There are few writers who have as devoted a following as celebrated novelist Jane Austen. But is she really the “first” great English female author?

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Jane Fonda accepted the Lifetime Achievement award at the 2025 SAG Awards last weekend. The 87-year-old also stunned on the red carpet, showing off her glowing complexion. Fonda used the L ...

Mary Jane Sysol, formerly of the Dunkirk/Fredonia area, passed away on February 17 in Wilmington, NC, with her four children and family by her side. She was born in Dunkirk on September 5 ...

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Bridget Jones creator Helen Fielding says that the voice of Jane Austen is “so strong and funny and perceptive” that authors have continued to copy and steal it for their own work. She is among famous ...

Esteemed actress and activist Jane Fonda has enjoyed a Hollywood career that many only dream of. She has been acting for more than 60 years and has an impressive list of achievements to her name ...

The biggest actors in Hollywood aren’t slowing down as another jam-packed awards season hurtles towards the finish line. On Sunday, February 23, stars from movie and TV came together at the ...

Jane Fonda persevered over some audio issues Sunday night to encourage activism at the SAG Awards. Fonda received the SAG lifetime achievement award at the event, and the 87-year-old actress ...

Picture: Susan Bown The St Mary’s machine sealed a threepeat of senior flags against a Wanderers sight just emerging from a dark period in their history under coach Mark Motlop. The Eagles ...

To help you navigate the City of Stars at its most luminous, Observer has compiled a guide to the best of the week. Kelly Akashi will debut at Lisson Gallery during Frieze L.A. Courtesy of the ...