Except in this case, the recycling isn’t of souls but of the elements of box office success. So to get the most out of the manufactured “Marigold” experience — or at least to find something to say afterward other than ”Well, that was…cute” — it helps first to meditate on the karmic path that has [...]
One of Hollywood’s biggest and best-paid stars is supporting President Barack Obama’s call for higher taxes on the US’ top earners. Will Smith said while promoting his new film Men in Black III last week that he supports the move. "I’m very supportive of that idea," Smith said in an interview. "America has been fantastic [...]
Story By: by NPR Staff “I could be wrong, you know:” John Hodgman notes that while his book That Is All is intensely concerned with “the coming global superpocalypse,” it also contains much information about travel and sports and wine, and is “not depressing.” Breakfast cereal haikus and pop culture challenges, plus, a mystery guest’s [...]
The Premier League has issued an invitation to tender for the domestic UK broadcast rights for the 2013-14 to 2015-16 football seasons. It says 154 matches will be shown live on TV each season from 2013-14 – 16 more than currently broadcast and more than 40% of all top-level matches The extra 16 live games [...]
Jennifer Lopez has revealed that she will be touring with Spanish crooner Enrique Iglesias. "We are going to give you everything we got. I think it’s going to be one of the most historic tours ever. Because I don’t know that there has ever been something where these Latinos have come together like this as [...]
Jersey's government will give a copy of a holographic portrait of the Queen, commissioned in 2004, to the National Portrait Gallery. The artwork, called Equanimity, was produced by artist Chris Levine to mark 800 years of the island's allegiance to the Crown. The original has already been on show at the gallery as part of [...]
Published April 30th, 2012 – 17:12 GMT Egyptian film Asmaa is an ‘Evolutionary’ triumph as it makes peaceful waves for Arab film at an American film festival. It is said that good things come in threes, and this was borne out when Egyptian AIDS film “Asmaa” won a hatrick at the inauguratory (EIFF) Evolution International Film Festival, showcased in [...]
Published April 26th, 2012 – 22:46 GMT Jordanian singer Diana Karazon has recently been spotted wearing an radical outfit, which left many thinking that she is trying to imitate the American sensation and pop diva Lady Gaga. Some have already started billing her the âLady Gaga of the Arabsâ. Diana Karazon has no problem with [...]
American Idol host Ryan Seacrest will remain on the top-rated US TV singing contest, the Fox television network said on Monday, ending speculation the popular personality might jump to a new show. Seacrest has hosted Idol for 11 seasons and seen contestants such as Kelly Clarkson go on to singing stardom, Jennifer Hudson win an [...]
Story By: by Anne Litt, KCRW DJ M. Ward is a singer, guitarist and expert songwriter who’s perhaps best known for his collaborations with artists ranging from Zooey Deschanel and Conor Oberst to Jim James and Jenny Lewis. Even when he’s the star of the show, he likes to hang back, and in this special [...]