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Actress: Father rejected my marriage to Abdel Halim Hafez
May 18, 2015
Actress: Father rejected my marriage to Abdel Halim Hafez
Actress Zebeida Tharwat said in a recent interview that her father had rejected her marriage to legendary Egyptian singer Abdel…
Fashion doesn’t stop at 50: Industry celebrating older women
May 17, 2015
Fashion doesn’t stop at 50: Industry celebrating older women
Older women are fronting major fashion campaigns and one of the next Bond girls is 50. Mature ladies are having…
Photos of Frida Kahlo’s locked-away belongings go on display in London
May 17, 2015
Photos of Frida Kahlo’s locked-away belongings go on display in London
For 50 years, the colorful wardrobe and personal belongings of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo were hidden away in a bathroom. Her…
Woody Allen says his TV series will be a ‘cosmic embarrassment’
May 17, 2015
Woody Allen says his TV series will be a ‘cosmic embarrassment’
Award-winning film maker Woody Allen fears his first foray into directing for the small screen will be a disaster, saying…
Clooney goes back to future in ‘Tomorrowland’
May 17, 2015
Clooney goes back to future in ‘Tomorrowland’
Hollywood heartthrob George Clooney straps on a jet pack again for Disney's new movie "Tomorrowland," a retro-futuristic spectacle mixing environmental…
Billboard awards to show Taylor Swift, Mariah Carey, Kaney
May 17, 2015
Billboard awards to show Taylor Swift, Mariah Carey, Kaney
Mariah Carey hitting high notes. Taylor Swift debuting a star-studded music video. And Kanye West possibly rushing the stage.Those are…
Ad It up: A Splendid Drama, ‘Mad Men,’ as It Comes to an End
May 17, 2015
Ad It up: A Splendid Drama, ‘Mad Men,’ as It Comes to an End
"Mad Men" will end its glorious run tonight not with a bang or a whimper, but a resolution that will…
Africa: ‘the next China’ for contemporary art
May 17, 2015
Africa: ‘the next China’ for contemporary art
Giles Peppiatt, from Bonhams in London, had good reason to make the trip to Nigeria's financial capital, Lagos, for the…
Iconic Danish designer Jensen, behind Bang & Olufsen look, dies
May 17, 2015
Iconic Danish designer Jensen, behind Bang & Olufsen look, dies
Jacob Jensen, the iconic Danish designer credited with creating the sleek but simple look of luxury stereo maker Bang &…
Move over superheroes, video-game movies are going upscale
May 16, 2015
Move over superheroes, video-game movies are going upscale
There was a time when a new video game adaptation was enough to make film critics gag, but the big…