Joseph Whipp’s first credited role was a prison guard in “Escape from Alcatraz” but he’d been appearing in productions since the mid-70s. Little did he know at the time that his career would be somewhat defined by similar roles. Put simply, Whipp has played a lot of cops in his time. He was a cop…

President Zelensky‘s office has suggested that Nigel Farage has been ‘infected by the virus of Putinism’ after he said the West was to blame for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.  It comes as Rishi Sunak said today that Mr Farage’s comments were ‘completely wrong and only play into Putin’s hands’. The Reform UK leader has been…

Seven weeks after firing Darvin Ham, the Los Angeles Lakers landed on their next head coach on Thursday: JJ Redick, the 15-year NBA veteran turned podcaster and broadcaster, league sources with direct knowledge of the situation tell The Athletic. Redick is signing a four-year deal worth in the neighborhood of $8 million per season with…

Beyond the obvious difficulties that come with being the final part of a trilogy, “Scream 3” had a few major obstacles ahead of it. First was that longtime “Scream” writer Kevin Williamson left the project. The second was that Neve Campbell had a limited schedule that the production had to work around. Third was that the recent Columbine…

By Olivia Christie Published: 06:23 EDT, 21 June 2024 | Updated: 06:27 EDT, 21 June 2024 Police searching for a missing former colleague of MoneySavingExpert Martin Lewis who vanished on Monday have found a body. Anthony Hill, 37, who disappeared from Norwich on Monday morning, used to work on the deals team at the financial website…

“Blade” really is unique in the history of troubled Hollywood productions. So tumultuous was the film’s journey that Ali himself almost left “Blade” altogether, which would have been a disastrous, and potentially fatal blow to the project. In the meantime, Ali has left “Blade” fans hanging by joining the new “Jurassic World” movie — which…

“There’s no wrong, only right,” Roger Federer says. He is speaking with The Athletic about one of tennis’s defining issues this year, and possibly the defining issue right now: how best to retire. As Wimbledon approaches, two fellow ‘Big Four’ members, Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray, are entering the endgame. Both are involved in valedictory tours…

What if James Bond failed one of his missions and Moneypenny had to take his place? That’s more or less the premise for “Spy,” albeit with a comedic spin. The film stars Melissa McCarthy as Susan Cooper, a CIA agent who’s more than capable working behind a desk but is forced out of her comfort…

A house – whose roof was ripped away by catastrophic tornado – has been sold for a staggering six figure sum despite still being covered in plastic sheeting. The crumbling property in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester, suffered severe damage after it was struck by Storm Gerrit in December last year. Even though the three-bedroom is missing…

If there’s an overriding lesson from the last four years of Paige Bueckers’ college basketball career, it’s this, she explains: “You never know what each day will bring. You never know what life is gonna throw at you.” There was a time when Bueckers didn’t necessary think that way, when she assumed her plans would…