Paul Newman died Sept. 26, 2008, at age 83 after a long battle with cancer. The House on Tuesday night approved a resolution recognizing Newman's achievements on and off screen. ...more

February 25, 2009

As is the case each and every year, people had to say goodbye to those they loved in 2008 and those they only knew of through mainstream media outlets. ...more

December 28, 2008

Who Did You Lose ... Or Gain In 2008? Paul Newman and Heath Ledger were just a few of the notable figures the world lost in 2008. Who did you lose? Was it a father, mother, grandparent, good friend, etc? What are your fond memories of that person? ...more

December 18, 2008

Paul Newman and Heath Ledger were just a few of the notable figures the world lost in 2008. Who did you lose? Was it a father, mother, grandparent, good friend, etc? What are your fond memories of that person? Or, who did you gain in 2008? Was it a new baby, a son- or daughter-in-law, a spouse or a new best friend? ...more

December 17, 2008

The campers are ready to file in and take their place along one of the turns and the engines of cars past have awoken the historic track from its summer slumber. ...more

December 5, 2008

Apparently, cremation is a hot topic among seniors these days. After all, it was the choice of actors Paul Newman and Heath Ledger. Star Trek's James Doohan chose to be cremated, then beamed into outer space. ...more

October 7, 2008

American Le Mans Series paddock remembered Paul Newman as a larger-than-life personality and one of the world's most renowned figures in motorsports. When hearing the news of his passing, stories and memories came flooding as testing began at Road Atlanta for Petit Le Mans powered by the Totally New MAZDA6, an event Newman competed in during the 2000 season. ...more

September 30, 2008

Paul Newman couldn't have existed today - at least, not the way we came to know him. Sure, the talent would have been there, the classic good looks, the magnetism, the easy charm. But the privacy he demanded (and won), which helped establish and solidify his mystique as a bona fide movie star, never would have been afforded him in our tabloid-driven, celebrity-obsessed culture. ...more

September 28, 2008

Paul Newman, that pure and concentrated essence of classic movie stardom, reinvented himself a couple of times in the span of his long career, until he ended up playing the kind of guy he might have become had he never left his native Shaker Heights, Ohio: an ultra-conservative cold-fish Midwestern lawyer, married for decades to the same woman (see his performance in "Mr. and Mrs. Bridge," from 1990). ...more

September 28, 2008

Boxing has the prolific "Rocky" series and the Martin Scorsese black-and-white classic "Raging Bull." Hockey has the rough-and-tough "Slap Shot" starring the venerable Paul Newman and the much-goofier "The Mighty Ducks." ...more

May 7, 2008