Roy Thomas Baker, Who Helped Produce ‘Bohemian Rhapsody,’ Dies at 78
Among the most successful music producers in the 1970s and ’80s, he helped churn out hits for acts like Queen, the Cars, Journey and Foreigner.
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Aliza Magen, Highest-Ranking Woman in the Mossad, Dies at 87
Her career at Israel’s national intelligence agency included working undercover before serving as deputy under three directors.
Francis, the First Latin American Pope, Dies at 88
Pope Francis, who rose from modest means in Argentina to become the first Jesuit and Latin American pontiff, who clashed bitterly with traditionalists in his push for a more inclusive Roman Catholic Church, and who spoke out tirelessly for migrants …
Nothing Lasts. How Do We Face It?
BEAUTY: THE TRADITION OF IMPERMANENCE “SEE THE TREE there? It’s turning red, right?” I looked to see what Kotaro Nishibori, the last manufacturer of paper umbrellas in Kyoto, was pointing at. On our left was a line of cherry trees, their leaves …
Why Some of Japan’s Most Exciting Cultural Figures Are of Korean Descent
The artists, musicians and writers pushing past decades of historical erasure.