
- Sep 3
Gloria Steinem, feminist leader and Ms. magazine co-founder, dies at 92 in Manhattan
The American journalist and organizer Gloria Steinem, who helped shape second-wave feminism and co-founded Ms. magazine, died Wednesday at her home in New York at age 92.

- Aug 25
Dolly Parton laid to rest in Nashville as estate announces 2027 DollyFest celebrations
Following a private burial at Woodlawn Memorial Park beside her late husband Carl Dean, Dolly Parton's estate confirmed the multi-city festival DollyFest will take place in Nashville and London in 2027.

- Aug 22
Mark Ruffalo rejects antisemitism claim by Paramount over $111B Warner Bros deal
Actor Mark Ruffalo defended his criticism of Paramount's proposed $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery after the studio accused him of antisemitism for citing Oracle's military technology ties in Israel.

- Aug 15
Oscar-nominated 'On Golden Pond' director Mark Rydell dies at 97
Mark Rydell, who guided Henry Fonda and Katharine Hepburn to Oscars in 'On Golden Pond' and launched Bette Midler's film career in 'The Rose,' died at 97 in Los Angeles.

- Jul 26
Trump returns to rescheduled correspondents' dinner, swaps jokes for insults aimed at CNN, Don Lemon and Ilhan Omar
Speaking at the Waldorf Astoria in Washington, the US president blended self-pity with personal attacks, calling the assembled journalists 'the largest group of people with Trump derangement syndrome ever brought together.'
- Jun 16
Jane Fonda, Robert De Niro lead star-studded New York concert defending First Amendment, accusing Trump and 'cowardly corporations'
At New York's Town Hall, Hollywood icons decried what they call systematic attacks on artistic expression and independent media under the Trump administration.
