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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) — An Argentine court has ruled that pop star Justin Bieber must face trial for allegedly assaulting a photographer outside a nightclub in 2013, according to a decision published Thursday. Judge Alberto Banos ordered Bieber to go on trial on charges of robbery, attempted robbery and assault with minor injuries, according to the decision. The case dates to a stop in Buenos Aires on the Canadian heartthrob’s Believe tour. According to […]
MANILA, Philippines (Reuters) — Filipinos reacted negatively to American musician James Taylor’s decision to cancel his concert in Manila next year to protest the government’s war on drugs, while musicians praised him for taking a stand on the crackdown’s rising death toll. The Grammy award-winning artist apologized to fans on December 21 for scrapping his February concert, saying in a statement that he agreed with dealing with drugs offenders under the law, but was against […]
“Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” is set to dominate the festive box office this year just like “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” did in 2015. According to Variety.com, the sci-fi spinoff looks set to add another $125 million to its domestic take over the holiday period. It has already pulled in $323.5 million at the worldwide box office. While the top spot may be a given, a number of new releases are vying for […]
(Reuters) — Denzel Washington is excited. Not so much because he is an Oscar front-runner for his role in “Fences,” but because bringing the award-winning stage play about blue collar African-Americans to the big screen has been a long-held dream. “It’s brilliant. It’s like, why would they make ‘Hamlet’ a movie? Why would they make ‘Death of a Salesman” a movie? Because it is some of the greatest writing in the 20th century,” the actor […]
Musician Richard Marx on Tuesday (December 20) posted tweets and photos on his Twitter page about helping subdue an unruly passenger on board a Korean Air flight from Hanoi, Vietnam to Seoul, South Korea. Marx said he was on the flight with his wife, Daisy Fuentes, when a man sitting near them suddenly became violent. Marx said the crew was “ill equipped to handle the situation” and he helped to restrain the passenger. Marx and […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (December 21) – Jim Butcher is one of the well-known American fantasy writers. During an online writers’ workshop, Butcher was challenged that he cannot write a good book based on a lame idea. Butcher’s epic response was that he can write a good book based not just on one bad idea but two, and the bad ideas would be chosen by the challenger. The challenger chose Pokemon and the Lost Roman Legion. […]
QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Miss Universe Organization promised that the Php 50, 000 price tag for VIP tickets for the 2017 Miss Universe is worth it, adding that the upcoming Miss Universe coronation night is one-of-a-kind. The Department of Tourism (DOT) announced that the VIP tickets will cost P50, 000. For Lower Box A, tickets will cost P25,800; P23, 800 for Lower Box B tickets; P4, 800 for Upper Box tickets; and […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (December 20) – Adorable! Without a doubt, everyone can agree that this is the perfect word to describe the cute little kids in a viral video made by Cut.com and posted in their Youtube channel. The video shows American kids try out Filipino food. Viewers really enjoyed the no-holds-barred reactions of these kids trying out food from different parts of the world. Their innocence and their honesty makes one roll on the floor, […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The latest blockbuster episode in the “Star Wars” saga dominated weekend box offices in North America, humbling another popular Disney film, “Moana,” industry data showed Monday. “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story” raked in $155 million for the three-day weekend, Exhibitor Relations said. It has brought in $290 million globally, and has yet to open in the vast Chinese market. The North American figure was less than last year’s $248 million […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (December 20) – Fandom. From the word itself we get the meaning. It is a collective of fans sharing the same interests, gathering together to enthusiastically celebrate the same through cosplaying, writing fan fictions, maintaining fandom wikis and others. Due to the power of the internet, no interest – be it books, movies, TV shows, memes, what-have-you – no matter how obscure – can go unnoticed. And fans from around the world […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australian star Nicole Kidman says her experience as the mother of adopted children meant she closely related to her character in the movie “Lion”, tipped as an Oscar favorite. Garth Davis’s film about a young man from India adopted by an Australian family who searches for his long-lost blood relatives using Google Earth, has already received a Golden Globe nod for best drama motion picture. It also won nominations in the supporting actor […]
LOS ANGELES, United States (Reuters) — The pop group formed out of U.S. talent show “The X Factor” in 2012 said on Monday (December 19) that Camila Cabello was leaving the quintet but that the band would be moving ahead. Cabello, 19, said she was launching a solo career, a move she had discussed at length with the other four young women. “After four and a half years of being together, we have been informed […]
