Notable deaths: Raymond Harding, Benjamin W. Heineman Sr., Dale Olson, David Rakoff, Mel Stuart. Smaller Text Larger Text Text Size He jolted the Democrats in 1989 when he backed Giuliani against David Dinkins, a Democrat. Dinkins won but when
UPDATED: David Rakoff — a sharp, sardonic wit who delighted listeners of This American Life and readers of his books of essays — died after a two-year fight with cancer on Thursday. He was 47. Born in Canada, Rakoff started his career in publishing,
Humorous writer David Rakoff has passed away. He was 47 years old. He wrote three books: Don't Get Too Comfortable, Fraud and the Thurber Prize-winning essay collection, Half Empty. He was also a frequent contributor
Frank Gunn/AP. Author David Rakoff found his voice in humor essays and public radio. David Rakoff, an award-winning humorist whose cynical outlook on life and culture developed a loyal following of readers and radio listeners, has died after a long
I saw David Rakoff before I read a word by him. He was participating in a Symphony Space discussion with Sloane Crosley, and he read a passage from his third book, Half Empty, in which he marvels at the earlier inhabitants of the New World. How does
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