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Clouds over a Russian graveyard Carl Julius von Leypold, ca. 1830

RIP Patrick Stewart Play Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion

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

🚨 NEW SINGLE “BERSERKER” – Out November 6! Pre-save 👉 sabaton.lnk.to/Berserker You asked for more Viking songs, and we heard you loud and clear! Our new single “Berserker” drops on November 6. If you want to be among the first to hear it, pre-save it on your favourite music streaming platform now! “The story of the Berserker at Stamford Bridge has been on our radar a long time. It combines everything that has inspired our songwriting over the years: an epic last stand, overwhelming odds and a warrior whose name has been lost to history but whose actions became legendary!” // Pär Legend has it that at the Battle of Stamford Bridge in 1066, a lone Viking warrior held off an entire English army, unleashing his fury upon anyone who dared to cross his path. Now it's time for YOU to feel his rage! 🔥 ✍️ Illustrations by Scott Williamson

R.I.P. Austin Gunn 😭