2021-05-27 Amazon Move to Buy MGM Is Latest Big Media Deal
Online marketplace Amazon announced plans Wednesday to buy movie production company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in a deal valued at $8.45 billion. The…
2021-05-24 AI Tool Could Change Language in Films
A start-up company has a tool that it says can recreate lip sync – matching a speaker’s lip movements with…
2021-05-22 Facebook Food Group Turns Into a Cookbook
When some people face difficulty, they look at their problem creatively. They consider a problem not as a barrier but…
2021-05-21 Stars of Japanese ‘Contract Marriage’ TV Program Marry in Real Life
Actors Gen Hoshino and Yui Aragaki played unusual, but appealing, lovers in a well-liked Japanese TV show. Now, they are…
2021-05-15 Indonesian Teacher Uses Clown to Teach Koran
Learning the Koran is important for Muslims. But it does not always have to be serious, says Islamic teacher Yahya…
2021-05-15 One of the World’s Best Restaurants Is Taking Meat off the Menu
The New York City restaurant Eleven Madison Park is one of the best in the world. It has three Michelin…
2021-05-12 NBC Refuses to Broadcast Golden Globes in 2022
American television network NBC said Monday that it will not broadcast the Golden Globes award show in 2022. The move…
2021-05-08 Broadway Prepares to Reopen in Fall
New York state and city leaders have given permission to reopen Broadway theaters this fall at full capacity. Many Broadway…
2021-05-08 Famous Cookies Delivered by Unusual Method
The Girl Scouts organization, founded in 1912, is well known for teaching important life and survival skills to girls. Part…
2021-05-01 Gal Gadot Tells Women’s Stories in New Docuseries
Gal Gadot is using her Hollywood power to examine the lives of special women from around the world. The “Wonder…
2021-04-24 Oscar Contender ‘Minari’ Hopes to Connect with Korean-American Story
Minari is a vegetable known as Korea’s water celery or watercress. It is also the name of a film nominated…
2021-04-17 Japanese Cosmic Show Meets American Garden
The large, brightly colored circles and pumpkins at the New York Botanical Garden are part of a new show called…
2021-04-14 The Real Prince Philip vs. Philip of The Crown
The Crown is a popular television drama about the British royal family. One of the most important characters is Prince…
2021-04-13 Japan Celebrates Golfer’s Victory at the Masters
Golfer Hideki Matsuyama became the first Japanese champion of a men’s major tournament Sunday at the Masters in Augusta, Georgia.…
2021-04-12 In Italy, Dancing Helps During Lockdown
Much of Italy is still in a coronavirus lockdown. So live music, theatrical performances and movies continue to be banned.…