Tuesday Obituary on a Thursday: Leonard Cohen, Trevor Pinch
I’d texted Trevor that morning to let him know that Cohen had left us. His reply read “Good that he didn’t have to see this!”
Sahar Tavakoli
Sahar Tavakoli writes The Stopgap’s late news (10 letters).
Friday Crossword XI: Something borrowed
If it were easy it wouldn't be fun.
Tuesday Obituary: Diego Maradona
Maradona, shoes untied, danced to Opus’ Live is Life, hands on his hips while a completely docile ball sat perfectly still on the greatest head of hair football has ever known.
Friday Crossword X: Slice and Dice
If it were easy it wouldn't be fun.
Tuesday Obituary: All Direction
Two rallies were held in Milan this last Saturday, both in the same quarter of the city and both beginning at the same hour.
Friday Crossword IX: Veneration X
If it were easy it wouldn't be fun.
Tuesday Obituary: Patty Burghy
The sometimes-vowel ‘y’ was the hippest letter in the alphabet and Patty Burghy already had two.
Friday Crossword VIII: Same-same, but different.
If it were easy it wouldn't be fun.
Tuesday Obituary: The Witch
Born on the supercontinent some time between 14,000 and 10,000 BCE, it is unclear if she went by any other name.