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Jane Krakowski will take to the stage tonight as ‘Mary Todd Lincoln’ for the first time in the Tony Award-winning hit comedy, Oh, Mary!. Get a first look at photos here!  Krakowski will be joined by Cheyenne Jackson as ‘Mary’s Teacher’ and John-Andrew Morrison as ‘Mary’s Husband’ for performances through December 7, 2025 at the historic Lyceum Theatre. The cast …

In a lifetime studying the behavior of chimpanzees, Jane Goodall became something of an authority on the aggressiveness of alpha male adults. Now, in an interview released just days after her death, the famed primatologist reveals what she would do with Donald Trump, Elon Musk and other human beings she saw as showing similar traits: launch them on a one-way …

Jane Fonda has relaunched the Committee for the First Amendment, a free-expression coalition originally formed by Hollywood stars in 1947 to oppose the House Un-American Activities Committee and the Hollywood blacklist. Fonda, joined by more than 800 members of the entertainment industry including Spike Lee, Billie Eilish, Pedro Pascal and others announced the revival this week, citing concerns about renewed …

For the last several years Netflix has been quietly banking episodes of a new show called Famous Last Words, interviews with famous people entering their twilight years. The catch is that episodes will only air after the subject passes away. The full list of interviewees is a closely guarded secret, but last week Netflix quietly posted the premiere episode featuring …

Jane Goodall Was Her Own Kind of Style Icon  The New York Times What Jane Goodall Taught Us About Living a Long Life  The New York Times Jane Goodall’s legacy: three ways she changed science  Nature Jane Goodall’s Longtime Assistant Opens Up About Her Final Days, Including Their Last Messages (Exclusive)  People.com Jane Goodall adopted a plant-based diet back in the 1960s: It was …

Leading our coverage this week was the passing of famed primatologist and conservationist Jane Goodall, who died of natural causes on Wednesday (Oct. 1) at age 91. Goodall became renowned for her pioneering studies of wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) in Tanzania’s Gombe Stream National Park. She arrived at the park early in her career with no formal academic training in …

Jane Fonda Revives Her Father’s McCarthy-Era Free Speech Group  The New York Times Jane Fonda relaunches McCarthy-era committee to defend free speech  The Washington Post “Move Fast”: From McCarthyism to Authoritarianism, Jane Fonda Relaunches Father’s Free Speech Group  Democracy Now! Jane Fonda revives her dad’s First Amendment group, enlisting hundreds of supporters  CBS News Hundreds of celebrities relaunch a McCarthy-era committee to defend free …

How Jane Goodall’s Death Launched Netflix’s New ‘Famous Last Words’ Series  The New York Times What Jane Goodall Taught Us About Living a Long Life  The New York Times Conservationist Jane Goodall, whose work revolutionized the study of primates, has died  CNN How Jane Goodall shaped generations of science and conservation in Africa  The Washington Post Jane Goodall’s Second-Greatest Talent  The Atlantic Source link

What Jane Goodall Taught Us About Living a Long Life  The New York Times Jane Goodall’s legacy: three ways she changed science  Nature Goodall’s influence spread far and wide. Those who felt it are pledging to continue her work  AP News Jane Goodall’s Second-Greatest Talent  The Atlantic Jane Goodall made a name for herself with no degree, no experience: She got a job as …

Most people know Jane Goodall, the eminent primatologist who died on Wednesday at 91, for her singular, field-defining work on wild chimpanzees. She first entered the field in the early 1960s with no formal academic training, at a time when influential scientific frameworks like behaviorism often viewed animals as little more than stimulus-response machines. Unencumbered by scientific orthodoxy, Goodall helped …