13 Books by South Asian Authors That Everyone Will Enjoy, Curated by Lilly Singh

WINNER, has been booked for drunk driving in Seoul.According to South Korean media outlet Korea JoongAng Daily, Nam had reportedly opened the door of his parked car as a taxi was passing by, hitting the vehicle and breaking its side mirror in the process.Thereafter, Nam then allegedly drove his car for around seven metres before being pulled over by the police for a breathalyzer test. The test reportedly showed that the singer’s blood alcohol level was around 0.114 per cent, which is a high enough level for his license to be revoked – typically 0.08 per cent or higher.Nam was later returned home by the police after his identity was confirmed as he was reportedly too intoxicated for an investigation to be done at the time.

A heartfelt tribute. Hayden Panettiere honored her late brother, Jansen Panettiere, at his memorial service while wearing a jacket he designed.

Antonio Ferme editor More than 1,600 books were banned during the 2021-22 school year — and 41% of them featured LGBTQ content.   At PFLAG’s 50th anniversary gala on Friday night, host Amber Ruffin encouraged the audience to belt out thunderous boos while she read off statistics about school book bans.  An actor playing a drunk teacher with an exaggerated Southern accent stumbled into the middle of Ruffin’s monologue. Waiving a pile of banned books in her arms, she declared her mission to eliminate LGBTQ content from her school library. “I’m a public school teacher in Florida and I won’t stop until I’ve had every single book banned that has LGBTQ content in it,” the actor proclaimed before sifting through her pile of books with “inappropriate” content. “‘Frog and Toad.’ Two male frogs who hang out all the time and they’re just friends? I don’t think so!”

Diana Gabaldon's best-selling novel Outlander almost never hit the shelves as she thought of the book as a practise exercise.

Sonic The Hedgehog 2 was named Favorite Movie at the 2023 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards tonight. Other big winners include Wednesday as Favorite Family TV Show, and its star Jenna Ortega as Favorite Female TV Star (Family), along with kid-fave SpongeBob Squarepants as Favorite Animated Show and Stranger Things alum Millie Brown Brown, who scored the Favorite Movie Actress award for Enola Holmes, and Enola Holmes 2. The Fairly OddParents: Fairly Odder landed the top Favorite Kids TV Show honor. See the full list below.

Hardworking man. Michael B. Jordan’s net worth is extraordinary from all the starring roles he had in the past decade. The Creed actor (and now director) earned an impressive amount of money for his roles in two prominent film series: Black Panther and Creed.

Charna Flam ABC has announced Ashley Graham, Vanessa Hudgens, Lilly Singh will host the upcoming “Countdown to the Oscars,” pre-show, airing ahead of the ceremony on March 12 at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT on ABC. Leading into the pre-show will be ABC News’ live coverage during the “On The Red Carpet Live: Countdown to Oscars 95,” hosted by Linsey Davis and Whit Johnson and featuring Variety‘s own Elizabeth Wagmeister and Clayton Davis. Hudgens returns for her second consecutive year co-hosting the pre-show, while Graham and Singh join for the first time. In addition to Hudgens, Graham and Singh, the pre-show will include backstage coverage from content creator Reece Feldman. Alongside Feldman, TV personality Rocsi Diaz will also provide an insider perspective, as the correspondent for the Academy’s member viewing party in NYC.

Vanessa Hudgens, Lilly Singh and Ashley Graham have been tapped to host Countdown to the Oscars, the official lead-in to the 95th Oscars, on ABC. The pre-show will air Sunday, March 12 at 6:30 p.m. EDT/3:30 p.m. PDT on ABC.

Chef Jose Andres was one of the recipients of the Bezos Award for Courage and Civility. This grant gave him $100 million to pursue his humanitarian work, which centers on providing food for people in need. Lauren Sanchez shared a sneak peek of an interview she conducted, exploring what the chef has done with the grant money and how it’s been used to make the world a better place.Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez are working in the AmazonChef Jose Andres commits money from Bezos award to aid Ukraine refugeesA post shared by Lauren Sanchez (@laurenwsanchez)The clip shows a small part of a conversation between Jose Andres and Sanchez.

Boygenius have released a brand new song, ‘Not Strong Enough’.The track premiered as Radio 1’s Hottest Record and is the fourth single after ‘$20’, ‘Emily I’m Sorry’ and ‘True Blue’ to be taken from the group’s upcoming debut album, ‘the record’.Lyrically, ‘Not Strong Enough’ deals with the paradox of experiencing self-hatred and masking it with a God complex. The accompanying music video was self-shot by the band – made up of Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker – and edited by Bridgers’ brother Jackson.

Manchester United supporters have agreed with Kylian Mbappe's thoughts on Jadon Sancho after 'hijacking' his classy reply to the England forward on Instagram.

Original Magnum P.I. co-stars Tom Selleck and Larry Manetti are reuniting for an upcoming episode of Selleck’s CBS drama series Blue Bloods. This is the first time the duo will act together onscreen since Magnum P.I. concluded its run in 1988.

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez were spotted looking relaxed as they returned from their vacation in the Caribbean. The couple was photographed as they held hands and walked out of their private plane in Miami. Lauren Sánchez dedicates sweet Valentine’s Day post to Jeff BezosLauren Sanchez shows off her lacy dress in a new videoSanchez was wearing a white crop top with comfortable looking pants that had on a floral black and white print on them.

Mark Wahlberg is taking a lot of (well-deserved, TBH) heat online right now after a very awkward award moment at Sunday night’s SAG Awards.

Smokey Robinson sounds just as good today as he did 66 years ago (!) when he exploded onto the scene in 1957 with The Miracles.And based on the catchy lead single “If We Don’t Have Each Other” from his upcoming album “‘Gasms,” it appears he still has a few tricks up his sleeve too.But Robinsion isn’t just sticking to the recording studio this year.From March through August, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer is touring and bringing hits like “Tears Of A Clown,” “Cruisin'” and “Tracks Of My Tears,” all over North America.New Yorkers and New Jerseyans, you won’t need to shed any tears either.The timeless crooner will be at Atlantic City’s Borgata Casino Event Center on March 3, Newark’s New Jersey Performing Arts Center on March 4 and Atlantic City’s Caesars on July 27.However, the best news of all is that some tickets to see the Grammy winner are available for just $60 before fees on Vivid Seats.That’s a bargain considering you’ll be seeing one of the all-time greatest singers live.Want to catch Smokey in concert this year?Keep reading. We’ve got everything you need to know below.All prices were found at the time of publication and are subject to fluctuation.A complete calendar including all 2023 concert dates, venues and links to buy tickets can be found below.(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time.

Euphoria star Angus Cloud is reportedly being sought by authorities in connection with a hit-and-run in Los Angeles.Cloud, who plays drug dealer Fezco in the HBO drama, and another male were allegedly driving an SUV that rear-ended a Toyota in Marina Del Rey before driving away without stopping, according to TMZ.At least one passenger in the Toyota reportedly suffered injuries to her legs and arms and police sources claim that “while the Euphoria star is not officially a suspect in the case, his name has been floated for possible involvement,” and they would like to speak to him.The California Highway Patrol also told The LA Times that “at this time we’re only receiving information that they were describing the driver as an actor in Euphoria.”Officer Alec Pereyda added: “We cannot confirm or deny if it is Angus Cloud or not, but we do have information with people describing him as an actor in Euphoria.”Meanwhile, Cloud previously told NME that fame and having people recognise him on the street is still a “strange” new thing he’s trying to get used to.“It’s surreal, everybody knows me [now]. It’s weird,” he added.Elsewhere, Zendaya recently picked up the award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for Euphoria, marking the second time she has won the accolade for her portrayal of Rue Bennett on the hit HBO series.She previously took home the same award in 2020, becoming the first Black woman to win the Emmy for lead actress in a drama twice.

Naman Ramachandran A galaxy of A-list talent will participate in SXSW’s inaugural South Asian House initiative. Panel discussion Creating South Asian Content for a Global Audience, will feature actor Rizwan Manji (“Schitt’s Creek”), Emmy-winning producer/writer for Vice, Falguni Adams (“Dateline NBC”) and Apoorva Bakshi, producer of International Emmy-winning series “Delhi Crime,” moderated by CEO of Jingo Media and producer of South Asian House Jitin Hingorani. Another panel, Investing in the Future of Our South Asian Stories, will feature CEO and co-founder of URL Media S. Mitra Kalita and actor Kausar Mohammed (“The Flash”), moderated by co-founder of Box Office Guru Media Gitesh Pandya.

Over a month after Julian Sands was reported missing, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department announced its team is delaying the search to find the missing actor due to a winter storm approaching the area.  "On Saturday, February 18, 2023, over 20 members of the Fontana Sheriff's Station and the West Valley Search and Rescue team conducted a ground search in the Mt. Baldy area," the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement to Fox News Digital. "The crew members focused on the area where the California Highway Patrol's RECCO device hit on a possible electronic device on January 25th," the statement continued.

Jadon Sancho is back with a bang for Manchester United and has the platform to become the "superstar" that former Liverpool favourite Jamie Carragher predicted upon his arrival.

Marcel Sabitzer was keen to praise Manchester United teammate Jadon Sancho after the England international scored in the Premier League win over Leicester City on Sunday.