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Still dancing after all these years

When Luka Yuanyuan Yang, a visual artist born in Beijing, received a six-month residency in the United States from the Asian Cultural Council in 2018, she found herself drawn to the story of a group of older women who defied the stereotypes of age, leading her to spend six years tracing their lives in a documentary called Chinatown Cha-Cha. Yang …

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Still dancing after all these years

China Daily

A still from the documentary Chinatown Cha-Cha by Chinese director Luka Yuanyuan Yang that brings veteran dancers from mid-century San Francisco's Chinese nightclub scene to screen. When Luka Yuanyuan Yang, a visual artist born in Beijing, received a six-month residency in the United States from the Asian Cultural Council in 2018, she found herself drawn to the story of a …

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1 month ago

SRK says he 'cries in bathroom' over failures, then moves on: Don't blame life

India Today

Actor Shah Rukh Khan is known for his wit and humour. The actor mentioned feeling self-loathing and guilt when something goes wrong in life, and asked everyone to fight those emotions, rebuild oneself and move on. Shah Rukh said, "You have to believe that the world is not against you, or did not go wrong because of you or the …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Citadel Honey Bunny review: Varun-Samantha bring their A-game in nuanced series

India Today

In Raj & DK's new show, Citadel: Honey Bunny, there's drama, emotions, a real-life setting and a lot of action. The six-episode series has been created to appeal to the taste of Indian viewers, who would never mind watching a family man and a family woman trying to protect their little daughter. Raahi, a stuntman, and Honey, an aspiring actor …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

India-U.S. relations ought to flourish during Trump 2.0

New Indian Express

With Donald Trump dramatically surviving two assassination attempts in the run-up to the US presidential election, you had to be naive to believe the surge of sympathy for him could somehow be neutralised by the charisma of his challenger Kamala Harris. Trump has claimed victory and the Republicans seem set to gain control over both the House of Representatives and …

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3 months ago

Custer wins Xfinity Series title. Earnhardt Jr. overcomes follies to finish 7th

Associated Press

BRISTOL, Tenn. — Cole Custer won the final race of the Xfinity Series regular season to seal the regular season championship, as well. Custer is the reigning Xfinity Series champion and although Stewart-Haas Racing is closing at the end of the season, team owner Gene Haas is keeping one Cup Series charter to run Custer next year. Earnhardt’s deal with …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Drew Barrymore fights back tears as she opens up about her shame over 'blackout' drinking

Daily Mail

Drew Barrymore came close to tears as she discussed her shame over her past drinking habits, admitting that she would get 'blackout' and put herself in precarious situations. The 49-year-old actress, who has been sober for five years, opened up about her relationship with alcohol on Tuesday's episode of The Drew Barrymore Show as she addressed the theme of substances …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Movie Review: ‘Sing Sing’ cheers the power of art inside a maximum security prison

Associated Press

“Sing Sing” follows the well-trodden path of a motley group of amateur actors as they come together to rehearse and put on a play in front of their peers. He got his flowers in George C. Wolfe’s “Rustin” and now deserves a larger bouquet playing not just a key part of the Sing Sing theater program, but its soul. “Sing …

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6 months, 1 week ago

The curse of Cassandra: We could see the future — but no one listened

Salon

A few days ago, my partner and I went in search of packing tape. It was just one crook fighting another and Panama got in the way.” As we prepared to leave, she asked us, “Do you mind if I give you a hug?” We didn’t mind. Your mobilization has been powerful, and rest assured, we are listening.” We need …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

Phulera Follies: Panchayat Season 3 - Abhishek Becomes Pradhan (Almost)

Deccan Chronicle

Brace yourselves, Phulera fanatics! Panchayat Season 3 has arrived, and it's a rollercoaster ride that would make the village bullock cart jealous expand more. This season picks up right where we left off, with our favorite engineer-turned-Secretary Abhishek itching to escape the clutches of Phulera. Picture Courtesy : Instagram Meanwhile, Pradhan ji, the ever-pragmatic village leader, is grappling with an …

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7 months, 1 week ago

A year after its Tony boost, Pasadena Playhouse unveils 2024-25 season

LA Times

It’s been a huge year for Pasadena Playhouse, and Artistic Director Danny Feldman is feeling nervous. The theater’s centennial plays nicely into the choice of Martin Crimp’s radical, “freely adapted” version of Edmond Rostand’s enduring classic “Cyrano de Bergerac,” says Feldman. Feldman says bringing together top theater makers to connect with well-known material and breathe new life into it for …

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11 months ago

Hemmed in by its Kismet and follies

New Indian Express

There is hardly a nation as beholden to and yet so vulnerable to its own geography as Pakistan. It hugely benefitted from its geostrategic location, prime among the reasons being its centricity in relation to five old civilisations that share borders with it or are in near contiguity. The Arab civilisation exists just across the waters of the northwest Indian …

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11 months ago

Telangana’s Dharani portal has expedited registration process, but lacks transparency, says panel

The Hindu

Dharani, the official land records management portal of Telangana, has created new problems, and so, a holistic approach to dealing with the deficiencies, including coordination with other departments, is on the mind of the panel constituted by the government to study the problems. “We will also visit other States to study their online land management record systems before suggesting the …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

Harvard's top-level exit: Politics has trumped academic principle

Live Mint

In a world of viral video clips and memes, academics who find themselves exposed to political scrutiny often seem ill-equipped for it. At a Congressional hearing last month on alleged anti-Jewish expressions on campus, a Republican Senator had posed Gay a yes-or-no question: “At Harvard, does calling for the genocide of Jews violate Harvard’s rules of bullying and harassment—yes or …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Sport Weekly: ‘A litmus test’ as the African Football League kicks off

Al Jazeera

Many are viewing Africa’s newest club competition with interest – for its impact on the African game, and beyond. Until last week, the South African champions Mamelodi Sundowns were even banned from taking part by their country’s football federation, who cited fixture congestion. “The AFL is a titanic battle of strength versus strength between the giants of African football,” CAF …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Alan Arkin, Oscar-winning 'Little Miss Sunshine' actor, dies at 89

The Hindu

Alan Arkin, the wry character actor who demonstrated his versatility in everything from farcical comedy to chilling drama as he received four Academy Award nominations and won an Oscar in 2007 for "Little Miss Sunshine," has died. A member of Chicago's famed Second City comedy troupe, Arkin was an immediate success in movies with the Cold War spoof "The Russians …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Alan Arkin, Oscar-winning ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ actor, dies at 89

Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — Alan Arkin, the wry character actor who demonstrated his versatility in everything from farcical comedy to chilling drama as he received four Academy Award nominations and won an Oscar in 2007 for “Little Miss Sunshine,” has died. A member of Chicago’s famed Second City comedy troupe, Arkin was an immediate success in movies with the Cold War …

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1 year, 11 months ago

College football’s worst performances of 2022: Iowa’s O, Texas A&M’s no-show and more

New York Times

College football fans tune in each Saturday expecting a certain level of imperfection, but that does not exempt from criticism the players and coaches who come out on the wrong end of the year’s most surprising moments. GO DEEPER College football's best performances of 2022: TCU's magic, Brian Kelly's gamble and more Iowa’s ominous offensive debut The Hawkeyes set the …

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2 years ago

Drummer who played with The Specials diagnosed with terminal idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis after contracting Covid

The Independent

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2 years ago

Ducks' version of ice follies: lots of excitement and losses

LA Times

Ducks center Trevor Zegras, shown in a game against the Nashville Predators on Nov. 29, is one of the most entertaining players in the league. The Ducks gave up the lead three times Tuesday at Honda Center before Ryan Strome finished off a two-on-one break to end the team’s losing streak at six. When you make those type of mistakes, …

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2 years ago

Perni says people donâ€™t trust TD chief Naidu anymore

Deccan Chronicle

Vijayawada: Former minister Perni Venkataramaiah on Friday stated that people of Andhra Pradesh do not anymore trust Telugu Desam Party chief N. Chandrababu Naidu. Speaking to media persons here, he underlined that Naidu has committed numerous follies and cheated people belonging to BC, ST, ST and minority communities. The former minister made a mockery of TD chief’s claim that attempts …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Bucha killings: A turning point

Hindustan Times

The retreat of Russian troops from key regions on the outskirts of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv revealed the most horrific fallout of the month-long war in Eastern Europe in the form of slaughtered civilians, their bodies strewn on the streets, hands bound, and shot in the head. The discovery of a mass grave of around 300 people, with local authorities …

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2 years, 9 months ago

Whom to believe on Ukraine: Biden, Putin, or Nikolai Gogol?

Al Jazeera

Rather than the propaganda machinery of Russia or the US, the world would be better off turning to Gogol – a Ukrainian master of Russian literature. When people ranging from seasoned American idiot Thomas Friedman to Israeli best-selling author Yuval Noah Harari come together to argue Putin’s adventurism in Ukraine is unlike anything we have seen before and is a …

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2 years, 9 months ago

An unnecessary war and its grave portents

The Hindu

Russia’s attack on Ukraine, which began from the third week of February, shows no sign of ending. More an economic concern The primary concern of European nations and the United States appears to be the economic impact of the conflict — rather than the human costs involved — consequent on the ongoing war in Ukraine. Debating the sanctions route It …

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Still dancing after all these years

Still dancing after all these years

SRK says he 'cries in bathroom' over failures, then moves on: Don't blame life

Citadel Honey Bunny review: Varun-Samantha bring their A-game in nuanced series

India-U.S. relations ought to flourish during Trump 2.0

Custer wins Xfinity Series title. Earnhardt Jr. overcomes follies to finish 7th

Drew Barrymore fights back tears as she opens up about her shame over 'blackout' drinking

Movie Review: ‘Sing Sing’ cheers the power of art inside a maximum security prison

The curse of Cassandra: We could see the future — but no one listened

Phulera Follies: Panchayat Season 3 - Abhishek Becomes Pradhan (Almost)

A year after its Tony boost, Pasadena Playhouse unveils 2024-25 season

Hemmed in by its Kismet and follies

Telangana’s Dharani portal has expedited registration process, but lacks transparency, says panel

Harvard's top-level exit: Politics has trumped academic principle

Sport Weekly: ‘A litmus test’ as the African Football League kicks off

Alan Arkin, Oscar-winning 'Little Miss Sunshine' actor, dies at 89

Alan Arkin, Oscar-winning ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ actor, dies at 89

College football’s worst performances of 2022: Iowa’s O, Texas A&M’s no-show and more

Drummer who played with The Specials diagnosed with terminal idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis after contracting Covid

Ducks' version of ice follies: lots of excitement and losses

Perni says people donâ€™t trust TD chief Naidu anymore

Bucha killings: A turning point

Whom to believe on Ukraine: Biden, Putin, or Nikolai Gogol?

An unnecessary war and its grave portents