A cranky Kevin Costner and a resilient Uma Thurman: 5 juicy stories from Maureen Dowd’s ‘Notorious’ interviews

On the Shelf Notorious By Maureen DowdHarper: 400 pages, $32.50If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.orgwhose fees support independent bookstores. Maureen Dowd has been profiling the rich, famous and powerful for the New York Times since the 1980s. As she writes in her new collection, “Notorious,” … Read more

Jane Fonda delivers fiery speech accepting SAG’s lifetime achievement award: ‘Empathy is not weak or woke’

Jane Fonda became the 60th recipient of SAG-AFTRA’s highest tribute, the SAG Life Achievement Award for career achievements and humanitarian accomplishments. The actor, whose work spans over six decades, fittingly used her acceptance speech at Sunday night’s SAG Awards as an opportunity to speak her mind on the importance of political activism, empathy, unions and … Read more