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Jodie Foster
Superhero movies ruin viewing habits of moviegoers: Jodie Foster
LOS ANGELES - Jodie Foster believes superhero films are "ruining the viewing habits of moviegoers".The Academy Award-winning star has hit out at big budget blockbuster movies made in Hollywood, saying that the current fascination with superhero films is doing long-term damage to the industry."Going to the movies has become like a theme park. Studios making bad content in order to appeal to the masses and shareholders is like fracking - you get the best return right now but you wreck the earth," she added.Jodie, 55, didn't cite any particular films - but she admitted to being specifically concerned about the impact of superhero movies.Speaking to the Radio Times, the veteran star shared: "It's ruining the viewing habits of the American population and then...
December 31, 2017

Superhero movies ruin viewing habits of moviegoers: Jodie Foster

Newly-engaged couple Josh Darnell and Rachel Raske pose in Tuckerman’s Ravine, New Hampshire, on the same day the temperature dropped to -37 Celsius on nearby Mount Washington. - AP
Warm hearts, subzero temps: Couple gets engaged on mountain
SARGENT'S PURCHASE, N.H. - Extreme cold didn't get in the way of a heartwarming proposal on an icy mountainside. Josh Darnell, 31, of Londonderry, New Hampshire, dropped to his knee and popped the question after climbing to a scenic spot Saturday on Tuckerman's Ravine, on the southeastern side of Mount Washington. That same day it hit -37 Celsius on the mountain's summit, which is more than 1,890 meters high. There's a happy ending: Rachel Raske, 27, of Lowell, Massachusetts, said yes. Darnell's father, Doug, tagged along to record the event with his camera. He said the wind was blowing so hard that it knocked him on his back when he got out of the car. Raske was stunned by the proposal. "After about 10 minutes of her crying, I said you'd better stop crying...
December 31, 2017

Warm hearts, subzero temps: Couple gets engaged on mountain

This Sept. 14, 2017 file photo shows British musician and former Beatles member Ringo Starr speaking to the press to promote his new album
Arise, Sir Ringo: Starr and Barry Gibb knighted in UK honors list
LONDON - Beatles drummer Ringo Starr and sole surviving Bee Gee Barry Gibb were each awarded a knighthood in Britain's traditional New Year Honors, announced late on Friday.The two music legends were joined on the prestigious annual achievement list by Golden Globe-winning actor Hugh Laurie, renowned dancer Darcey Bussell and hip-hop artist Wiley.Lesser known recipients include 101-year-old Lt. Col. Mordaunt Cohen, honored for his services to World War II education, and Lucia Mee, 18, the youngest person rewarded, for her efforts to raise organ donation awareness.Starr, 77 - real name Richard Starkey - became a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 1965, but 52 years later has now been given a knighthood for services to music."It's an honor and a pleasure to be...
December 30, 2017

Arise, Sir Ringo: Starr and Barry Gibb knighted in UK honors list

This file photo taken on June 18, 2012 shows Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi accepting the Ambassador of Conscience Award next to Irish singer Bono at the Bord Gais Energy theatre in Dublin, Ireland. - AFP
Bono, former Suu Kyi campaigner, says she should quit
NEW YORK - U2 frontman Bono, a leading campaigner for Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi when she was under house arrest, has called on her to resign over the deadly campaign against Rohingya Muslims.The singer - who championed Suu Kyi in the 2000 U2 song "Walk On," with fans encouraged to wear masks of the then opposition leader when the band played it live - said he felt "nauseated" by images of the bloodshed and refugee crisis."I have genuinely felt ill, because I can't quite believe what the evidence all points to. But there is ethnic cleansing," he told Rolling Stone magazine in its latest issue."It really is happening, and she has to step down because she knows it's happening," Bono said,Pressed on his remarks in the interview...
December 30, 2017

Bono, former Suu Kyi campaigner, says she should quit

Solange
Beyonce's sister Solange reveals autonomic disorder, cancels show
NEW YORK - The experimental R&B singer Solange has revealed a struggle with an autonomic disorder as she canceled a New Year's Eve performance in South Africa.Solange, the younger sister of pop superstar Beyonce, said doctors had advised her not to make the long journey from the United States."The past five months I have been quietly treating, and working through, an autonomic disorder. It been a journey that hasn't been easy on me," she wrote on Instagram."Sometimes I feel cool, and other times not so cool at all," she wrote.Autonomic disorders are dysfunctions of the nervous system, which can have wide effects on the body's functions. Solange did not reveal further details on her condition.Solange had been due to headline the inaugural Johannesburg edition...
December 30, 2017

Beyonce's sister Solange reveals autonomic disorder, cancels show

A 22-foot dog sculpture with features widely perceived in China to resemble US President Donald Trump is seen erected outside a shopping mall to celebrate the upcoming
China mall erects giant Trump dog statue
BEIJING - A mall in northern China has installed a larger-than-life canine statue with more than a passing resemblance to US President Donald Trump to welcome the coming Year of the Dog. The giant pooch towers above shoppers in Taiyuan, capital of Shanxi province, sporting a slick golden pompadour, angled brows and a red scarf with one index finger raised in a distinctly Trumpian manner. As he was born in 1946, Trump, who has been accused of having more bark than bite, is a dog under the Chinese zodiac - a trait which he shares with his predecessors George W. Bush and Bill Clinton. Those born in the Year of the Dog, according to Chinese astrology, are forthright and extremely loyal, in addition to having a strong sense of justice. But they can also be stubborn, irritable and easily...
December 30, 2017

China mall erects giant Trump dog statue

Destination — Barcelona
Saudi GazetteWhere To Stay? Majestic Hotel & Spa BarcelonaArguably the most ideal location in Barcelona, Majestic Hotel & Spa Barcelona is comfortably embedded in Paseo de Gracia. Part of The Leading Hotels of the World, the luxury hotel is located next to Gaudi’s major works and the world’s best fashion boutiques including Hermès, Dior, Bvlgari, Gucci and Louis Vuitton. For fashion lovers and many Saudi women this is a dream setting and one, which makes sense. If fashion lovers and shopaholics used filters to select an ideal location, the Majestic Hotel & Spa Barcelona would be the first to pop up. With almost a 100-year-old history to prove its worth, the hotel is also known as ‘the hotel of the arts’ with an exceptional display of more than 1000 notable works of art. With the...
December 29, 2017

Destination — Barcelona

New Exhibitions to Open at Louvre Abu Dhabi
From One Louvre to Another – 21st December 2017 to 7th April 2018This exhibition tells the fascinating stories of the origins of the Musée du Louvre: from the royal collections of Louis XIV, displayed in the gardens and royal apartments in the palace of Versailles, to the pioneering artists’ studios and workshops of the Louvre in Paris, and finally to the museum’s grand opening to the public following the political upheaval of the French Revolution.This is Louvre Abu Dhabi’s first temporary exhibition and includes 150 masterpieces from the Château de Versailles and the Louvre’s earliest collections, including painting, sculpture, furniture and ceramics gathered from across the world.The exhibition is curated by Jean-Luc Martinez, President-Director of the Musée du Louvre, and...
December 29, 2017

New Exhibitions to Open at Louvre Abu Dhabi

Young artists to watch out for
Saudi GazetteEngie Ezeldin, is a 21-year-old Egyptian artist based in Cairo. Using contemporary digital art based on international icons and subjects that appeal to her, Ezeldin has found a niche and aesthetic that defines who she is as an artist. Ezeldin uses popular photos that appeal to the current dynamics to create her own interpretations of reality ranging from hip-hop icons Drake and Tupac to remnants of a war-torn town depending on her mood.“I just graduated from Parsons, the New School of Design with a Bachelor in Fine Arts. Art has always been something that I am passionate about since I was 10 or even younger. When it was about time to start applying to college I decided it was the only thing I wanted to pursue because I saw it as the only constant factor in my life that I...
December 29, 2017

Young artists to watch out for

Entertainment weekly
Pad Man is the world’s first feature film on menstrual hygiene based on the story of TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential entrants Arunachalam Muruganantham, a rural welder from India with a unique, eccentrically mad edge who turned incredible inventor by providing women with access to high-quality and affordable sanitary pads 20 years ago. America may have Batman, Spiderman and Superman, but India has it’s very own Pad Man - the crazy superhero, masterfully portrayed by Indian film supremo Akshay Kumar, changing the world through his insanity. These are the words of Bollywood royalty Amitabh Bachchan in the opening seconds of the hugely anticipated Pad Man trailer which burst onto screens on the 15th December, breaking the internet in the process. With over 3million views for the...
December 29, 2017

Entertainment weekly

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