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Netflix hit 'The Crown' blasted for anti-Charles bias
AFP, Published on 04/12/2020
» LONDON: The fourth season of Netflix hit "The Crown" has stirred controversy in Britain, where its treatment of the heir to the throne, Prince Charles, has been criticised for taking too much artistic licence.
Second chance: faded K-pop star competes for comeback
AFP, Published on 25/11/2020
» SEOUL - When Ryu Sera made her debut with K-pop girlband Nine Muses, the years of intense training and ruthless competition seemed worthwhile, her dreams of stardom finally coming true.
Marie-Antoinette's silk slipper fetches B1.57m
AFP, Published on 16/11/2020
» PARIS: A white shoe made of silk and goat leather that belonged to Marie-Antoinette, France's last queen before the 1789 revolution, sold for 43,750 euros (1.57 million baht) on Sunday, the auctioneers said.
Spitting Image returns with Trump, Johnson in its sights
AFP, Published on 04/10/2020
» LONDON - Spitting Image, the ground-breaking British satirical television show that used grotesque puppets to skewer politicians and public figures, returned Saturday after a 24-year break -- with Boris Johnson and Donald Trump in its sights.
HBO's 'Watchmen,' Amazon's 'Mrs Maisel' top Emmy nominations
AFP, Published on 29/07/2020
» LOS ANGELES: HBO's "Watchmen," an innovative reimagining of a superhero graphic novel that tackled racism in America, topped the nominations for this year's Emmy Awards on Tuesday with 26 nods.
Golden Age Hollywood star Olivia de Havilland dies at 104
AFP, Published on 27/07/2020
» LOS ANGELES: Olivia de Havilland, a two-time Oscar winner and one of the last links to Hollywood's Golden Age, died Sunday at the age of 104.
Rapper Nicki Minaj announces pregnancy
AFP, Published on 21/07/2020
» WASHINGTON: US rap queen Nicki Minaj delighted fans Monday when she announced she was pregnant.
France's cabaret queen Zizi Jeanmaire dies aged 96
AFP, Published on 18/07/2020
» PARIS: French dancer and singer Zizi Jeanmaire, an iconic cabaret showgirl from the 1950s whose grace and glamour was celebrated on stage and in film the world over, died on Friday in Switzerland aged 96, her family told AFP.
Gay Pride events go online to mark 50th anniversary
AFP, Published on 28/06/2020
» PARIS: Fifty years on from the first Gay Pride march, the LGBT community and their supporters took many of their events online Saturday, responding to the threat of the coronavirus pandemic.
Vera Lynn: the 'Forces' Sweetheart' of WWII Britain
AFP, Published on 18/06/2020
» LONDON - As long as there are still Britons alive who fought in World War II, the name of Vera Lynn will open a bittersweet floodgate of nostalgia.