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Alex Williams

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Reporter and Feature Writer at The New York Times

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  • 3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Alex Williams

    With Paul Williams, he wrote enduring 1970s soft-rock classics like "We've Only Just Begun" and "Rainy Days and Mondays." Roger Nichols, a California songwriter and musician who, with his pop-alchemist partner Paul Williams, wrote an advertising jingle for a bank that turned into "We've Only Just Begun," a milestone hit for the Carpenters and a timeless wedding weeper, died on May 17 at his home in Bend, Ore. He was 84. His death, from pneumonia, was confirmed by his daughter Caroline Nichols.

  • 3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Alex Williams

    The 100 Greatest Paintings of All Time: From Botticelli and Bosch to Bacon and BasquiatIt would be a worthwhile exercise for any of us to sit down and attempt to draw up a list of our 100 favorite paintings of all time. Naturally, those …

  • 3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Alex Williams

    Shaped by early hip-hop culture, his documentaries put race in the foreground, whether the topic was hip-hop fashion, the Capitol riots or Louis Armstrong. Sacha Jenkins, a fiery journalist and documentary filmmaker who strove to tell the story of Black American culture from within, whether in incisive prose explorations of rap and graffiti art or in screen meditations on Louis Armstrong, the Wu-Tang Clan or Rick James, died on May 23 at his home in the Inwood section of Manhattan. He was 53.

  • 3 weeks ago | medium.com | Alex Williams

    Getting left behind hurts. Whether it was a breakup, ghosting, or an unexpected goodbye, the pain feels real — and heavy. But remember this: being left does not mean you are not enough. It means you’re being redirected. 🚦Here’s what to do when someone leaves you:Don’t bottle it up. Cry. Write. Talk. Let your emotions flow like a storm — it’s okay to fall apart for a moment. You’re a human being with a heart. 🤍“Ignoring pain doesn’t heal it. Feeling it does.”Block. Mute. Unfollow.

  • 1 month ago | nytimes.com | Alex Williams

    Nacido en Chicago, corpulento y despreocupado, se convirtió en un elemento básico de las salas de estar de todo el país durante más de una década como uno de los borrachos favoritos de Estados Unidos. Cheers. A su lado están John Ratzenberger, en el centro, y Nicholas Colasanto. Entre Wendt y Colasanto está Rhea Perlman. Delante están Shelley Long y Ted Danson. Credit...

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Alex Williams @AlexwilliamsNYC
2 Apr 22

“Apollo 10 1/2,” Reviewed: Richard Linklater Unites Inner and Outer Life | The New Yorker https://t.co/D9maSMssCR

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25 Mar 22

RT @NYTStyles: If you thought Rolex watches were expensive before... https://t.co/oyalAJbb3y

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Alex Williams @AlexwilliamsNYC
16 Feb 22

via ⁦@nytimes⁩ Great piece on a great writer. https://t.co/lqKFiOzWeC