Remembering the greats: Notable personalities who passed away in 2018
From soul diva Aretha Franklin to astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, and former United Nations chief Kofi Annan.
From soul diva Aretha Franklin to astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, and former United Nations chief Kofi Annan.
Tom Wolfe, the white-suited wizard of “New Journalism” who exuberantly chronicled American culture from the Merry Pranksters through the space race before turning his satiric wit to such novels as “The Bonfire of the Vanities” and “A Man in Full,” has died. He was 88.
The hipster chariot du jour is the café racer, a low-slung, stripped-down speed machine that exudes a vintage vibe and the ineffable, Steve McQueen-like air of cool toughness (or tough coolness) that every man-boy aspires to.
Oscar Corral thought someone was yanking his chain the day the phone rang at The Miami Herald newsroom and a soft-spoken voice with just a hint of southern drawl said: “Oscar Corral, this is Tom Wolfe.”
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