By Anna Ditkoff, Edward Ericson Jr. & Lee Gardner
Published: 12/24/2008
Death took its usual toll this year, and seemingly then some. Genocide, war, terrorist attacks, disease — yikes. But for the purposes of this tribute to influential cultural notables whose deaths deserve a little extra note, it was a terrible harvest. In addition to the loss of A-list names li...[MORE]
Published: 11/10/1999
Types: Culture, Health & science
In a building in Westwood, Mass., sits a room with a computer on which more than 20 million files wait, growing in number and complexity every day, each one starting with a name. They are medical files, and they include information about a person’s...[MORE]