Thirty-five years ago, two films about the legend of Robin Hood – stealer from the rich, giver to the poor – met and duelled in cinemas; we all know who won, Kevin Costner’s big-budget blockbuster, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. But what about the other one? It was titled simply Robin Hood, directed by John…
“Today is a triumph for freedom as huge as any victory that has ever been won on any battlefield,” President Lyndon Johnson declared as he signed the Voting Rights Act on Aug. 6, 1965. “This act flows from a clear and simple wrong,” he continued. “Millions of Americans are denied the right to vote because…
A U.S. Secret Service officer was arrested and charged with indecent exposure on Sunday night after he was seen masturbating in the hallway of a Miami hotel, according to the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office. The officer, John Spillman, 33, a member of the uniformed division of the Secret Service, was based in Washington but had been…
Filmmaker Stephen Soderbergh defended and explained his decision to use some generative artificial intelligence in his upcoming documentary centered around John Lennon’s final interview. Announced last year, John Lennon: The Last Interview features the audio from an interview Lennon and Yoko Ono gave to RKO Radio on Dec. 8, 1980, just hours before Lennon was…
Buster OlneyMay 4, 2026, 12:53 PM ET CloseSenior writer ESPN Magazine/ESPN.com Analyst/reporter ESPN television Author of “The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty” Multiple Authors You didn’t need to hear John Sterling update the score when you tuned into a game to know how the New York Yankees were doing. “They’re losing,” I’d say to…
When we meet 22-year-old Cal (short for John-Calum), he’s on the verge of giving up. Just months out of art school in Edinburgh, he has failed to thrive and has been summoned home by his ruggedly handsome, permanently angry father, John, a weaver, farmer and thunderingly severe Calvinist deacon who tends a flock of 26…
Apple on Thursday officially introduced its incoming chief executive, John Ternus, to the public. “We have an incredible road map ahead,” Mr. Ternus said in a call with analysts and investors after the company reported quarterly financial results. The remarks were the first public comments from Mr. Ternus since he was named last week as…
Violence against women is “at breaking point” and the justice system needs to change, according to the writer of new ITV drama Believe Me about the survivors of “black-cab rapist” John Worboys. Jeff Pope, who is also writing a BBC drama about the murder of Sarah Everard, said he wanted to tell these stories because…
The comedian John Robins has always loved talking about booze. In his standup, he used to portray himself as a bon viveur who knew how to give himself the best of times; a larky drinker out for a laugh; a nerdy tippler who recorded nights out in Sherlock Holmes-themed notepads – arrival time, drinks consumed,…
When President Barack Obama negotiated a nuclear deal with Iran more than a decade ago, his point man was Secretary of State John Kerry. Over 20 months of talks, Mr. Kerry met with his Iranian counterpart on at least 18 different days, often several times per day. High-level nuclear diplomacy was a natural role for…
