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Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne head back home for their last show
Reuters, Published on 05/07/2025
» BIRMINGHAM — Tens of thousands of fans will rock out in Birmingham on Saturday as Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath reunite for what they have said will be their last live performance together.
Paris Olympic torches, other memorabilia auctioned off
AFP, Published on 14/04/2025
» PARIS - Torches used in the 2024 Paris Olympics, and numerous other official memorabilia were auctioned off on Sunday, with fans and a museum among the keen bidders.
Celine Dion performs at Olympic Games' opening ceremony
Reuters, Published on 27/07/2024
» PARIS - Celine Dion made a comeback to the live stage on Friday singing Edith Piaf's classic "L'Hymne A l'Amour" to close the Paris Olympics opening ceremony.
Back from hiatus, Metallica still angry
AFP, Published on 17/11/2016
» PARIS - Back with its first album in eight years, Metallica has returned to its thrash metal roots, making it clear the band hasn't lost its anger.
Beast of a political drama
Life, Kanin Srimaneekulroj, Published on 09/09/2016
» Ignore the giant, alien-looking kaiju on the film's posters; Shin Gojira (known in English as Godzilla Resurgence), a remake of the iconic 1954 film, is very much a relatively grounded political drama, trading in the spectacular giant-monster battles we've grown to expect of modern kaiju films for a more deliberate exploration of real-world politics, where indecision, unilateral national agendas and complicated bureaucratic protocols kill more innocent civilians than the titular kaiju ever could on its own.
Attack On Titan lays on the gore, but is short on plot
Life, Kanin Srimaneekulroj, Published on 28/08/2015
» Based on the massively popular manga series of the same name, Attack On Titan is a film that constantly skips the line between lip-biting tension and comically over-the-top Japanese anime tropes that don't translate well to film at all. The result is something that is entertaining in small bursts, but is ultimately forgettable and even cringe-inducing in parts.
Godzilla gets residency in Tokyo
AFP, Published on 03/06/2015
» TOKYO - Fictional city-wrecking monster Godzilla has been granted special residency in Tokyo's Shinjuku ward, as a newly-installed model of the lizard's huge head proves a pull to visitors.
A night with Godzilla? In Japan, anything is possible
AFP, Published on 25/02/2015
» TOKYO - If you've ever wanted to sleep with a giant lizard -- and let's face it, you only live once -- one Japanese hotel has just the thing with its soon-to-be opened Godzilla Room.
Japan's Godzilla to roar back in 2016
AFP, Published on 08/12/2014
» TOKYO - The original Godzilla is set to stomp through Tokyo again in 2016, a Japanese movie production company said Monday, in what will be the creature's first return to home turf in a decade.
Sushi, Style & Skyline
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 17/05/2013
» Like trying to tell contestants of Miss Korea 2013 apart, distinguishing outstanding Japanese restaurants from so many seemingly similar choices is no piece of mochi. However, recently opened Shintori, which already has successful outlets in Shanghai, Taipei and Beijing, is attempting to make its Bangkok mark by presenting healthy and highbrow plates amidst the night skyline in a refined atmosphere.