I wanted to note the passing of one of my favorite writers, Jimmy Breslin. He was a master of first-person reporting, especially on two topics: New Yorkers and the power brokers in Washington. I never met the man but I followed his work and I felt like I knew him. Once when I said that to someone who knew him well, I was told, "You couldn't get to know him. You don't drink."
Here's a nice remembrance of the man by Christopher Bonanos.