Maurice Sendak’s Concerns, Beyond Where the Wild Things Are - NYTimes.com

Maurice Sendak’s Concerns, Beyond Where the Wild Things Are - NYTimes.com: "Maurice Sendak’s 80th year — which ended with his birthday earlier this summer and is being celebrated on Monday night with a benefit at the 92nd Street Y — was a tough one. He has been gripped by grief since the death of his longtime partner; a recent triple-bypass has temporarily left him too weak to work or take long walks with his dog; and he is plagued by Norman Rockwell."