American Idol star Paula Abdul sues producer Nigel Lythgoe for sexual assault

US singer, dancer and American Idol star Paula Abdul filed a lawsuit accusing British television executive Nigel Lythgoe of sexually assaulting her when they...

Metro Manila Film Festival 2023: Deserving winner

THE WINNER for Best Picture at the 2023 Metro Manila Film Festival’s Gabi ng Parangal, Firefly, truly deserved it, and then some more.

Metro Manila Film Festival 2023: Messed up and loving it

ONE can make an effective, if lazy horror flick with several jump scares lined up like ducks at a shoot. However, truly masterful works of horror exist to subvert ideas about things we love and depend on. Kampon uses a combination of gore, jump scares, and queasy dread for a story that sits uncomfortably in the mind long after the movie has ended.

Queen Margrethe II announces surprise abdication on live TV

DENMARK’S Queen Margrethe II, Europe’s longest-serving monarch, will abdicate on Jan. 14 after 52 years on the throne and will be succeeded by her...

China’s fireworks ban sparks fiery debate online ahead of Lunar New Year

CHINESE lawmakers on Friday weighed in on a fiery online debate on whether fireworks should be used to ring in the Lunar New Year...

Depardieu accusations of sexual harassment expose divide in France

AN OPEN letter penned by dozens of actresses and other artists in defense of Gerard Depardieu, the cinema giant accused of sexual harassment, has...
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