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Barbara G. Walker, Knitting Innovator, Is Dead at 95

After teaching herself to knit, she invented and cataloged stitch patterns, publishing seven foundational books that sold hundreds of thousands of copies.

Mario Paglino, 52, and Gianni Grossi, 54, Die; Designers Made Barbies Into Art

They transformed dolls into one-of-a-kind pieces that sold for thousands of dollars. A married couple, they died in a car crash in Italy.

Paul Marantz, Lighting Designer of 9/11 Memorial and Studio 54, Dies at 87

Using neon, searchlights — or even shadows — he dramatically shaped the look of prominent spaces in almost every corner of the world.

Elizabeth Pochoda, Journalist Who Traversed the New York Media World, Dies at 83

She was a writer and a top editor at publications as diverse as The Nation, Vogue and Entertainment Weekly. She also helped found Grand Street…

Linda Williams, Who Introduced Pornography to Academia, Dies at 78

One of the first to write seriously about a fraught subject, she also played a major role in developing the field of film studies and…

Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin on Her New Home and Book

It took Doris Kearns Goodwin a while to adjust to leaving the Concord, Mass., farmhouse she shared with her husband. But Boston has its compensations.

Inside a ‘Hadestown’ Star’s Home in Harlem

‘I’ve been here a while,’ said Lillias White, who plays Hermes in the Tony-winning musical. ‘Hence the clutter.’

When Nate Berkus Decorates Your Home, It’s Best Not to Change a Thing

Just ask the actors Patrick Page and Paige Davis, whose Upper West Side apartment has remained virtually untouched for two decades.

Even at 95, Stan Herman Is Still in Fashion With His New Memoir

In his new memoir, “Uncross Your Legs,” Stan Herman chronicles a lifetime of adventures in apparel (and out).

How a Hallmark Holiday Movie Screenwriter Got Her Dream House

A Hallmark Channel screenwriter shares her secret for prevailing over all-cash offers: “Maybe what I do for a living gave me a little bit of…