Daniel E. Slotnik
@DSlotnik
New York Times proofing project. Former reporter for the Live desk and @nytmetro, dearly departed from @nytobits.
Nino Tempo played saxophone with artists like Frank Sinatra, Bobby Darin and John Lennon. But what fans of '60s pop will likely remember is "Deep Purple," the chart-topping record he put out in 1963 with his sister, April Stevens. nytimes.com/2025/04/17/art…
Jay North, who played the well-meaning, trouble-causing protagonist of the popular CBS sitcom “Dennis the Menace” from 1959 to 1963, has died. RIP to the main player in a classic sitcom, and grateful to work with @aepetri1 nytimes.com/2025/04/06/art…
Must-read on NYC's Frank E. Campbell funeral home, which has sent off some of the world's greatest luminaries. By @AlexVadukul nytimes.com/2024/09/10/sty…
Wonderful look at The Times morgue, where the history of the paper and many other things resides in yellowing clip folders. nytimes.com/2024/06/02/ins…
Two guardian dogs escaped Stone Barns, a famous farm, killed a poodle and injured the woman walking her, raising questions among former and current employees and experts about the safety of the farm's dog program. nytimes.com/2024/04/19/nyr…
Very excited to check out Margalit Fox's forthcoming book "The Talented Mrs. Mandelbaum." The tagline: "America's first great mob boss was a nice Jewish mother." Here's a trailer: youtube.com/watch?v=6ynn5k…
Jennell Jaquays, who made luminous fantasy paintings, classic adventures for tabletop role-playing games like Dungeons & Dragons, and distinctive levels in popular video games like Quake II, died on Jan. 10. RIP to a remarkable artist and designer. nytimes.com/2024/02/01/art…
George A. Cohon, a Chicago-born entrepreneur who, by introducing the Big Mac — or the Bolshoi Mak — to Moscow in 1990, helped whet Russians’ appetite for capitalism, died at 86. Fantastic lede by @samrob12 nytimes.com/2023/12/12/bus…
"Ostracods around the world use their luminous snot for many purposes, like performing courtship displays or forcing predators to spit them back up (apparently the mucous tastes really bad)." nytimes.com/2023/11/28/sci…
Marty Krofft and his brother Sid made programs that captured audiences from Saturday morning to prime time, including fantastical children’s fare, like “H.R. Pufnstuf” and “Land of the Lost,” and variety shows, like “Donny and Marie.” Gift link: nytimes.com/2023/11/25/obi…
Marty Krofft, who with his brother Sid created trippy children's TV classics like "H.R. Pufnstuf," died at 86. nytimes.com/2023/11/25/obi… RIP to someone who helped make some of the strangest programs on the small screen a reality.
The Overlooked book is out! Read about incredible people who have now received obits in The NYT.
Overlooked has officially hit bookshelves -- get your copy wherever books are sold! bit.ly/3ATmYRp
Here’s the final @nytimes sports section written and produced by the NYT’s sports department, which our company has closed. I started working in the section 19-1/2 years ago, and this moment is breaking my heart.
Call her the Rabbi Whisperer. Over the past 8 years, Michele Lowe has emerged as a resource for dozens of rabbis, becoming — to her surprise — something like a college-essay coach for the rabbinate. nytimes.com/2023/09/14/nyr… Wonderful piece by @SarahMaslinNir
Once, Dan Doctoroff had more power to decide what got built in NYC than anyone since Robert Moses. Now he is diagnosed with A.L.S. As a powerful man loses authority over his own body, how does he change? Amazing piece by @Chris_Maag nytimes.com/2023/09/06/nyr…
