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‘Big Short’ goes long on comedy to look at 2007-09 financial crisis
December 9, 2015
‘Big Short’ goes long on comedy to look at 2007-09 financial crisis
It is not easy to find the humor in the financial crisis that hit the US economy eight years ago,…
Artifacts from 1708 Spanish shipwreck are Colombian heritage: president
December 9, 2015
Artifacts from 1708 Spanish shipwreck are Colombian heritage: president
The 307-year-old remains of a sunken Spanish galleon found off Colombia's Caribbean coast are the heritage of Colombians, President Juan…
Adele’s ’25’ adds another million sales in second record-breaking week
December 8, 2015
Adele’s ’25’ adds another million sales in second record-breaking week
Adele racked up another 1 million U.S. sales of her new album "25," adding another record to her name and…
Alice still shapeshifting 150 years after Wonderland
December 7, 2015
Alice still shapeshifting 150 years after Wonderland
A century and a half after first being published, the surreal classic "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" still fascinates readers and…
US box office: ‘Hunger Games,’ ‘Krampus’ top slow post-Thanksgiving weekend
December 7, 2015
US box office: ‘Hunger Games,’ ‘Krampus’ top slow post-Thanksgiving weekend
Wake Hollywood up when "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" arrives. With two weeks to go before Luke, Leia, Han, and a…
For Fayoum artist, gravel becomes art
December 7, 2015
For Fayoum artist, gravel becomes art
You will see him wandering the streets of Tunis, the small village on the banks of Lake Qarun in Fayoum,…
LA Film Critics pick ‘Spotlight’ as best film
December 7, 2015
LA Film Critics pick ‘Spotlight’ as best film
The high-octane "Mad Max: Fury Road" might have driven off with the most awards on Sunday, but the Los Angeles…
Egyptian movies too commercial: Marrakech Film Festival
December 7, 2015
Egyptian movies too commercial: Marrakech Film Festival
TV anchorwoman Engy Ali has said that she is upset Egypt is not being represented at the Marrakech Film Festival…
Morgan Freeman unhurt after plane’s emergency landing
December 7, 2015
Morgan Freeman unhurt after plane’s emergency landing
US actor Morgan Freeman's private jet was forced into an emergency landing Saturday in Tunica, Mississippi, after the plane blew…
Through theater, Syrian refugees recount migration, look to Europe
December 6, 2015
Through theater, Syrian refugees recount migration, look to Europe
In a small studio in central Beirut, more than a dozen refugee women from Syria dash about barefoot as they…