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Jean-Paul Gaultier
Style legend Jean-Paul Gaultier takes his last bow
PARIS — Legendary French designer Jean-Paul Gaultier will retire from fashion after a typically spectacular show in Paris on Wednesday.The maverick creator stunned fans on Friday by announcing that the haute couture show in a theater in the French capital would be his last.The provocateur who changed pop history by putting Madonna in a conical bra and who invented — and loved sporting — the "man skirt", said he was hanging up his scissors after 50 years in the business.Given that Gaultier is taking his final bow at the Theatre du Chatelet, rumors are rife that the 67-year-old showman may throw himself into showbiz.His "Fashion Freak Show", a cheeky cabaret revue based on his life has been a popular and critical hit.With its catchphrase "Tout le monde est...
January 22, 2020

Style legend Jean-Paul Gaultier takes his last bow

Terry Jones
Monty Python star Terry Jones dies aged 77
LONDON — Monty Python star Terry Jones has died at the age of 77, his family said on Wednesday, after a long battle with a rare form of dementia.He died late Tuesday with his wife Anna Soderstrom at his side at his home in north London."We have all lost a kind, funny, warm, creative and truly loving man whose uncompromising individuality, relentless intellect and extraordinary humor has given pleasure to countless millions across six decades," his family said in a statement."His work with Monty Python, his books, films, television programs, poems and other work will live on forever, a fitting legacy to a true polymath."Jones directed some of the comedy troupe's most-loved works, including the 1979 movie "Life Of Brian", about a man mistaken for the Son...
January 22, 2020

Monty Python star Terry Jones dies aged 77

Once a professional performer who sang backing vocals for British rock star Joe Cocker, Maggie McKinney has spent the last 30 years helping battle the wildfires which are as much an Australian summer staple as cricket and backyard barbecues. — AFP
From backing singer for Joe Cocker to firefighting chief
BERMAGUI, Australia — In a country well known for colorful characters, Maggie McKinney still stands out as she shepherds her crew of volunteer firefighters in one of the areas hardest hit by Australia's ferocious bushfires.Once a professional performer who sang backing vocals for British rock star Joe Cocker, McKinney has spent the last 30 years helping battle the wildfires which are as much an Australian summer staple as cricket and backyard barbecues.But this year the fire crisis was unprecedented, and deadly, fueled by years of drought and record-high temperatures linked to climate change.Since the fires began far earlier than usual in September, 29 people have been killed and more than 2,000 homes and 10 million hectares (25 million acres) of forest and bushland...
January 21, 2020

From backing singer for Joe Cocker to firefighting chief

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Studio Ghibli films to hit Netflix, but US fans miss out
SINGAPORE — Animated films from Japan's Studio Ghibli, including Oscar winner "Spirited Away", are coming to streaming giant Netflix, delighting many fans but leaving US subscribers disappointed as they will miss out.Twenty-one films from Japan's premier animation studio, co-founded by animator Hayao Miyazaki, will be made available in batches between February and April, Netflix announced this week.The films — which also include "Princess Mononoke", "Arrietty" and "Kiki's Delivery Service" — will be on the service in most places worldwide, from the Asia-Pacific to Europe and Latin America.But the productions, to be subtitled in 28 languages and dubbed in up to 20, will not be on Netflix in the United States, Canada or...
January 21, 2020

Studio Ghibli films to hit Netflix, but US fans miss out

Prince Harry
Prince Harry rejoins Meghan and Archie in Canada: Reports
VANCOUVER — Prince Harry arrived in Canada to rejoin his wife Meghan and son Archie on Monday, British media reported, as the couple start a new life after their shock exit from the royal fold.The Daily Mail newspaper said he landed at Vancouver International Airport on British Airways flight 85 from London's Heathrow at about 7 p.m. local time.It published a photo of him wearing a blue beanie and jeans with a backpack over his shoulders after slipping out a back staircase, escorted by security.Sky News published footage of Harry descending the steps of an aircraft.A waiting minivan on the tarmac took him to a connecting flight to Victoria, where he and his family spent the last two months.The information could not be confirmed by AFP journalists who had staked out the Vancouver and...
January 21, 2020

Prince Harry rejoins Meghan and Archie in Canada: Reports

The cast and crew of 'Parasite' at the Critics' Choice Awards are seen in Los Angeles, California, in this file photo. — AFP
'Parasite' invades Oscars race with stunning SAG award win
LOS ANGELES — "Parasite" shocked the Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday by landing the night's top prize, a historic win which thrusts the South Korean black comedy into Oscars contention.The critical smash hit film overcame the language barrier to win outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture, the SAG equivalent of a best film Academy Award."I'm a little embarrassed feeling like we're the parasites of Hollywood now," joked actor Lee Sun-Kyun.Director Bong Joon-Ho admitted that "it is true that the momentum is building" for the Oscars.The film, which merges comedy, drama and horror genres, follows a poor family as it infiltrates a wealthier household, and tackles the widening class gulf."Although the title is...
January 20, 2020

'Parasite' invades Oscars race with stunning SAG award win

Portrait
Doubted Van Gogh self-portrait is real, say experts
AMSTERDAM — A gloomy self-portrait by Vincent van Gogh was declared genuine on Monday after decades of uncertainty, experts identifying it as the only work painted by the Dutch master while he suffered from psychosis.The "Self Portrait (1889)" — which shows the artist giving a haunted sideways glance against a swirling blue and yellow background — was confirmed as authentic by the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.Questions were first raised about whether the painting — owned by the National Gallery in Oslo, Norway — was genuine as far back as 1970 but the Norwegian museum finally decided to end the doubts only in 2014, sending it to Dutch experts.Using X-ray analysis of the canvas, studies of the brushwork and references to letters to his brother Theo, experts established...
January 20, 2020

Doubted Van Gogh self-portrait is real, say experts

Harry said he and his wife Meghan did not want to quit their royal duties but reluctantly accepted there
Prince Harry voices 'great sadness' at royal split
LONDON — Prince Harry voiced his "great sadness" at bowing out entirely from representing the British monarchy as newspapers said on Monday it was the best viable compromise on his desire to step back.Harry said he and his wife Meghan did not want to quit their royal duties but reluctantly accepted there "really was no other option" if they wanted to cut loose from public funding and seek their own income.His emotional remarks late Sunday were his first on the royal crisis that has shaken Britain's monarchy, after the couple announced their wish to step back as front-line royals.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will no longer represent his grandmother Queen Elizabeth II, must give up their honorary military appointments and will no longer receive public funds.Under...
January 20, 2020

Prince Harry voices 'great sadness' at royal split

Coin
Rock stats Queen join Queen Elizabeth on new British coin
LONDON — Rockers Queen have become the first band to be celebrated on British coinage, joining Queen Elizabeth II on a new coin unveiled on Monday by the Royal Mint.The iconic British group are hailed on a coin kicking off a Music Legends series being produced by the official mint.It features Queen Elizabeth on the obverse or "heads" side as usual joined by Queen on the reverse.The coin depicts the instruments played by lead singer Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May, drummer Roger Taylor and bass guitarist John Deacon.It shows Mercury's Bechstein piano and his trademark microphone, May's homemade electric guitar, Taylor's bass drum featuring the band's logo and Deacon's Fender Precision bass guitar.The piano features three keys pressed down, representing...
January 20, 2020

Rock stats Queen join Queen Elizabeth on new British coin

Tony Hall
BBC boss Tony Hall to step down in 6 months
LONDON — Embattled BBC boss Tony Hall will step down in six months' time, he told staff on Monday, as the British broadcaster grapples with a damaging equal-pay ruling and scrutiny over funding."I will give my all to this organization for the next six months... but in the summer I'll step down as your Director-General," he told staff in a group email."If I followed my heart I would genuinely never want to leave. However, I believe that an important part of leadership is putting the interests of the organization first."Hall took up his post in 2013, tasked with restoring the reputation of the world's biggest broadcaster after presenter Jimmy Savile was exposed as one of Britain's most prolific child-sex offenders following his death.But the corporation...
January 20, 2020

BBC boss Tony Hall to step down in 6 months

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