SHOULD OLD ACQUAINTANCE BE FORGOT: As is customary, today's issue of the NYT Magazine is devoted to obituaries of noteworthy men and women who passed away over the course of the last twelve months. Highlights include fitness visionary Lucille Roberts, CIA founding father Walter Pforzheimer and pro-wrestling belle Miss Elizabeth.

There is also a well-deserved essay on UN troubleshooter Sergio Vieira De Mello. Unfortunately, the essay itself is a multilateralist fluffnut rather than an effective tribute to Mr. Vieira's talents.