A Hollywood producer made Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie an offer he thought they could not refuse, and now, it appears that he has got his answer. Producer Danny Rossner made headlines last month when he revealed that he was willing to sign a ‘blank cheque’ to get the warring couple together on-screen again. The … Read more
For its size, Yu Yuen sits inconspicuously at the end of a cul-de-sac in Tung Tau Wai, a fairly unremarkable village in Yuen Long, in Hong Kong’s New Territories. The grand, two-storey, European-style mansion has eight bedrooms, and a fountain in its front yard. Its name means “entertainment garden” in Chinese. Yet it is abandoned, … Read more
Downing Street has officially dismissed speculation that the UK will see an extra bank holiday in 2025 to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. Despite mounting calls for a day to honour the sacrifices of the wartime generation, the government has confirmed no such plans are in place. Speculation Over … Read more
SINGAPORE: An unexploded World War II bomb was removed from Keppel Club on Thursday (Nov 21). The police said they were alerted to a suspected war relic at 239 Sime Road – the address of Keppel Club – at about 9.15am. They worked with the Singapore Armed Forces’ (SAF) Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit and determined … Read more
The remains of a Massachusetts airman who died as a prisoner of war during World War II have been accounted for, military officials said Wednesday. U.S. Army Air Forces Pvt. 1st Class Bernard J. Calvi, 23, was a member of the 17th Pursuit Squadron, 24th Pursuit Group when Japanese forces invaded the Philippines in December … Read more
It is hard to fathom how much trauma Israeli filmmaker Shaylee Atary has endured. In 2016, she was in a car accident that required lengthy rehabilitation. “I was in a wheelchair for more than a year,” says Atary, who today walks with the help of a cane. The story inspired a 2020 short film, Neurim, … Read more
The People’s Daily published a commentary on Thursday that vowed to uproot the “historical narrative of Taiwan independence” – a narrative it said has been pushed by Taiwanese leader William Lai Ching-te. The warning came after Lai used the Friday anniversary of Taiwan’s return to China from imperial Japan after World War II to commemorate … Read more
2/5 stars The on-screen coupling of Freen Sarocha Chankimha and Rebecca Patricia Armstrong, known collectively as “FreenBecky” to their legions of adoring fans, transitions to the big screen in Uranus 2324, a sprawling sci-fi romance charting the love affair between two young women across the endless expanses of space and time. The film is the … Read more
Miyazaki Airport in southwest Japan has cancelled over 80 flights after an unexploded U.S. bomb from World War II detonated yesterday. The explosion reportedly occurred near a runway, creating a large crater reportedly seven meters wide and about one meter deep. Land and Transport Ministry officials confirmed that no aircraft were close enough at the … Read more
I get goosebumps and my stomach sinks when I stand at the entrance to the Wolf’s Lair, Nazi leader Adolf Hitler’s Polish war headquarters. Here the Führer lived from 1940 to 1944, directing the Nazis in World War II and the Holocaust that led to the deaths of some 6 million European Jews. Overall, World … Read more
