Tag: Richard

US sculptor Richard Serra, the ‘poet of iron’, dies aged 85

American artist and sculptor Richard Serra has died at his home in Long Island, New York, at the age of 85. Considered one of his generation’s greatest sculptors, the San Francisco native originally studied painting at Yale University but turned to sculpting in the 1960s, inspired by trips to Europe. Serra was known for turning […]

Richard Wolfe: A business of ferrets

The word “venery” has two unrelated definitions and usages. According to the Collins dictionary, the most recent (if you can call the late 15th century “recent”) is rooted in the Latin veneria, referring to the goddess of love, Venus. Specifically, Collins describes venery as “the pursuit of sexual gratification.” The second definition, first encountered some 200 years earlier, […]

Longtime SC political consultant Richard Quinn Sr. dies

Richard Quinn Sr., a top South Carolina political consultant whose web of influence was known as the “Quinndom” and whose firm was found to have made secret payments to influential lawmakers, has died. The death was confirmed Thursday morning by Bill Stern, longtime Quinn friend and political fund-raiser. “A man is measured by his lifetime […]

Richard Truly, space shuttle astronaut and NASA administrator, dies at 86

Richard “Dick” Truly, who was one of the first astronauts to fly on the space shuttle and later led NASA as its eighth administrator, has died at the age of 86. Truly’s death on Tuesday (Feb. 27) was confirmed by the Association of Space Explorers, a professional organization for the world’s astronauts and cosmonauts, which […]

NASCAR legend Richard Petty becomes seventh Republican to disavow endorsement

NASCAR legend Richard Petty is not endorsing Christian Castelli’s 2024 campaign, his family announced over the weekend. In doing so, the King becomes the seventh Republican to withdraw an endorsement in North Carolina’s 6th Congressional District race. Throughout the 2024 election cycle, Castelli’s campaign has been circulating a video of Petty calling Castelli “a leader […]

Richard Wolfe: Moms for Liberty

Doesn’t that sound inspirational?  How could anyone take issue with moms who support — as Merriam-Webster defines liberty — “the power, right, or opportunity to choose”? And, really, who doesn’t love Mom?  And what closet Commie isn’t “for” liberty? But, in truth, there’s some cynical marketing going on there. Check that branding construction. There’s a subtle inference […]