Diane Barnes

For Veaceslav Madan · 25d ago

My grandmother used to put on recordings of the Pushkin Theatre plays when I stayed with her in Halifax, she was from Chisinau and never stopped missing it. I didn't understand a word of Romanian but I remember her pointing at the screen and saying that's Madan, he's the real thing. Strange to be sitting here at 23 reading that he's gone at 77, half a world away from where she used to watch him.

For Rihards Pīks · 7 Sept 2026

My gran used to say Latvia needed people who could see the whole picture. He was one of them, I think. A filmmaker first, a minister second. That order matters.

For Masao Yora · 4 Sept 2026

I was flipping through channels and caught him on a panel talk about press freedom. He had this calm way of saying hard things. Really stayed with me.

For Lee Yong-joo · 30 Aug 2026

I watched Blue Tower because my roommate wouldn't stop talking about it. Lee Yong-joo made that whole show work somehow. He seemed like the kind of person who'd help you find a flight deal. Rest easy.

For Philippe Bouvard · 27 Aug 2026

I only discovered Les Grosses Tetes two years ago through a podcast archive and I was absolutely hooked. Philippe's voice just had this warmth even when he was being sharp. Rest easy, legend.

For Nancy Kissinger · 24 Aug 2026

I watched a documentary about the China trip in 1975 and there she was, this tall woman in elegant clothes standing next to history. She looked so composed, so present. Rest well, Nancy.

To Gabriela Rivera’s tribute on George E. Johnson’s page · 7d ago

That line is the whole story right there.

To Mwangi Wanjiru’s tribute on Antonio Rattín’s page · 11d ago

Still a travesty of a sending off.

To Sophie Gardner’s tribute on Rabbi David Batzri’s page · 29d ago

same doc probably, the one with the subtitles? wild stuff