Vietnam to evacuate 80,000 tourists from Da Nang after three residents contract Covid-19
Vietnam is evacuating 80,000 people — mostly local tourists — from the popular resort city of Da Nang after three residents tested…
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Kansai Yamamoto, fashion designer, dies age 76
Acclaimed Japanese fashion designer Kansai Yamamoto, known for his avant-garde collections and career-defining collaboration with David Bowie, has…
Continue Reading ‘Enter The Dragon’ actor John Saxon dies at 83
American actor John Saxon, who starred opposite Bruce Lee in the classic film “Enter the Dragon,” has died at 83, his wife tells CNN.…
Continue Reading Olivia de Havilland, star of ‘Gone With the Wind,’ dies at 104
Olivia de Havilland, a two-time Oscar winner and for decades the last surviving star of “Gone With the Wind,” has died at the age of 104,…
Continue Reading Actress Spencer Grammer injured after trying to break up altercation, NYPD police source says
Actress Spencer Grammer was injured in New York City while trying to break up an altercation, a police source told CNN on Sunday. Grammer, 36, and a…
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Olivia de Havilland Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of Academy Award-winning actress Olivia de Havilland. Personal Birth date: July 1, 1916 Death date: July 26, 2020…
Continue Reading Roles reversed as a St. Bernard dog was the one that needed rescuing from England’s tallest mountain
St. Bernard dogs are the ones that traditionally have come to the rescue of humans. But in a reverse of circumstances, humans rescued a St. Bernard…
Continue Reading Turkey’s Erdogan orders the conversion of Hagia Sophia back into a mosque
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has ordered the conversion of the city’s historic Hagia Sophia back into a mosque after a court annulled…
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Olivia de Havilland, Oscar-winning actress in ‘Gone With the Wind,’ dies at 104 in Paris
PARIS, France — Olivia de Havilland, the doe-eyed actress beloved to millions as the sainted Melanie Wilkes of “Gone With the Wind,” but also a…
Continue Reading Octavia Spencer calls on Hollywood to increase casting of people with disabilities
Octavia Spencer is urging Hollywood to make casting people with disabilities a priority. The actress is part of a new PSA that calls for increased…
Continue Reading British tourists disappointed by UK U-turn on travel corridor with Spain
British tourists have been left disappointed by a UK government decision that requires all people returning from Spain to self-isolate for 14 days.…
Continue Reading The movies will return someday, and here are the ones we’re really stoked about
Even films about impending apocalypses and world crises cannot get us through the very real world crisis we’re living through, at least not…
Continue Reading Naya Rivera’s ex-husband, Ryan Dorsey, shares his grief and says they were together a day before she vanished
Ryan Dorsey, the ex-husband of 33-year-old Naya Rivera, posted a heartbreaking tribute to the actress on Instagram after investigators announced her…
Continue Reading A Nollywood film about two women in love faces an uphill battle in a country where homophobia is rampant
Two women lay in bed in a tight embrace, one is stroking the other’s hair and whispers that she is in love with her. These intimate scenes…
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Legendary TV host Regis Philbin dead at age 88
NEW YORK, NY — Regis Philbin, the genial host who shared his life with television viewers over morning coffee for decades and helped himself and…
Continue Reading Museums and historians are navigating how to write the history of Covid-19 when the end isn’t in sight
When the Covid-19 pandemic broke out in the United States, the California Historical Society received call after call asking for its archive on the…
Continue Reading Hong Kong’s vast $3.8 billion rain-tunnel network
Below the mountains that overlook Hong Kong’s financial district, drainage engineer Alex Lau is ankle-deep in water flowing into a giant tunnel…
Continue Reading Regis Philbin, television personality, has died at 88
Legendary broadcaster Regis Philbin has died, according to a statement shared by his family on Saturday. He was 88 years old. “We are deeply…
Continue Reading Kathie Lee Gifford and more pay tribute to Regis Philbin
Loving tributes to Regis Philbin began pouring in on social media shortly after his death was announced on Saturday. His former television co-host,…
Continue Reading Police review reports of anti-Semitic posts from British rapper
Police are reviewing a string of anti-Semitic messages allegedly posted by the British grime musician Wiley on social media. The artist has received…
Continue Reading ‘World War Z’ author Max Brooks: Scientists need Hollywood to help translate their message
“World War Z” author Max Brooks had a sobering message to scientists and a call to action to Hollywood, saying the two need to work…
Continue Reading Taylor Swift’s stirring and surprising new indie album, ‘Folklore,’ earns rave reviews from critics and fans
Taylor Swift has been on quite a journey in recent years — going goth on “Reputation,” pivoting to loved-up sugary pop on…
Continue Reading The Easter eggs in Taylor Swift’s ‘Cardigan’ decoded
As Taylor Swift would say, you need to calm down. But that might be hard to for Swift fans when the singer peppered so many personal notes throughout…
Continue Reading An injured hiker recorded himself while stranded at Joshua Tree National Park for 40 hours
A California man who got stranded in Joshua Tree National Park for 40 hours is already looking forward to his next hike. Robert Ringo was hiking near…
Continue Reading Emirates will cover medical expenses if passengers catch Covid-19
Emirates airline, the United Arab Emirates flag carrier, has become the world’s first airline to offer to cover customers’ medical…
Continue Reading ‘Helter Skelter’ goes long but not deep into the Manson family ‘myth’
After decades of coverage devoted to the Manson family, anything new on the topic must clear a high bar. Other than having time to flesh out the…
Continue Reading ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ release date pushed to summer 2021
Those feeling the need for speed are going to have to wait until next summer to see “Top Gun: Maverick.” The sequel to the hit 1986 film,…
Continue Reading Harry and Meghan sue over ‘intrusive’ pictures of son Archie
Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, are suing over paparazzi photographs of their toddler son, Archie, their lawyer said in a…
Continue Reading Hallmark will now feature LGBTQ stories in Christmas movies
When the Hallmark Channel holiday movies air later this year, the annual “Countdown to Christmas” and “Miracles of Christmas”…
Continue Reading ‘Radioactive’ and ‘Tesla’ celebrate science through the lens of its pioneers
At a time when modern science seems under siege, a pair of movies, “Radioactive” and “Tesla,” celebrate the field — not…
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