# actors and actresses (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 11 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover actors and actresses. Page: Feed: --- ## [Tim Curry, Star of ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show,’ Dies at 80](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/movies/tim-curry-dead.html) _2026-08-26 · Bruce Weber · NYT \> Arts_ The actor’s gift for garish eccentricity was indelibly appropriate for the outlandish, cross-dressing mad scientist Frank-N-Furter. ## [Miley Cyrus, Taylor Swift, Beyoncé and More Mourn Dolly Parton](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/arts/music/dolly-parton-celebrity-reaction.html) _2026-08-26 · Derrick Bryson Taylor · NYT \> Arts_ After her death at 80, celebrities and politicians honored the country music star for her generosity and philanthropy. ## [How Dollywood Captured the Essence of Dolly Parton](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/arts/music/dollywood-dolly-parton.html) _2026-08-26 · Melena Ryzik · NYT \> Arts_ Her idea to create a “fantasy city” that celebrated her home region turned into a billion-dollar attraction that maintained its authentic feel. ## [Peter Nadas, Author of ‘the Greatest Novel Written in Our Time,’ Dies at 83](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/books/peter-nadas-dead.html) _2026-08-26 · Alex Marshall · NYT \> Arts_ Susan Sontag gave that high praise to “A Book of Memories” (1986), a labyrinthine chronicle of life under Communism. ## [Dolly Parton Wrote ‘I Will Always Love You’ and ‘Jolene’ in One Creative Burst](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/arts/music/dolly-parton-jolene-i-will-always-love-you.html) _2026-08-26 · Jon Pareles · NYT \> Arts_ Two of her defining hits — “Jolene” and “I Will Always Love You” — were perhaps written in the same day. In different ways, they found sturdy melodies for precarious emotions. ## [Why Dolly Parton Wouldn’t Let Elvis Presley Record ‘I Will Always Love You’](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/arts/music/dolly-parton-publishing-i-will-always-love-you.html) _2026-08-26 · Ben Sisario · NYT \> Arts_ When Elvis Presley wanted to record the song, Parton made the hard-nosed decision to protect her ownership of her work. ## [The Beginnings of ‘It Ends’](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/movies/it-ends-behind-the-scenes.html) _2026-08-26 · Nicolas Rapold · NYT \> Arts_ How the writer-director Alexander Ullom turned post-grad existential anxiety and a tiny budget into his breakout debut horror film. ## [The Beginnings of ‘It Ends’](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/movies/it-ends-behind-the-scenes.html) _2026-08-26 · Nicolas Rapold · NYT \> Arts_ How the writer-director Alexander Ullom turned post-grad existential anxiety and a tiny budget into his breakout debut horror film. ## [Dolly Parton’s Bedazzled, Bewigged and Bodacious Style](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/style/dolly-parton-sense-of-style.html) _2026-08-26 · Vanessa Friedman · NYT \> Arts_ A wild mountain rose, she used her clothes and her body to subvert expectations. ## [Dolly Parton Died After Brief Period With Cancer](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/arts/music/dolly-parton-cancer-cause-death.html) _2026-08-26 · Julia Jacobs · NYT \> Arts_ Parton had recently canceled a Las Vegas residency because of health issues. A spokesman said she was admitted to a cancer center in Nashville on Friday. ## [Collect Open Source Legends (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/VoijZQ0Hw9jw) _2026-08-26 · **Sponsored**_ Open-licensed art, limited foil trading packs, and optional on-chain mints. ## [Did the Zodiac Kill the Black Dahlia? This Crime Writer Thinks So.](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/arts/michael-connelly-black-dahlia-zodiac-podcast.html) _2026-08-26 · Alexander Nazaryan · NYT \> Arts_ The novelist Michael Connelly knows he is putting his reputation on the line with the podcast “Killer in the Code.” But despite critics’ skepticism, he finds the evidence “completely convincing.” ## [Meta to Pay Up to $17.1 Billion in Landmark Settlement Over Social Media Addiction Claims](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/technology/meta-settlement-social-media-addiction-lawsuit.html) _2026-08-26 · Cecilia Kang and Eli Tan · NYT \> Top Stories_ The social media giant settled with 47 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories, and agreed to make major changes to its products over claims its platforms endangered children. ## [A Surrogate Refused an Abortion and Fled to Texas. Now She Wants Custody of the Baby.](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/us/texas-surrogate-custody.html) _2026-08-26 · J. David Goodman · NYT \> Top Stories_ A surrogate refused to have an abortion after the fetus was diagnosed with a serious heart problem. She fled to Texas and had the child. Now she wants a judge to give custody to her instead of the biological parents. ## [Oil Prices Dip on News of Progress in Hormuz Talks](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/world/middleeast/iran-oman-strait-hormuz.html) _2026-08-26 · Lara Jakes · NYT \> Top Stories_ Iran and Oman said they would create a temporary shipping lane and clear mines in the waterway. Global oil prices eased after the joint announcement. ## [Dolly Parton’s Greatest Burst of Songwriting](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/arts/music/dolly-parton-jolene-i-will-always-love-you.html) _2026-08-26 · Jon Pareles · NYT \> Pop Culture_ Two of her defining hits — “Jolene” and “I Will Always Love You” — were perhaps written in the same day. In different ways, they found sturdy melodies for precarious emotions. ## [PCE Index Shows Inflation Remained Elevated in July Amid High Energy Costs](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/business/economy/inflation-pce.html) _2026-08-26 · Ben Casselman · NYT \> Top Stories_ The Personal Consumption Expenditure index, the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation tracker, held steady in July. ## [It Was Inevitable That Trump Would Come to This](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/opinion/trump-king-canada-trade-war.html) _2026-08-26 · Jamelle Bouie · NYT \> Top Stories_ Lèse-majesté, American-style. ## [What to Know About Bank Melli, Singled Out in U.S. Call for Economic War](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/world/europe/iran-melli-bank-us-sanctions.html) _2026-08-26 · Lara Jakes and James Paton · NYT \> Top Stories_ Bank Melli, Iran’s largest lender, already faces sanctions that severely limit its ability to operate abroad. Every foreign branch must be shut down, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said. ## [What Child Actors Understand About Hayden Panettiere](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/opinion/child-actor-hayden-panettiere-alison-pill.html) _2026-08-26 · Alison Pill · NYT \> Top Stories_ We might have worked on different sets, for different directors, in different eras, but every child actor bears the same recognizable wounds. ## [Gold, Flights, Cryptocurrency: U.S. Vows to Go After More Than Iran’s Oil](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/world/middleeast/iran-us-sanctions-oil-gold.html) _2026-08-26 · Zane Irwin · NYT \> Top Stories_ The United States threatened sanctions for any country or entity that engages with Iran’s gold, digital assets, aviation, shipping and tech industries. Here’s why that matters. ## [From any door to your door (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/sIcr3V3FlWPu) _2026-08-26 · **Sponsored**_ Book rides, errands, deliveries, groceries and home help in one app ## [Bessent Faces Credibility Test in Quest to Tame Markets](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/business/scott-bessent-economy-markets.html) _2026-08-26 · Alan Rappeport · NYT \> Top Stories_ The Treasury secretary is confronting the limits of his ability to reshape the economy ahead of midterm elections. ## [Diesel Price Nears Record High, Helping Oil Companies and Hurting Consumers](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/business/energy-environment/diesel-prices-iran-war-oil.html) _2026-08-26 · Aruni Soni · NYT \> Top Stories_ The cost of the fuel, used in farm machinery, trucks and other heavy equipment, has surged because of the war in Iran and Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries. ## [Harry Styles and the Residencies Taking Over the Music Industry](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/arts/music/harry-styles-residencies-pop-music.html) _2026-08-26 · Ben Sisario · NYT \> Pop Culture_ Harry Styles’s latest Madison Square Garden takeover is part of a trend that some say transfers the cost of touring to fans. ## [Dolly Parton, Country Music Superstar Whose Songs Spoke to Millions, Dies at 80](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/arts/music/dolly-parton-dead.html) _2026-08-26 · Bill Friskics-Warren · NYT \> Obituaries_ Known for her outsize persona, appearance and talent, she rose from rural poverty to become a top-selling singer, songwriter and entrepreneur. ## [Dolly Parton Had the Voice, and Concerns, of an Earth Angel](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/arts/music/dolly-parton-voice-appraisal.html) _2026-08-25 · Lindsay Zoladz · NYT \> Pop Culture_ Parton gave hopeful expression to songs she wrote about the hard times and hard-won triumphs of her life. ## [Len Brown, the Kidlike Creator of ‘Mars Attacks,’ Dies at 84](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/arts/len-brown-dead.html) _2026-08-25 · Richard Sandomir · NYT \> Obituaries_ He brought a juvenile creative sensibility to the Topps Chewing Gum company, where he was able to unerringly predict what would appeal to adolescents. ## [Dolly Parton Wanted to Share Her Story on Broadway. She Still Will.](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/theater/dolly-parton-broadway.html) _2026-08-25 · Michael Paulson · NYT \> Obituaries_ “Dolly: A True Original Musical” is scheduled to begin previews in December after a strong-selling production in Nashville last year. ## [Dolly Parton’s Essential Songs: ‘9 to 5,’ ‘Jolene’ and More](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/arts/music/dolly-parton-songs.html) _2026-08-25 · Jim Farber · NYT \> Pop Culture_ The singer-songwriter rose from poverty to become a chart-topping performer whose earnest character allowed her to span genres. ## [The Origins of Paul Simon’s ‘Graceland’](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/arts/music/amplifier-newsletter-paul-simons-graceland.html) _2026-08-25 · Lindsay Zoladz · NYT \> Pop Culture_ On its 40th anniversary, our critic looks back at the album’s creation, paradoxes and reception. ## [Robert Skidelsky, Definitive Biographer of Keynes, Dies at 86](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/books/robert-skidelsky-dead.html) _2026-08-25 · Jonathan Kandell · NYT \> Obituaries_ An economic historian and political maverick, he was a sometimes polarizing public intellectual and a member of the House of Lords. ## [ThreatCrush on GitHub (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/9s7T7BcO6KRE) _2026-08-25 · **Sponsored**_ View the ThreatCrush listing on the GitHub Marketplace. ## [Don’t Harry and Meghan Know Better?](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/opinion/harry-meghan-return-england.html) _2026-08-25 · Roxane Gay · NYT \> Most Popular_ Given their past, what does a future in England hold for them? ## [Interpol Comes Full Circle on ‘This Mirror Weighs a Ton’](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/arts/music/interpol-this-mirror-weighs-a-ton-album.html) _2026-08-25 · Mike Isaac and Arsenii Vaselenko · NYT \> Pop Culture_ The band that emerged in post-9/11 New York grapples with the surveillance state on its anxious but hopeful new LP, “This Mirror Weighs a Ton.” ## [Man Who Told of a Childhood With Wolves Dies at 80](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/world/europe/spain-wolf-boy-dead.html) _2026-08-25 · Ephrat Livni · NYT \> Obituaries_ Marcos Rodríguez Pantoja’s improbable story of a wild youth became the subject of a study, and inspired a novel and film. ## [Supreme Court Allows Trump to Pursue Mail Voting Limits, for Now](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/us/politics/supreme-court-trump-mail-ballots.html) _2026-08-25 · Abbie VanSickle and Ann E. Marimow · NYT \> Most Popular_ The administration asked the court to clear the way for President Trump’s order that creates “state citizenship lists” and directs the Postal Service to decide who gets a mail-in ballot. ## [Shelley Fabares, ‘Donna Reed Show’ Actress, Dies at 82](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/arts/television/shelley-fabares-dead.html) _2026-08-24 · Victor Mather · NYT \> Obituaries_ She also starred in Elvis Presley movies and the sitcom “Coach.” Somewhat reluctantly, she had a No. 1 hit in 1962 with “Johnny Angel.” ## [Jeff Conolly, Manic Garage-Rock Frontman, Dies at 70](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/arts/music/jeff-conolly-dead.html) _2026-08-24 · Alex Williams · NYT \> Obituaries_ Known as Monoman for his love of vintage LPs, he kept the punkish torch burning by leading Lyres, a Boston group that became an institution. ## [‘Point Break’: The Totally Tubular Ride With High-Voltage Buddy Chemistry](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/movies/point-break-keanu-reeves-patrick-swayze.html) _2026-08-24 · Maya Salam · NYT \> Pop Culture_ Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze were locked in as star-crossed rivals in Kathryn Bigelow’s 1991 adrenaline-fueled, utterly earnest surf action thriller. ## [Dale Dickey Is Way Past Crying in Barney Suits](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/arts/television/dale-dickey-widows-bay-emmy.html) _2026-08-24 · Dina Gachman and Maiwenn Raoult · NYT \> Pop Culture_ Years ago, she donned a dinosaur costume to help make ends meet. Now she is a first-time Emmy nominee for her role in “Widow’s Bay.” ## [‘Lanterns’ Season 1, Episode 2 Recap: Keep Superheroes Weird](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/arts/television/lanterns-recap-season-1-episode-2.html) _2026-08-24 · Noel Murray · NYT \> Pop Culture_ This week’s episode gave us better look at what the life of a world famous superhero is like. It isn’t particularly glamorous. ## [Hayden Panettiere’s Final Battles: Mysterious Pain and Trouble With an Ex](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/arts/television/hayden-panettiere-brian-hickerson-boyfriend-book-tour.html) _2026-08-23 · Julia Jacobs and Matt Stevens · NYT \> Movies_ In the year before the actress’s death, she struggled to walk at times and worked to disentangle herself from an ex-boyfriend who had abused her. ## [U.S.-Canada Trade War: What to Know About Tariffs and the Negotiations](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/world/canada/canada-us-trade-war-trump-carney.html) _2026-08-23 · The New York Times · NYT \> Top Stories_ Canada suspended trade negotiations, triggering President Trump’s 50 percent tariffs on a range of Canadian goods. Mark Carney said he would retaliate “dollar for dollar.” ## [What Canadian Goods Will Take Trump’s 50% Tariffs? Some Pretty Strange Items.](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/world/canada/canadian-goods-trump-tariffs-items-list.html) _2026-08-23 · Ian Austen · NYT \> Top Stories_ Buoys, dog muzzles, capes, national flags and “base metal statuettes” from Canada are now more expensive for U.S. shoppers. ## [Jeffries and Kushner Meet Privately as Midterm Attacks Fly](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/us/politics/jeffries-kushner-private-meeting.html) _2026-08-23 · Maggie Haberman and Annie Karni · NYT \> Top Stories_ President Trump’s son-in-law and the man in line to be speaker of a Democratic-led House discussed how Democrats and the administration could work together. ## [Sean Duffy’s Reality Show: From ‘The Real World’ to the Deal World](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/arts/television/sean-duffy-great-american-road-trip.html) _2026-08-23 · James Poniewozik · NYT \> Arts_ “The Great American Road Trip” sends the transportation secretary and his family on a wholesome, dull tour, with a lot of help from their sponsors. ## [The Data Center Backlash Bursts Into the Midterms](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/us/politics/data-centers-midterm-elections.html) _2026-08-23 · Shane Goldmacher · NYT \> Top Stories_ With opposition to the centers mounting, many Democrats and a growing number of Republicans are campaigning against them. ## [The Midterms Feel Like 2006 All Over Again](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/us/politics/midterms-feel-like-2006-all-over-again.html) _2026-08-23 · Carl Hulse · NYT \> Top Stories_ With an unpopular war and high prices agitating voters, members of both parties see parallels to an election cycle when Democrats romped. But a lot has changed. ## [Echoing Trump, Latin America’s Leaders Boost Allies Across Borders](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/world/americas/latin-america-leaders-trump.html) _2026-08-23 · Emma Bubola, Annie Correal and Ana Ionova · NYT \> Top Stories_ With cheers, endorsements and insults for rivals and “wokismo,” a new crop of right-wing leaders are openly stepping into one another’s elections. ## [How Big Tech Captured American Schools](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/business/schools-big-tech-google-microsoft.html) _2026-08-23 · Natasha Singer · NYT \> Top Stories_ Companies like Google and Microsoft have used their money, their might and their massive reach to influence nearly every step of the education supply chain. ## [This Canal System Transformed Arizona. It’s Now in Jeopardy.](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/us/arizona-canals-colorado-river.html) _2026-08-23 · Reis Thebault and Rebecca Noble · NYT \> Top Stories_ Decades ago, the state won funding for a massive Colorado River project by agreeing to be first in line for cuts at a time of deep drought. The Trump administration says that time has come. ## [Jeff Conolly, Manic Garage-Rock Frontman, Dies at 69](https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/23/arts/music/jeff-conolly-dead.html) _2026-08-23 · Alex Williams · NYT \> Arts_ Known as Monoman for his love of vintage LPs, he kept the punkish torch burning by leading Lyres, a Boston group that became an institution.