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'Never seen such barbarity': the grim task of Israel's forensics teams
'Never seen such barbarity': the grim task of Israel's forensics teams
The stench of death is overwhelming in Israel's National Center of Forensic Medicine, where experts have been trying to identify the remains of hundreds of people...
2023-10-17 03:26
Adele once again stirs speculation she's married
Adele once again stirs speculation she's married
Hello Adele, are you married?
2023-09-27 01:31
Hunter Biden to make initial court appearance on July 26 -court filing
Hunter Biden to make initial court appearance on July 26 -court filing
U.S. President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden will make an initial appearance in federal court in Delaware on
2023-06-22 05:16
Braves: Did Brian Snitker let Marcell Ozuna off easy? A breakdown
Braves: Did Brian Snitker let Marcell Ozuna off easy? A breakdown
Atlanta Braves skipper Brian Snitker benched Marcell Ozuna for not hustling out of the batter's box on a 415-foot single, but was that even enough of a punishment for the controversial slugger?Despite taking two of three on the road vs. the Arizona Diamondbacks over the weekend, the big nar...
2023-06-06 01:49
How to Pre-Order Diablo IV: All Editions and Bonuses
How to Pre-Order Diablo IV: All Editions and Bonuses
Players who pre-order Diablo IV will gain access to a number of bonuses in Diablo IV and other Blizzard games.
1970-01-01 08:00
Who is Keir Simmons? NBC ‘Today’s rare fill-in host replaces Craig Melvin amid his unexpected absence
Who is Keir Simmons? NBC ‘Today’s rare fill-in host replaces Craig Melvin amid his unexpected absence
Keir Simmons steps in as a rare fill-in host, replacing Craig Melvin on Monday's unexpected absence from 'Today'
2023-07-18 12:54
Deion and Shedeur Sanders have Colorado rolling toward bowl eligibility after taking over 1-11 team
Deion and Shedeur Sanders have Colorado rolling toward bowl eligibility after taking over 1-11 team
The Colorado Buffaloes got back to work after a win over Arizona State where coach Deion Sanders described their play as “hot garbage.”
2023-10-11 05:36
Six underrated Matthew Perry roles that aren't Chandler in Friends
Six underrated Matthew Perry roles that aren't Chandler in Friends
Matthew Perry’s character from Friends, Chandler Bing, was so beloved by millions that the actor will forever be associated with him and his hilarious one liners. But Perry, who died on 28 October in Los Angeles, wasn’t just a one-trick pony. He was in dozens of films, TV shows and even stage productions that show his legacy is far richer and more varied than just being remembered for the famous sitcom. Here are a couple of his lesser known works, in celebration of Perry's life and career. She’s Out Of Control (1989) Chandler wasn’t even a glint in Perry’s eye when he appeared in Stan Dragoti’s 1989 indie comedy She’s Out Of Control. The coming of age comedy starring Tony Danza and Catherine Hicks is about a father coming to terms with his daughter growing up. A twenty-year-old Perry played Timothy, one of the daughter’s several boyfriends in the film. Unfortunately, it didn’t go down well with the critics. One reviewer wrote: “I became so depressed I actually thought about quitting my job as a film critic.” But 34 years later, the film has a certain charm and certainly carries a few laughs. For diehard fans of Friends it is required viewing. Matthew Perry in She's Out of Control (1989) www.youtube.com The Odd Couple (2015-17) Perry executive produced The Odd Couple, a sitcom based on the 1965 play written by Neil Simon. He also starred in it as the slovenly Oscar Madison, acting opposite Thomas Lennon playing the obsessively tidy Felix Unger. In fact, Perry had been pushing for a version of the show to be made since the late noughties, hoping for a launch in 2010. However, executives passed on it, and Perry was forced to shop it around. Eventually, it got picked up in 2013, and Perry got his show. It ran for 38 episodes across three seasons, marking Perry’s longest-running TV show behind Friends. The Odd Couple Episode 1 01 Pilot Sneak Peek 3 www.youtube.com The End Of Longing (2016) Perry’s stage career wasn’t as extensive as his film and TV appearances, but he still found time to write his own play. The End Of Longing was a dark comedy, starring Perry as an alcoholic named Jack, and was performed both on Broadway and on the West End. Referencing his own struggles with addiction, Perry later wrote that the play was “sort of an exaggerated form of myself” but that it was not an autobiographical part. While it got mixed reviews, one critic said: “The writing is wired, raw, politically incorrect and very funny [...] Perry's a novice playwright, but one of great promise.” Matthew Perry on His Play 'The End of Longing' www.youtube.com The Whole Nine Yards (2000) Being at the peak of his Friends fame didn’t stop Perry from appearing in The Whole Nine Yards, a crime comedy starring Bruce Willis. Perry plays Oz, a mild-mannered dentist who travels to Chicago to inform a mob boss about the whereabouts of his new neighbour, a former hitman with a price on his head. Film critic Roger Ebert wrote: “A subtle but unmistakable aura of jolliness sneaks from the screen during The Whole Nine Yards, and eventually we suspect that the actors are barely suppressing giggles. “This is the kind of standard material everyone could do in lockstep, but you sense inner smiles, and you suspect the actors are enjoying themselves.” It’s a romp, and well worth a watch. The Whole Nine Yards (2000) Official Trailer - Bruce Willis, Matthew Perry Movie HD www.youtube.com Serving Sara (2002) Perry didn’t do quite so well in Serving Sara, the romcom starring him and Elizabeth Hurley. The film follows a server given the assignment to serve a British socialite with divorce papers. However, he is bribed to serve her husband instead so that she can get a big divorce payout – and all manner of chaos ensues. Sadly, the film was thoroughly panned and didn’t do well at the box office, where it grossed only $5.8m on opening weekend. Check out the trailer and judge for yourself. Serving Sara Trailer www.youtube.com Scrubs (2004) And finally, from one era-defining sitcom to another, Perry went from Friends to a guest appearance in Scrubs. The medical comedy, which starred Zach Braff, went on for nine seasons through the noughties, and became one of the best-loved shows of its era. Perry played an air traffic controller, Murray. See a clip of Perry and Braff, the comic duo you didn’t know you needed, here. Scrubs - Matthew Perry In Scrubs - Aeroplane www.youtube.com Sign up for our free Indy100 weekly newsletter How to join the indy100's free WhatsApp channel Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings
2023-10-31 00:09
Who's next? The risk of living next door to Putin
Who's next? The risk of living next door to Putin
The Ukraine war has put Russia's nervous neighbours on high alert, reports Europe editor Katya Adler.
2023-09-12 13:00
Stokes to miss defending champion England's Cricket World Cup opener against New Zealand
Stokes to miss defending champion England's Cricket World Cup opener against New Zealand
New Zealand has won the toss and sent England into bat in a 2019 final rematch to open Cricket World Cup
2023-10-05 16:29
Mapped: Auckland shooting takes place just 5km from venue of Women’s World Cup opening match
Mapped: Auckland shooting takes place just 5km from venue of Women’s World Cup opening match
Two people were killed and multiple injured in a shooting in Auckland, New Zealand, just hours ahead of the opening match of the Fifa Women’s World Cup match. A gunman, 24, stormed into a high-rise construction site at 1 Queen Street in downtown Auckland on Thursday morning, around 7.20am local time. The man, who is believed to be a construction worker at the site, entered the building armed with a pump-action shotgun and moved through the building, firing bullets. After reaching the upper levels, he contained himself within an elevator shaft, where he fired more shots before being found dead a short time later. An officer was injured in the shooting, as well as four members of the public. Security was boosted before the opening Women’s World Cup game after the shooting which took place near the hotel of the Norwegian team, who were scheduled to play in the opening match later on the same day. Auckland has welcomed thousands of international players and tourists for the ninth Women’s World Cup which is being co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand. On Thursday, New Zealand was taking on Norway in the opening. Officials from Eden Park, where the game is being played after an opening ceremony for the tournament, encouraged fans to arrive at the stadium early. “There will be an increased security presence within the precinct and across the venue. Additional traffic management measures are in place,” Eden Park said. Several players took to social media to report they were safe. “All seems calm, and we are preparing as normal for the match tonight,” Norway captain Maren Mjelde told Norwegian newspaper Verdens Gang during the police operation. Italy and the US team’s training was delayed as players could not get out of their hotel. A US Soccer spokesperson said the American players were just getting up for breakfast inside the hotel when the incident occurred. “Our security sort of immediately liaised with the local authorities and Department of State. We determined immediately that everybody was safe and accounted for and from then on we just had to wait it out,” Aaron Heifetz told reporters. Douglas Emhoff, the husband of US vice president Kamala Harris who is leading the presidential delegation to New Zealand for the opening ceremony of the World Cup, is safe, the US embassy said. Prime minister Chris Hipkins said the soccer tournament would proceed as planned, adding the shooting appeared to be the actions of an individual and that police were not seeking anyone else in relation to the incident. “There was no identified political or ideological motivation for the shooting and therefore no national security risk,” Mr Hipkins said during a televised media briefing. There would be no change to New Zealand’s security threat level although there would be an increased police presence in the city, he said. “Obviously we would prefer it not to have started in this way,” Mr Hipkins told journalists later in the day. “It will be acknowledged what happened today at the opening ceremony. And I will be going, it is safe to go and we continue to encourage the whole community to get behind this,” he said. Additional reporting by agencies. Read More Women’s World Cup 2023 LIVE: New Zealand stun Norway as Sam Kerr ruled out of Australia opener New Zealand shooting: Armed police guard construction site where gunman killed two Women’s World Cup opener ‘proceeds as planned’ despite fatal Auckland shooting Women's World Cup team from Philippines has American flavor Women’s World Cup to ‘proceed as planned’ after shooting in Auckland Cases of anti-Muslim hate ‘have more than doubled’ in a decade
2023-07-20 19:02
RBI Approves Ashok Vaswani as Kotak Mahindra Bank’s CEO
RBI Approves Ashok Vaswani as Kotak Mahindra Bank’s CEO
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. said India’s central bank has approved the appointment of Ashok Vaswani as its next
2023-10-21 17:51