Ratko Mladic, Murderous ‘Butcher of Bosnia,’ Dies at 83 NYT > Top Stories By: Dan Bilefsky 27 August 2026 at 15:44 A general during the Balkan wars of the 1990s, he was convicted in the killing of some 8,000 Muslims at Srebrenica, Europe’s deadliest massacre since World War II. © Pascal Guyot/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesRatko Mladic in Sarajevo in 1994. He was captured in 2011 and put on trial for genocide and war crimes.
Yayoi Kusama, Japanese Pop Artist Known for Polka-Dot Paintings, Dies at 97 NYT > Top Stories By: Holland Cotter 27 August 2026 at 12:40 The Japanese artist’s polka-dot-covered paintings, phallic sculptures and public performances caused a stir in New York City and Europe in the 1960s.
Tim Curry, Star of ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show,’ Dies at 80 NYT > Top Stories By: Bruce Weber 27 August 2026 at 01:23 The actor’s gift for garish eccentricity was indelibly appropriate for the outlandish, cross-dressing mad scientist Frank-N-Furter. © Evening Standard/Hulton Archive, via Getty ImagesTim Curry in 1974, the year he starred in the premiere American production of “The Rocky Horror Show” in Los Angeles.
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