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Life well lived: Legendary writer Tom Wolfe dies at 88

Tom Wolfe, who ignited a new wave of writing known as "new journalism," died this week at age 88. Some of his most famous works include "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test," "The Right Stuff" and "The Bonfire Vanities." Sunday TODAY's Willie Geist remembers a life well lived.
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Tom Wolfe, who ignited a new wave of writing known as “new journalism,” died this week at age 88. Some of his most famous works include “The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test,” “The Right Stuff” and “The Bonfire Vanities.” Sunday TODAY’s Willie Geist remembers a life well lived.