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'Succession' and strikes: Emmy nominations preview
AFP, Published on 11/07/2023
» LOS ANGELES: Can any TV show topple "Succession" at the Emmys? Will Amazon's lavish "Lord of the Rings" prequel rule them all? And, with ongoing Hollywood strikes, will television's finest even be honoured this year?
Michelin fetes 'resilient' French cuisine but calls for more women
AFP, Published on 23/03/2022
» COGNAC, France: The Michelin Guide launched its 2022 edition on Tuesday, celebrating the resilience of the French food industry after two difficult years of pandemic, but calling for more women chefs.
Hong Kongers rush to get haircuts as salons reopen
Published on 11/03/2022
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong residents have flocked to hair salons after they reopened following a month-long closure, but hairdressers and shop owners say they are worried about "inconsistent" social-distancing policies leading to financial uncertainties amid the city's fifth wave of coronavirus infections.
SYA, Def Jam's taboo-breaking female Malaysian rapper
AFP, Published on 24/11/2021
» Wearing sunglasses and a tiger print dress as she raps into a mic, Malaysian hip-hop artist SYA calls for empowerment while taking a sledgehammer to stereotypes of Muslim women.
TikTok, YouTube and Snapchat defend impact on kids at US hearing
AFP, Published on 27/10/2021
» WASHINGTON: Three social media networks massively popular with the youngest users -- TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube -- tried to convince skeptical US lawmakers Tuesday they are safe as worry about Facebook's potential harms spills over to other platforms.
Met Opera reopens with landmark first show by Black composer
AFP, Published on 28/09/2021
» NEW YORK - After an 18-month shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic and protracted labor disputes with its musicians and crew, the Metropolitan Opera reopened Monday with a history-making debut -- the first work by a Black composer.
Reality check
Guru, Eric E Surbano, Published on 10/09/2021
» The malls are crowded again. The streets are lined with traffic. There seems to be more people (and motorcycles) on the sidewalk. Your eyes do not deceive you: the City of Angels has come back to life -- or at least slightly. Certain venues like fitness centres and theatres remain closed (sorry, Marvel fans hoping to watch Shang-Chi) but the city's ever-favoured shopping malls have returned and dining-in at restaurants is possible again, albeit in limited capacity. Does this bode well for Bangkokians? Should we expect the worst? Despite the relief we feel of finally being let out of our houses, are there still challenges? Guru speaks to people of different professions to gauge their opinions.
A fight on all fronts
Guru, Eric E Surbano, Published on 13/08/2021
» It sucks that we are still in the throes of this pandemic, that people are suffering in all kinds of ways because of it, that incompetence rules the roost when it comes to handling the crisis and it sucks that we are still moaning about it. Though we at Guru have listed things to make lockdown bearable and listed how you could help those in need, it's time to hear from of some the city's professionals on how the state of things has affected their lives.
Life in the time of Rona
Guru, Eric E Surbano, Published on 07/05/2021
» It's no mystery that the Covid-19 pandemic has upended the lives of people from all walks of life, all over the world. From children who were looking forward to their first day of school to people in retirement, there's not a single person who hasn't felt the effects of the coronavirus, even if they weren't necessarily infected.
Standout eateries of 2020
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 01/01/2021
» Even amid the pandemic, Life reviewed over 60 dining establishments this year. Here are some of the restaurants that especially stood out