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In an ideal world, the Eurovision Song Contest would be all about music and cross-border camaraderie. In reality, delicate diplomacy is essential to prevent politics from spilling into the annual glitz fest. A cast of hopeful artists from 26 countries will compete in this year’s final on Saturday in Sweden, homeland of inventor Alfred Nobel, who gave his name to the famous international peace prize. This year’s motley crew drags with it to Stockholm a […]
NEW YORK , United States (AFP) — Twitter on Thursday suspended the provocative rapper Azealia Banks after she went a step too far by launching racist attacks on former One Direction heartthrob Zayn. The Twitter account of @AZEALIABANKS returned a message saying that it was suspended with a link to the service’s conditions, which lists “abusive tweets and behavior” as a reason for temporary removal. The New York artist has been long been a controversial […]
by Fran Blandy and Deborah Cole CANNES, France (AFP) — Jodie Foster, who presented her first mainstream film as a director in Cannes Thursday, said many studio bosses still dismissed female filmmakers as “too great a risk to take”. The two-time Oscar-winning actress, who began her career at the age of three and is one of a handful of females in Hollywood to carve out a successful directing career, highlighted the challenges women face. […]
Bagama’t kilala sa pagiging matapang at walang kinakatakutan, may katangian si Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte na di malilimutan ng ating mga kababayan. Alamin natin ito sa report ni Sophia Okut:
QUEZON City, Philippines — To commemmorate the 130th birth anniversary of Brother Felix Y. Manalo, the first Executive Minister of the Iglesia Ni Cristo (Church of Christ), “Legacy,” a short film drama series had its first showing at the INC Tabernacle, with “Esperanza” as the first of these short films. The premiere showing of the special drama series was attended by many INC members, including INC Executive Minister Brother Eduardo V. Manalo, at the Tabernacle […]
CANNES, France (Reuters) — “Trolls” stars Justin Timberlake and Anna Kendrick took to the stage in Cannes on Wednesday (May 11) to perform a duet of Cyndi Lauper’s ‘True Colors’ which is featured in the yet to be released animated film. The actors were there at the Cannes Film Festival’s Palais for a screening of select footage from the film. The film, still in post-production, sees Timberlake playing cynical troll Branch, an outsider in an […]
Johnny Depp and the cast of “Alice Through the Looking Glass” walked the blue carpet in a Wonderland-inspired Leicester Square for the film’s European premiere on Tuesday (May 10). Following 2010’s box office smash hit “Alice in Wonderland”, “Alice Through the Looking Glass” sees Alice embark on another perilous adventure in the whimsical fantasy land. Australian actress Mia Wasikowska returns as the titular heroine, who finds herself rushing to reunite the Mad Hatter (Johnny Depp) […]
The 69th Cannes film festival has what it takes to be a vintage edition despite security concerns as glamour looks set to prevail over fear on the French Riviera. The May 11-22 cinema extravaganza opens on Wednesday for the third time with a Woody Allen movie, ‘Cafe Society’ featuring Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart, who has already been dubbed the ‘Queen of Cannes’ by organisers. Although he has never been in competition, Allen is a […]
TOM RIVER , United States (AFP) — Rocker Jon Bon Jovi on Tuesday opened an anti-hunger center in his native New Jersey, hoping to tackle food insecurity rates that have remained stubbornly high since the Great Recession and Hurricane Sandy. The complex in Toms River, one of the hardest-hit towns in the 2012 mega-storm, includes a food bank, restaurant and culinary school and offers free guidance on tax returns, health care and public benefits. The […]
From Pinoy Dream Academy to PPop by MJ Racadio May, 10, 2016 (Eagle News Entertainment) Quezon City, Philippines. One early morning at Eagle Broadcasting Corporation and I just had a cup of coffee. I then met with Davey Langit right after his hosting gig for Pambansang Almusal. Medium in height, kind of stocky, soft spoken, and very polite, Langit recounts how he started in the music industry after he gained popularity for his hit “The […]
MIAMI, United States (AFP) — Britain’s Prince Harry on Sunday opened the Invictus games for disabled war veterans and awarded the first gold of the 2016 event to France. Harry, fifth in line to the throne and patron of the games, welcomed sportsmen, women and supporters to the huge event in Orlando, Florida, being broadcast by sports network ESPN. “Their stories are as amazing as they are unique. They focus on what can be achieved, rather […]
LOS ANGELES , United States (AFP) — The latest rock-’em-sock-’em “Captain America” film has vaulted past Disney’s “The Jungle Book” at the North American box office with a strong debut weekend take of $181.8 million, industry data showed Sunday. “Captain America: Civil War,” starring Chris Evans, is built around a seemingly no-lose formula: Marvel comics superheroes — including Iron Man, the Black Widow and the captain himself — turning against one another in a series […]
