Philippe Labro Dies at 88; Restless Chronicler of the French Condition
Philippe Labro, a prolific journalist, author, movie director and songwriter whose lyrical prose, boundless curiosity and oft-repeated determination to “forage.
Movies
Movies
- June 10, 2025
- by Associated Press
Frederick Forsyth, Master of the Geopolitical Thriller, Dies at 86
Frederick Forsyth, who used his early experience as a British foreign correspondent and occasional intelligence operative as fodder for a.
Baseball
- June 7, 2025
- by Associated Press
Frank Graham Jr., Who Wrote About Nature in Audubon Magazine, Dies at 100
Frank Graham Jr., who wrote eloquently about the natural world and conservation for Audubon Magazine for nearly 50 years and.
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- May 17, 2025
- by Associated Press
Overlooked No More, Walasse Ting, Who Bridged Cultures With Paint and Prose
This article is part of Overlooked, a series of obituaries about remarkable people whose deaths, beginning in 1851, went unreported.
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- May 15, 2025
- by Associated Press
The Prize-Winning Novel Challenging ‘Ableist Machismo’ in Japan
When Saou Ichikawa was named the winner of the Akutagawa Prize in July 2023, one of Japan’s oldest and most.
Movies
- May 12, 2025
- by Associated Press
How a Film Critic Was Lured Back to Literature
Times Insider explains who we are and what we do and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together..
Movies
- May 6, 2025
- by Associated Press
Book Review: ‘The Director,’ by Daniel Kehlmann
THE DIRECTOR, by Daniel Kehlmann; translated by Ross Benjamin Movie stars and Nazis are irresistible ingredients in any book. “The.
Movies
- April 30, 2025
- by Associated Press
A Novelist Finds Unsettling Echoes in a Nazi-Era Filmmaker’s Compromises
The spark of inspiration for “The Director,” Daniel Kehlmann’s new historical novel about a filmmaker toiling for the Nazi regime,.
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- April 28, 2025
- by Associated Press
Valentin-Yves Mudimbe, 83, Dies; African Scholar Challenged the West
Valentin-Yves Mudimbe, a Congolese-American philosopher, cultural historian and novelist who questioned the West’s intellectual tools for appraising Africa, identifying them.
Baseball
- February 24, 2021
- by Associated Press
Why Baseball Is Obsessed With the Book ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’
Everett Teaford remembers the curious gaze from the executive across the room. Teaford, a former major league pitcher, had joined.