Ben Watson, also known as Brother Apple, played a pivotal role in turning cider into a thriving slice of America’s craft-beverage movement. He has died at 64.

His “The Eat-a-Bug Cookbook” made a case for insects as food, while his boisterous cooking demonstrations brought tarantulas and crickets to TV.

Her Thoreau-like account of journeys in the woods, published when she was 28, was the first of many ruminations on life and nature, good and evil.

He challenged tobacco companies as well as the opioid industry, securing multibillion-dollar settlements that also benefited public health.

Splattering figures like Bill Gates, Jean-Luc Godard and Bernard-Henri Lévy, he perfected the art of using whipped cream as a form of protest.

A magician’s magician, he was a philosopher of the craft. He didn’t just want to fool people; he wanted to share in their awe of the inexplicable.

A Kentucky farmer, he railed against agribusiness and championed small family farms and the environment, winning widespread acclaim.

Claussen loyalists spoke up, as did the Ba-Tampte Brigade. So we reassembled our panel and gave them another taste.

He pioneered a technique for using computers to predict short-term movements in stock prices, something that proved to be hugely lucrative — when it worked.

A diving feat landed her on the cover of Sports Illustrated and led to a film and TV career. She also took part in one of the first LSD studies.

A diving feat landed her on the cover of Sports Illustrated and led to a film and TV career. She also took part in one of the first LSD studies.

After working for a department store, she switched to archaeology and made important discoveries about prehistoric clothes and gender roles.

After working for a department store, she switched to archaeology and made important discoveries about prehistoric clothes and gender roles.

An annual convention in the California desert offered a safe space for believers to discuss extraterrestrial encounters, crop circles and other paranormal phenomena.

A research scientist at Lockheed, he came up with the idea for a computer system that would search scientific and technical literature almost instantaneously.

A White House spokeswoman said the president was not involved in selecting Greenwater Services, the business owned by a trust led by John J. Cafaro.