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[Ian McKellen @IanMcKellen]

SIR PATRICK STEWART (1940-2026)

Before everything else, Patrick was defined by being born and bred in Yorkshire, the proud county in the north of England which he loved to the end. You could hear it in his accented voice and in the stern honesty with which he told you what he thought and felt. Yorkshiremen have no truck with half-truths or avoidance of big issues. He wore his heart on his sleeve, which made him a man to rely on, to admire and in my case, love.

We first met as ambitious young actors with the Royal Shakespeare Company half a century ago but we weren’t in the same productions. My first strong memory was a few years later, meeting him in the street in central London when he told me about an offer to take over a leading part in 'Star Trek'. “But Patrick think of your stage career in the UK. Do you really want to risk—getting lost in Hollywood for years and years?”. Well, he took the risk and thank goodness for us all that he did for not just his devoted Trekkies but film and theatre audiences, who marvelled at his using international celebrity to star in a string of cinema successes ('X-Men' of course) and in great classical plays by Shakespeare, Ibsen, Arthur Miller, Peter Shaffer, Pinter and Beckett at Stratford-upon-Avon, in London’s West End and on Broadway.

America was his adopted home, where he met his adored Sunny who has cared for him through sickness and health, through thick and thin. But he never forsook his origins: and the proudest achievement of the most respected and beloved actor of his generation on either side of the Atlantic, was his appointment as Chancellor of Huddersfield University in Yorkshire.

His farewell performance in 'Avengers: Doomsday' is yet to be seen.

Ian McKellen 29 October 2026

Photo: University of Huddersfield

[US Open Tennis @usopen]

The champion under the lights 📷

[US Open Tennis @usopen]

Alexander Zverev is your 2026 US Open champion! 🏆

[Film Updates @FilmUpdates]

Sam Neill has sadly passed away at the age of 78.

[@beatrice_delane @beatrice_delane]

My Top best tv-series 2026 so far in blog
https://t.co/FI7jrDrSVz

A KNIGHT OF THE SEVEN KINGDOMS
DTS ST. LOIUS
INDUSTRY
FROM
THE PITT
HALF MAN
SOMETHING VERY BAD IS GOING TO HAPPEN
WIDOW’S BAY
THE BOYS
EUPHORIA
THE TESTAMENTS
FOR ALL MANKIND
PONIES

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My short review of amazing SOMETHING VERY BAD IS GOING TO HAPPEN.

"A Fox Cub in a Trap"
https://t.co/y8JzYHCuKn

#SomethingVeryBadIsGoingHappen

[Film Updates @FilmUpdates]

“The Panic in Central Park” from ‘GIRLS’ premiered 10 years ago on HBO.

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My short review of brilliant movie "WUTHERING HEIGHTS" by Emerald Fennell.

"One Flew Over ‘’Thrushcross Grange”" https://t.co/1KjBOGy1pM

[Warner Bros. Entertainment @WBHomeEnt]

Remembering Eric Dane.

[Game of Thrones @GameOfThrones]

We're so back. #AKOTSK

[#AusOpen @AustralianOpen]

ELENA RYBAKINA IS AN AUSTRALIAN OPEN CHAMPION 🏆

The No.5 seed defeats Aryna Sabalenka in an enthralling three-set encounter in Melbourne 👏

@wwos • @espn • @tntsports • @wowowtennis • #AO26

[The Film Stage 📽 @TheFilmStage]

R.I.P. Catherine O'Hara (1954-2026)

[Game of Thrones @GameOfThrones]

It's Knight Time.

[@beatrice_delane @beatrice_delane]

This review was written after S1 in July 2016 — I’ve only added a short epilogue since. Amazing how, after 9 years, my feelings about the show haven’t changed at all. Huge thanks to the Duffer Brothers for an unforgettable journey.
https://t.co/0KJYtLrgXP

[stranger things @Stranger_Things]

to the whole party, thank you ❤️

[Netflix @netflix]

WINONA RYDER
DAVID HARBOUR
MILLIE BOBBY BROWN
FINN WOLFHARD
GATEN MATARAZZO
CALEB MCLAUGHLIN
NOAH SCHNAPP
SADIE SINK
NATALIA DYER
CHARLIE HEATON
JOE KEERY
MAYA HAWKE
BRETT GELMAN
PRIAH FERGUSON
CARA BUONO
JAMIE CAMPBELL BOWER
NELL FISHER
LINDA HAMILTON
LINNEA BERTHELSEN
ALEX BREAUX
JAKE CONNELLY
JOE CHREST
RANDY HAVENS
AMYBETH MCNULTY

[Stephen King @StephenKing]

I’m horrified and saddened by the death of Rob Reiner and Michele. Wonderful friend, political ally, and brilliant filmmaker (including 2 of mine). Rest in peace, Rob. You always stood by me.

[Letterboxd @letterboxd]

Rob Reiner (1947–2025)

[The Tennis Letter @TheTennisLetter]

Rybakina d. Aryna Sabalenka 6-3 7-6(0)

ELENA WINS THE WTA FINALS FOR THE FIRST TIME.

And how she did it was incredible.

The undefeated champion in Riyadh.

5 wins, 0 losses.

Beat both Aryna Sabalenka & Iga Swiatek, the world #1 and #2, to win the title.

11th consecutive win to close out the season.

✅11th career title
✅1st WTA Finals title
✅3rd title of 2025
✅11th top 10 win of 2025

Ending the season playing the best tennis of anyone on the planet.

🇰🇿🩵🇰🇿

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Tcheky Karyo

R.I.P.