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US pop star Lady Gaga performs during her concert at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro

Brazil Police Foil Lady Gaga Gig Bomb Plot

Brazilian police said Sunday they arrested two people in connection with a foiled plot to bomb Lady Gaga's packed mega-concert in Rio de Janeiro.
AFP news May 05, 2025
A fan shows a tattoo of US singer Lady Gaga at Rio's Copacabana Beach, where the pop star will stage a free concert

Rio Goes Gaga For US Singer Ahead Of Free Concert

Behind his large studded sunglasses, Victor Faro's eyes were glued on the luxury hotel overlooking Copacabana beach where US superstar Lady Gaga is staying ahead of her free mega-concert in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday.
AFP news May 02, 2025
The voiding of the jury's verdict against Harvey Weinstein by the New York Court of Appeals was a setback to the movement against sexual violence

Harvey Weinstein New York Retrial For Sex Crimes To Begin

Disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein faces a retrial starting Tuesday, on rape and sex assault charges for which a previous verdict was overturned, forcing survivors who helped fire up the "MeToo" movement to testify against him once again.
AFP news Apr 15, 2025
Artists have voiced increasing concern over the rapid growth of AI and its threats to creative livelihoods

New App Hopes To Empower Artists Against AI

In 2008, scriptwriter Ed Bennett-Coles said he experienced a career "death moment": he read an article about AI managing to write its first screenplay.
AFP news Apr 07, 2025
The show's creator Stephen Graham came up with the idea for the story after hearing on the news about two teenage girls who were murdered by young men within a few weeks

Netflix Hit 'Adolescence' Stokes UK Parents' Anxiety

"Adolescence", the Netflix hit series about a British 13-year-old boy arrested on suspicion of a horrifying crime, has intensified the anxiety of parents worried about toxic and misogynistic influences young people are exposed to online.
AFP news Mar 21, 2025
Cate Blanchett, whose new film "Black Bag" came out this month, is among Hollywood stars who have signed a letter to the White House demanding AI protections for the creative industries

Hollywood Urges Trump To Protect Film, TV From AI

Hundreds of Hollywood stars including Ben Stiller, Cate Blanchett and Cynthia Erivo have urged Donald Trump's White House to protect film, TV and music copyrights against big tech and artificial intelligence.
AFP news Mar 19, 2025
It's been decades since Japanese superhero series 'Choudenshi Bioman' was last on TV, but it still resonates for South Korean millennials

South Korean Fans Soak Up Nostalgia With Vintage Japanese Superheroes

Die-hard South Korean fans cheer and clap as their favourite superheroes strike poses in brightly coloured uniforms to the sounds of a soulful Japanese ballad, a nostalgic throwback to the days of VHS. It has been decades since Japanese superhero series "Choudenshi Bioman" was last on TV, but its epic stories of good versus evil still resonate deeply for these South Korean millennials.
AFP news Feb 24, 2025
Amazon's gaining of control over the James Bond franchise is sure to leave the film industry shaken and stirred

Bond Franchise Shake-up Moves Spy Into Amazon Stable

In a move that looks set to shake -- and maybe even stir -- one of Hollywood's most bankable franchises, Amazon MGM Studio is to take creative control of James Bond, as the fictional British spy's long-time producers step back.
AFP news Feb 21, 2025
South Korean director Park Chan-wook hit commercial success with 'Joint Security Area JSA’, released in 2000

South Korean Blockbuster 'JSA' Strikes A Chord 25 Years On

Twenty-five years ago, director Park Chan-wook risked jail to make a movie about friendship between North and South Korean soldiers, striking box office gold and beginning his actors' ascent to global stardom.
AFP news Feb 18, 2025

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