A new batch of international magazine scans have been added to the photo gallery – including 11 covers from France, Germany, Spain, and our first Ukrainian addition to the press archive. Some great finds. Many thanks to Alvaro for finding most of these. Enjoy.

The National Women’s History Museum (NWHM) announced details surrounding their annual Women Making History Awards Gala, set to take place on March 20 at The Anthem in Washington D.C. This year’s event, which celebrates extraordinary, trailblazing women who have made a profound contribution to society, will honor inventor, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Sara Blakely; Dr. Opal Lee, the “Grandmother of Juneteenth;” and advocate for transformative research and education Shirley Welsh Ryan. Mattel, celebrating its 80th anniversary this year, will receive the inaugural Evelyn Y. Davis Women Making History Corporate Changemaker Award, which will be accepted by Mattel EVP and Chief Brand Officer Lisa McKnight. Award-winning actress and icon Meryl Streep will serve as the honorary chair of the evening, and the program will be hosted by CBS News award-winning journalist Norah O’Donnell. The gala will also feature live entertainment, including the premier of the organization’s inaugural song composed by Grammy Award-winning artist Tena Clark. Since its debut in 2012, the Women Making History Awards has honored distinguished figures across various fields, including literary giant Dr. Maya Angelou, acclaimed actresses Viola Davis and Rita Moreno, NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell, and civil rights icon Dolores Huerta. Additional information and tickets for the gala are available here.

Documentarian Ken Burns is almost ready to release his new series, a six-part, 12 hour show on the American Revolution. We just have to wait a little bit for it since the PBS premiere is scheduled Nov. 16-21 from 8 to 10 p.m. It will air for six consecutive nights and will explore “the country’s founding and its eight-year war for independence,” according to PBS broadcasting. “The American Revolution has always been surrounded by myth that keeps us from seeing the real picture,” Burns said in a written statement. “The story of the birth of this country is at once devastating and inspiring. It was a bloody civil war that divided families and communities, displaced native nations, both challenged and protected the institution of slavery, while also proclaiming the noblest aspirations of humankind.” The full series will be available for streaming starting Nov. 16 at PBS.org and on the PBS App. It will also be available on streaming services like iOS, Android, Roku streaming devices, Apple TV, Android TV, Amazon Fire TV, Samsung Smart TV, Chromecast and VIZIO. As he has in many of Burns’ films, it will be narrated by actor Peter Coyote. The series will include the first-person voices of nearly 200 individual historic figures, read by a cast of actors, including Kenneth Branagh, Jeff Daniels, Morgan Freeman, Paul Giamatti, Tom Hanks, Samuel L. Jackson, Laura Linney, Meryl Streep, and many more. Thanks to Alvaro for the heads-up.

Three days into the new year and we have a public appearance already. On Friday, the Golden Globes gave a rousing launch to its Golden Gala: An Evening of Excellence, with Ted Danson receiving the fifth Carol Burnett Award and Viola Davis being given the Cecil B. DeMille Award in an intimate ceremony – meaning they scrap their Life Achievement Awards from Sunday’s ceremony and tv broadcast. Meryl Streep introduced Davis by saying she’d heard great things about the actress but didn’t know her work, until the first reading of John Patrick Shanley’s “Doubt.” Davis’ character doesn’t have much to do in the early part of the script and Davis sat there silently “like a quiet volcano pretending to be a hill.” Davis’s eight-minute scene with Streep made everyone in the room aware of her power, and the 2008 film brought her worldwide audiences. A couple of pictures from the gala have been added to the photo gallery.

Happy New Year everybody. 50 years on, the Karen Silkwood story still remains a mystery. Most of us remember the name from the 1983 Mike Nichols film. With only a handful pictures of the real woman, many might think of Meryl Streep when they hear the name. But to a few, Karen Silkwood was family. Her children still investigate what happened to their mother half a decade ago. In December, ABC News followed a renewed investigation into the 1974 death of Silkwood, a chemical technician who was outspoken about health and safety at a nuclear fuel plant owned by her employer. She died in a single-car crash while on her way to meet The New York Times reporter. The mysterious circumstances surrounding Silkwood’s death captured national headlines and the 1983 Oscar-nominated film. Now, via new reporting, many exclusive on-camera interviews and the discovery of lost tapes and new information documented in ABC Audio’s podcast “Radioactive: The Karen Silkwood Mystery,” “IMPACT x Nightline” investigates if Silkwood’s death was an accident or something more sinister. You can watch a preview for the television special here, the full programme is available on Hulu. There’s also an hour-long programme on the case by ABC’s KOCO 5 News available on Youtube.

Here we are, 24 days into our calendar. I wish all visitors Happy Holidays and all the best, much health and best of luck for the next year. We’re wrapping our site special with a massive update of Blu-Ray screencaptures of Meryl’s leading roles in feature films, “Marvin’s Room”, Music of the Heart”, “Doubt” and “Julie & Julia”. Enjoy the updates and see you all next year.

As we’re heading close to our finale, the final batch of additional puplic appearances pictures have been added. These are ranging from as early as 1978 throughout the 1980s with several press junkets and award show appearances to 1990, when Meryl was not only busy promoting “Postcards from the Edge”, but also making the rounds raising awareness for environmental issues. Check back tomorrow for the last entry in our calendar with a very big, last update.

In our second-to-last public appearances update, updates range from 2017 to 2019 and feature two promo-heavy years with appearances for “Florence Foster Jenkins” and the releases of “The Post” and “Big Little Lies.”

Today’s calendar brings a big update of various television specials and appearances, both as videos and as screencaptures. Starting with videos, additions include talkshow appearances on “The Early Show” and “The Today Show” to promote “The Iron Lady”, wonderful vintage tv reports on “Sophie’s Choice”, including interviews with Meryl, as well as her appearance at the 2017 Kennedy Center Honors. There’s also an appearance on the 2002 BBC1 documentary “There’s Only One Paul McCartney”.

Moving on to the screencaptures, most of the above appearances have been capped. Various appearances, such as “The Ellen DeGeneres Show”, the 2002 documentary “New York at the Movies”, a 2013 documentary on Clint Eastwood and two press junkets for “Marvin’s Room” have been replaced with better quality captures. A full list of updates can be found below.

A second batch of magazine scans have been added with today’s calendar. There are some great cover stories from around the world and articles from Spain, Poland, the United Kingdom, Austria, and many more. Many thanks to Alvaro for sending in most of these. Very appreciated. Enjoy reading.