Sybil Shainwald, Lawyer Who Fought for Women’s Health, Dies at 96

Sybil Shainwald, Lawyer Who Fought for Women’s Health, Dies at 96

Sybil Shainwald, a lawyer who for nearly half a century represented women whose health had been irreparably and often catastrophically harmed by poorly tested drugs and medical devices, died on April 9 at her home in Manhattan. She was 96. Her daughter Laurie Shainwald Kleeger announced the death, which was …

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Why Cameras Are Popping Up in Eldercare Facilities

Why Cameras Are Popping Up in Eldercare Facilities

The assisted-living facility in Edina, Minn., where Jean H. Peters and her siblings moved their mother in 2011, looked lovely. “But then you start uncovering things,” Ms. Peters said. Her mother, Jackie Hourigan, widowed and developing memory problems at 82, too often was still in bed when her children came …

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Van Gogh or Faux? Weeding Out Fakes Is Starting to Take a Toll.

Van Gogh or Faux? Weeding Out Fakes Is Starting to Take a Toll.

Stuart Pivar, a 94-year-old chemical engineer who lives in New York, has been collecting art and antiques since he was a child. He estimates he has picked up about 300 pieces over the years, including a portrait of himself by his friend Andy Warhol and paintings by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Jackson …

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Enemies in the Battle Over ‘LOVE’ Artist Bury the Hatchet

Enemies in the Battle Over ‘LOVE’ Artist Bury the Hatchet

Inside Kasmin Gallery in Manhattan, more than a dozen employees huddled like a football team. It was late February and the gallery’s president, Nick Olney, was giving his staff a pep talk before his version of the big game: the opening of the first New York exhibition of work by …

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