A Bold Choice or a Cultural Faux Pas?; WATCH

A Bold Choice or a Cultural Faux Pas?; WATCH

Hania Amir Proves She’s a Bollywood Fanatic, Grooves to Atif’s Hits in London; Fans Can’t Get Enough | Watch Pakistani actress Hania Amir is showing her Bollywood love, and fans are absolutely loving it. During a recent trip to London, Hania was spotted vibing to Atif Aslam’s popular Bollywood hits, and her dance moves are … Read more

Phil Donahue, talk show pioneer, dead at 88

Phil Donahue, talk show pioneer, dead at 88

Phil Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show launched a television genre that made household names of Oprah Winfrey, Montel Williams, Ellen DeGeneres and many others, has died. He was 88. NBC’s Today show said Donahue died on Sunday after a long illness. Dubbed “the king of daytime talk,” Donahue was the first to incorporate audience participation in a talk show, … Read more

Shah Rukh Khan on being FIRST Indian to be honored at Locarno Film Festival: “I love the coziness of this place” : Bollywood News

Shah Rukh Khan on being FIRST Indian to be honored at Locarno Film Festival: “I love the coziness of this place” : Bollywood News

Global superstar Shah Rukh Khan was recently honored at the 77th Locarno Film Festival, where he received the prestigious Pardo Alla Carriera award. This recognition highlights Khan’s immense contributions to global cinema, marking a significant moment for both the actor and the Indian film industry. The award ceremony took place in the iconic Piazza Grande, … Read more

Aerosmith retires from touring, citing Steven Tyler’s vocal cord injury

Aerosmith retires from touring, citing Steven Tyler’s vocal cord injury

Aerosmith says Steven Tyler’s voice has been permanently damaged by a vocal cord injury last year and the rock band will no longer tour. The iconic band behind hits like Love in an Elevator and Livin’ on the Edge posted a statement on Friday announcing the cancellation of remaining dates on its tour and providing an update on … Read more

Shannen Doherty, star of Beverly Hills, 90210, dead at 53: media reports

Shannen Doherty, star of Beverly Hills, 90210, dead at 53: media reports

American actor Shannen Doherty, best known for her role as high school student Brenda Walsh on hit 1990s television drama Beverly Hills, 90210, has died after years of living with cancer, U.S. media outlets reported on Sunday. She was 53. “It is with a heavy heart that I confirm the passing of actress Shannen Doherty. On … Read more

Western University reconsiders ties with Nobel laureate-writer Alice Munro after daughter’s disclosure

Western University reconsiders ties with Nobel laureate-writer Alice Munro after daughter’s disclosure

Western University on Friday took a step toward reconsidering its relationship with acclaimed local writer and Nobel laureate Alice Munro, announcing it has decided to pause a research chair created in her honour. The move by the London, Ont., school comes in the wake of recent revelations that Munro chose to remain married to her second husband … Read more

Citytv talk show Cityline ending after 40 years

Citytv talk show Cityline ending after 40 years

Entertainment Cityline is coming to an end. Tracy Moore, who’s been hosting the show since 2008, will move to a live, national hour-long lifestyle news and features segment as a part of Citytv’s Breakfast Television. Tracy Moore, Cityline host since 2008, moving to segment on Breakfast Television The Canadian Press · Posted: Apr 30, 2024 … Read more

How the creators of HBO’s The Sympathizer turned the bestselling novel into a dark, comic romp for TV

How the creators of HBO’s The Sympathizer turned the bestselling novel into a dark, comic romp for TV

On the surface, Viet Thanh Nguyen’s The Sympathizer is the perfect target for adaptation. First off, it’s a novel — one of the more lucrative source materials for an industry perpetually hungry for existing IP and a built-in audience.  Second, it’s a Pulitzer Prize winner, a badge of honour that already proved a boon for similar adaptees like Spotlight, Driving Miss … Read more

How documenting the disappearance of the great auk led to the discovery of extinction

How documenting the disappearance of the great auk led to the discovery of extinction

Quirks and Quarks17:24How documenting the disappearance of the great auk led to the discovery of extinction When species cease to exist, we often say they went “the way of the dodo.” But it might be more fitting to say they went “the way of the great auk” because it was the Icelandic bird’s disappearance that led to the discovery that … Read more