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Hollywood edges closer to actors strike as talks sour
AFP, Published on 13/07/2023
» LOS ANGELES: Tens of thousands of Hollywood actors on Wednesday anxiously awaited their union's decision on whether to strike, as last-ditch talks with the likes of Disney and Netflix appeared to sour just hours before the crunch deadline.
New York welcomes showbiz, fashion elite for Met Gala
AFP, Published on 02/05/2023
» NEW YORK - Fashion's party of the year is finally here -- A-listers are set to celebrate the late king of couture, Karl Lagerfeld, at Monday's annual Met Gala, whose red carpet annually serves as the ultimate spectacle of glitz and excess.
Boxer battles poverty, misogyny to be Vietnam's first world champion
AFP, Published on 04/05/2022
» HO CHI MINH CITY: From her youth spent scraping a living on the streets, Nguyen Thi Thu Nhi has battled poverty and sexist prejudice to become Vietnam's first boxing world champion.
Girls more likely to attribute failure to lack of talent: study
AFP, Published on 10/03/2022
» WASHINGTON: Across the world, girls are more likely than boys to blame academic failure on a lack of talent, according to a large study on gender stereotypes published Wednesday.
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.
Cartoon dreams: Netflix's Japan anime school targets booming demand
AFP, Published on 22/10/2021
» TOKYO: Armed with a set of pencils and a feather to sweep away eraser dust, Hitomi Tateno is training the next generation of anime artists at a new Netflix-funded academy as global demand for the Japanese genre soars.
Superfans lie low as China cracks down on 'false idols'
AFP, Published on 02/10/2021
» BEIJING: Beijing high schooler Chen Zhichu used to spend 30 minutes a day boosting actor Xiao Zhan online as one of a legion of superfans, before the practice fell foul of the government for promoting "unhealthy values".
Back on the catwalk: live shows return at London Fashion Week
AFP, Published on 18/09/2021
» LONDON: Catwalk shows resumed at London Fashion Week on Friday, after previous editions of the landmark industry event were forced online by the coronavirus pandemic.
Actress hit with $46m tax fine as China targets celebrity culture
AFP, Published on 27/08/2021
» BEIJING: Top Chinese actress Zheng Shuang was hit with a $46 million tax evasion fine Friday while references to film star Zhao Wei were wiped from video streaming sites as Beijing steps up its campaign against celebrity culture.
Jazz legend and fusion pioneer Chick Corea dies of cancer
AFP, Published on 12/02/2021
» NEW YORK: Chick Corea, the American jazz composer and electric keyboard trailblazer whose visionary fusion work stretched the boundaries of genre, has died of a rare form of cancer. He was 79 years old.