl’ Falters at the Box Office, Testing DC Studios’ Reboot
Sun, 28 Jun 2026 +0000
Overall, ticket sales for the weekend were up 21 percent from last year. But the expensive“Supergirl” debuted as a disappointing second, with an estimated $38 million.
‘The Bear’ Season 5 Recap: What Worked? What Lingers?
Sun, 28 Jun 2026 +0000
The final season was in many ways a recapitulation of the whole series. Here’s a look at where Carmy, Syd and the rest of the gang wound up.
Bill Maher Receives Mark Twain Prize at the Kennedy Center
Mon, 29 Jun 2026 +0000
The late-night host leaned into his spat with President Trump while receiving a top comedy award at the institution that once bore the president’s name.
The Artist Uman’s Technicolor Paintings of Rural Life
Sat, 27 Jun 2026 +0000
Ahead of a survey exhibition, Uman discusses skipping art-world functions, living on a farm and making work on the floor.
Tony Brown, Host of Public Affairs Show Aimed at Black Audiences, Dies at 93
Mon, 29 Jun 2026 +0000
On“Tony Brown’s Journal,” he interviewed guests like Jesse Jackson and Lena Horne, and made programming decisions by asking himself, “Will it help Black people?”
Phoebe Bridgers, Sombr: Songs to Know This Week
Sat, 27 Jun 2026 +0000
Phoebe Bridgers re-emerges, Sombr gets shy and PJ Harvey heads for the cosmos.
5 of My Favorite Onscreen Moments of 2026, So Far
Sat, 27 Jun 2026 +0000
These are the images that have stuck with me, from the uplifting to the grotesque— and with a surprising amount of dancing.
‘Sinatra, The Musical’: Regrets, We Have a Few
Sat, 27 Jun 2026 +0000
A West End production has the hits, and Joel Harper-Jackson brings swagger and style to the leading role. But where’s the pizazz?
Bruno Bischofberger Dies at 86; Gallerist Championed Warhol and Basquiat
Sun, 28 Jun 2026 +0000
He was a quintessential art dealer of the go-go 1980s, when the booming market turned painters into celebrities.
6 Travel Podcasts to Inspire Your Next Trip
Sat, 27 Jun 2026 +0000
These shows offer a mix of evocative travelogues, practical tips, and expert recommendations for destinations across the globe.
Maren Hassinger Likes Her Art With a Twist
Sat, 27 Jun 2026 +0000
Her lively, gnarly sculpture stars in her biggest exhibition yet,“Living Moving Growing,” at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive.
Jodie Turner-Smith Likes Her Passports Tattered and Torn
Sat, 27 Jun 2026 +0000
“Every stamp reminds me the world is enormous and generous, and that I owe it to my daughter to keep showing her how big it is,” the actress said.
Come for the Books, Stay for the Power Tools
Sat, 27 Jun 2026 +0000
Libraries across the country are lending American Girl dolls, original artwork, musical instruments and ghost-hunting kits to help patrons save money and share resources.
How Teaching A.I. Endangered Languages Can Help Save Them
Sat, 27 Jun 2026 +0000
By feeding centuries-old nursery rhymes and folklore recordings into their own model, linguists in Louisiana hope to help a community control its digital destiny.
A floating convenience store appears in Toronto
Fri, 26 Jun 2026 +0000
“Global Convenience,” an art installation honoring the city’s role as a World Cup host, is a near-perfect replica of a corner shop. Someone got stranded after swimming out to it last week.
Man Pleads Guilty to Fraud in Sale of Art to Springsteen’s Manager
Fri, 26 Jun 2026 +0000
Thomas Doyle was accused of unlawfully pocketing most of the proceeds from the sale of a painting by Gustave Courbet to Bruce Springsteen’s manager.
Ping-Pong’s Endless Summer at Rockaway Beach
Fri, 26 Jun 2026 +0000
Six artist-designed tables commissioned by Public Art Fund serve up serious fun in“Between Tides” at Beach 67. (Just take the A train.)
Ann Blyth, Oscar-Nominated‘Mildred Pierce’ Actress, Dies at 98
Fri, 26 Jun 2026 +0000
She was just 17 when she played Joan Crawford’s ungrateful daughter in the classic 1945 melodrama. It was the high point of a robust but short film career.
American Ballet Theater’s ‘Don Quixote’: You May Laugh. And Nobody Dies.
Fri, 26 Jun 2026 +0000
American Ballet Theater’s artistic director, Susan Jaffe, teams up with the régisseur Susan Jones for a new staging of the comic romp.
The Man Who Cried Goooooooooooal
Fri, 26 Jun 2026 +0000
The Telemundo announcer Andrés Cantor must train to deliver his famed scoring celebration for the World Cup, where he could call 20 games in about a month.
Five International Movies to Stream Now
Sat, 27 Jun 2026 +0000
This month’s titles include Pride Month picks from Brazil, Sweden and Croatia; a soccer drama from Ireland; and a comedy from Italy.
‘Pride’: A Tale Retold, Zhuzhed Up With Extra Camp
Sun, 28 Jun 2026 +0000
A new musical based on the 2014 movie“Pride” trades restrained sentimentality for all-in emotion and flamboyance.
Larry David’s Comedy on HBO and America’s Unhappy 250th Birthday
Fri, 26 Jun 2026 +0000
On the one hand, the 250th anniversary has given us presidential blood sport. On the other comes a show about star-spangled nothing.
For the U.S.’s 250th Birthday, a German Declaration of Independence Goes on Show
Fri, 26 Jun 2026 +0000
The presentation of an original German-language translation in Berlin is an opportunity to consider the shared history of the United States and Germany.
With‘Supergirl,’ Milly Alcock is Learning to Accept the Fear
Fri, 26 Jun 2026 +0000
After“House of the Dragon,” a starring role in another big franchise, “Supergirl,” gave Milly Alcock pause. It’s “this new gift of learning to accept the fear.”
11 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Fri, 26 Jun 2026 +0000
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
‘Jackass: Best and Last’: A Moving Look at Male Friendship and Aging (Really)
Fri, 26 Jun 2026 +0000
While it may seem as if these pranksters have cheated death, the latest movie in the series starring Johnny Knoxville reminds us they’re mere mortals.
In‘The Vampire Lestat,’ He’s Partying Like a Bloodsucking Rock Star
Fri, 26 Jun 2026 +0000
Sam Reid has gone glam in the latest season of this horror series, originally titled“Anne Rice’s Interview With the Vampire.”
39 Fun Things to Do With Your Kids in N.Y.C. This Summer
Fri, 26 Jun 2026 +0000
Harvest the fruits of the local ice cream scene, celebrate the World Cup and the nation’s birthday, and enjoy a variety of diversions outdoors.
Gracie Abrams on‘Nepo’ Label, Writing With Paul Mescal and Her New Album
Fri, 26 Jun 2026 +0000
On her new album,“Daughter From Hell,” the 26-year-old star confronts growing up in a famous family and lessons from songwriting.
Mewgenics Is a Mischievous Game About Breeding Cats
Fri, 26 Jun 2026 +0000
The year’s most interesting games also include a bodycam shooter in a Hong Kong underworld and a cryptographic puzzle drama.
‘Strung’ Review: A Tease of a Thriller
Fri, 26 Jun 2026 +0000
Chloe Bailey, Lynn Whitfield and Lucien Laviscount have delivered more of a camp classic than a taut psychological film.
Late Night Grades the Attractions at the Great American State Fair
Fri, 26 Jun 2026 +0000
The fair has everything, Jimmy Fallon said, including“a Trump approval rating roller coaster, which has the biggest drop in history.”
Alannah Keyser Is Kicked Off‘Love Island USA’ for Racial Slur
Mon, 29 Jun 2026 +0000
After Alannah Keyser made her debut on Sunday, viewers quickly found a social media video in which she uses a slur while singing.
‘Little Brother’ Review: Just the Two of Us
Fri, 26 Jun 2026 +0000
John Cena and Eric André star in this crude, but funny, movie about a real estate agent who encounters a blast from the past.
NY Times Obituaries:
Courtney Sale Ross, Founder and Funder of a Quirky School, Dies at 78
Tue, 30 Jun 2026 +0000
Instead of home-schooling her daughter, she spent hundreds of millions of dollars building an idiosyncratic educational institution in the Hamptons.
Abdul Ahad Momand, Only Afghan to Fly in Space, Is Dead
Mon, 29 Jun 2026 +0000
A pilot in the Afghan Air Force, he was recruited for the Soviet space program. His 1988 flight took place as the Soviets were fighting a war in his country.
George Gresham, Health Care Union Powerhouse, Dies at 71
Mon, 29 Jun 2026 +0000
Until he lost an election last year amid accusations of self-enrichment, he was a longtime influential force in Democratic politics in New York.
Les Mills, Olympian Who Founded Fitness Chain, Dies at 91
Mon, 29 Jun 2026 +0000
A New Zealand Olympian, he started a small gym in Auckland that grew into a worldwide chain.
Mignon Dunn, Mezzo-Soprano Known for‘Carmen,’ Dies at 98
Mon, 29 Jun 2026 +0000
Growing up in Arkansas, she dreamed of singing at the Metropolitan Opera. She did so more than 650 times over 35 years.
Philippe Stern, Heir to the Patek Philippe Watch Brand, Dies at 88
Sun, 28 Jun 2026 +0000
In an era of electronic timepieces, he marketed $40,000 handmade watches as status symbols, breathing new life into a struggling industry.
L.G.B.T.Q. Figures Who Shaped History From the Margins
Sun, 28 Jun 2026 +0000
Their names may not be familiar, but they helped define queer art, activism and storytelling as we know it today.
Tony Brown, Host of Public Affairs Show Aimed at Black Audiences, Dies at 93
Mon, 29 Jun 2026 +0000
On“Tony Brown’s Journal,” he interviewed guests like Jesse Jackson and Lena Horne, and made programming decisions by asking himself, “Will it help Black people?”
Bruno Bischofberger Dies at 86; Gallerist Championed Warhol and Basquiat
Sun, 28 Jun 2026 +0000
He was a quintessential art dealer of the go-go 1980s, when the booming market turned painters into celebrities.
Colette Shulman, Soviet Analyst With On-the-Ground Insights, Dies at 94
Sat, 27 Jun 2026 +0000
She arrived in Moscow in 1955, two years after Stalin’s death, and spent several years as a journalist covering major events and ordinary Soviet lives.
Om Malik, Whose Blog Shaped How Silicon Valley Saw Itself, Dies at 59
Fri, 26 Jun 2026 +0000
Gigaom, which he started in 2001, established him as a leading voice in the tech world and signaled a shift in how the media covered the industry.
Richard Scolyer, Cancer Expert Who‘Became His Own Subject,’ Dies at 59
Fri, 26 Jun 2026 +0000
His lifesaving melanoma research in Australia illuminated the treatment he underwent for his own brain tumor, an ordeal he courageously shared with the public.
Yves Lacoste, Who Exposed U.S. Bombing of Vietnam’s Waterways, Dies at 96
Fri, 26 Jun 2026 +0000
He used a geographer’s tools to demonstrate that North Vietnamese civilian infrastructure had been deliberately attacked, threatening millions of lives.
Ann Blyth, Oscar-Nominated‘Mildred Pierce’ Actress, Dies at 98
Fri, 26 Jun 2026 +0000
She was just 17 when she played Joan Crawford’s ungrateful daughter in the classic 1945 melodrama. It was the high point of a robust but short film career.
John Stockwell, Who Wrote a Tell-All Book About the C.I.A., Dies at 88
Fri, 26 Jun 2026 +0000
A former covert operative, he published his resignation letter in The Washington Post and went on to write“In Search of Enemies,” a book the agency sought to suppress.
Nigel Cabourn, Men’s Wear Designer Revered for Vintage Aesthetic, Dies at 76
Thu, 25 Jun 2026 +0000
The antithesis of fast fashion, his clothes were modeled on heritage garments and mostly made in his native Britain.
Jerry Moriarty, Painter Whose Brushstrokes Elevated Comics, Is Dead at 88
Thu, 25 Jun 2026 +0000
A self-described“paintoonist,” Mr. Moriarty created cartoons with spare dialogue that reminded his admirers of poetry or Samuel Beckett’s plays.
Frank Guarini, Seven-Term New Jersey Representative, Dies at 101
Thu, 25 Jun 2026 +0000
A reform-minded Democrat, he served on the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee and offered a pragmatic mix of progressive legislation and conservative fiscal philosophy.
David Clayton-Thomas, Canadian Singer of Blood, Sweat&Tears, Dies at 84
Thu, 25 Jun 2026 +0000
He was also the key lyricist of the Grammy-winning, genre-blending band, whose hits included“Spinning Wheel,” “And When I Die” and “You’ve Made Me So Very Happy.”
Norma Yaeger, Barrier-Breaking Stockbroker, Dies at 96
Wed, 24 Jun 2026 +0000
Over her husband’s objections, she became a Wall Street broker in the 1960s. She later started two securities firms in the overwhelmingly male financial world.
Shirley Lord, Beauty Editor, Novelist and Society Fixture, Dies at 93
Wed, 24 Jun 2026 +0000
An early champion of the mind-body connection, she held influential positions at Vogue, wrote steamy novels and regularly appeared in the tabloids.
The Pursuit of Immortality in The Times
Wed, 24 Jun 2026 +0000
William McDonald, who recently retired as the obituaries editor after nearly two decades, shares how subjects are chosen to be remembered in the newspaper.
Jill Smokler, Who Blogged as Scary Mommy, Dies at 48
Wed, 24 Jun 2026 +0000
A mother of three, she turned a whim into an online powerhouse, sharing a warts-and-all look at parenting that attracted millions of readers.
Lorcan O’Herlihy, Architect of Innovative Urban Housing, Dies at 66
Wed, 24 Jun 2026 +0000
Arguing that architecture is a“social act,” he built affordable homes on small lots in Los Angeles and elsewhere, with an eye toward smarter, more equitable design.