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Toronto Sun
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Toronto Sun
Actor Valerie Mahaffey, 'Northern Exposure' Emmy winner, dies after cancer battle
Published Jun 01, 2025 • 1 minute read Valerie Mahaffey seen at the Los Angeles Industry Screening of Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures "Sully" at The DGA Theater on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016, in Los Angeles. Photo by Steve Cohn / Steve Cohn/Invision/AP Reviews and recommendations are unbiased and products are independently selected. Postmedia may earn an affiliate commission from purchases made through links on this page. LOS ANGELES (AP) — Celebrated actor Valerie Mahaffey, whose stage, film and television work ranged from Shakespeare to the hit 1990s series 'Northern Exposure,' died at age 71 after a battle with cancer, according to a statement released Saturday by her publicist. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account Mahaffey died Friday in Los Angeles, according to publicist Jillian Roscoe. 'I have lost the love of my life, and America has lost one of its most endearing actresses. She will be missed,' her husband, actor Joseph Kell, said in a statement. Survivors also include their daughter, Alice Richards. Mahaffey's stage, film and television work included the soap opera 'The Doctors' more than 45 years ago and encompassed roles in the TV series 'Young Sheldon' and 'Desperate Housewives.' She appeared in the movie 'Sully' with Tom Hanks, directed by Clint Eastwood, and played Madame Reynard in 'French Exit' with Michelle Pfeiffer. She won an outstanding supporting actress in a drama series Emmy award for her portrayal of hypochondriac Eve on 'Northern Exposure.' Mahaffey also appeared on television in 'The Powers That Be,' 'Big Sky,' 'Seinfeld,' 'Wings' and 'ER.' Her film credits include 'Jungle 2 Jungle,' 'Senior Trip' and 'Seabiscuit.' As a child, Mahaffey lived in Indonesia, Nigeria, England and Texas. Sports Sunshine Girls Columnists Sunshine Girls Toronto & GTA
Japan Today
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Japan Today
Actor Valerie Mahaffey, 'Northern Exposure' Emmy winner, dies after cancer battle
Valerie Mahaffey seen at the Los Angeles Industry Screening of Warner Bros. Pictures and Village Roadshow Pictures "Sully" at The DGA Theater on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Steve Cohn/Invision for Warner Bros./AP Images) Celebrated actor Valerie Mahaffey, whose stage, film and television work ranged from Shakespeare to the hit 1990s series 'Northern Exposure,' died at age 71 after a battle with cancer, according to a statement released Saturday by her publicist. Mahaffey died Friday in Los Angeles, according to publicist Jillian Roscoe. 'I have lost the love of my life, and America has lost one of its most endearing actresses. She will be missed," her husband, actor Joseph Kell, said in a statement. Survivors also include their daughter, Alice Richards. Mahaffey's stage, film and television work included the soap opera 'The Doctors' more than 45 years ago and encompassed roles in the TV series 'Young Sheldon" and 'Desperate Housewives.' She appeared in the movie 'Sully' with Tom Hanks, directed by Clint Eastwood, and played Madame Reynard in 'French Exit' with Michelle Pfeiffer. She won an outstanding supporting actress in a drama series Emmy award for her portrayal of hypochondriac Eve on 'Northern Exposure.' Mahaffey also appeared on television in 'The Powers That Be,' 'Big Sky,' 'Seinfeld,' 'Wings" and 'ER.' Her film credits include 'Jungle 2 Jungle,' 'Senior Trip' and 'Seabiscuit.' As a child, Mahaffey lived in Indonesia, Nigeria, England and Texas. © Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
New York Post
28-04-2025
- Science
- New York Post
Is this proof we're living in a ‘simulated universe'? Scientist's theory points to possible clue
Are we living in 'The Matrix' in real life? In the 1999 science-fiction film, Neo discovers that the universe is a simulation — but one scientist believes that the idea isn't all fiction. Dr. Melvin Vopson, an associate professor in physics at the University of Portsmouth in the UK, believes that gravity is a sign that we are living in a virtual simulation and the universe is the 'ultimate computer,' he alleged in a new paper. Advertisement 4 Dr. Melvin Vopson believes that the concept in 'The Matrix' isn't all fiction. Warner Bros/Village Roadshow Pictures/Kobal / Shutterstock In the research, published in AIP Advances, Vopson proposes the idea that gravity isn't just a 'pull' — it's actually something that occurs when the universe is trying to keep its data organized. Forcing objects with mass to be pulled toward the Earth's core is similar to how computers compress code, Vopson claimed. Advertisement 4 Keanu Reeves in 'The Matrix.' Everett Collection He added in the paper that gravitational pull is an 'example of data compression and computational optimization in our universe, which supports the possibility of a simulated or computational universe.' 'The universe evolves in a way that the information content in it is compressed, optimized and organized – just as computers and computer code do,' he told the Daily Mail. 'Hence, gravity appears to be another process of data compression in a possibly simulated universe.' The gravitational attraction helps reduce 'information entropy,' which essentially means how much information there is in an object in any given space, the study alleges. Advertisement 4 In the 1999 science-fiction film, Neo discovers that the universe is a simulation. Warner Bros/Village Roadshow Pictures/Kobal / Shutterstock Gravity plays many roles in space, including the building of galaxies, putting planets into orbit around stars and influencing the motion of nearby objects. So, in Vopson's theory, these objects may be pulled together because the universe is simply trying to keep everything clean and compressed. 'To put it simply, it is easier to compute all the properties and characteristics of a single object in space, rather than multiple objects,' he told the Daily Mail. 'That is why objects in space are pulled together.' 4 The typical evolution of matter in the universe under gravitational attraction. AIP Advances Advertisement His belief stems from the concept of entropy in information theory, which he has argued in a previous paper. 'A super complex universe like ours, if it were a simulation, would require a built-in data optimization and compression in order to reduce the computational power and the data storage requirements to run the simulation,' he explained in a piece for The Conversation in 2023. 'This is exactly what we are observing all around us, including in digital data, biological systems, mathematical symmetries and the entire universe.' This time, rather, Vopson focused on gravity rather than biological systems. 'My findings in this study fit with the thought that the universe might work like a giant computer, or our reality is a simulated construct,' Vopson explained in a statement. 'Just like computers try to save space and run more efficiently, the universe might be doing the same. It's a new way to think about gravity – not just as a pull, but as something that happens when the universe is trying to stay organized.'
