Sonallah Ibrahim, Egyptian Novelist of Irony and Dissent, Dies at 88

Starting with “That Smell” in 1966, he wrote with stark power about themes of repression in the Egyptian police state.

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Noel Gallagher Wouldn’t Buy His Music Zine. Now, He’s an Arts Reporter.

Alex Marshall, a European culture reporter for The New York Times, has turned a music obsession into an arts journalism career.

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Robert W. Fuller, Who Championed Dignity Over ‘Rankism,’ Dies at 88

He identified as a “citizen diplomat” and preached mutual respect because, he explained, “everybody is a somebody.”

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Sol Stern, Lapsed Liberal and Conservative Heretic, Dies at 89

He broke with the left over its criticism of Israel and what he saw as its anti-Americanism. But he also became a critic of Donald Trump.

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Samuel Abt, Tour de France Writer for 30 Years, Dies at 91

He wrote about the elite cycling race for The New York Times and The International Herald Tribune. He said he was smitten by the Tour from the first day.

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Ronald Ribman, 92, Dies; His Plays Mined the Absurdity of Existence

He set his frequently neurotic characters in bleak, morally ambiguous situations where laughter, as he put it, “is a measure of the sickness of society.”

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Chinese Police Detain Dozens of Writers Over Gay Erotic Online Novels

The genre known as Boys’ Love, stories written mostly by and for straight women, has been in the authorities’ sights for years.

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Rod Nordland, 75, Dies; War Reporter Who Also Wrote of His Own Struggle

Motivated by the helplessness of his boyhood, he described the lives of vulnerable people in conflicts around the world and later his own terminal illness.

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Son of Author Michael Chabon Is Charged With Rape in Manhattan

Abraham Chabon, a New York University student, is accused in a criminal complaint of sexual assault. He has pleaded not guilty.

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William Langewiesche, the ‘Steve McQueen of Journalism,’ Dies at 70

He was a master of long form narratives, often involving high-stakes topics. He reported for Vanity Fair, The Atlantic and The New York Times Magazine.

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