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Sydney Sweeney attends Sydney Sweeney In Conversation With Josh Horowitz at 92NY on March 20, 2024 in New York City.
Sydney Sweeney attends Sydney Sweeney In Conversation With Josh Horowitz at 92NY on March 20, 2024 in New York City.
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Sydney Sweeney 'fearless' in new role, 'Christy' director says

Sweeney, who has made negative headlines recently for controversial jeans ads, has become a contender for the Academy Awards for her portrayal of pioneering female fighter Christy Martin.

4 days ago
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Ade Govinda, the hitmaker of euphonic, everlasting pop

With emotionally charged lyrics and haunting melodies, the songwriter-producer has established his unique musical and lyrical characteristics in the country’s modern pop scene.

5 days ago
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New folk music documentary taps into Bob Dylan revival

"Newport and the Great Folk Dream", which premieres at the Venice Film Festival on Friday, charts the development of the Newport Folk Festival in Rhode Island in the early 1960s.

6 days ago

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Epstein had underage guests at Palm Beach estate, ex-employee says at Maxwell trial

One of the girls, now a woman in her early 40s using the pseudonym Jane in court, testified earlier in the week about how Maxwell, a daughter of late media baron Robert Maxwell, groomed her for abuse by Epstein when she was 14.

3 years ago
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Baldwin says does not feel guilt over 'Rust' shooting death

"I feel that someone is responsible for what happened and I can't say who that is. But I know it's not me," the US actor told ABC in his first major interview since the on-set tragedy in New Mexico in October.

3 years ago
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Exclusive interview: Henry Cavill talks 'The Witcher' season 2

It has been almost two years since The Witcher first aired on Netflix and fans are excited for the show’s return with a new season this December. 

3 years ago
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Dancing kings: DJ duo Diskoria talks ruling club and streaming airwaves

The year 2021 was a high mark for Diskoria thanks to its recent disco hits and wins at this year's Anugerah Musik Indonesia (AMI) Awards. The DJ duo shared its journey so far.

3 years ago
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CNN suspends anchor Chris Cuomo over help he gave his governor brother

In October, the 63-year-old former governor was charged with a misdemeanor sex crime for forcible touching and now, his 51-year-old brother is under scrutiny for his involvement in his brother's defense.

3 years ago
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'Weaponizing Bieber' - pop star caught up in Saudi rights row

The "Love Yourself" singer's decision to perform at this week's inaugural Saudi Arabian Formula One Grand Prix, while undoubtedly lucrative, has not come without a cost as campaigners urge him to cancel in protest at Riyadh's human rights record.

3 years ago
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'Flee' sketches human face of Afghan refugee crisis

Jonas Poher Rasmussen's hybrid documentary, an award-winning film about a gay Afghan refugee, is Denmark's official candidate for next year's Oscars.

3 years ago
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Baldwin denies pulling trigger in 'Rust' shooting

Alec Baldwin has said he did not pull the trigger of the gun he was holding that killed a cinematographer on the movie set of Rust. 

3 years ago
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Exclusive interview: Black Country, New Road talks about new album

London’s genre-smashing seven-piece band Black Country, New Road talks to The Jakarta Post about its musical evolution.

3 years ago
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Gucci heirs threaten legal action over Ridley Scott film

The letter said the family was particularly offended by the depiction of Reggiani, "a woman definitively convicted of ordering the murder of Maurizio Gucci... as a victim".

3 years ago
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Jakarta’s premier miserablist BAP. is happy now

Better known as BAP, Kareem Soenharjo’s albums have always been an emotional rollercoaster to listen to. These days, though, he has found something approaching peace.

3 years ago
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Matthew McConaughey not seeking Texas governorship 'at this moment'

The 52-year-old's political ambitions had caused excitement in liberal circles, and particularly among Texans appalled by Governor Greg Abbott, who signed a highly restrictive law banning most abortions.

3 years ago
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BTS 'emotional beyond words' to play in front of fans again

The seven-member group from South Korea held the first of four "Permission to Dance on Stage" concerts at the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on Saturday.

3 years ago
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Virgil Abloh: the man who brought the street to the catwalk

Abloh died on Sunday at the age of 41, with few aware that he had been battling a rare form of cancer, cardiac angiosarcoma, since 2019.

3 years ago
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Gucci heirs threaten legal action over Ridley Scott film

The heirs of Italian fashion house Gucci threatened to take legal action over Ridley Scott's new film House of Gucci for depicting members of the family as "hooligans".

3 years ago
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Colorful sounds: New Indonesian music, from improvised gamelan to punk rock

Whether it’s a major-label backed modern R&B track or a modern take on traditional Javanese music, Indonesia hasn’t run out of fresh talent. 

3 years ago
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The magical reality of Disney's 'Encanto'

The new Disney princess is delightfully relatable.

3 years ago
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Hong Kong protest film wins Taiwan's Golden Horse award

A film on Hong Kong's pro-democracy movement won best documentary at Taiwan's Golden Horse Awards, an event dubbed the Chinese-language "Oscars".

3 years ago
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Pinch of stardust: Bowie back with lost album of early songs

Known only to diehard fans, "Toy" was always a strange beast in the songwriter's long and storied career.

3 years ago
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Six young composers pushing Indonesian music forward

These young musicians are breaking boundaries and challenging conventions.

3 years ago
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David Bowie back with lost album of early songs

Known only to diehard fans, "Toy" was always a strange beast in the songwriter's long and storied career.

3 years ago
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Swift's 'All Too Well' ousts 'American Pie' as longest top hit

Taylor Swift unseated Don McLean's 8-minute, 42-second epic about the day the music died with her 10-minute, 13-second version of her smash hit "All Too Well (Taylor's Version)".

3 years ago
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Kuburan Band returns with a TikTok-inspired single

Kuburan Band released a new single called “Tikotok”, said to be inspired by the current TikTok craze among Indonesians.

3 years ago
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Port-au-Prince jazz fest postponed due to Haiti gang violence

Traditionally held in late January, the international jazz festival has been postponed indefinitely due to gang violence that has plagued the Haitian capital for months.

3 years ago
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Doomed 'Dune' storyboards sell for 2.7mn euros

The storyboards for the doomed 1970s film version of sci-fi classic "Dune" sold for 2.66 million euros (US$3 million) at auction on Monday, around 100 times the expected price. 

3 years ago
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Peter Jackson's 'Get Back' finds joy in final days of the Beatles

The three-part series finds John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr in January 1969, preparing for their first concert in more than two years.

3 years ago
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Kevin Spacey to pay US$31 mn after losing arbitration case with makers of 'House of Cards'

The production company said the actor's abrupt exit  from the popular series required a reorganization that resulted in "substantial losses" for MRC. 

3 years ago
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Cuban woman says Maradona abused and raped her

The victim claimed that during a trip to Buenos Aires with Maradona in 2001, she had been held against her will for several weeks in a hotel by Maradona’s entourage, banned from going out alone, and forced into a breast augmentation operation.

3 years ago
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'Ghostbusters' sequel scares up a N.America box office lead

Sony's latest family-friendly, wacky supernatural Ghostbusters: Afterlife took in an estimated $44 million over the three-day weekend to top the North American box office.

3 years ago
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Spotify bows to Adele, drops 'shuffle' as album song-playing default

Adele is among the artists who have campaigned for the "play" choice, and in announcing its change Spotify specifically mentioned her.

3 years ago