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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
NanoClaw now armed with JFrog for safer packages
Sat, 13 Jun 2026 +0200
AI agents can't be trusted, so don't give them dangerous powers
SK Hynix to boost memory production 3x ... you can wait another 8 years, right?
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 +0200
We're moving as fast as we can, says SK Group chair
Holy git! Microsoft code-sharing site suffers downtime, despite move to Azure
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 +0200
GitHub caught off guard by customers actually using the AI being evangelized
MX Linux 25.2 provides possible refuge from AI as well as systemd
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 +0200
Plus, Raspberry Pi edition finally catches up
Fired IT worker jailed for 21 months after sabotaging old school district
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 +0200
Iowan’s scheme undone after misplacing trust in former coworker
KPMG's AI report becomes an accidental demo of AI hallucinations
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 +0200
GPTZero claims only 5 of the report's 45 citations matched their sources, raising questions about how the Big Four's AI study was assembled
Novo Nordisk reports cyberattack as UK gives Wegovy pill the nod
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 +0200
Clinical trial participant data stolen, but pharma giant says exposed records were pseudonymized
Amazon owns up to using 2.5bn gallons of H2O in its bit barns last year
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 +0200
The West's biggest online shopping mall comes clean about its datacenter water usage
Microsoft has mostly repaired flaw in Surface hardware that allowed unprotected devices to be bricked by a single packet
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 +0200
And it was Microsoft Copilot that unwittingly revealed the longstanding vulnerability
Google fires sueball at alleged Chinese phishers over AI-powered fraud ops
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 +0200
Telegram-based 'Outsider Enterprise' accused of sending millions of scam texts and impersonating trusted brands
Elon Musk is now worth more than $1,000,000,000,000
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 +0200
Retail investors lined up to get a handful of Musk's magic beans in SpaceX's debut
Met Police boss threatens to cut 700 frontline jobs after Palantir deal blocked
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 +0200
Commissioner Mark Rowley says automation savings are now 'at risk'
Plymouth council exposes hundreds in latest local government email gaffe
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 +0200
Authority admits mass message to home-schooling families revealed recipients' addresses, prompting ICO report and apology
UK digital ID gets brain trust to 'challenge' ministers on policy
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 +0200
CEO of Mumsnet among the six-member team
BOFH: For one ambitious security type, chaos is a ladder
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 +0200
Mission Control sends its regards
Windows bowls a BSOD at sports fans
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 +0200
It's just not cricket
Delos Data offers AI chip startups a fast track to rack scale
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 +0200
Half the trouble of building an Nvidia NVL or AMD Helios competitor is just getting the networking out of the box
This is your BIOS speaking. Please fix me. Your PC is broken
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 +0200
Casual IT team learns that building bespoke PCs can be a false economy
Claude is ready for its corporate close-up
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 +0200
IDC says recent moves show Anthropic racing to meet enterprise requirements
Everyone hates frontier AI labs, says Palantir boss
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 +0200
'Enterprises are fed up,' says Alex Karp, because LLM makers 'want to tokenmax' instead of understanding enterprise needs
Anthropic recruits army to sell Claude to nonprofits
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 +0200
Join Claude Corps, see the world, spread the gospel of AI
ShinyHunters hacked 100+ orgs by exploiting an Oracle PeopleSoft 0-day
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 +0200
University of Nottingham is first of many, Shiny tells The Reg
Google's new open-weights model brings image-generation tricks to AI text generation
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 +0200
Language model builds on diffusion tech to boost output performance by up to 4x, claims Chocolate Factory
Microsoft's worst 'Nightmare' unleashes BitLocker bypass 0-day
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 +0200
Another day, another Windows exploit code
Hand-cranked AI box lets you get a workout while you wait for answers
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 +0200
We're all familiar with AI cranks by now, but what about crank-powered AIs?
Graviton 5 impresses, but please, for the love of all that's holy, stop calling them 'AI chips'
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 +0200
AWS better at running chip fabs than their mouths
ZTE wins three Selular Award 2026 honors for AI-powered network innovation
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 +0200
PARTNER CONTENT: Recognized for breakthrough achievements in FWA, Network Ecosystem, and Native AI Baseband, ZTE solidifies its role as a key driver of Indonesia’s 5G-Advanced and AI economic growth
Trump phone has HTC guts. Tremendous guts. The best guts
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 +0200
iFixit teardown reveals two-year-old, mid-range, Chinese Android
VRChat says somebody faked a breach notice with the Maine AG's office
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 +0200
'We have no reason to believe that our data or systems have been compromised. We are in the process of contacting the Maine Attorney General's office to have this removed.'
Cost per sample? Try cost per attempt
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 +0200
PARTNER CONTENT Your genomics pipeline is probably failing 30% of the time and you're paying for all of it
Apple gives Mac devs a WSL-ish thing to call their own
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 +0200
Persistent containers promise native tooling and strong isolation, though docs, features, and memory handling need polish
Race against re-entry: Swift's would-be saviour straps itself to a rocket
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 +0200
Katalyst's LINK spacecraft is go for integration, with a launch from Kwajalein expected within weeks
Apple version of Office 2019 becomes useless in a month
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 +0200
The only solution is to buy an upgrade (or switch providers)
Dutch chip startup claims all-European fab flow– with help from a very American friend
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 +0200
Satnav parts designed and manufactured in the EU, but using GlobalFoundries to produce them
OpenAI could go from AI pioneer to AI's BlackBerry, says Forrester
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 +0200
As OpenAI courts investors and chases enterprise customers, Forrester says today's AI leader could become tomorrow's cautionary tale
Oracle's AI datacenter splurge gives investors the capex jitters
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 +0200
Q4 sales climbed 21%, but Wall Street more interested in $70B buildout bill
Met Police joins forces with Apple to choke London's stolen phone trade
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 +0200
Intelligence-sharing pact tracks kit that comes back online after being nicked
Malware scare keeps schoolkids home for a second day
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 +0200
Great Marlow restricts network access while it investigates suspected infection
NS&I dangles£220K salary for CEO willing to straighten out £3B IT mess
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 +0200
Comes with a corner office, government scrutiny, and the 'full-spectrum disaster' known as Project Rainbow
Nottingham Uni says student records raided after ShinyHunters claims cyberattack
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 +0200
Crooks claim 40 GB haul as breach database pegs number of exposed email addresses at 455K
UK Treasury still deciding whether to show up to£1.7B ERP program it agreed to fund
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 +0200
Move from Oracle put back until December following delays to Workday rollout
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NY Times Arts/Music:
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.
At the Kennedy Center, a Name Change Shrouded in Uncertainty
Sun, 14 Jun 2026 +0000
President Trump’s name was removed from the arts institution’s facade overnight on Saturday. Many questions remain, including whether or not it stays off.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Jack White, Sylvan Esso: Songs to Know This Week
Sat, 13 Jun 2026 +0000
Jack White makes his slide guitar scream, Sylvan Esso rocks out and 7 more new tracks to know.
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.
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.
Steven Spielberg on How to Build Suspense in‘Disclosure Day’
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 +0000
The director narrates a scene from his movie that is a continuation, of sorts, of a sequence he filmed for his feature-length debut,“Duel,” in 1971.
Slayyyter Had One Last Chance for Pop Stardom, and She Nailed It
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 +0000
After a few attempts that didn’t fully connect, the St. Louis singer was ready to walk away, but not before making a raw album of thrashed pop, “Worst Girl in America.”
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.
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 Is Said to Have Died in Collision of Helicopters 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.
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.
‘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.
Jane Yolen, Whose Books for Children Drew on Everyday Life, Dies at 87
Sun, 14 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.
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.
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.
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
Sat, 13 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.
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.
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’
Sat, 13 Jun 2026 +0000
Disclosure Day shows that after 50 years Spielberg’s fixations are the same, but his faith in the system has deteriorated.
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.
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 León 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.
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.
JR Conjures a Mountainous Illusion Out of the Pont Neuf in Paris
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 +0000
Four decades after the conceptual artist Christo draped the Pont Neuf with fabric, JR, a French street artist, offers his own trick of the eye.
What I Learned From David Hockney
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 +0000
The curator Norman Rosenthal knew the artist for over 60 years and still discovered something new when they collaborated on a final blockbuster show.
With iPhones and Faxes, David Hockney Embraced Tech
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 +0000
Polaroids and photocopiers also gave the artist possibilities for creating in forms vastly different from his paintings.
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.
The Pianist Igor Levit Bets Big on Recordings With His Own Label
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 +0000
Despite woes in the recording industry, Levit announced the founding of No Silence, which will release three albums this fall.
7 New Movies Our Critics Are Talking About This Week
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 +0000
Whether you’re a casual moviegoer or an avid buff, our reviewers think these films are worth knowing about.
How‘The Furious’ Somersaults Through a Wild Action Scene
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 +0000
The new movie is packed with showstopping action, but one standout sequence has our hero rolling over a pyramid of henchmen. Here’s what it took.
The Books Times Readers Are Most Excited About This Summer
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 +0000
Lush historical fiction, gripping thrillers, true crime, laugh-out-loud essays and more: Here are the books you’ve saved most to your reading lists.
‘Disclosure Day’ | Anatomy of a Scene
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 +0000
The director Steven Spielberg breaks down an action sequence from his new film“Disclosure Day” for Anatomy of a Scene.
‘The Gas Station Attendant’ Review: A Daughter’s Questions
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 +0000
Karla Murthy retells her Indian dad’s life story to better understand her own in this deeply personal documentary.
Late Night Prepares for Trump’s U.F.C. Birthday Fight at the White House
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 +0000
Jimmy Fallon called the president“the only 80-year-old yelling, ‘Get on my lawn!’”
Review:‘Romeo&Juliet’ Find Too Little Love in the Park
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 +0000
For the Public Theater’s Shakespeare in the Park, the director Saheem Ali presents a strangely low-energy version of the tragedy.
Kennedy Center Appeals Order to Remove Trump’s Name
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 +0000
One day before a deadline to take the president’s name off its facade, the arts institution appealed a federal judge’s ruling that also temporarily blocked it from closing.
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.
‘North Star’ Explores Frederick Douglass’s Ties to Ireland
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 +0000
Hunted by slavers, the abolitionist escaped briefly to Britain and Ireland. A new show at the Irish Arts Center combines his speeches with performances by local students.
Boston Symphony in Crisis Over Dismissal of Andris Nelsons
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 +0000
Chad Smith, the orchestra’s president, admitted missteps in terminating Andris Nelsons’s contract but stood by the decision and won’t step down.
‘Doctor Who’ Is in Limbo. What Does That Mean for Fans?
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 +0000
The BBC said there would be no Christmas special this year and is looking for a production company to take on the sci-fi classic. Followers have already dubbed this uncertain period“the Wilderness Years 2.0.”
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.
For Painting’s Great Skeptic, Gerhard Richter, History Is a Blur
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 +0000
Our critic Jason Farago on how the artist conceived a new way forward for landscape painting.
Orlan’s Face Is Her Canvas, and Her Calling Card
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 +0000
Orlan transformed herself through plastic surgery in the 1990s for an art project. Now, she is lecturing at the Louvre about changing perceptions of beauty.
‘Stop! That! Train!’ Review: Gleefully Going Off the Rails
Thu, 11 Jun 2026 +0000
RuPaul stars as the American president, who must contend with an unfolding transit crisis and drag queens galore as a dangerous storm approaches.
NY Times Obituaries:
Jean Ziegler, Swiss Gadfly Who Provoked His Countrymen, Dies at 92
Sun, 14 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
Sun, 14 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
Sat, 13 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.
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.
Singer Oliver Tree Is Said to Have Died in Collision of Helicopters 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.
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.”
Hoyle Schweitzer, Who Brought Windsurfing to the Masses, Dies at 93
Tue, 09 Jun 2026 +0000
With his friend Jim Drake, he built the Windsurfer, a sailboard that was cheaper and more portable than most sailboats. It became a global phenomenon.
Gordon S. Wood, Pioneering Historian of Early America, Dies at 92
Tue, 09 Jun 2026 +0000
In a Pulitzer-winning book,“The Radicalism of the American Revolution,” he wrote that the colonists rose up against an entire worldview, not just against taxation.
Billie Tisch, Influential New York Philanthropist, Dies at 98
Mon, 08 Jun 2026 +0000
The billionaire widow of Laurence Tisch, she raised money for WNYC radio and other cultural organizations, along with Jewish, medical and educational institutions.