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The 2010s in entertainment: binge TV, Disney and music moguls
AFP, Published on 17/12/2019
» NEW YORK: Every year brings an avalanche of lists about pop culture -- best films, best books, best albums. Attempting to define a decade in the world of entertainment is, at best, daunting.
'Game of Thrones' prequel on way as HBO Max launch revealed
AFP, Published on 30/10/2019
» LOS ANGELES - A prequel series to global TV phenomenon "Game of Thrones" has been ordered, WarnerMedia announced Tuesday, as it set out launch details for its new HBO Max streaming service.
Kurt Cobain's cigarette-burned sweater sells for B10m
AFP, Published on 27/10/2019
» NEW YORK: A quarter century after grunge's enigmatic rhapsodist took his own life, Kurt Cobain's iconic cigarette-singed cardigan worn during Nirvana's 1993 "Unplugged" performance has sold for $334,000 (10 million baht).
Police video of woman singing opera in LA metro goes viral
AFP, Published on 01/10/2019
» LOS ANGELES - A video posted by police of a homeless woman singing opera in the Los Angeles metro has gone viral and prompted calls for her to be on a grand stage.
New video emerges of Canada's Trudeau wearing blackface makeup
AFP, Published on 19/09/2019
» OTTAWA - New images of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wearing blackface makeup emerged on Canadian television Thursday, throwing his floundering re-election bid into further disarray.
Canada's Trudeau admits to racist 'brownface' makeup
AFP, Published on 19/09/2019
» OTTAWA - Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, a fervent advocate of the multiculturalism integral to Canadian identity, apologized Wednesday for wearing brownface makeup to a party at a school where he taught 18 years ago.
Flying the green flag at Milan fashion week
AFP, Published on 18/09/2019
» MILAN - The world's top designers and influencers head to Milan on Wednesday for a week of glitzy catwalk shows from global brands that have begun swapping climate-destroying luxuries for ecologically-friendly fashion.
Clash of cultures as Amazon cowboys close in on indigenous lands
AFP, Published on 03/09/2019
» MONTE NEGRO (BRAZIL) - As evening falls over their Amazon home, the hunter gatherers of the Uru-eu-wau-wau people extract bamboo arrows from the flank of a wild pig and begin roasting it.
Former US VP Biden announces 2020 run for White House
AFP, Published on 25/04/2019
» WASHINGTON: Former US Vice President Joe Biden jumped into the race for the White House Thursday, positioning the veteran Democrat as a frontrunner among the many candidates seeking to challenge Donald Trump in 2020.
Teacher from remote Kenya village is world's best, wins $1 mn
AFP, Published on 25/03/2019
» DUBAI - A maths and physics teacher from a secondary school in a remote village in Kenya's Rift Valley has won the $1 million Global Teacher Prize for 2019, organisers have said.