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A portrait of Kim Jong-Hyun, the 27-year-old lead singer of the massively popular K-pop boyband SHINee, is seen on a mourning altar at a hospital in Seoul on Tuesday. - AFP
K-pop star reveals loneliness in suicide note
SEOUL - A top K-pop star wrote in a suicide note that he was "broken from inside" and "engulfed" by depression, it emerged Tuesday as his death sent shockwaves among fans worldwide.Kim Jong-Hyun, 27-year-old lead singer of the hugely popular K-pop boyband SHINee, was found in a hotel room in the South Korean capital Seoul in what police said was suicide.A coal briquette was burning on a frying pan - a common method of self-killing in South Korea, an ultra-competitive society with one of the world's highest suicide rates.Kim's close friend, musician Nain9, released a suicide note on her Instagram account, saying he had asked her to publish the message in the event of his death."I am broken from inside. The depression that gnawed on me slowly has finally...
December 19, 2017

K-pop star reveals loneliness in suicide note

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Emirati film ‘Shebab Sheyab’ to premiere at California festival
DUBAI - "Shebab Sheyab," an Arabic comedy that follows four elderly men who live in a senior home until one of them inherits Dh50 million, will premiere at the Palm Springs International Film Festival 2018, reports Gulf News.The Image Nation Abu Dhabi film stars Emirati actors Mansour Al Feeli and Marie Al Halyan, Syrian actor Salloum Haddad and Kuwaiti actor Sa’ad Al Faraj.“After months of hard work, dedication and passion, it is amazing to see 'Shebab Sheyab' debut on the international stage. I hope audiences enjoy watching it as much as we did making it,” said Al Feeli in a statement.The Palm Springs International Film Festival takes place in California from Jan. 2 to Jan. 15.“'Shebab Sheyab' clearly demonstrates the wealth of talent we have in this...
December 19, 2017

Emirati film ‘Shebab Sheyab’ to premiere at California festival

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‘The Office’ may come back for a revival
LOS ANGELES - Sitcom fanatics can keep their fingers crossed for the possible return of the Dunder Mifflin staff with reports saying “The Office” could come back for a revival.TV Line first reported that NBC is eyeing a return of the series sometime next year. The possible continuation of the series will feature old and new faces, with executive producer Greg Daniels coming back for the project.However, Steve Carrell, who played manager Michael Scott for the show’s seven seasons, will not participate in the new series. A new manager will head the planned revival.Speculations about a revival previously surfaced, but these were initially dismissed by actress Jenna Fischer, who played Pam in the series.“I would do it if there was some circumstance where everybody got back together,...
December 19, 2017

‘The Office’ may come back for a revival

Jay-Z
Rapper Jay-Z receives death threat from George Zimmerman
LOS ANGELES - Rapper Jay-Z has received a death threat from gunman George Zimmerman.Zimmerman apparently threatened to "beat Jay-Z" and feed him to "an alligator" after claiming that a production team of the upcoming Trayvon Martin documentary - produced by Jay-Z - "harassed" his family, reports Ace Showbiz.Zimmerman, who gunned down 17-year-old Martin in February 2012, said he has a score to settle with Jay-Z, since the rapper’s production team began filming a new documentary on the case.He said the film crew made unannounced visits to the homes of his parents and an uncle in Florida, noting Jay-Z and executive producer Michael Gasparro indirectly "harassed" his family.Fellow rapper Snoop Dogg jumped to Jay-Z's defense. Snoop wrote on...
December 19, 2017

Rapper Jay-Z receives death threat from George Zimmerman

Shah Rukh Khan
We should respect women for being so brave: Shah Rukh Khan
MUMBAI - Following in the footsteps of its Western counterparts, Bollywood has been encouraging women to speak up against any sexual misconduct as well. Just recently, actress Kangana Ranaut opened up about being a victim to harassment and how it is the skepticism of society that stops victims from coming out with their experiences in the open.Now, Shah Rukh Khan and Akshay Kumar have expressed their views on the matter as well, reported The Indian Express.In an interview with Business Insider, Kumar said sexual misconduct is “everywhere” and that the allegations against entertainment stars in the US may encourage other women around the world to speak up. “It’s just that when [sexual misconduct] happens in Hollywood, it comes out so big. Everybody knows about it, but it’s...
December 18, 2017

We should respect women for being so brave: Shah Rukh Khan

The garage where the Russell Stover Candies bear statue was discovered by police in Salina, Kansas.
Beloved chocolate bear statue found one year after theft
TOPEKA - Police in Kansas announced they have recovered the locally-beloved Russell Stover Candies bear statue more than a year after it was stolen. The Abilene Police Department announced in a Facebook post that the 150-pound, 4-foot-tall statue of a bear being covered in chocolate was recovered over the weekend after being stolen on the evening of Nov. 4, 2016, from outside the Russell Stover factory and candy store in Abilene. "This had become a running joke," Abilene Police Department Assistant Chief Jason Wilkins told the Wichita Eagle. "We followed several leads and it never worked out, so we are extremely pleased to return it." Police said a deputy with Dickinson County Sheriff's Office received a tip that led to the bear being discovered in a garage in...
December 18, 2017

Beloved chocolate bear statue found one year after theft

Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet in an iconic scene from
'Titanic' keeps that sinking feeling alive, 20 years on
LOS ANGELES - Part saturnine elegy to doomed youth, part exaltation of the transcendent power of love, blockbuster disaster movie "Titanic" is delivering that sinking feeling to a whole new generation of fans.Tuesday marks two decades since Rose vowed to Jack she'd "never let go" - before spectacularly reneging on her promise, sending her frozen-to-death paramour to a watery grave and leaving "Titaniacs" worldwide sobbing into their popcorn.The anniversary has been celebrated with screenings across the United States, and audiences are still swooning over the young lovers played by Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet - now both Oscar winners and Hollywood A-listers."The Titanic story itself has a timeless quality. It seems to exist outside our daily...
December 17, 2017

'Titanic' keeps that sinking feeling alive, 20 years on

Yuga Cohler, Music Director of the Young Musicians Foundation (YMF) Debut Chamber Orchestra leads the orchestra during a performance of Yeethoven II in Los Angeles, California. - AFP
Parallel geniuses? Composer mashes up Beethoven and Kanye
LOS ANGELES - The orchestra charges into the furious opening notes from the last movement of Beethoven's String Quartet No. 14. A drum-set kicks in, giving way to a new melody.The violins are still in charge. But suddenly the theme isn't Beethoven but a symphonic take on "On Sight," the abrasive starting salvo of Kanye West's "Yeezus" album. The crowd, standing close-up, more like in a rock concert than a classical hall, nods in approval.Welcome to "Yeethoven," a musical experiment that mashes up the works of artists two centuries apart who on the surface may appear to have little in common.But creators of "Yeethoven," whose second edition recently took place in Los Angeles, see similarities between Ludwig van Beethoven and Kanye...
December 17, 2017

Parallel geniuses? Composer mashes up Beethoven and Kanye

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Film about poor kids at Disney's gates is fairy tale hit
PARIS - It is already the fairy tale of this year's Oscars race: A little film about homeless children living in the shadow of Walt Disney World in Florida that threatens to turn the tables on the big-budget favorites.Director Sean Baker, who shot his last film on an iPhone, has scored a surprise hit with a gritty yet heartwarming tale, "The Florida Project".It has already been showered with prizes by US critics, usually reliable pointers for the Oscars, and has made the lists for best film of the year on both sides of the Atlantic.Not bad for a movie that no one initially wanted to back and whose rookie lead actor Baker found on Instagram.Driven by the remarkable performances he drew from Bria Vinaite as a tattooed single mother living hand-to-mouth in a motel with her...
December 16, 2017

Film about poor kids at Disney's gates is fairy tale hit

Jeezy
From rapper to mogul, Jeezy continues to make power moves
ATLANTA - Rapper Jeezy was so poor growing up as a child that he and his mother sometimes knocked cockroaches off their meals so they could eat.It's a moment Jeezy will never forget. The four-time Grammy-nominated rapper is now far removed from those poverty-stricken conditions, but those tough childhood memories still makes him hungry for a better life.Now, he wants to use his testimony of overcoming life's daunting obstacles to inspire listeners to "trust the process" through his new album, "Pressure," released on Saturday. His eighth studio album features Kendrick Lamar, Rick Ross, J. Cole and 2 Chainz.Jeezy, 40, said "Pressure" is focusing more on his evolution from the street life.From rapper to mogul, Jeezy continues to make power moves. He has...
December 16, 2017

From rapper to mogul, Jeezy continues to make power moves

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