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Francis Ford Coppola's epic film The Godfather has been celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, a frightening thought as I can recall queuing up to see it at a Bangkok cinema all those years ago. It was 1972, in the days long before multiplex cinemas emerged in Bangkok, so when…

A photographer visited the infamous Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia to document the eeriness of the long-closed prison

He was Hulk Hogan before Hulk Hogan. He leapt to the big screen before it was the sporting standard. And for his final act? He worked in the shadows to topple Hitler.

It’s North vs. South, Addison Street vs. 35th Street, blue vs. black, good vs. bad, bad vs. good. This week, the rivalry renews at Wrigley Field.

Since the 1906 World Series, there’s been no shortage of unforgettable moments between crosstown rivals.

Was Charlie Chaplin born on a Birmingham Gypsy camp? Was Diana Mitford really an amphetamine-using bisexual? Here’s our list of the BBC gangster drama’s best real-life portrayals

With ruthless and merciless Vladimir Putin on the march, Britain needs to confront its role in enabling his regime’s development. It will not be possible simply to sanction the oligarchs, and hope they will go away.

Lying about lockdown parties could do to Johnson what dodging tax did to Chicago gangster Al Capone as his rancid regime rapidly collapses around him, writes Kevin Maguire

What do Al Capone, Muhammad Ali and Michelle Obama have in common? Though not all born here, these notable Chicagoans share a birthday.