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The Lives They Lived
Craig Cutler for The New York Times
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Table of Contents

The Lives They Lived

Remembering some of the artists, innovators and thinkers we lost in the past year.

Ghosts in the Machine

Social media has changed the way we mourn, for the better.

The Thread

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