Adam (@bernsteinobits)

Jun 6

A reminder of real valor and sacrifice on D-Day nytimes.com/2026/06/06/obitu…

5 Unsung Heroes Who Carried the Memory of D-Day

A journalist, a medic, a weather forecaster, a Medal of Honor recipient, a French commando: Their efforts showed that courage transcends race, class and gender.

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Apr 19

Thanks to @sophiewdownes, @ekbeirut, A.O. Scott, Jennifer Szalai, and @bernsteinobits! nytimes.com/2026/04/19/insid…

‘All the President’s Men’ at 50: Times Journalists Look Back

New York Times staff members shared why they regard the 1976 film as one of the best movies about their profession.

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Adam

Feb 16

Robert Duvall, chameleon of the silver screen, dies at 95 washingtonpost.com/obituarie…

Robert Duvall, chameleon of the silver screen, dies at 95

In “The Godfather” and “Apocalypse Now,” he became one of the most respected acting talents of his generation.

Adam

Jan 17

#rebeccakilgore #jazz Rebecca Kilgore, 76, Dies; Acclaimed Interpreter of American Songbook - The New York Times nytimes.com/2026/01/14/arts/…

Rebecca Kilgore, 76, Dies; Acclaimed Interpreter of American Songbook

An elegant jazz singer with adventurous taste, she counted among her fans the performer Michael Feinstein and the songwriter Dave Frishberg, who called her technique “flawless.”

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Jan 16

An elegant jazz singer with adventurous taste, she counted among her fans the performer Michael Feinstein and the songwriter Dave Frishberg, who called her technique “flawless.” nytimes.com/2026/01/14/arts/…

Rebecca Kilgore, 76, Dies; Acclaimed Interpreter of American Songbook

An elegant jazz singer with adventurous taste, she counted among her fans the performer Michael Feinstein and the songwriter Dave Frishberg, who called her technique “flawless.”

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Jan 16

#singers #music Rebecca Kilgore, 76, Dies; Acclaimed Interpreter of American Songbook - The New York Times nytimes.com/2026/01/14/arts/…

Rebecca Kilgore, 76, Dies; Acclaimed Interpreter of American Songbook

An elegant jazz singer with adventurous taste, she counted among her fans the performer Michael Feinstein and the songwriter Dave Frishberg, who called her technique “flawless.”

New York Times Music @nytimesmusic

New York Times Music

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Jan 15

Rebecca Kilgore, a jazz singer whose pure, elegant tone, impeccable swing style and adventurous musical taste helped reinvigorate the Great American Songbook, and who was a frequent partner of the songwriter and pianist Dave Frishberg, has died at 76. nytimes.com/2026/01/14/arts/…

Rebecca Kilgore, 76, Dies; Acclaimed Interpreter of American Songbook

An elegant jazz singer with adventurous taste, she counted among her fans the performer Michael Feinstein and the songwriter Dave Frishberg, who called her technique “flawless.”

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Jan 14

#jazz Rebecca Kilgore, 76, Dies; Acclaimed Interpreter of American Songbook - The New York Times nytimes.com/2026/01/14/arts/…

Rebecca Kilgore, 76, Dies; Acclaimed Interpreter of American Songbook

An elegant jazz singer with adventurous taste, she counted among her fans the performer Michael Feinstein and the songwriter Dave Frishberg, who called her technique “flawless.”

Scott Nover

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28 Dec 2025

"Never had a femme been so fatale." @bernsteinobits washingtonpost.com/obituarie…

Brigitte Bardot, French femme fatale and cultural phenomenon, dies at 91

The actress and singer was a symbol of sexual revolution. She later became an animal welfare campaigner and incendiary right-wing commenter.

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28 Dec 2025

#brigittebardot maintained a frenzied offscreen schedule that reinforced her wild-child image. She embarked on dozens of affairs and frolicked on sun-dappled Saint-Tropez, embodying a lifestyle of loose morals and tight bikinis. washingtonpost.com/obituarie…

Brigitte Bardot, French femme fatale and cultural phenomenon, dies at 91

The actress and singer was a symbol of sexual revolution. She later became an animal welfare campaigner and incendiary right-wing commenter.

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28 Dec 2025

Brigitte Bardot, French femme fatale and cultural phenomenon, dies at 91 washingtonpost.com/obituarie…

Brigitte Bardot, French femme fatale and cultural phenomenon, dies at 91

The actress and singer was a symbol of sexual revolution. She later became an animal welfare campaigner and incendiary right-wing commenter.

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19 Dec 2025

A century or so ago, it seems that no writers had this grammatical tic. Now it is everywhere. nyer.cm/vNdI5RX?utm_source=t…

The Objectively Objectionable Grammatical Pet Peeve

A semi-attentive investigation into a confounding sentence type.

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11 Dec 2025

Stephen Downing, Police Officer Who Wrote for TV, Dies at 87 - The New York Times nytimes.com/2025/12/10/arts/…

Stephen Downing, Police Officer Who Wrote for TV, Dies at 87

While serving in the L.A.P.D., he began delivering scripts for series like “Dragnet” and “Adam-12.” After retiring, he was a showrunner for “MacGyver.”

Adam

13 Nov 2025

“I think our friend has just taken leave of us,” he said. Co-Pilot of Flight Hijacked by D.B. Cooper Dies at 86 nytimes.com/2025/11/12/us/wi… via @NYTimes

William Rataczak, Co-Pilot of Flight Hijacked by D.B. Cooper, Dies at 86

He was a witness to one of the most riveting unsolved crimes in American history, which inspired scores of conspiracy theories and obsessed amateur sleuths.

Frank Rich

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25 Oct 2024

Unless @washingtonpost top editors revolt, the paper is doomed. Its best reporters are now tainted by Bezos's surrender to Trump, their reporting suspect. Prophecy: The Post's CEO, Murdoch flunky Will Lewis, will drown in the rising sea of red ink and wash ashore at @TheSun.

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4 Nov 2025

Dick Cheney, Powerful Vice President and Washington Insider, Dies at 84 nytimes.com/2025/11/04/us/po… via @NYTimes

Dick Cheney, Powerful Vice President and Washington Insider, Dies at 84

A former defense secretary and congressman, he held the nation’s No. 2 job under President George W. Bush and was an architect of policies in an era of war and economic change.

Adam

3 Nov 2025

#dianeladd Diane Ladd, multifaceted #actress, dies at 89. She played a spectrum of humanity that encompassed the tartly profane, the violently unstable and the quietly noble washingtonpost.com/obituarie…

Diane Ladd, multifaceted character actress, dies at 89

She had Oscar-nominated roles in “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore,” “Wild at Heart” and “Rambling Rose.” Her daughter Laura Dern followed her into acting.

Adam

3 Nov 2025

#dianeladd “With her Southern lilt, helmet of flaxen hair and expressive face, Ladd built a more than six-decade career on stage, TV and film. She portrayed a cotillion’s worth of Dixie belles, some sweet, others imbued with a primal drive for vengeance.” washingtonpost.com/obituarie…

Diane Ladd, multifaceted character actress, dies at 89

She had Oscar-nominated roles in “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore,” “Wild at Heart” and “Rambling Rose.” Her daughter Laura Dern followed her into acting.

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30 Oct 2025

#MariaRiva , the daughter of #MarleneDietrich, dies at 100 - The Washington Post washingtonpost.com/obituarie…

Maria Riva, the daughter who demystified Marlene Dietrich’s legend, dies at 100

She wrote a biography informed by an intimate — at times harrowing — view of the film star’s turbulent life.