Sharp-tongued and brilliant, the late Maggie Smith often stole the show.
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Utopia was, for Jameson, more than a hope deferred or a crazy workbench covered with unfinished social blueprints. It was a habit of thought we cultivate among ourselves.
Pravin Gordhan was throughout his life driven by a deep commitment to non-racialism.
It is difficult to imagine a world of pop culture villains without Darth Vader. And it is difficult to imagine Darth Vader without the voice of James Earl Jones.
Jack Hibberd has died at age 84. As part of Australian theatre’s New Wave he was a crucial playwright in exploring how we saw ourselves as Australians.
Steve Silberman, much loved for his transfomative, acclaimed autism book Neurotribes, as well as his writing on the Grateful Dead, has died, aged 66. Autistic writer Amanda Tink pays tribute.
Alain Delon was more than just a Gallic heart-throb. He redefined European cool and brought grace and steel to all his roles.
Perhaps the finest American actress of the 1970s, Gena Rowlands made a series of gruelling, anxiety-inducing performances. Her legacy is unparalleled.
Leader of Vietnam’s Communist Party died on July 19, 2024. Among those who paid tribute was US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
Ray Lawler, who died this week at 103, wrote Summer of the Seventeenth Doll, one of the most influential plays in Australian theatre history.
Newhart showed how standup comedy could also be an art form, particularly with his ‘Abe Lincoln vs. Madison Avenue’ bit.
From M*A*S*H to the Hunger Games, Donald Sutherland, who has died at 88, always sat well in the eccentric, peculiar or ‘quirky’ roles.
The Australian photographer, who has died at 65, originally trained as a painter and brought a certain sensibility of the painter’s hand to her practice.
Walt Disney songwriter Richard M. Sherman, who has died aged 95, wrote some of Hollywood’s greatest film musical songs.
I knew Steve Albini, who has died at just 61, as a kind, patient and accommodating engineer, committed to the truest possible representation of live sound.
With the passing of Paul Auster, the aesthetics of postmodernism retreated another significant step back into the past tense of history.
Remembering his immense contributions to psychology and economics.
Marion Halligan wrote novels that are compulsively readable and full of ideas.
Alexei Navalny, a persistent thorn in the side of Russian President Vladimir Putin, died on Feb. 16, 2024, in prison, authorities said.
Mayat embodied principled, faith-based, socially committed, inspired leadership.
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