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Tom Johnson, Minimalist Composer and Village Voice Critic, Dies at 85

He charted the rise of musical minimalism on New York’s downtown scene in the 1970s. He later gained notice for abstract works of his own.

By William Robin

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James Ledbetter, Media Critic and Business Journalist, Dies at 60

He wrote the Press Clips column for The Village Voice, held top jobs at Inc. magazine and Slate, and wrote a book about how the startup magazine The Industry Standard fizzled.

By Richard Sandomir

Art Books and Literature Cunanan, Andrew Phillip Deaths (Obituaries) East Village (Manhattan, NY) Indiana, Gary Semiotext(e) Village Voice Writing and Writers

Gary Indiana, Acerbic Cultural Critic and Novelist, Dies at 74

He made films, video art and photographs, but was best known as a pioneering art critic and mordant novelist.

By Penelope Green

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Ed Fancher, a Founder of The Village Voice, Is Dead at 100

A psychologist, he started the alternative weekly with Dan Wolf and Norman Mailer in 1955. “We were crazy enough to think it would succeed,” he said.

By Richard Sandomir