James Garner, Elaine Stritch, Kanye West, And The Culture Of Creative Cowardice

A reporter recalls that to be up close and personal with Elaine Stritch was to be caught up in a maelstrom of dramas — plural.

By the time she died yesterday at the age of 89, Elaine Stritch had made a name for herself in many ways—for her one-woman shows, for her indomitable will, and for her unique, often pants-less fashion sense—but perhaps 

James Garner died over the weekend at the age of 86. Before he was the star of Maverick and The Rockford Files, he was a lot of other things. As The New York Times wrote of his colorful career history: “Mr. Garner came to acting late, and by accident

James Garner died over the weekend at the age of 86. Before he was the star of Maverick and The Rockford Files, he was a lot of other things. As The New York Times wrote of his colorful career history: “Mr. Garner came to acting late, and by accident

James Garner died over the weekend at the age of 86. Before he was the star of Maverick and The Rockford Files, he was a lot of other things. As The New York Times wrote of his colorful career history: “Mr. Garner came to acting late, and by accident