John Leland
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Jane LaTour, Fighter for Women in Labor Unions, Dies at 76
No stranger to blue-collar work herself, she pushed for equality in male-dominated unions and as a writer chronicled the struggles of “sisters in the brotherhoods.”
The Prophet of Urban Doom Says New York Still Has a Chance
The business professor who warned that the city might be caught in a ‘doom loop’ suddenly finds himself famous.
The Fierce Life and Sudden Death of Rebecca Lorch
Rebecca Lorch found purpose in brutal workouts and competitive weight lifting. In the end, it was not enough.
Ivy Nicholson, Model and Warhol Factory Star, Dies at 88
She blazed through 1950s Europe as a top fashion model and then became a part of the 1960s Warhol crowd in New York before falling...