The New York Times – Travel:
A graphic designer, she was a pioneer in making airports and other complex public spaces easier to navigate.
Author: Neil Genzlinger
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James Bowman, Who Helped Resurrect the Countertenor, Dies at 81
The New York Times – Music:
He took up the repertory for the highest male voice at a time when few were performing it. He was particularly known for two roles in Britten operas.
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Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou, Nun With a Musical Gift, Dies at 99
The New York Times – Music:
Born in Ethiopia, she seemed headed for a career as a concert pianist before she chose a monastic life. Her intricate piano recordings gained a cult following.
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Jacqueline Gold, Executive Who Tapped Into the Female Libido, Dies at 62
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:
She made Britain’s Ann Summers shops a thriving source of lingerie and sex toys and became a role model for female entrepreneurs.
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Fuzzy Haskins, Who Helped Turn Doo-Wop Into P-Funk, Dies at 81
The New York Times – Music:
As a teenager, he joined forces with George Clinton. Their vocal group, the Parliaments, morphed into Parliament-Funkadelic, one of the wildest acts of the 1970s.
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Jerry Samuels, Creator of a Novelty Hit, Is Dead at 84
The New York Times – Music:
Under the name Napoleon XIV, he recorded “They’re Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!” and, to almost everyone’s surprise, it stormed the charts in 1966.
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Lewis Spratlan, 82, Dies; Took Winding Route to Music Pulitzer
The New York Times – Music:
His opera sat unproduced for decades. Then a piece of it garnered one of the field’s top prizes. Then it sat some more.
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Gary Rossington, Lynyrd Skynyrd Guitarist, Dies at 71
The New York Times – Music:
The last surviving original member of the classic Southern rock group, he played the soaring slide guitar solo on “Free Bird” and co-wrote “Sweet Home Alabama.”
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Ricou Browning, Who Made the Black Lagoon Scary, Dies at 93
The New York Times – Film:
He helped bring “Flipper” to the movies and TV but was best known for his plunge in a monster suit in “Creature From the Black Lagoon.”