Influential designer Gaetano Pesce dies at 84 in Manhattan
Gaetano Pesce an inventive Italian designer and architect died in Manhattan after a stroke. He was 84 and known for experimental works from the Up chair to open office concepts and plant clad buildings. He lived in New York for decades and shaped postwar design with playful yet political forms.
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Matthew Schneier
New York Magazine
Martin Almada and the Archive of Terror in Paraguay
Martin Almada a Paraguayan educator lawyer and rights activist whose torture imprisonment and the death of his wife highlighted the Stroessner regime and Operation Condor. After exile in France he returned to uncover the 700000 page archive in Lambaré guiding trials against police and military officials and shaping regional accountability.
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Santiago
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Julieta Heduvan
Americas Quarterly
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National Academy of Agronomy
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Celestina Pérez
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Frontline
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Argentina
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Panama
Paris
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Miami Herald
Lambaré
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Colorado Party
Maine mourns former Gov Joe Brennan 89 died in Portland
Joe Brennan longtime Maine political figure and former governor and congressman died at his Portland home at age 89. He lived on Munjoy Hill childhood poverty shaped his public service and he helped push education reform highway safety and the Maine Indian Land Claims settlement act. Fellow leaders praised his integrity mentorship and lasting influence on Maine politics.
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