Lit/Tragedy: Arthur Miller dead at 89

Drama and literature today loses one of its greatest voices to heart failure: the University of Michigan alum responsible for some of the most important Jewish and anti-capitalist literature of the 20th century. Watching him on a public access interview not to long ago at UM, he seemed as bright and driven as ever. A beautiful, beautiful man, and the first author we've lost during my lifetime that nearly brings me to tears.

When I lose Kurt Vonnegut, I will cry. Hard. And Arthur Miller probably deserves the same mourning. Genius.