Writers’ strike freezes Handmaid’s Tale, Game of Thrones spinoff
LOS ANGELES — Writing for a new season of The Handmaid’s Tale and a coming Game of Thrones prequel was halted as a nearly...
Roman marble bust among 11,000 stolen artefacts recovered in European crackdown
AMSTERDAM — A crackdown on international art trafficking has recovered 11,049 stolen artefacts, including ancient coins and books and a marble bust believed to...
Hollywood insiders predict writers strike to drag on through summer
LOS ANGELES — The Hollywood writers’ strike that kicked off last week could last well into the summer and likely beyond, top executives close...
The 1975 at their very best live in Manila
FOR FRONTMAN Matty Healy, Manila will always have “dibs” on The 1975.
Inspiration, influence and theft: What the Ed Sheeran case can tell us about 70...
By Jadey O’Regan
EARLIER today, a US court ruled in favor of singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, agreeing his song “Thinking Out Loud” did not breach musical copyright.
The high-profile...
Guardians’ Vol. 3, a bittersweet goodbye for eclectic space crew
LOS ANGELES — Actor Chris Pratt, whose movie career took off with the first Guardians of the Galaxy in 2014, decided that he wouldn’t...
Eurovision 2023 opens with acts walking Liverpool’s ‘Turquoise Carpet’
LIVERPOOL, England — Eurovision 2023 kicked off on Sunday when 37 contenders walked the “Turquoise Carpet” in Liverpool, the English city hosting the competition...
Director Damien Chazelle to head Venice Film Festival
ROME — Damien Chazelle, the Oscar-winning director of hit movies La La Land and Whiplash, will head the main competition jury at this year’s...
Former FCC Chair Newton Minow, who called 1960s TV ‘vast wasteland,’ 97
FORMER US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Newton Minow, who lambasted television as a “vast wasteland” more than 60 years ago and challenged the...
The Big Boy with 1,000 Sneakers
CHRISTIAN ROBERT CHENG, otherwise known as Big Boy Cheng, has 1,000 pairs of sneakers. While his own last name has some pull (his family...
A royal picnic: King Charles III’s coronation livestreamed at Quezon Memorial Circle
AS KING Charles III, the latest in a long line of monarchs in Britain stretching back for more than 1,000 years, was crowned on...
King Charles coronation: Royals wear historic robes, guests don bold colors
LONDON — From traditional robes to statement headpieces, royals and guests wore an array of colorful outfits for the coronation of Britain’s King Charles...