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Naman Ramachandran A fascination with Vice-President elect Kamala Harris could drive American audiences towards Mira Nair’s mini-series “A Suitable Boy,” the director says.Based on Vikram Seth’s epic 1993 novel, the series follows the Mehra family and their associates as they go about the process of finding a husband for 19-year-old university student Lata Mehra (newcomer Tanya Maniktala), against the backdrop of the 1951 general elections in newly independent India.The series aired on the BBC

BTS to defer military service until they are 30, extending the K-Pop group’s global dominance for at least two more years.South Korean men are required to perform compulsory military service once they turn 28, if they have not undertaken the duty already.

HAVANA -- A group of Cuban artists and intellectuals say they won an unusual government vow of greater tolerance for independent art on Saturday after a demonstration in front of the Culture Ministry.About 20 artists had gathered Friday and the crowd grew to 200 by late night, when Vice Minister Fernando Rojas and the directors of several associations affiliated with the governing Communist Party met with delegates of the demonstrators until after midnight.The officials agreed to talks on “an

direct to your inboxA senior Manchester Arena boss has issued a public apology to the mother of one of the 22 victims of the 2017 bombing atrocity.Two policing experts, meanwhile, have outlined to the public inquiry into the attack a series of criticisms they have found relating to security in place on the night.John Sharkey met with Figen Murray, Martyn Hett's mother, on December 8, 2017, seven months after the bombing.At the meeting, arranged by the mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham,

Nick Cave has given an interview about his merchandise store ‘Cave Things’, and revealed that he’s not sold a single roll of the erotic wallpaper he has for sale there.Speaking to The Financial Times, Cave discussed ‘Cave Things’, which he launched in August, at length, which also features personally-taken signed polaroids, ceramic tiles and notebooks.“My favourite thing is the Hyatt Girls pornographic wallpaper, made from drawings of naked women I have doodled in hotels down the years,” Cave

Being in the spotlight can be a tough thing when anyone who looks at you can publicly judge and body shame on a regular basis, but many young female celebs, including Billie Eilish, 18, Jameela Jamil, 34, and Jessica Simpson, 40, have taken a stand on the unnecessary criticism by speaking out against it.

Los Angeles residents may have trudged through the Thanksgiving holiday during the Covid-19 pandemic, but Los Angeles Public Health director Dr. Barbara Ferrer said Saturday that the county’s far from in the clear.

A New Jersey woman who served in the Army has been charged with providing material support to a Syrian terrorist group.  Maria Bell, 53, was arrested Wednesday at her home in Hopatcong, federal prosecutors said. Bell is accused of sending money and other information to members of the al-Nusra Front and concealing her actions, according to U.S.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentItalian screen legend Franco Nero is having a busy year. “Recon,” the Robert Port-directed World War II thriller in which he stars, opened theatrically on Veteran’s Day in the U.S.

Us Weekly‘s exclusive sneak peek of Lifetime’s Too Close for Christmas, Jessica Lowndes‘ Hayley attempts to get Chad Michael Murray‘s Luke into the Christmas spirit — and bring some tradition into his life.During the preview, the pair visit a Christmas tree farm and Luke picks out a small tree with very little branches. “It’s not bare, it just has its own thing going on,” he says.

Former Love Island star Curtis Pritchard has revealed he’s hoping to find his “perfect woman” on the new series of Celebs Go Dating, a day after his ex Maura Higgins announced her new relationship. Curtis, 24, is one of the famous faces taking part in brand new series, Celebs Go Dating: The Mansion.

Republican Marine veteran Kevin Lincoln unseated a Democrat mayor in Stockton, Calif., citing the residents placing "safety and security" as their top need. “It all boils down to improving the quality of life for all Stocktonians in our city,” Lincoln told "Fox & Friends." “Our homeless population ...

Looking back at this year, we think it’s safe to say we don’t quite know where it has disappeared to (thanks Corona). We now somehow find ourselves coming to the end of November and the festive period is nearly upon us.

Vivienne Chow The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has inspired young creators to become more daring and to look for stories that are more relatable on a personal level as a response to global crisis, said one of the guest instructors of the Golden Horse FPP workshop.Yeh Jufeng (“The Great Buddha+,” “GF*BF”), chief executive producer of MandarinVision, said she has encountered a great variety of Chinese language projects, not only from Taiwan but also other parts of Southeast Asia and mainland China,

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticThe first Actors’ Equity diversity and inclusion report since 2017 finds “modest improvement” in the hiring of actors and stage managers of color in the last three years, but describes the slight shift as “extremely gradual, inconsistent and not enough to change longtime problems in the industry.”In fact, the increased representation of people of color in the nation’s theater industry can be attributed solely to multiple productions of Hamilton, the