Sun 07 June 2026: As he spoke at a gathering on Saturday to protest Paramount Skydance‘s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, stand-up comedian Adam Conover framed the ongoing media consolidation as an existential threat to an industry that made the United States a cultural power. “It’s about to die, and that’s why I feel so passionately […]
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Wed 29 April 2026: Roger Sweet, a toy designer who created the He-Man action figure that spawned Masters of the Universe cartoons and an upcoming feature film, has died. The news comes from TMZ, which reported details shared by his wife, Marlene. According to her, Sweet passed away peacefully at a care facility. He had been dealing […]
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Sat 11 April 2026: My earliest memories are of Methodist Mission quarters in the diocese of Dilkusha, Fiji. Dilkusha, the name of a minor Indian principality, was mentioned in E.M. Forster’s classic novel A Passage to India: its name literally means “Heart’s Delight” in Hindi–Urdu. Dilkusha was the Indian wing of the much larger Fijian diocese […]
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Tue 18 November 2025: Reviving old myths to fuel new divides The Taj Mahal, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, continues to symbolize India’s cultural identity and artistic brilliance. Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore once called it “a teardrop on the cheek of time.” This masterpiece in white marble, a UNESCO World Heritage Site maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), attracts […]
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Tue 21 October 2025: Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs will appeal his recent conviction and prison sentence, his legal team announced in a notice filed Monday in the Federal District Court of New York, media reports said Monday. Combs was convicted in July on two counts related to transportation for the purpose of prostitution following an eight-week […]
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Fri 03 October 2025: US-based streaming service Netflix has lost around $15 billion in market capitalization in just more than a day after billionaire Elon Musk called for a subscription cancellation due to what he called the “woke” content. Netflix shares were down by 4.3% in one-and-a-half days to $1,140.50 as of 1435GMT Thursday. The […]
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Thu 02 October 2025: The U.S. labor union for actors and media professionals is opposing the introduction of “Tilly Norwood,” an AI-generated character seeking industry representation, arguing it endangers the jobs of human performers. Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), in a statement on Tuesday, said creativity “should remain human-centered” and […]
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Thu 25 September 2025: American actress Angelina Jolie said Sunday she no longer recognizes her country, voicing concern over threats to free expression while presenting her latest film at Spain’s San Sebastián film festival. Her comments come as worries grow over free speech in the United States, after President Donald Trump’s crackdown on critical media […]
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Sun 06 July 2025: The jury’s decision highlights the complexities of intimate partner violence and the legacy of the #MeToo movement. The trial of music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs has culminated in a verdict, after more than seven weeks of intense media scrutiny and testimony about drug-fuelled celebrity sex parties. But beneath the salacious details, […]
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Thu 29 May 2025: What if your work self didn’t know about your personal life, and your home self had no idea what you did for a living? In Apple TV’s Severance, that’s exactly the deal: a surgical procedure splits the memories of employees into “innies” (who only exist at work) and “outies” (who never recall […]
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