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Victor S. Navasky, a Leading Liberal Voice in Journalism, Dies at 90

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Victor S. Navasky, a Leading Liberal Voice in Journalism, Dies at 90

Witty and contrarian, he was the longtime editor and later publisher of The Nation and wrote an acclaimed book about the Hollywood blacklisting era.

By Joseph Berger

Gwen Knapp, Sportswriter Who Looked at the Big Picture, Dies at 61

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Gwen Knapp, Sportswriter Who Looked at the Big Picture, Dies at 61

She was well known in the San Francisco area for focusing on subjects like racism, sexism and drugs, in columns that sometimes angered sports stars.

By Kevin Draper

Rachel Comey Collaborates With the New York Review of Books

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Rachel Comey Collaborates With the New York Review of Books

Rachel Comey’s collaboration with The New York Review of Books is the latest flirtation between the fashion and literary worlds.

By Marie Solis

Jonathan Raban, Adventurous Literary Traveler, Dies at 80

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Jonathan Raban, Adventurous Literary Traveler, Dies at 80

An expatriate Briton, he followed Huckleberry Finn’s Mississippi, sailed to Alaska and explored eastern Montana. But, he said, he was not a “travel writer.”

By Richard Sandomir