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- Locked-down puppeteer brings her characters to life in Madrid flat
Thursday - 06/18/2020 - 07:36 AMMadrid-based Colombian actress and puppeteer Yohana Yara has been using her time in lockdown filming puppet shows on her balcony and creating an online fan base for her characters.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - DC superheroes coming to your headphones as Spotify signs podcast deal
Thursday - 06/18/2020 - 10:44 AMPodcasts featuring Batman, Wonder Woman and Superman will soon stream on Spotify as the Swedish music streaming company has signed a deal with AT&T Inc's Warner Bros and DC Entertainment.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Singer Vera Lynn, voice of hope in wartime Britain, dies at 103
Thursday - 06/18/2020 - 05:49 AMVera Lynn, the singer who became a symbol of hope in Britain during World War Two and again during the coronavirus pandemic with her song "We'll Meet Again", has died at the age of 103.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - London producer Mackintosh shuts down 'Hamilton' and other top shows until 2021
Wednesday - 06/17/2020 - 03:16 PMShows including "Hamilton" and "Les Miserables" will not return to the London stage until 2021, producer Cameron Mackintosh said on Wednesday, blaming uncertainty over when the British government would lift social distancing measures.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - U.S. actor Danny Masterson charged with raping three women
Wednesday - 06/17/2020 - 06:58 PM"That 70s Show" actor Danny Masterson has been charged with raping three women in separate incidents in 2001 and 2003, the Los Angeles District Attorney's office said on Wednesday.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Performers fume as Serbia reopens but theaters remain shut
Wednesday - 06/17/2020 - 12:09 PMWhile lockdown measures have eased in Serbia, allowing indoor gatherings of up to 500 people and a soccer match attended by around 20,000, the country's theaters remain closed and some performers complain that culture is being demoted.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Actress Emma Watson joins board of French Gucci owner Kering
Tuesday - 06/16/2020 - 01:21 PMBritish actress Emma Watson, famed for playing Hermione in the Harry Potter film series, and former Credit Suisse boss Tidjane Thiam are set to join the board of French luxury group Kering as it pushes to raise its profile in areas such as sustainability.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Universal Music Group launches division in Tel Aviv
Tuesday - 06/16/2020 - 05:40 AMUniversal Music Group on Tuesday launched a new division in Tel Aviv, saying it was the first standalone operation established by a major music company in Israel.
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< - Oscars delayed to April due to movie industry coronavirus chaos
Monday - 06/15/2020 - 03:27 PMThe 2021 Oscars ceremony was moved to April from February on Monday due to the havoc caused in the movie industry by the coronavirus pandemic.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Congolese fashion designer goes virtual as virus hits runway shows
Monday - 06/15/2020 - 05:04 AMU.S.-based Congolese fashion designer Anifa Mvuemba was excited about debuting her fashion line, Hanifa, at this year's New York Fashion Week.
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- Vera Lynn, voice of hope in wartime Britain, dies at 103
Thursday - 06/18/2020 - 10:05 AMVera Lynn, the singer who became a symbol of hope in Britain during World War Two and again during the coronavirus pandemic with her song "We'll Meet Again", died at the age of 103 on Thursday.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Lebanese film director keeps faith after COVID-19 dashes Cannes dreams
Thursday - 06/18/2020 - 10:52 AMMany directors would have been devastated when their plans to show their first feature at the Cannes Film Festival were wrecked by the spread of COVID-19.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - From Asia to Africa, 'Sesame Street' special tackles coronavirus pandemic
Thursday - 06/18/2020 - 12:22 AMElmo, Cookie Monster and Muppets from Asia and the Middle East are joining forces for a special episode of "Sesame Street" aimed at helping kids cope with a world turned upside down by the coronavirus pandemic.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Kristen Stewart to play Princess Diana in new movie
Wednesday - 06/17/2020 - 03:46 PMKristen Stewart will play Britain's Princess Diana in an upcoming movie about the breakdown of her marriage to Prince Charles, Hollywood trade publication Deadline reported on Wednesday.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Mexican street musicians bring melodies to people stuck at home
Wednesday - 06/17/2020 - 11:45 AMAfter the coronavirus outbreak prompted the normally bustling streets of Mexico City to empty out, out-of-work musicians looking to make ends meet have been filling roadways with the melodies of their marimbas, trumpets and güiros.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Trump-Comey clash coming to U.S. television - after November election
Tuesday - 06/16/2020 - 08:13 PMThe clash between former FBI director James Comey and U.S.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Actor's suicide sparks debate about insularity in Bollywood film industry
Tuesday - 06/16/2020 - 04:08 AMIndian police will probe whether an up-and-coming Bollywood actor who committed suicide at the weekend was depressed in part due to "professional rivalry," in a film industry that is dominated by big names and has been accused of being insular.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Hollywood restarts movie production with 'Jurassic World: Dominion' and 'Avatar'
Monday - 06/15/2020 - 01:12 PMUniversal Studios said on Monday it expects to resume production in early July on "Jurassic World: Dominion" as Hollywood begins to emerge from a three-month coronavirus shutdown.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - 'Avatar' sequel resumes filming in coronavirus-free New Zealand
Monday - 06/15/2020 - 08:57 AMFilming the sequel of James Cameron's sci-fi blockbuster "Avatar" will bring hundreds of jobs and millions of dollars to New Zealand after it ended its coronavirus outbreak, the film's producer told media as production resumed on Monday.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Hong Kong's Disneyland to reopen on June 18 after coronavirus break
Sunday - 06/14/2020 - 11:33 PMHong Kong's Disneyland theme park said on Monday it will reopen on June 18 to a reduced number of visitors and with enhanced health measures after the coronavirus outbreak forced it to close in late January.
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- Grief over virus deaths sets Hungarian artist on darker course
Thursday - 06/18/2020 - 08:51 AMHungarian artist Jozsef Szurcsik lost four of his friends in a matter of weeks to COVID-19 and the tremendous pain and grief he feels has transformed his art.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Hong Kong's Disneyland reopens after five-month coronavirus break
Thursday - 06/18/2020 - 05:34 AMHong Kong's loss-making Disneyland theme park reopened on Thursday to a limited number of local visitors and with enhanced health measures after the coronavirus outbreak forced it to close in late January.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Kim Kardashian West to host criminal justice podcast for Spotify
Wednesday - 06/17/2020 - 08:02 PMReality TV star Kim Kardashian West has reached a deal with Swedish music streaming company Spotify Technology SA to host a podcast related to criminal justice reform, a representative for West said on Wednesday.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Spotify reaches podcast deal with Kim Kardashian West: WSJ
Wednesday - 06/17/2020 - 06:10 PMReality TV star Kim Kardashian West reached a deal with Spotify Technology SA for a podcast about her work with the Innocence Project, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Designers fashion a go-slow future for catwalks and collections
Wednesday - 06/17/2020 - 08:22 AMFrom Armani to Gucci, top fashion houses are re-designing their calendars to slow down the frantic pace of catwalk shows and new collections, as the coronavirus pandemic forces a rethink of the way the industry works.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - TV viewers seek out '13th' and other stories about race amid protests
Tuesday - 06/16/2020 - 08:30 PMTelevision series, movies and documentaries about the experience of black people in the United States have seen a surge in viewership amid public demonstrations that focused new attention on racial discrimination, according to industry data.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Emmy Awards to go ahead, host Jimmy Kimmel says still figuring out how
Tuesday - 06/16/2020 - 02:30 PMThe Primetime Emmy Awards for television, one of the biggest events on the showbusiness calendar, are going ahead in September as planned with Jimmy Kimmel as host, broadcaster ABC said on Tuesday.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Hollywood restarts movie production with 'Jurassic World: Dominion' and 'Avatar'
Monday - 06/15/2020 - 01:29 PMUniversal Studios said on Monday it expects to resume production in early July on "Jurassic World: Dominion" as Hollywood begins to emerge from a three-month coronavirus shutdown.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - NetEase develops new 'Lord of the Rings' mobile game with Warner Bros
Monday - 06/15/2020 - 07:08 AMChinese gaming giant NetEase on Monday announced a strategic partnership with Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment to develop a new "Lord of the Rings" mobile game, bolstering its pipeline following its secondary listing in Hong Kong.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput found dead in his Mumbai home
Sunday - 06/14/2020 - 11:33 AMBollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, who won acclaim for his role in the 2016 biopic of then Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, was found dead at his home in Mumbai on Sunday, police said.
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