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Jon Bon Jovi
Bon Jovi, Nina Simone enter Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
NEW YORK - Arena-packing anthem rockers Bon Jovi, soul legend Nina Simone and gritty English pub band Dire Straits on Wednesday won spots in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.New Wave pop songwriters The Cars, R&B-infused progressive rockers The Moody Blues and Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the gospel inspiration for early rockers, rounded up spots in the 2018 class that will enter the shrine to rock culture.The Hall of Fame, which surveyed some 1,000 historians and music industry players to select the new inductees, will welcome the six artists in a gala concert on April 14 in its home base of Cleveland.Bon Jovi, the hard rockers from New Jersey led by namesake Jon Bon Jovi, came out on top in a survey that drew 6.8 million fans, whose preferences were taken into account to give an extra vote to...
December 13, 2017

Bon Jovi, Nina Simone enter Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

This picture taken on Nov. 14, 2017, shows various series of capsule toys at a store in Tokyo's Akihabara district. - AFP
Weird but cute: Japan's capsule toys play big in Internet age
TOKYO - A tiny replica of an ancient Egyptian sarcophagus and a plastic cat squatting on sushi: Just two of the weird-and-wonderful capsule toys that have become a multi-million-dollar craze in cute-obsessed Japan.The industry is now worth an estimated 30 billion yen ($265 million), with the fastidious attention to detail in the toys appealing to the Japanese sense of precision along with a well-documented love of all things "kawaii" or cute.One store, in Tokyo's famous Akihabara electronics district, is crammed with around 500 capsule toy vending machines stretching out as far as the eye can see."When I see something I want, I keep on turning the crank until I get it," said Shota Makita, a 23-year-old careworker on the hunt for a fun toy."There's a sense...
December 13, 2017

Weird but cute: Japan's capsule toys play big in Internet age

Britain's Prince William, left, Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry arrive for the European Premiere of
Princes William and Harry attend 'Star Wars' London premiere
LONDON - Princes William and Harry attended the European premiere of "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" on Wednesday, joining the all-star cast in London for the latest installment of the sci-fi saga.The British royals walked the red carpet dressed in tuxedos for the screening at London's Royal Albert Hall, where they were greeted by the rolling droid character BB-8 who dutifully bowed to the princes.The two reportedly have cameo roles as stormtroopers in the film, after visiting the set in April 2016 when they were rumored to have shot the scene.William and Harry - who recently announced his engagement to US actress Meghan Markle - also met the cast of "The Last Jedi" and were presented with stormtrooper helmets.Filmed at Pinewood Studios near London and on the west coast...
December 13, 2017

Princes William and Harry attend 'Star Wars' London premiere

Shaimaa Ahmed
Egyptian singer jailed over video inciting debauchery
CAIRO - An Egyptian court jailed a little-known singer for two years on Wednesday for inciting debauchery, judicial sources said, after she appeared in a music video in her underwear and suggestively eating a banana.Shyma's song, titled "I have issues", sparked controversy on social media in the country.The singer, who was fined 10,000 Egyptian pounds ($560), can appeal the verdict to a higher court.The director of the video was also fined and sentenced to two years in prison, but in absentia. Both defendants were accused of inciting debauchery and producing a video harming public morality.Shyma, whose real name is Shaimaa Ahmed, was arrested on Nov. 18 before being referred to the prosecution for investigation. She denied the accusations, saying the director included the...
December 13, 2017

Egyptian singer jailed over video inciting debauchery

Actress Kristen Bell attends the 75th Annual Golden Globe Awards nomination announcement on Tuesday at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. - AFP
Golden Globe TV race opens up as old favorites ousted
LOS ANGELES - New contenders will face award-winning heavyweights in the television races at the Golden Globes in a nominations list on Tuesday that dropped old favorites like "Veep" and "House of Cards."Amazon Studios' ground-breaking transgender comedy "Transparent" and its Golden Globe-winning star Jeffrey Tambor were notably absent from Tuesday's nominations list, as well as Netflix political drama "House of Cards" and its Globe-winning star Kevin Spacey.The omissions follow sexual misconduct allegations against Tambor and Spacey, who was dropped from the upcoming sixth season of "House of Cards."Tambor has denied allegations by two actresses and Spacey has issued an apology to one of his multiple accusers.The comedy series race...
December 12, 2017

Golden Globe TV race opens up as old favorites ousted

This handout picture released by Yash Raj Films shows Indian cricketer Virat Kohli and Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma during their wedding ceremony in Buoncovento near Siena, Italy on Monday. - AFP
India celebrates Kohli-Sharma 'royal' wedding
MUMBAI - He's the "king" of Indian cricket. She's a glamorous Bollywood actress and former model. Newlyweds Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma are celebrity royalty and India is cock-a-hoop over their marriage."Officially India's First Couple," screamed the front page of Mumbai tabloid Mid-Day on Tuesday - a day after the pair tied the knot at a private ceremony in Tuscany, Italy."Clean bowled!" read the Mumbai Mirror's headline, one of several newspapers to report the much-anticipated news using a cricket theme. Another publication wished them the best in their "new innings".Kohli and Sharma, dubbed "Virushka" by local media, have generated the same sort of excitement and coverage in India as Britain's Prince Harry and...
December 12, 2017

India celebrates Kohli-Sharma 'royal' wedding

U2
U2 knocks Taylor Swift's 'Reputation' off Billboard top spot
LOS ANGELES - U2 knocked Taylor Swift off her perch at the top of the Billboard 200 album chart with its new release "Songs of Experience," giving the Irish band its eighth No. 1 album in the United States."Songs of Experience" sold more than 185,000 units in its first week, according to Nielsen Music data released on Tuesday.Billboard said it was the biggest sales week for a rock album in 2017 in an industry where hip hop and R&B music are now the biggest genres.Country singer Chris Stapleton's "From a Room: Volume 2" debuted in second place with more than 124,000 units sold.The two new releases pushed Swift's "Reputation" into third place after three weeks at No. 1The Billboard 200 chart tallies units from album sales, song sales (10 songs...
December 12, 2017

U2 knocks Taylor Swift's 'Reputation' off Billboard top spot

French gendarmes stand by as final preparations are made on Tuesday at the cemetery in Lorient, on the French Caribbean island of Saint Barthelemy, where late French singer Johnny Hallyday was buried. - AFP
Rocker Hallyday buried in Caribbean to dismay of ex-wife and fans
GUSTAVIA - French rock icon Johnny Hallyday was laid to rest in a private ceremony in the West Indies on Tuesday despite his first wife and many of his fans bemoaning a burial so far from mainland France.Hundreds of thousands of people had thronged the center of Paris on Sunday for a "people's tribute", with at least 12 million people watching the ceremony for the star on television.His burial on the French Caribbean island of St Barts was much more intimate, with 30 bikers accompanying his close family and friends including film star Jean Reno to a tiny seaside cemetery.The ceremony, from which cameras were banned, started more than a half an hour late after one of the mourners was taken ill.A rainbow appeared in the sky as his white coffin was lowered into the grave which...
December 12, 2017

Rocker Hallyday buried in Caribbean to dismay of ex-wife and fans

The Birch Aquarium in California teamed up with University of California, San Diego Library’s Digital Media Lab to 3D print a brace for an injured loggerhead sea turtle.
Injured sea turtle's shell gap filled with 3D-printed brace
SAN DIEGO - An injured loggerhead sea turtle with a gap in her shell was fitted with a 3D-printed brace by a team of California researchers. The Birch Aquarium at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, said the female turtle was rescued from a New Jersey power plant and brought to the aquarium, where researchers noticed she was suffering multiple physical maladies, including abnormal spine curvature and a gap in her shell. The researchers said they teamed with the UC San Diego's Digital Media Lab and Thornton Hospital to take scans of the turtle and fit her with a 3D printed brace to fill the shell gap, which researchers said could have led to gastrointestinal and urogenital complications in the turtle, which is still growing. "We...
December 12, 2017

Injured sea turtle's shell gap filled with 3D-printed brace

Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and Lauren Hashian.
‘The Rock’ and girlfriend Lauren Hashian expecting second child
LOS ANGELES - Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson announced his girlfriend, Lauren Hashian, is pregnant with the couple’s second child together on Tuesday.“Our Jasmine Lia would like to make a big announcement – IT’S A GIRL!,” the "Fast and the Furious" star captioned a photo of 1-year-old daughter Jasmine. “@laurenhashianofficial and I are boundlessly grateful for this blessing as this spring we’ll welcome our second baby. Plus, Jazzy is excited to boss around and protect her lil’ sis.”“And once again, big daddy is completely surrounded by beautiful estrogen and loving, powerful female mana,” he continued. “All girls. Only dude. I wouldn’t have it any other way. #ItsAGirl #GratefulMan.”The Rock and Hashian, who have been dating since 2007, welcomed Jasmine...
December 12, 2017

‘The Rock’ and girlfriend Lauren Hashian expecting second child

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