Michael Brewer, Whose ‘One Toke’ Was a Big Hit, Is Dead at 80 NYT | Top Stories By: Alex Williams 21 December 2024 at 14:54 The duo Brewer & Shipley reached the Top 10 in 1970 with “One Toke Over the Line,” a ditty about marijuana that ran afoul of Nixon-era censors. © Michael Ochs Archives/Getty ImagesMichael Brewer in about 1970, the year that he and his musical partner, Tom Shipley, had a Top 10 hit with “One Toke Over the Line.”
Marisa Paredes, Acclaimed Diva of Spanish Cinema, Is Dead at 78 NYT | Top Stories By: Alex Williams 21 December 2024 at 03:43 A prolific actress, she was best known globally for her work with the filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar, with whom she had a stormy relationship. © Philip Greenberg for The New York TimesMarisa Paredes in 2001. Known for her comedic touch and ability to mine the depths of her characters, she appeared in more than 75 films during a six-decade career.