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Microsoft faces down sueball, capacity problems in series of challenges
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 +0200
Misleading statements about Copilot and AI? Surely not!

Crooks found a new way to collaborate using Teams– by hiding command-and-control traffic
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 +0200
Custom malware routed communications through legitimate Microsoft services, making malicious activity look like routine corporate collaboration

Linux kernel 7.1 sends Intel 486 support to silicon heaven
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 +0200
More than 140,000 lines of code bite the dust as ancient CPUs, bus mice, and other legacy leftovers face the chop

Non-x86 servers now nearly half the market, IDC says
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 +0200
Demand for AI systems plus the shortage of DRAM and NAND are shaping the global market

NHS Palantir claims face scrutiny after data suggests uneven results
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 +0200
Campaign group says FOI figures show some trusts carried out fewer procedures than before

NASA said nyet to Roscosmos plan to cut into leaky ISS segment
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 +0200
Crew sheltered in SpaceX Dragon as aging Zvezda segment's cracks continue to test orbital nerve

Cardiac monitor maker's security skips a beat as data thieves go for the jugular
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 +0200
Attackers used social engineering to access third-party business apps and steal patient information

Qualcomm said to be circling AI chip biz Tenstorrent in $10B RISC-V power play
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 +0200
Potential takeover would represent significant commitment to the open instruction set architecture

Scammers keep scoring: Brits fleeced forÂŁ1.3B as Americans lose $3.5B to impersonators
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 +0200
More reasons to love social media and AI

Capita is about to sail past deadline to fix civil service pensions scheme
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 +0200
Union says outsourcer will miss June 30 target after portal meltdown and mounting complaints

ZTE Day 2026 in Almaty Showcases Innovations Shaping Kazakhstan's Intelligent Telecom Future
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 +0200
PARTNER CONTENT: Empowering Kazakhstan’s "Year of Digitalization and AI" with Next-Gen Connectivity and Supercomputing Solutions

SQL Server may be too lucrative for Microsoft to ditch, but too legacy to love
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 +0200
Analysts say Redmond still has billions of reasons to keep backing its flagship DBMS, even as Azure, Postgres, and AI hog the spotlight

ERP users may soon get ahead by going headless, says Rimini Street boss
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 +0200
Look to AI agents and open source to escape the vendor-driven upgrade cycle

France's digital sovereignty push is struggling to escape the Microsoft gravity well
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 +0200
Nextcloud rollout shows locally controlled storage is one thing; getting users off Office is quite another

Inside the cloud's new agentic AI-ready, Arm-powered foundation
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 +0200
PARTNER CONTENT: From hyperscalers to enterprises, performance-per-watt and system-level efficiency are redefining the cloud compute foundation

A modest proposal: Reformat everything to make documents more palatable to AI
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 +0200
What's up, DocLang?

Cisco SD-WAN make-me-root bug under attack
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 +0200
Second Catalyst SD-WAN Manager flaw exploited as an 0-day this month

Feds freaked over Fable 5 after simple 'fix this code' prompt, not jailbreak, says researcher
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 +0200
According to the one person who actually read the research paper

DARPA seeks swappable satellites to help with future star wars
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 +0200
Worried that an unexpected strike could take out critical orbital systems, Pentagon researchers want to know how fast the industry thinks it could launch replacements

Anthropic reserves right to check ID for Claude subs
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 +0200
How can I help you today? Present your papers to begin

HPE offers VMware refugees a year off the meter
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 +0200
Free VM Essentials license and cut-price Zerto dangled at customers eyeing a platform escape

Council of Europe hacked in ShinyHunters' PeopleSoft heist
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 +0200
Joins the ranks of Nottingham Uni and 100 other unnamed victims

Java's Project Valhalla finally lands a preview in JDK 28
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 +0200
Don't hold your breath, though – architect Brian Goetz warns devs it will likely still be preview in next LTS release

Feds snooze as US datacenter law set to lapse with no replacement in site
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 +0200
Federal Data Center Enhancement Act (FDCEA) of 2023 covers standards including security and sustainability

The Y2K bug is back! Dutch dev digs up untimely flaw in old BSD build
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 +0200
26 years late and no threat unless you still run a PDP-11/70 and rely on short-wave timekeeping broadcasts

NASA management wants a word and won't say why
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 +0200
A mystery calendar event is certainly one way to find out about being selected for the Artemis III crew

Red Hat gives Ubuntu a bootc up the backside at Canonical shindig
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 +0200
Bootable containers pitch shows how distro can be managed with familiar OCI tooling

Microsoft site throwing warnings after someone forgot to renew cert
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 +0200
Connectivity checker trips browser alarms thanks to lapsed security paperwork

Europe's AI paralysis has a solution - and it starts with a semantic twin
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 +0200
PARTNER CONTENT: Onix's Wingspan platform promises to move enterprises from pilot purgatory to governed, enterprise-wide AI deployment in weeks, not years

Salesforce reels in customer support AI specialist Fin for $3.6B
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 +0200
Support bot maker claims its AI agents can resolve three-quarters of customer queries without human help

PRC-linked spies hid inside medical and military networks for more than a year, snooping through Gmail and stealing data
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 +0200
Google says the intruders were on the hunt for everything from drone tech to pathogens

Arch Linux locks down AUR signups amid wave of malicious commits
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 +0200
Community repo freezes new accounts after attackers swamp it with poisoned package updates

US clampdown on Anthropic models sends EU sovereignty surge into overdrive
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 +0200
Brussels says access curbs prove Europe needs greater technological independence

Flatpak-NG sounds like bad news for systemd refuseniks
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 +0200
Linux app packaging rethink could leave alternative-init distros in the cold

UK AI hiring surges as firms seek people to babysit the bots
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 +0200
PwC says AI hiring jumped 61 percent despite wider slowdown in vacancies, with employers increasingly looking for workers who can use AI rather than build it

UK Treasury hunts CTO on salary that may not compute for top tech talent
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 +0200
The pension may be cushy, but the looming headaches for ÂŁ77K are not

Palantir's NHS data deal called in for a second opinion
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 +0200
Experts welcome contract review after claims NHS England missed chance to grow UK health tech market

Britain plots digital bedtime after kicking under-16s off social media
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 +0200
UK plans to go further than Australia, while also targeting stranger contact, livestreaming, and addictive platform features

Google found liable for bad AI Overview results. Let’s play Truth Or Consequences
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 +0200
Hush. children, what’s that sound? Has the flood gates’ key been found?

Munch Museum Windows display gives visitors something to scream about
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 +0200
When art reflects modern realities

Chinese e-tailer claimed 14-inch box stretched the size of a 9-inch tablet
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 +0200
This is why you don’t let junior staff ‘save the company a few dollars’

Fire burns Google Cloud India’s network, which remains slow a week later
Sun, 14 Jun 2026 +0200
PLUS: Japan’s space truck is back in business; Zoho's DIY servers; Record tech exports for Korea, and more!

US Army picks out Vampire to fill a gap in its layered drone defenses
Sun, 14 Jun 2026 +0200
L3Harris supplies system that can down incoming drones with laser-guided rockets

AI is code– and can't be prompted into being smarter
Sun, 14 Jun 2026 +0200
From Java tests to Shai-Hulud, bots keep proving they'll swallow anything you feed them

EU sovereignty push gives tech buyers a new alphabet soup to swallow
Sun, 14 Jun 2026 +0200
Brussels presses on despite US fury as it looks to enforce cloud autonomy and bolster open source

Scientists pour cold water on claims phones are rewiring kids' brains
Sun, 14 Jun 2026 +0200
MPs told that while concerns over handsets and social media grows, evidence they're changing children's brains is limited

World Cup AI predictor now lets users ask daft what-ifs
Sat, 13 Jun 2026 +0200
Spoiler: It doesn't end well for Team Register

AWS rolls the dice for faster, more efficient networking
Sat, 13 Jun 2026 +0200
Honey, I flattened the datacenter network

NHS patients can't opt out of Palantir's data platform– but their hospital can
Sat, 13 Jun 2026 +0200
Minister says trusts can go it alone on procurement as Parliament mulls February 2027 FDP contract renewal

XP-era Windows spotted haunting London's driverless railway
Sat, 13 Jun 2026 +0200
A blast from the past greets commuters

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NY Times Arts/Music:




Sharleen Chidiac Brings Punk and Excess in New Musical‘All the Rage’
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 +0000
Sharleen Chidiac, a choreographer and the effervescent lead singer of Voyeur, looks at ambition and freedom in her hybrid new work: a punk musical.

Best Classical Music and Opera of 2026 So Far
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 +0000
Kaija Saariaho’s final opera, a premiere by Ellen Reid and a multitasking performance by Barbara Hannigan are among the highlights.

A Baroque Opera Written By a Female Composer Feels Ripped From the Headlines
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 +0000
The Paris Opera production of“Ercole Amante” (“Hercules in Love”), a rediscovered 1707 work by the female composer Antonia Bembo, leans into contemporary themes of coercion and consent.

In 30,000 Gallons of Water, Hundreds of Bowls Play Music of the Spheres
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 +0000
The French sound artist Céleste Boursier-Mougenot creates an unlikely symphony by setting singing bowls bobbing at the Park Avenue Armory.

From the Kennedy Center to U.F.C Fights in Trump’s Washington
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 +0000
A day after the National Symphony Orchestra played perhaps its final notes at the Kennedy Center for years, mixed martial artists brawled outside the White House.

Father Dionysios Tabakis’s Drone Metal Debut
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 +0000
Father Dionysios Tabakis has never played a live concert, but after his first album became a word-of-mouth hit, he’ll be performing at a U.S. festival this summer.

Dawn Richard’s Lawsuit Against Sean Combs Is Dismissed
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 +0000
Ms. Richard, a singer who once worked with the music mogul, accused him of creating an abusive work environment. The judge said her claims came too late.

The Knicks Effect: Irresistible, Spontaneous Dancing
Sun, 14 Jun 2026 +0000
The Knicks turned New York City into a stage, where movement is a catalyst for untainted happiness.

The Best TV Shows of 2026, So Far
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 +0000
The first half of the year had few big, buzzy hits. But there were some nice surprises (“Widow’s Bay”) and returning favorites (“The Comeback”).

‘Break Your Hips!’ Spinning to the Rhythm of Venezuelan Tambores
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 +0000
Tambores may not be as widely known as other Latin dances like merengue and salsa, but that is starting to change with the exodus of millions of Venezuelans.

America250 Plans July 4 Concert in L.A., Competing With Trump
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 +0000
The nonprofit, established by Congress a decade ago and separate from President Trump’s Freedom 250, will bring Smashing Pumpkins and other acts to Los Angeles on July 4.

What Is Contemporary Dance? Lincoln Center Invests in Finding Out
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 +0000
Thanks to a $50 million grant, a new festival has been born. Kyle Abraham helps to curate the first edition, which is part of the center’s Summer of Dance.

Listen to This Sondheim Masterpiece and It Will Bring Order to Your Day
Sun, 14 Jun 2026 +0000
Stephen Sondheim’s masterpiece, “Sunday in the Park With George,” contains a song capable of making order out of mayhem. Listen to hear how he did it.

Jessie Buckley, a Liza Minnelli Tribute and More Theater to Stream
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 +0000
The Oscar winner and Josh O’Connor star in a National Theater production of Shakespeare’s tragedy. Other picks include Matthew López’s “The Inheritance.”

The‘Paddington’ Musical Will Come to Broadway Next Spring
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 +0000
The show, which revisits the story of a marmalade-loving bear, plans to open next April at the Hirschfeld Theater in New York.

How Artisans Are Recreating the American Revolution
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 +0000
In the spirit of 1776, these shipwrights, printers and textile workers are commemorating George Washington’s legacy through 18th-century techniques.

Knicks Celebrate Their N.B.A. Title on‘The Tonight Show’
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 +0000
“Of course it’s the Knicks, so they won’t really show up until the second half,” the host Jimmy Fallon said.

In Its Tragic Finale,‘Romeo and Juliet’ Is Interrupted by a Cat
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 +0000
Performers were tested by the unexpected during a ballet production in Turkey.

Abdullah Ibrahim, Eminent South African Jazz Pianist, Dies at 91
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 +0000
His song“Mannenberg” became the unofficial anthem of the country’s fight against apartheid, with Nelson Mandela calling him “our Mozart.”

Ronald LaPread, Funky Bassist for the Commodores, Dies at 76
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 +0000
A talented musician, he lied when asked by Lionel Richie, the lead singer, if he played bass. Then he taught himself how, and was essential to the band’s success.

Why the Art Workers’ Coalition’s Battles Still Resonate
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 +0000
Members of the Art Workers’ Coalition fought for a fairer and more equitable business for themselves. Their battles resonate to this day.

8 Proposals for a Better Art World
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 +0000
Artists on what a more utopian version of their field might look like.

A History of American Utopia in 10 Acts
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 +0000
Exploring some of the significant experiments that have best captured the country’s idealistic spirit.

American Utopia: Why Artists Can’t Stop Imagining a Better World
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 +0000
T’s annual Art issue explores how the idea of a good if elusive place has inspired great art, and vice versa.

An Oral History of Casa de Estrogen, L.A.’s Haven for Queer, Feminist Art
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 +0000
How one apartment building in L.A.’s Koreatown became a haven for queer, feminist art in the 1990s and beyond.

Uzbekistan Is Attracting Younger Travelers, but Does It Live Up to the Buzz?
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 +0000
This Central Asian country is gaining traction with young travelers seeking beauty, authenticity and low prices. Was it worth the 12-hour flight?

Las Culturistas Culture Awards and 6 More Things to Watch on TV This Week
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 +0000
Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers host their pop culture award show, and“Summer House” airs a surprise episode.

Singer Oliver Tree Presumed Dead After Helicopter Crash in Brazil
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 +0000
The two helicopters crashed in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, killing at least six people, the authorities said.

‘Disclosure Day’ Ends Spielberg’s Summer Box Office Drought
Sun, 14 Jun 2026 +0000
Steven Spielberg’s original science-fiction movie collected an estimated $44 million in North America, giving the director his first new-to-the-screen summer hit in 24 years.

Tyra Banks Sues Netflix for Defamation Over‘America’s Next Top Model’ Docuseries
Sun, 14 Jun 2026 +0000
The lawsuit claims that producers used roughly 16 minutes of Ms. Banks’s three-and-a-half-hour interview to present a false narrative stripped of context.

Jane Yolen, Whose Books for Children Drew on Everyday Life, Dies at 87
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 +0000
She wrote some 450 books, including novels, poetry and nonfiction in many genres. One critic called her“a modern equivalent to Aesop.”

He Made‘Heathcliff’ Absurd
Sun, 14 Jun 2026 +0000
Peter Gallagher’s spin on a comic strip staple has found a passionate audience away from the funny pages.

Coming to a Blood Donation Center Near You: the Chicago Symphony
Sun, 14 Jun 2026 +0000
When the medical technology company Abbott developed mixed-reality games, it got one of the world’s great orchestras to record the soundtracks.

In Venezuela, a 91-Year-Old Weaver Sticks to Traditions
Sun, 14 Jun 2026 +0000
Though electric machines are now standard, the Venezuelan weaver Margarita Mora has clung to a mix of ancestral Indigenous and Spanish practices to create surprisingly modern work.

Dito van Reigersberg, Avant-Garde and Drag Virtuoso, Dies at 53
Sat, 13 Jun 2026 +0000
A co-founder of Pig Iron Theater Company, known for its surreal productions, he also gave energetic performances as his alter ego, Martha Graham Cracker.

Vandals Damage Work by Black Artist at Houston Museum, Officials Say
Sun, 14 Jun 2026 +0000
Two men scraped and punctured a $23,000 painting at the Houston Museum of African American Culture last month, the museum said. It decided to display the damaged artwork.

David Plowden, Who Photographed a Disappearing America, Dies at 93
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 +0000
With his haunting images of steam locomotives, steel mills and Midwestern farms, the celebrated lensman revealed the poetry in the artifacts of manual labor.

How David Hockney Taught Los Angeles to See Itself
Sat, 13 Jun 2026 +0000
A Brit, he became a symbol of the city’s culture, stylish and alienating, with his vivid swimming pool paintings and embrace of SoCal light, hedonism and gay liberation.

Jack White, Sylvan Esso: Songs to Know This Week
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 +0000
Jack White makes his slide guitar scream, Sylvan Esso rocks out and 7 more new tracks to know.

Brazilians Revive a World Cup Ritual to Cheer on Their National Team
Sat, 13 Jun 2026 +0000
After years of dampened enthusiasm about the World Cup, Brazilians are excited about their national team again— and they’re showing it by painting the streets.

Emily Blunt on‘Disclosure Day’ and Feeling Flappable Around Spielberg
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 +0000
The star grew up on the director’s films and tried “to really compose myself” when he invited her to a meeting about a secret movie.

The Violence in Iran Was Real. The Film Showing It Was A.I.
Sat, 13 Jun 2026 +0000
The docudrama“Dreams of Violets” premiered at the Tribeca Festival, a sign that some in Hollywood have warmed to the technology.

What to Know About the U.F.C. Fights at the White House
Sat, 13 Jun 2026 +0000
About 4,300 spectators will surround an octagonal cage on the South Lawn on Sunday night. President Trump and Dana White, the U.F.C.’s chief executive, are longtime friends.

At the Canadian Screen Awards, the Industry Steps Outside Hollywood’s Shadow
Sat, 13 Jun 2026 +0000
No longer content with being just“Hollywood North,” the Canadian screen industry is asserting itself and telling its own stories.

Spielberg Gets Paranoid With‘Disclosure Day’
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 +0000
Disclosure Day shows that after 50 years Spielberg’s fixations are the same, but his faith in the system has deteriorated.

Olivia Cooke of‘House of the Dragon’ Shares Her Comfort Items
Sat, 13 Jun 2026 +0000
She hates when the mugs on offer at a hotel are“teeny-weeny.” “So I just bring my own massive one,” she said.

Captain Sandy Keeps It Moving on Bravo’s ‘Below Deck Mediterranean’
Sat, 13 Jun 2026 +0000
Since 2017, the captain has led several megayachts and crews on the popular reality-TV franchise.

David Hockney and the Bliss of Not Standing Still
Sat, 13 Jun 2026 +0000
“As important as the boys and the pools and the light,” a memoirist writes, “the most important thing was becoming the driving.” It would inspire an obsession with moving focus into the future.

Gene Shalit, Film Critic Bristling With Hair and Puns, Dies at 100
Sat, 13 Jun 2026 +0000
One of the nation’s most recognizable characters, he delivered his wacky commentary for more than 40 years on the “Today” show.

Charles Dennis, a Founder of the Avant-Garde Space P.S. 122, Dies at 77
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 +0000
A performance artist, dancer, choreographer, videographer, filmmaker and curator, he was a central figure in the downtown Manhattan experimental arts scene.

James Blood Ulmer, Guitarist Who Smashed Through Genres, Dies at 86
Sat, 13 Jun 2026 +0000
A protégé of the saxophonist Ornette Coleman, he borrowed from and greatly influenced styles like funk, punk, jazz and the blues.

Review: Taking an Expressionist Class With the Royal Ballet
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 +0000
Paul Lightfoot and Sol LeĂłn brought their blend of stretched balletic line and idiosyncratic gesture to London with a new work inspired by daily ballet class exercises.

Blake Lively Awarded Legal Fees in Ruling After Justin Baldoni Settlement
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 +0000
The size of the award remains to be determined. It only involves the legal fees associated with part of her court battle with Mr. Baldoni, with whom she made a film.

The Philharmonic and the Met Engage in a Battle of the Bands
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 +0000
Bruckner’s Eighth Symphony was performed in the same week by two of Lincoln Center’s orchestras. Was it coincidence or bad communication?

Kennedy Center Removes Trump’s Name From Facade
Sat, 13 Jun 2026 +0000
The arts institution followed a judge’s order to take President Trump’s name off its facade. It had been granted a 12-hour extension to complete the work.

Framing David Hockney’s Greatest Art
Sat, 13 Jun 2026 +0000
Whether in Los Angeles, in his native England or traveling the world, the artist always reinvented the world he saw, with psychological insight.

Review: Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love’
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 +0000
On“You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love,” the 23-year-old singer delivers a polished, solemn breakup chronicle that misses her signature adrenaline rush.

Five Action Movies to Stream Now
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 +0000
This month’s picks include a wartime rescue, teenage assassins and Emma Thompson’s rescue skills.

Taylor Swift Enters the Songwriters Hall of Fame With Tears, Jokes and a Warning
Sun, 14 Jun 2026 +0000
After an introduction from Steven Spielberg, Swift gave a lengthy speech encouraging artists to“trust their human intuition” in an industry driven by data.

Opera Company Sues to Collect $17 Million From the Kennedy Center
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 +0000
The Washington National Opera, which left the center amid the Trump administration’s takeover, says its efforts to retrieve its endowment and other assets have been blocked.

Joe Negri, Handyman and Music Maestro on‘Mister Rogers,’ Dies at 99
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 +0000
An accomplished jazz guitarist, he appeared on more than 300 episodes of the public television show, playing alongside musicians like Wynton Marsalis and Yo-Yo Ma.

NY Times Obituaries:




Abdullah Ibrahim, Eminent South African Jazz Pianist, Dies at 91
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 +0000
His song“Mannenberg” became the unofficial anthem of the country’s fight against apartheid, with Nelson Mandela calling him “our Mozart.”

Ronald LaPread, Funky Bassist for the Commodores, Dies at 76
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 +0000
A talented musician, he lied when asked by Lionel Richie, the lead singer, if he played bass. Then he taught himself how, and was essential to the band’s success.

Jean Ziegler, Swiss Gadfly Who Provoked His Countrymen, Dies at 92
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 +0000
In a nation that sees itself as a tranquil oasis of prosperity and business virtue, he drew death threats for pointing out a dark underside.

Jane Yolen, Whose Books for Children Drew on Everyday Life, Dies at 87
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 +0000
She wrote some 450 books, including novels, poetry and nonfiction in many genres. One critic called her“a modern equivalent to Aesop.”

Dito van Reigersberg, Avant-Garde and Drag Virtuoso, Dies at 53
Sat, 13 Jun 2026 +0000
A co-founder of Pig Iron Theater Company, known for its surreal productions, he also gave energetic performances as his alter ego, Martha Graham Cracker.

David Plowden, Who Photographed a Disappearing America, Dies at 93
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 +0000
With his haunting images of steam locomotives, steel mills and Midwestern farms, the celebrated lensman revealed the poetry in the artifacts of manual labor.

Gene Shalit, Film Critic Bristling With Hair and Puns, Dies at 100
Sat, 13 Jun 2026 +0000
One of the nation’s most recognizable characters, he delivered his wacky commentary for more than 40 years on the “Today” show.

Charles Dennis, a Founder of the Avant-Garde Space P.S. 122, Dies at 77
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 +0000
A performance artist, dancer, choreographer, videographer, filmmaker and curator, he was a central figure in the downtown Manhattan experimental arts scene.

James Blood Ulmer, Guitarist Who Smashed Through Genres, Dies at 86
Sat, 13 Jun 2026 +0000
A protégé of the saxophonist Ornette Coleman, he borrowed from and greatly influenced styles like funk, punk, jazz and the blues.

Singer Oliver Tree Presumed Dead After Helicopter Crash in Brazil
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 +0000
The two helicopters crashed in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday, killing at least six people, the authorities said.

Charlie Dalin, Who Set a Sailing Record While Battling Cancer, Dies at 42
Sat, 13 Jun 2026 +0000
Last year, while suffering from an advanced stomach tumor, he won the grueling Vendée Globe race, sailing 24,000 miles in just 64 days.

Joe Negri, Handyman and Music Maestro on‘Mister Rogers,’ Dies at 99
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 +0000
An accomplished jazz guitarist, he appeared on more than 300 episodes of the public television show, playing alongside musicians like Wynton Marsalis and Yo-Yo Ma.

David Hockney’s Sense of Style Never Wavered
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 +0000
The painter David Hockney’s clothes roared with mirth and maximalism.

David Hockney, Who Restored the Human Form to Art, Dies at 88
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 +0000
His colorful figurative paintings were both conservative and iconoclastic, defying the dominant abstract schools of the mid-20th century.

Alan Hale, Sky Watcher Who Created a Comet Sensation, Dies at 68
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 +0000
In 1995, he and Thomas Bopp spotted, from different states, the same mysterious object in the sky. What turned out to be a comet was named after them: Hale-Bopp.

Cleve Moler, Who Unlocked the Power of Computing for Millions, Dies at 86
Sat, 13 Jun 2026 +0000
He built interfaces that allowed engineers, scientists and everyday people to solve difficult problems without having to write the underlying code.

William Coupon, Who Wanted to‘Photograph Everyone in the World,’ Dies at 73
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 +0000
Self-taught, he became a go-to portraitist for politicians, rock stars and other celebrities. He also documented Indigenous people and inmates on death row.

Duane Michals, Artist of Wit and Courage
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 +0000
Our conversations over the years were, at times, philosophical, metaphysical, honest about the daily circumstances of our lives, and dishy, a photography critic says, as he looks back.

Lee Raymond, Who Created Global Oil Behemoth Exxon Mobil, Dies at 87
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 +0000
He oversaw Exxon’s acquisition of a rival, cut costs relentlessly and denied the scientific consensus on climate change.

Ernest Chambers,‘Smothers Brothers’ TV Show Producer, Dies at 97
Wed, 10 Jun 2026 +0000
In the late 1960s, he and Saul Ilson oversaw a variety show known for its social and political satire, and together they helped fight network censors over its content.

Duane Michals, Photographer With Stories to Tell, Dies at 94
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 +0000
A self-taught artist, he brought narrative to modern photography with sequences of staged black-and-white images, often accompanied by wry or lyrical captions.

Souleymane Diallo Dies at 80; Daring, Mocking Journalist in Guinea
Wed, 10 Jun 2026 +0000
He was harassed and briefly jailed for his work on Le Lynx, his satirical weekly newspaper, which investigated and caricatured a series of repressive leaders.

John Basinger, Who Memorized All 12 Books of‘Paradise Lost,’ Dies at 92
Wed, 10 Jun 2026 +0000
After nearly nine years of practice, he made John Milton’s epic poem vividly dramatic for audiences and inspired a study of his “memory virtuosity.”

Julio Le Park, Kinetic Sculpture and Op-Art Master, Dies at 97
Tue, 09 Jun 2026 +0000
His socially engaged works, created over a 70-year career, sought to engage viewers through shifting lights, motors and even Ping-Pong balls.

Albert Wolsky, Costume Designer for‘All That Jazz’ and ‘Grease,’ Dies at 95
Tue, 09 Jun 2026 +0000
A go-to designer for directors like Bob Fosse and Paul Mazursky, he won two Oscars and created Olivia Newton-John’s indelibly sultry ensemble in “Grease.”