Jean Houston, a spellbinding figure in the human potential movement of the 1960s who used guided imagery to inspire unmoored suburbanites, burned-out executives and even Hillary Rodham Clinton, helping Mrs. Clinton conduct imaginary conversations at the White House with Eleanor Roosevelt, died on May 16 at her home in Ashland, Ore. She was 89. Her…
Jean Ziegler, a prolific Swiss writer, sociologist and politician who infuriated his compatriots by calling attention to the dark underside of their cuckoo-clock paradise, earning him lawsuits, death threats and fierce reprobation, died on Wednesday in Geneva. He was 92. His death, in a retirement home, was confirmed by his son, Dominique. Mr. Ziegler was…
Having joined the hungry (curious adjective) ranks of those who like to coin a word, Mr. Mailer then takes such a fancy to “factoid” that you’d think he hadn’t had a neologism in a month of Sundays; “factoids” and “factoidals” litter every few pages of what he calls his “Novel Biography.” The supply is far…
Two years ago, actors from the hit HBO drama “Succession” dominated the theater. This season, New York theater has traded boardrooms for an emergency room and a fine-dining prep kitchen. Three actors from the HBO hospital drama “The Pitt” are appearing onstage, joined by three actors from the FX restaurant dramedy “The Bear.” Earlier this…
