From our occasional series of photos of writers and editors: the Time political team before the 1984 Democratic convention. My friend John Stacks sits at the northeast corner. Rick Stengel in the back, drinking a Coke. Dick Duncan, head of correspondents, addresses the group.
I was terribly sad to learn that my friend John Stacks died last week, finally succumbing to the cancer that he had been fighting for the last four years. I got to know John Stacks when I was running the Notebook section at Time in 1997 and 1998, and he was the Executive Editor to …
I had lunch with John Stacks, my mentor, exemplar, confessor and friend during my years at Time magazine. I was delighted to see him, and to chew over the presidential campaign, the surprising delights of visiting the east of Italy, and how coop board critics are similar to Hamas. I am thrilled to say that …