Deaths (Obituaries)

December 30, 2020

Pierre Cardin: He Dressed Jane Jetson and Lady Gaga

Advertisement Continue reading the main story Supported by Continue reading the main story Critic’s notebook Pierre Cardin: He Dressed Jane Jetson and Lady Gaga Some observations […]
December 29, 2020

Pierre Cardin, Visionary Fashion Designer, Dies at 98

Advertisement Continue reading the main story Supported by Continue reading the main story BREAKING Pierre Cardin, Designer to the Famous and Merchant to the Masses, Dies […]
December 26, 2020

Michael Alig, Club Kid Who Served Prison Time for Manslaughter, Is Dead

Advertisement Continue reading the main story Supported by Continue reading the main story Michael Alig, Fixture of New York City Nightlife, Dies at 54 Mr. Alig, […]
November 23, 2020

Lady Elizabeth Anson, Party Planner to the Royals, Dies at 79

She was born at Windsor, but unlike her royal relatives, she had to make a living and went to work at 19. Cripplingly shy, by her […]
November 12, 2020

Pearl Chin Dies at 71; Her Knitting Store Was a Haven and a Hub

Pearl Chin, the founder of Knitty City, a yarn shop on the Upper West Side of Manhattan that became an inclusive sanctuary for urban knitters — […]
November 3, 2020

Betty Dodson, Women’s Guru of Self-Pleasure, Dies at 91

Betty Dodson, a feminist sexologist and evangelist of self-pleasure who taught generations of women how to masturbate in workshops, books and videos, seeing the do-it-yourself climax […]
October 21, 2020

Modern Love Podcast: After the Breakup

Listen and subscribe to Modern LoveApple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher ‘Even though we hadn’t lasted, the way we had bridged the political and cultural divide […]
October 2, 2020

Cat Bordhi, Who Challenged Traditional Ways of Knitting, Dies at 69

Cat Bordhi, who found joyful rebellion in thinking up new techniques for knitting socks, cowls and other clothing, and whose books encouraged others to question the […]
September 26, 2020

Keith Hufnagel, Pro Skateboarder and Entrepreneur, Dies at 46

Keith Hufnagel, a professional skateboarder who grew a San Francisco streetwear store, Huf, into a global apparel company by the same name, died on Thursday at […]
September 23, 2020

Jackie Stallone, Celebrity Astrologer and Sylvester’s Mother, Dies at 98

Jackie Stallone, the matriarch of a celebrity family who became something of a celebrity in her own right as an astrologer, died on Monday at her […]