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Captain Picard Was a Socialist, and So Was Patrick Stewart

Patrick Stewart, who died last week at the age of 86, was a committed socialist from the start. That conviction ran through his greatest role: Jean-Luc Picard, a leader who used reason and compassion rather than force.

Jacobin · 3h ago
Martha Stewart: I ‘really screwed up’ with ‘insensitive’ Halloween costume

Martha Stewart says she’s “very sorry” that her Halloween costume, in which she appeared to be dressed as a “hungry” homeless person, offended people, calling the move insensitive when “many people are suffering economically.” In a since-deleted image posted on Stewart’s Instagram account on Halloween, the lifestyle guru and TV personality was seen sporting torn…

The Hill · 5h ago
Martha Stewart Issues Groveling Apology For ‘Insensitive’ Halloween Costume

Lifestyle expert Martha Stewart has responded to the avalanche of backlash she’s received about her Halloween costume, which followers claim was insensitive to the homeless.  The 85-year-old TV personality has drawn heavy criticism after sharing a photo of herself on Instagram on Saturday, October 31. The image has since been deleted, but it shows Stewart ...

Daily Wire · 9h ago
How movie star James Stewart became a war hero

In 1941 the Oscar-winning actor answered his nation's call, serving as a pilot in the Army Air Corps, and came home from WWII a changed man. The film "Jimmy" depicts his decision to enlist, and his emotional post-war return to the screen in "It's a Wonderful Life."

CBS News · Nov 1
"Jimmy": How movie star James Stewart became a war hero

During the Second World War, Academy Award-winning actor James Stewart answered his nation's call, serving as a pilot in the Army Air Corps. He flew 20 successful missions, and came home from WWII a different man. Stewart's fight to be able to fight despite his celebrity, and his emotional post-war return to the screen in "It's a Wonderful Life," are the subjects of the film "Jimmy." Lee Cowan talks with actors K.J. Apa (who plays Stewart), and Max Casella (who plays director Frank Capra), and Stewart's daughter, Kelly Stewart Hardcourt, about what the actor's service did to his soul.

CBS News · Nov 1
Passage: In memoriam

"Sunday Morning" remembers some of the notable figures who left us this week, including actor Sir Patrick Stewart, best known as Captain Jean Luc Godard in the "Star Trek" franchise.

CBS News · Nov 1
11/1: Sunday Morning

Hosted by Jane Pauley. Featured: Investigating UAPs; the Texas Senate race, and a midterm elections preview; How James Stewart became a war hero; "The Lost Boys," Broadway's vampire musical; Milwaukee's history of Socialist mayors; a Georgia O'Keeffe exhibit on architecture; and 10 Downing Street resident Larry the Cat.

CBS News · Nov 1
Web extra: Filming Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed's "It's a Wonderful Life" kiss

In this web exclusive, Hollywood historian Sam Wasson, author of the biography "Frank Capra: A Life," talks with Lee Cowan about Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed's emotional performance in Capra's 1946 classic "It's a Wonderful Life," and how the director created a timeless classic – even if it wasn't the box office giant he'd hoped for.

CBS News · Nov 1
New public spending category PDEL is a welcome and could have big impact | Heather Stewart

The Preventative Departmental Expenditure Limit will be money ringfenced in the budget for preventive policies John Healey’s debut budget was far from a blockbuster, but it may come to be remembered for the birth of a plucky new character in the tax and spend universe – little PDEL. It may not have the charm of Disney’s Wall-E, but PDEL (pronounced P-Del), Preventative Departmental Expenditure Limit, to give it its full name, marks a welcome, and potentially very consequential, addition. Continue reading...

The Guardian · Nov 1
Dafne Keen and Harriet Walter on working with Patrick Stewart: ‘I’ve never seen anyone so ecstatic’

The late actor’s co-stars in Logan and Anthony and Cleopatra remember dog impressions, marching band-conducting and a fervent belief in fun I had the unbelievable privilege of working with Patrick when I was 11 [in Logan]. He was a man of extraordinary warmth, wit and generosity. He possessed that increasingly rare ability to make everyone around him feel as though they were being let in on something wonderful. To work alongside him was to be reminded, every day, of what it means to love what you do, and to share that love with others. He imparted lessons in a way that was so wise, you didn’t even realise you were being taught. Continue reading...

The Guardian · Nov 1
‘SNL’ Pays Tribute To Patrick Stewart With Clip From His 1994 Episode

As the world mourns Patrick Stewart, Saturday Night Live paid tribute to the late former host on this weekend’s episode. Before the goodnights, the NBC sketch comedy show played an archive clip of the 3x Oscar nominee introducing musical guest Salt-N-Pepa during their 1994 episode, in addition to sharing one of his promo photos from […]

Deadline · Nov 1
‘Green Room’ Director Remembers Patrick Stewart as a ‘F—ing Sweetheart’ and Credits Him for Rescuing the Film: He ‘Swooped Down’ ‘Into Our Cruddy Ass Movie and Saved Us’

“Green Room” writer and director Jeremy Saulnier paid tribute to late actor Patrick Stewart, who starred in the film and whom he credits with saving the day when they were “close to shutting down,” during a 10th-anniversary screening of the 2015 film in Los Angeles on Friday. Stewart died one day earlier, on Thursday, at […]

Variety · Oct 31
‘Green Room’ Writer/Director Recalls How Patrick Stewart “Saved The Day” When Film Was Almost Axed, Would Tell Fans: “Don’t Root For The Nazis”

More than a decade later, Green Room writer/director Jeremy Saulnier is expressing his gratitude for Patrick Stewart helping get the film made. During a screening of the 2015 movie on Friday, one day after Stewart died at age 86, Saulnier paid his respects to the late 3x Golden Globe nominee and explained how he “saved […]

Deadline · Oct 31
Sir Patrick Stewart, RIP

Stewart's portrayal of Captain Jean Luc Picard was a great achievement, and epitomized the values of Star Trek.

Reason · Oct 31
Book excerpt: "Frank Capra: A Life" by Sam Wasson

Returning to movie screens after his service in World War II, Jimmy Stewart was nervous about appearing in Frank Capra's "It's a Wonderful Life" – a film now acknowledged as one of his very best.

CBS News · Oct 31
Stewart caught in Swansea rules limbo - gossip

Ross Stewart's lack of game time with Swansea City is explained as Rangers reportedly want Lyall Cameron in their first-team squad after his season with Dundee United.

Yahoo Sports · Oct 31
From the archives: Sir Patrick Stewart and Sir Ian McKellen

Sir Patrick Stewart, the Shakespearean actor best-known for his role in the "Star Trek" franchise, died on Oct. 28, 2026 at age 86. In this "Sunday Morning" interview that aired Oct. 13, 2013, Stewart and fellow player Ian McKellen talked with CBS News' Lesley Stahl about their deep friendship forged on stage and on the set of the "X-Men" series, as they rehearsed for Broadway productions of Samuel Beckett's "Waiting for Godot" and Harold Pinter's "No Man's Land." They also talked about the personal experiences that helped shape their careers.

CBS News · Oct 30