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F&B closures in Singapore: From private clubs to homegrown chains
Operators grapple with soaring rental costs, persistent manpower shortages and evolving consumer tastes From private members’ clubs and…
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Kevin O’Leary Suggests Using AI Extras Instead of Humans ‘Could Save Millions’ for Movies Like ‘Marty Supreme’: ‘Just Put 100 Norwell Tillies in There’
Kevin O’Leary delivered one of his first promotional plugs for A24’s “Marty Supreme” in typically business-minded fashion. The investor…
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Ben Stiller Donates Stiller and Meara Archive to National Comedy Center as Apple TV Documentary ‘Nothing Is Lost’ Premieres
Before Ben Stiller made his mark on film, television and comedy, his parents, Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, were an unstoppably uproarious…
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Champions League: An eventful evening as 43 goals scored, five red cards given, six penalties awarded
There were 43 goals scored, five red cards handed out and six penalties awarded - of which five were converted. It was a relentless…
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Yamada Yoji to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at Tokyo Film Festival
The Tokyo International Film Festival has revealed that veteran Japanese director Yamada Yoji will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award…
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ABC News Sets ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’ Special With Cast, Bruce Springsteen (TV News Roundup)
ABC News Live will premiere “Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere – A Conversation with the Cast,” hosted by Good Morning co-anchor George…
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James Wan’s Atomic Monster Lands Julie Soto’s YA Thriller Novel ‘The Thrashers’ For Series Adaptation
EXCLUSIVE: In a competitive situation, James Wan’s Atomic Monster has acquired the rights to Julie Soto’s bestselling YA psychological…
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Should We Look on New Technologies with Awe and Dread?
The inevitable progress of technology, in other words, makes the technological sublime elusive. And it’s also true that technologies tend…
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Getting Ready With ‘Sentimental Value’ Star Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas for the Academy Museum Gala
Things have been “surreal” for Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas for the better part of this year. The Norwegian actress stars in Joachim Trier’s…
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‘Spider-Man’ and the NBA Team Up on New Macy’s-Exclusive Collection
Macy’s is leaning into its superhero era. The retailer unveiled today an exclusive “Spider Man” collection today, fusing the energy of New…
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Women's World Cup 2025: Pakistan out after rain-plagued loss to South Africa
The rain tried to steal the show in Colombo but it could not overshadow South Africa. Wolvaardt's side have shown themselves to be…
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LISTEN: Box Office: ‘Black Phone 2’ Connects for Blumhouse in a Record Year for Horror; Q3 Earnings Preview for Netflix, Disney and More
On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, in our Box Office segment, Variety’s Rebecca Rubin explains why “Black Phone 2” made a…
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Sundance Film Festival sets Robert Redford tributes and legacy screenings
Robert Redford’s legacy and mission were always going to be a key component of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, which will be the last of…
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‘Catan’ Movies and TV Series in the Works at Netflix
Netflix has traded some serious resources to secure the global rights to “Catan.” The streaming giant is now developing projects based on…
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Elizabeth Olsen Won’t Act in Studio Movies if There’s No Theatrical Release: ‘I Don’t Want to Make’ Movies Where Streaming Is the ‘End-All’
Elizabeth Olsen told InStyle magazine as part of a new cover story that she is no longer signing on to Hollywood studio movies that don’t…
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Lockheed Martin lifts 2025 forecasts on robust defence demand
The company’s total revenue rose 8.8% to US$18.61 billion in the third quarter, above analysts’ average estimate of US$18.56 billion US…
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Five Takeaways From Sharjah Children’s Film Festival
In much of the world, children’s cinema still struggles for recognition, too often dismissed as educational side programming rather than…
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The Towering Musical Integrity of Christoph von Dohnányi
In September, 1943, a thirteen-year-old German boy named Christoph von Dohnányi wrote an innocuous-seeming letter to his uncle Dietrich:…
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The Light of “The Brothers Karamazov”
What is the light in “The Brothers Karamazov”? It is the voices. “The Brothers Karamazov” is a novel of voices. Men, women, young, old,…
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Fanny Howe Found Her Voice in the Romance Novel
Most remarkably, though, is the novel’s anticipation of Howe’s later spiritual seeking. There is, in the version published by Nurse Novels…
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BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2025: Vote for your winner
Descriptions of Patri Guijarro tend to include the phrase "unsung hero" and it is clear why. Being a member of star-studded sides at…
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Singapore Cricket Club members vote against renaming Men’s Bar at special general meeting
For most of its 173 years in business, the Men’s Bar at the Singapore Cricket Club (SCC) admitted, as its name suggests, only men. This…
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Adam Driver Pitched Kylo Ren ‘Star Wars’ Standalone Movie With Steven Soderbergh, but Disney Rejected Script: ‘One of the Coolest’ Projects ‘I Had Ever Been a Part of’
Adam Driver and Steven Soderbergh almost brought their own twist to a galaxy far, far away. In a recent sit down with AP, Driver said that…
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Rosalía Confirms New Album ‘Lux’ Will Release in November
The wait is over for Rosalía fans. On Monday, the Spanish singer, songwriter and producer confirmed that “Lux” — the follow-up to 2022’s…