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Legendary singer Tony Bennett reveals Alzheimer's diagnosis
AFP, Published on 02/02/2021
» NEW YORK: American crooner Tony Bennett has revealed he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2016 but kept his condition quiet as he continued to work and tour.
Hollywood box office revenues slumped in US in historic 40-year low
Life, Published on 15/01/2021
» Hollywood movies suffered an unprecedented 80% slump in box office revenue in North America in 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic closed movie theatres and studios held back the release of scores of new films.
Inspiration born from tragedy
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 13/01/2021
» Growing up in Yala, I-na Phuyuthanon thought she was used to hearing news of violence in the Deep South, but when her uncle was shot while stepping out to buy ice cream for his children, it changed everything.
Grammy awards postponed over Covid-19
AFP, Published on 06/01/2021
» NEW YORK: The Grammy awards celebrating music slated for January 31 in Los Angeles have been postponed due to Covid-19, which has been rapidly spreading in California, US media said Tuesday.
BTS hit song brings hope of further thaw in China-South Korea relations
Published on 23/12/2020
» Four years after South Korea and China had a falling out over the former's stationing of United States missiles ostensibly directed at deterring a North Korean attack, which led to a ban on Korean entertainment, K-pop supergroup BTS' newest hit song, Dynamite, was played on Beijing radio for the first time this week.
Taylor Swift confirms masters sold again
Life, AFP, Published on 19/11/2020
» Taylor Swift has confirmed that the rights to her first six albums have been sold to a private equity firm without her knowledge, in the latest dispute over the pop megastar's lucrative back catalogue.
BTS member Jimin spends millions on school uniforms, flat complexes
Published on 09/11/2020
» Thanks to their sold-out world tours, inventive merchandise lines, commercial endorsements and phenomenal record sales, the members of BTS are now wealthy beyond their wildest dreams.
Prince Harry and Meghan sign Netflix deal
Life, AFP, Published on 04/09/2020
» Prince Harry and Meghan Markle officially launched their new Hollywood careers on Wednesday, signing a deal with Netflix to produce "impactful" films and series for the streaming giant.
Back to the source
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 24/07/2020
» Evil is not banal in Ju-on: Origins, a particularly grisly six-part Netflix series. The J-horror wave that broke at the turn of the millennium may no longer be in vogue, but this supposed origin story of the 2001 Ju-On: The Grudge is probably even more extreme in its depiction of ghostly malice and vengeance. It's scarier too -- if you have a stomach for murder, disembowelment, matricide and self-combustibility -- because here the origin of violence is mostly domestic: the violence committed by father against mother, mother against daughter, husband against wife, friend against friend. It's a series (or you could see it as a three-hour film) about monsters that shows us that monstrosity really is born and raised first and foremost by humans.
Oscar-winning composer Ennio Morricone dead at 91
AFP, Published on 06/07/2020
» ROME: Ennio Morricone, one of the world's best-known and most prolific film composers, died in Rome on Monday.