Hindu leader and former ISKCON member Chinmoy Krishna Das gave a powerful message from a prison van outside a court in Dhaka, a day after he was arrested on charges of sedition in Bangladesh. In a video that surfaced online, Chinmoy Krishna Das, recognised as the face of Hindu protests in Bangladesh, could be seen addressing the Hindu community as …
Three monks, a horde of reporters and 20 singles looking for love walked into a Buddhist temple. So began the third edition of “Naneun Jeollo” — or “To the temple” — a matchmaking event launched last year by the Korean Buddhist Foundation for Social Welfare to fulfill the religion’s commitment to fostering “social cohesion.” Ji-su, a participant, hangs a wish …
NEW YORK — Jeffrey Wright has played Jean-Michel Basquiat, Martin Luther King Jr. and Muddy Waters. “Dennis Hopper said in ‘Easy Rider,’ ‘If you name it, I’ll throw rocks at it,’” Wright says. “My daughter saw the film last night and she said, ‘There’s so much of your humor in this.’” In “American Fiction,” Wright stars as Thelonious “Monk” Ellison, …
By contemporary standards, a major Hollywood star like Keanu Reeves headlining a video game is not particularly remarkable. In the almost 30 years since the launch of the original game, Mortal Kombat has grown into a sprawling franchise across media — comics, TV series, and both live-action and animated films. The Elder God Raiden, with the help of a group …
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