This week’s Scan Sunday ranges from 2003 to 2004 and features lots of articles on the international releases of “Adaptation”, “The Hours” and “Angels in America”. There are also various reports on her 2004 AFI Life Achievement Honor, including a great cover from The Sunday Telegram. There’s also a very nostalgic article among the updates: I vividly remember flipping through my grandparent’s tv guide in 2003 to find an article on Meryl with a link to this very website. I felt like a rock star :-) How time goes by. Anyway, enjoy all the new updates and your Sunday as well.

Besides the many accolades for her film work, Meryl Streep is well respected in the university community. Having honed her craft at Vassar, Dartmouth and Yale, Streep has been acknowledged by university committee deems with special (albeit mostly symbolic) positions. Here’s a list of Meryl Streep’s honorary doctorates.

Indiana University: Honorary Doctoral Degree (April 16, 2014)
Meryl Streep received an honorary doctoral degree during an April 2014 visit to Indiana University’s Bloomington campus. IU paid tribute to “her remarkable contributions to cinema and to the fabric of American culture while also recognizing our own rich academic traditions in film and theater” with a packed two-day event that included several film screenings and conversation panels.

Barnard College: Barnard Medal of Distinction (May 17, 2010)
In 2010, Meryl Streep delivered the keynote commencement address at Barnard College in New York City and received the college’s Medal of Distinction. “Outside of acting, she has used her brilliant voice to support the arts, international human rights and the environment, as well as health issues of great importance to women and families including cancer, child health and AIDS,” Barnard President Debora L. Spar said in a message to students.

Harvard University: Doctor of Arts (May 27, 2010)
Harvard University bestowed Meryl Streep with a Honorary Doctoral Degree in 2014. Its press release said: “Considered one of the country’s greatest living actresses, Streep […] is the most nominated performer for either award. Streep also is an environmental health activist. In 1989 she helped to found Mothers and Others, a consumer group advocating sustainable agriculture and increased pesticide regulations.

Princeton University: Doctor of Fine Arts (June 02, 2009)
Another Doctor of Fine Arts was presented to Meryl Strep by Princeton University in 2009. “In an age of celebrity, she represents craftsmanship; in an age dominated by directors, she represents the centrality of the actor; in an age of special effects, she represents the power of the written word and artful movement; in an age of virtual reality, she reminds us of the story’s power to shed light on what is real.”

Middlebury College: Doctor of Arts (May 23, 2004)
Middlebury College bestowed Meryl Streep with a Doctor of Arts during their 2004 commencement. The keynote speech was delivered by her friend, the late Christopher Reeve. Coincidentally, the event was a family affair. The same day, one of her nephews graduated from Middlebury College.

University of New Hampshire: Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters (May 24, 2003)
At UNH and colleges across the country, Meryl Streep noted, graduating women now outnumber men by nearly two to one. Women have successfully claimed their place in the classroom, Streep concluded; yet “the glass ceiling is still in effect in the business world, the professions and politics. Imagine if the Senate were apportioned in the same way as your graduating class!”

Brown University – Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts (May 1986)
There is no public inforation on Meryl Streep receiving a Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts from Brown University, except the fact that she did. Streep’s connection to Brown is rooted in her family – her father, Harry Streep, was awarded a full Scholarship to Brown University but was forced to leave after a year during the Depression.

Lafayette College: Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts (June 02, 1985)
Meryl Streep received an Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts and started her keynote speech by singing “Que Sera, Sera” and proceeded to tell not to bother trying to map out our lives, as they would naturally unfold, and our lives would play out in due time.” Streep also the delighted crowd, that while shooting the hair-washing-scene with Robert Redford in “Out Of Africa”, she was secretly thinking about what to say at the Lafayette commencement.

Yale University: Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts (May 23, 1983)
A day after collecting honors from Vassar, Meryl Streep took the podium at Yale University’s commencement to receive a Doctor of Fine Arts, for “forceful presence and flexible artistry” that “radiate intelligence and understanding of the human condition.”

Vassar College: Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts (May 22, 1983)
Weeks after receiving her second Academy Award, Vassar College awarded Streep with a Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts. She also delivered the commencement speech.” Streep spoke to the graduating class as “peers,” encouraging them not to lapse into complacency, but instead to “integrate what you believe into every single area of your life. Take your heart to work and ask the most and best of everybody else too.”

Dartmouth College: Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts (June 1981)
In 1981, Dartmouth College awarded Streep with a Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts. In the Summer of 1970, Meryl Streep spent a term at Dartmouth through the 12-college exchange while a student at Vassar College. Her interest in costume design led to studying costume design, play writing with legendary drama professor Errol Hill, and dance.

A great Sunday to everybody! On we go with magazine scans from 1997 to 2002, featuring some lovely pictures for the television premiere of “…First Do No Harm” and reviews on “Dancing at Lughnasa”, “One True Thing” and “Music of the Heart” (I call those the twilight years :-) The update concludes with some lengthy articles on “Adaptation” in 2002. For a complete overview, have a look at the list below. Enjoy reading.

According to Variety and other news outlets, Netflix has announced release dates for its entire fall and winter film slate, a list of buzzy films that includes “Don’t Look Up,” a dark comedy starring Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio and directed by Adam McKay; Jane Campion’s drama “The Power of the Dog” with Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons; and Rebecca Hall’s directorial debut “Passing.” […] To close out the year, Campion’s latest “The Power of the Dog” arrives on Netflix on Dec. 1 (in theaters on Nov. 17), with Sandra Bullock’s “The Unforgivable” slated for Dec. 10 (in theaters Nov. 24), “Don’t Look Up” scheduled for Dec. 24 (in theaters Dec. 10) and Maggie Gyllenhaal’s “The Lost Daughter” on Dec. 31 (in theaters Dec. 17). In total, Netflix will release around 40 movies throughout the rest of 2021, continuing its promise to deliver new films every week for the entire year. Check out the full lineup over at Variety.

On we go with new magazine scans from the mid-1990s, in which “The House of the Spirits”, “The River Wild”, “The Bridges of Madison County”, “Before and After” and “Marvin’s Room” were released, all more or less successful with critics and the box offic, with the exception of “Madison County”. For a complete list of new articles, have a look at the list below. Enjoy your Sunday.

Donor Direct Action seeks to promote women’s equality by directly connecting effective front line women’s groups around the world working for the protection and promotion of women’s rights to donors who want to invest funds strategically where they will have the greatest impact.

Donor Direct Action partners with organizations around the world that have tremendous yet largely unrealized potential for growth and impact, based on strong leadership and a proven track record. We give donors an opportunity to level the playing field by investing their funds where they will go further and be more strategically deployed. We identify partners through our well-established global networks – sometimes those activists doing the best work on the front lines are least able to afford the time and resources needed to develop glossy fundraising materials or to pull together successful fundraising teams. Once selected, partner organizations are vetted in accordance with applicable US laws. Donor Direct Action reviews their audited financial statements, and communicates regularly with them in an effort to help them strengthen their work and their organizational infrastructure.

In 2017, Meryl Streep spoke on behalf of Donor Direct Action in a video for the The Congolese Women’s Forum for Peace and Security.

The Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies (FAPE) is a public-private partnership dedicated to providing permanent works of American art for U.S. embassies worldwide. For over thirty years, FAPE has contributed to the U.S. Department of State’s mission of cultural diplomacy by partnering with American artists whose works encourage cross-cultural understanding within the diplomatic community and the international public. FAPE fulfills its mission through Site-Specific commissions, Original Print and Photography Collections, preservation projects, and other arts and education initiatives. All artworks commissioned or placed by FAPE are by American artists and are gifts, representing the generosity and patriotism of some of the United States’ greatest artists and donors.

FAPE was founded by Leonore Annenberg, Wendy W. Luers, Lee Kimche McGrath and Carol Price. As spouses of former U.S. ambassadors, and with Mrs. McGrath as the Director of Art in Embassies at the State Department, FAPE’s founders recognized a need to build upon the Department’s efforts by providing permanent works of American art that would endure the tests of time in embassies across the world. Since FAPE was established in 1986, more than $170 million in art and monetary contributions has been raised and works have been placed in more than 140 countries.

This week’s Scan Sunday covers Meryl Streep’s comedy years from 1989 to 1993, reviewing “She-Devil”, “Postcards from the Edge”, “Defending Your Life” and “Death Becomes Her”. Lots of articles and reviews from international magazines have been added to the photo gallery. Among the highlights is a brief mention in 1993’s Veronica magazine from the Netherlands of a big television interview to promote “Death Becomes Her”, which I have never heard of. I don’t know if it was filmed exclusively in the Netherlands, or during the UK oder French promotion for the film, so if you’re from the Netherlands and know more about this interview, please let me know. Enjoy reading and have a great Sunday.

Over the last weeks, I have worked behind the scenes on the career pages to make them more functional and easier to browse. Meryl Streep’s career is a massive task to cover, and yet it’s one of my favorite parts of the site, since it’s not only films, but heaps of documentaries, television specials and narration work. Plus, we have been able to source pretty much all of her 50 plus theatre performances since her time at Vassar College with lots of rare pictures and posters. So, let me introduce some nifty new functions: Each career site has been updated with full cast and crew information and shortcuts to the photo gallery, video archive and related reviews (there have been a lot with the ongoing magazine updates). You can check each project’s availablity on a wide array of streaming services in your country. Each page also comes with tags – so if you’re looking for similar work, you’ll find shortcuts like, for example, drama, based on a true story, and many more. Lastly, all career pages are connected with the chronology pages, so you can find all productions from a specific year listed by release. You can start by browsing the career main page with 12 subcategories and then lose yourself for a couple of days with over 330 productions to (re)discover :-). Enjoy browsing and check back tomorrow for a new Scan Sunday.

Our second Scan Sunday contains a wild ride throughout the 1980s with reviews and articles on “Silkwood”, “Falling in Love”, “Plenty”, “Out of Africa”, “Heartburn”, “Ironweed” and “A Cry in the Dark”. Among the highlights of this update is a wonderful cover from the French Le Figaro (1983) and a lenghty article and pictorial on “Out of Africa” from the French Premiere Magazine. As always, many thanks to Alvaro for the contributions. Enjoy reading and have a wonderful Sunday.