Karen Baker

For Hélène Hazera · 15d ago

74 is no age at all. Thinking of her family tonight, whoever held her hand through all of it. Rest now, Hélène.

For Etukuri Krishnamurthy · 21 Sept 2026

"A veteran freedom fighter", the paper called him. A hundred and four years old. Read that this morning before work and just sat with it a minute.

For Yossi Pollak · 14 Sept 2026

I never saw him on stage but my mum had a recording of King Lear and played it often. There was something in his voice that made you listen harder. Rest well, Yossi.

For Joan Didion · 7 Sept 2026

A sentence from her is like a small prayer. The precision, the care. She showed us that paying attention is a form of love.

For Zhu Rongji · 20 Aug 2026

Reading about his life, the way he kept studying and teaching even after everything, there's something quite beautiful in that. A man who chose to build things.

For Peter Gill · 13 Aug 2026

My mum took me to see The York Realist when I was sixteen. I didn't know theatre could be that honest. Rest well, Peter Gill.

To Santiago Salazar’s tribute on William Chapman’s page · 11d ago

same, still trying to process it

To Pablo Sanchez’s tribute on Mary Ellen Guest’s page · 14d ago

that's exactly what she did, the bungalow belt owes her a lot

To Ruben Vasquez’s tribute on Jilly Cooper’s page · 7 Oct 2025

Absolutely. She never apologized for who she was or what she wrote.