"Lee was an acclaimed sideman and session player with a rich acoustic bass sound. His sensitive approach and versatility — he could be gentle or intense, depending on the song — made him a favorite of producers." - Washington Post
Haebler was a pianist who "drew particular acclaim for her performances and recordings of the works of Mozart, impressing critics while still in her 20s with elegant interpretations that set her apart from other musicians of her day." - The New York Times
Okay, it was a New York Post reporter, but still … "The confrontation … at professor Shellyne Rodriguez's apartment building on Tuesday came after the newspaper published a story about an earlier episode in which Rodriguez had cursed at anti-abortion activists at Hunter College," which has fired her after this incident. - AP
I had asked the chatbot to make the choice for me, and it had said that I should prioritize “valuable experiences” that contribute to my “overall well-being.” This instruction was welcome, as it was beautiful outside and, more importantly, not even noon on Monday, so I dutifully did as I was told. - Vice
"Justice Timothy Fancourt said a trial in January will have to determine whether The Sun had carried out unlawful information gathering that included tapping his landline and bugging his car and breaking into his home." - AP
"(He was a) shocking and influential avant-garde artist who defied sexual and religious taboos in such short films as Scorpio Rising and Fireworks and dished the most lurid movie star gossip in his underground classic Hollywood Babylon." - AP
"Few stars traveled so far and overcame so much. Physically battered, emotionally devastated and financially ruined by her 20-year relationship with Ike Turner, she became a superstar on her own in her 40s ... and remained a top concert draw for years after." - AP
"Quite suddenly, I lost most of the hearing in my left ear, and nobody has an explanation for it," he said. As if that weren't bad enough, a case of COVID left him frail. He's not necessarily sorry if this means he can no longer perform, though. - The Hollywood Reporter
"He wrote a stream of reviews but refused, to the displeasure of bosses, to rate films by a star system. 'He always defended that by saying 'If we give stars, no one will read the review. And movies are more complicated than that', said (his wife,) Pat." - MSN (Chicago Tribune)
In a dizzying fall from grace, Lisa Schiff was accused by a close friend and client of running a “Ponzi scheme” and misappropriating millions of dollars from art deals. Her website quickly disappeared from the internet, and on May 17, she filed a notice with New York Supreme Court that her business was defunct. - The Daily Beast
The actress was basically terrified of audiences. "Now and again she’d puke in the wastebasket, because she was so wired and scared and 'Oh my God, what’ll they think? I’ve got to do a good job.'" - The Guardian (UK)
Amis "was among the celebrated group of novelists including Salman Rushdie, Ian McEwan and Julian Barnes, whose works defined the British literary scene in the 1980s." - The Guardian (UK)
"Salman Rushdie made an emotional and unexpected return to public life Thursday night, attending the annual gala of PEN America and giving the event's final speech as he accepted a special prize, the PEN Centenary Courage Award, just nine months after being stabbed repeatedly and hospitalized." - AP
Sources close to him report that Gergiev—who, before the war, would drop by the theater three or four times a month—now spends most of his time in St. Petersburg. - Van
While he got that nickname for making his fortune by buying distressed real estate cheap, he earned his greatest notoriety for his leveraged buyout of the Tribune Group (Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, others), where his bankruptcy declaration, savage cuts and layoffs caused havoc. - Fortune
