Veteran Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor died Thursday in Mumbai after battling leukemia for two years. The 67-year-old star, who made his debut as a child actor in “Mera …
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Arts and entertainment news. Arts encompass a wide range of human creative activities that express imaginative, conceptual, or technical skill. This includes visual arts like painting, sculpture, and photography, performing arts like music, theater and dance, as well as literary arts such as writing and poetry. The arts serve not only as a reflection of culture and society but also as a medium for personal expression and emotional exploration
Lack of ‘Black Widow,’ ‘F9’ Leaves Summer Movie Season Muted
The six-year fan campaign for a standalone Black Widow movie was paying off: At long last, a film would put Scarlett Johansson’s popular Avenger front and center. And, like many …
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The most controversial movie of the year is … “Trolls World Tour”? As innocuous as the rainbow-colored, music-blaring animated movie may seem, the digital release of the “Trolls” sequel has caused …
your ads here!Acclaimed Bollywood Actor Irrfan Khan Dies
Veteran Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan, who rose to international acclaim with roles in such films as “Slumdog Millionaire” and “Life of Pi,” has died at the age of 54.A spokesman …
your ads here!Play by Play: How a Taiwan Sports League Opened its 2020 Season Despite COVID-19
When the coronavirus began raising concerns in China this past January, Taiwan’s professional baseball league set up a task force to help determine whether the outbreak would spread into nearby …
your ads here!VIRUS DIARY: Planting an Apple Seed, Dreaming of Tomorrow
He winds up and throws the apple core, aiming for the woods where he hopes a tree will grow. He overshoots his mark. It bounces across the hill of the …
your ads here!Top Japanese Doctor Says Olympics ‘Difficult’ Without Vaccine
The head of the Japan Medical Association said Tuesday it will be difficult for the country to host the rescheduled Olympics next year without a coronavirus vaccine available. “I am not saying that …
your ads here!Asian Celebs Work to Combat Racist Attacks Amid Pandemic
Actress Olivia Cheng was recently volunteering in Vancouver when she says she witnessed a man drive up to an elderly Chinese woman, roll down his window and yell, “This is …
your ads here!Coffee with Clinton and Singing with Sting Part of Charity Auction
Bidders this week will get the chance to drink coffee with Hillary Clinton, sing with Sting, or perform Shakespeare with Patrick Stewart — virtually. These and other prizes will be offered …
your ads here!‘The Rise of Skywalker’ to hit Disney Plus on May 4
“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” will begin streaming on Disney Plus on May 4, about two months earlier than scheduled. The Walt Disney Co. said Monday that “The Rise …
your ads here!Undefeated, High Schoolers Head Online For Isolation Proms
In party dresses or come as you are, with colored lights flashing in their bedrooms and teachers-turned-DJs spinning, high schoolers have turned to virtual proms to salvage at least one …
your ads here!Steve Dalkowski, Inspiration for ‘Bull Durham’ Character, Dies at 80
Steve Dalkowski, a hard-throwing, wild left-hander whose minor league career inspired the creation of Nuke LaLoosh in the movie “Bull Durham,” has died. He was 80.He died Sunday at the …
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In Israel, all synagogues have been closed for more than a month because of the coronavirus. Linda Gradstein reports for VOA on her synagogue in Jerusalem. …
your ads here!Tight Security Promised for Super Bowl 54 in Miami
Florida and federal law enforcement agencies preparing for the Super Bowl this Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens say they are ready for anything, including a detonated bomb …
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Miami, Florida will host the 54th Super Bowl this Sunday. The Super Bowl is the championship American football game for the top two teams in the sport’s two separate divisions. …
your ads here!Egyptian Archaeologists Unveil Ancient Tombs, Artifacts
Archaeologists on Thursday unveiled 16 ancient Egyptian tombs filled with sarcophagi and other artifacts from a vast burial ground.Egypt’s Antiquities Ministry announced the discoveries in the village of Tuna al-Gabal, …
your ads here!Serving Equality With A Cup of Coffee
Coffee is one of the most popular hot beverages in the world and is drunk almost daily by about a third of the world’s population. At a coffee shop in …
your ads here!Crash-Warning Device Might Not Have Saved Bryant Helicopter
The helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant didn’t have a long-recommended warning system to alert the pilot he was too close to the ground, but it is not clear whether it would …
your ads here!US Promoters Push to Make Basketball Big in Africa
The death of American basketball star Kobe Bryant has caused worldwide mourning, and Africa is no exception. But along with the grief, there are signs of new enthusiasm for a …
your ads here!Artist Uses Glass Thread to Create Luminous Vessels
An American artist is using a unique glass thread technique to create beautiful luminous glass vessels. Toots Zynsky helped invent a special machine that produces the threads which are a …
your ads here!Ricky Martin Draws Inspiration from Puerto Rico Protests
Ricky Martin’s wide smile began to fade as the Puerto Rican superstar talked about his next album.It’s influenced by the U.S. territory’s political turmoil as people struggle to recover from …
your ads here!British Broadcasting Legend Nicholas Parsons Dies at 96
Legendary British broadcaster and entertainer Nicholas Parsons, best remembered as host of the BBC radio game show “Just a Minute,” has died after a brief illness at 96.Parsons introduced the …
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