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Christopher Tolkien, son of Lord of the Rings author, dies aged 95
LONDON — Christopher Tolkien, the son of J. R. R. Tolkien who was responsible for publishing many of his father's works, has died aged 95, the Tolkien Society said.The academic, a former lecturer in Old and Middle English as well as Old Icelandic at the University of Oxford, is credited with drawing the 1954 map of Middle-earth for his father's novel "The Lord of the Rings".After his father's death in 1973, he became the literary executor of the Tolkien Estate.He spent years compiling and editing his father's material before publishing many of his works, including "The Silmarillion" in 1977 and "The Fall of Gondolin" in 2018."We have lost a titan and he will be sorely missed," Tolkien Society chairman Shaun Gunner said in a...
January 17, 2020

Christopher Tolkien, son of Lord of the Rings author, dies aged 95

Virgil Abloh
Abloh re-finds his dancing feet as Paris fashion parties
PARIS — Virgil Abloh made headlines last week by predicting the end of streetwear, the trend he has ridden to the top of the fashion tree.His Off-White Paris men's fashion week show Wednesday lived up to his prophecy — the least street that the American designer has produced for his ultra-hip label whose clothes are snapped up by rappers and copied by kids.The hyperactive architect-artist, who also designs Louis Vuitton's menswear, turned out perhaps his most sombre and beautifully tailored collection, led off with decidedly adult chocolate-brown and gun-metal gray double breasted suits.The style wunderkind — who was forced to curb his manic globe-trotting schedule in September for health reasons — marked his return to the fashion circuit with a comparatively muted and...
January 16, 2020

Abloh re-finds his dancing feet as Paris fashion parties

Sonam Kapoor Ahuja
Bollywood star slams Uber after 'scariest experience'
MUMBAI — Bollywood star Sonam Kapoor Ahuja has warned Uber users against the ride-hailing app in London after suffering "the scariest experience" with a driver in the British capital.The award-winning actress, 34, daughter of "Slumdog Millionaire" star Anil Kapoor, said her driver was apparently "unstable and was yelling and shouting" during the journey."I was shaking by the end of it," she tweeted to her 12.8 million followers late Wednesday in London, tagging Uber, which responded with an apparently automated message."I tried complaining on your app, and just got multiple disconnected replies by bots. You guys need to update your system. The damage is done. There is nothing more you can do.""The best and safest is just to use the...
January 16, 2020

Bollywood star slams Uber after 'scariest experience'

Cate Blanchett
Cate Blanchett to head Venice Film Festival jury
ROME — Actress Cate Blanchett will chair the jury of the Venice Film Festival in September, organizers said on Thursday.The award-winning Australian actress will become the president of the jury for the festival's 77th season, slated for Sept. 2 to Sept. 12."Venice is one of the most appealing film festivals in the world — a celebration of this provocative and stimulating medium which is cinema in all its forms," Blanchett said in a statement.No stranger to festivals, the 50-year-old actress most recently headed the jury at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival, which has been criticized in the past for ignoring female directors in its prestigious lineup.That year, she was among 82 women who ascended the famous red carpet steps of the Palais des Festivals in a march for gender...
January 16, 2020

Cate Blanchett to head Venice Film Festival jury

Gigi Hadid
Model Gigi Hadid excused from Weinstein jury duty: US media
NEW YORK — Model Gigi Hadid was excused on Thursday from serving as a juror in former film producer Harvey Weinstein's rape and sexual assault trial, US media reported.The 24-year-old was greeted by a crowd of photographers as she returned to a New York court on the eighth day of jury selection in the proceedings key to the #MeToo movement.Hadid strolled into the Manhattan courthouse wearing sunglasses just before 09:00 a.m. (1400 GMT).She left discreetly about ten minutes afterward, according to police officers outside.US media reported that the prosecution and defense had agreed to dismiss the famous model and Instagram star, excusing her from serving on the 12-person jury or as one of six alternates.The move was expected, owing to her fame.Hadid, who has modeled for top fashion...
January 16, 2020

Model Gigi Hadid excused from Weinstein jury duty: US media

Britain's Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Britain's Meghan, Duchess of Sussex attend the annual WellChild Awards in London in this Oct. 15, 2019 file photo. — AFP
Prince Harry resurfaces but stays silent on royal rumpus
LONDON — Prince Harry kept silent on Thursday about the shock decision he and his wife took last week to quit as full-time royals at his first public appearance since the bombshell announcement.Harry, 35, took part in the draw for the 2021 Rugby League World Cup in an engagement at Buckingham Palace in London, planned long before he and Meghan triggered the still-unresolved royal crisis.He appeared relaxed and jovial despite the tumult surrounding him, with final decisions on the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's future due within days.After struggling in the spotlight, the couple said they wanted to step back as senior royals and split their time between Britain and Canada.They also said they wanted to become financially independent from official royal funding and pull out of the...
January 16, 2020

Prince Harry resurfaces but stays silent on royal rumpus

 Adele Haenel
French police question director over assault claim by top actress
PARIS — French police on Tuesday questioned a film director accused by star actress Adele Haenel of assaulting her when she was an underage teenager, prosecutors said, in a case that has rocked the French cinema industry.Investigators detained Christophe Ruggia on accusations of sexual assault and harassment of a minor by a person in authority, a source in the Paris prosecutor's office said, confirming a report by LCI television.Haenel, 31, lodged a formal complaint against Ruggia in November after accusing him in an interview that month of sexually harassing her when she was between the ages of 12 and 15.She accused Ruggia, who directed her in the 2002 movie "The Devils", her first film role, of repeatedly touching and kissing her.Ruggia, 55, was detained in the early...
January 15, 2020

French police question director over assault claim by top actress

Billie Eilish
Billie Eilish to perform upcoming James Bond theme song
NEW YORK — Pop iconoclast Billie Eilish will perform the theme song for the upcoming James Bond film "No Time To Die," its producers announced on Tuesday.The 18-year-old Grammy nominee is the youngest artist ever to write and record a James Bond title song.The film — starring Daniel Craig as the British super spy, and Oscar winner Rami Malek as the villain — is set for an April 2 release in Britain and April 10 in the United States."To be able to score the theme song to a film that is part of such a legendary series is a huge honor," Eilish said in a statement."James Bond is the coolest film franchise ever to exist. I'm still in shock."The goth-leaning artist wrote the title song for the 25th James Bond film with her 22-year-old brother Finneas...
January 15, 2020

Billie Eilish to perform upcoming James Bond theme song

Pop icon Whitney Houston, right, and rapper The Notorious B.I.G, left, are seen in this file combination picture. — Courtesy photo
Whitney Houston, Biggie among Rock Hall of Fame inductees
NEW YORK — Pop icon Whitney Houston and rapper The Notorious B.I.G. are among this year's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, the institution announced on Wednesday.The late legends are joined by the synth-pop act Depeche Mode and the industrial experimental group Nine Inch Nails, along with the 1970s rockers The Doobie Brothers and English glam rock band T-Rex.The 2020 class is marked by legendary artists who died young.The Notorious B.I.G. — a pride of New York, widely considered one of the greatest rappers of all time — was inducted in his first year of eligibility, which comes 25 years after the release of an act's first commercial recording.The artist born Christopher Wallace and colloquially known as Biggie was murdered in 1997 in Los Angeles at age 24, in a...
January 15, 2020

Whitney Houston, Biggie among Rock Hall of Fame inductees

Britain's Meghan, Duchess of Sussex reacts as she arrives to visit Canada House, in London, to thank the warm Canadian hospitality and support they received during their recent stay in Canada in this Jan. 7, 2020 file photo. — AFP
Meghan visits Canada women's shelter in first public outing
VANCOUVER — Prince Harry's wife Meghan has visited a women's shelter in Vancouver, her first public appearance since the couple's sensational decision to pursue greater independence from the British monarchy by living part-time in Canada.Images of a smiling Meghan visiting on Tuesday with eight staffers at the Downtown Eastside Women's Center was posted on the center's Facebook page."Look who we had tea with today! The Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, visited us today to discuss issues affecting women in the community," said a caption.The shelter in an impoverished Vancouver neighborhood provides counseling, hot meals, and basic needs for marginalized and vulnerable women and children. It serves about 500 women each day, according to its website.The Daily...
January 15, 2020

Meghan visits Canada women's shelter in first public outing

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