Man Who Taught the Stars to Clown Is Dead at 82
Philippe Gaulier built a career tormenting would-be clowns and comedians—and they flocked to him for it. The…
Bodybuilder Jason Lowe Dies at 38: Olympia Competitor’s Death Shocks Fitness World
The bodybuilding world was dealt another tragic blow this week after learning that prolific bodybuilder, Jason Lowe passed…
Oraculum – Hybris Divina Review
New year, new beginnings. And just as my resolutions refresh and my word count resets to zero, Chilean…
The designer who renewed visual memory
Tourist brochure for the Greek National Tourist Organization, 1960. Michalis Katzourakis, together with his wife Agni and fellow…
Prolific B.C. artist was enthralled by beauty and strangeness
Open this photo in gallery: Gathie Falk at the Vancouver Art Gallery.Supplied Gathie Falk was a tireless innovator,…
New Zealand’s longest serving mayor dies at 78 after long illness
Tim Shadbolt obituary: New Zealand’s longest serving mayor dies at 78 after long illness ZB Choose a region…
Tim Shadbolt obituary: New Zealand’s longest serving mayor dies at 78 after long illness
He first served as Invercargill mayor from 1993 to 1995, but while he was mayor, he contested the…
Photographers We Lost in 2025
Left to right: Sebastião Salgado, Oliviero Toscani, Martin Parr. 2025 has marked the passing of several influential photographers…
Former Mr. America and Gold’s Gym Venice Trainer Dean Tornabene Passes Away at 67 – Fitness Volt
The bodybuilding community is coming to terms with another painful loss. On Dec. 29, 2025, it was revealed…
Cecilia Giménez, the amateur painter who ‘botched’ the ‘Ecce Homo’ fresco restoration, dies aged 91
Cecilia Giménez Zueco, the amateur artist who went viral with her well-intentioned by ultimately ill-fated restoration of a…
The Creative, Inspiring People We Lost in 2025
Amid all of io9’s lists looking back at the year’s best books, movies, TV shows, and more, there’s…
Martin Parr: The Photographer Who Inspired Me To Pick Up a Camera
GB. England. New Brighton. From ‘The Last Resort’. 1983-85. Martin Parr made a huge impression on me early…