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It was announced on Tuesday, August 2nd, by the board of governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences that producer Janet Yang had been elected president of the organization. Yang is the first Asian American to hold the position of president of the film academy. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has appointed Jennifer Yang, …

It has been decided that Leslie Grace’s Batgirl movie will never be made into a full-length feature film. Despite the fact that it was already in the post-production stage, the picture has reportedly been cancelled by Warner Bros. and will not be distributed in theaters or on any streaming platforms, according to multiple sources published on Tuesday (August 2). The …

K-pop singer J-Hope of BTS made history on the last night of Chicago’s annual Lollapalooza weekend on July 31. J-Hope became the first South Korean act to headline a major US music festival. The following day, he went on VLIVE to discuss his experience and talk about the show. “Everyone, the fight is finally over. Thank you. My throat is …

On Friday night, the numbers were picked for the Mega Millions lottery, which has a record-setting jackpot of 1.28 billion dollars. 67, 45, 57, 36, 13, and the Mega Ball of 14 were the winning numbers in the Mega Millions lottery. The jackpot for the American lottery game has hit one billion dollars, making it only the third time in …

After weeks of uncertainty, Thor: Love and Thunder, the latest offering from Marvel Studios, will not be shown in Malaysia. On Thursday, July 28th, Malaysia’s largest theater chain, Golden Screen Cinemas (GSC), confirmed that the film would not be shown in the nation. GSC issued a brief statement: “Thor: Love and Takde (which means “no more” in Malay) Officially.” There …

There are 13 Best-selling authors who have been shortlisted for the famous Booker Prize in fiction. Three of those authors hail from the United States: Karen Joy Fowler, Elizabeth Strout, and Leila Mottley. There are a total of six books written by American authors that have made it onto the longlist for the 50,000 pounds ($60,000) prize. These include “Booth,” …

Adele has finally broken her months-long total silence and put an end to the speculation around her upcoming residency in Las Vegas. Adele will be performing again in Las Vegas. The singer made the announcement on Monday that she had officially rescheduled her gigs, which comes after she postponed her concert residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace a day …

After being hospitalized for an illness that caused him to suffer from partial facial paralysis, Justin Bieber has said that he plans to resume his tour. “Justin Bieber RESUMES WORLD TOUR!!!” On Monday, AEG Presents UK put out a tweet. On July 31, Justin Bieber will perform at the Lucca Festival in Italy, marking the beginning of the second leg …

IRAN: In less than a week, acclaimed director Jafar Panahi has become Iran’s third filmmaker detained. Filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof, who won a Golden Bear at the 2015 Berlin International Film Festival for his film “Taxi,” was arrested in Tehran on Monday when Panahi went to the prosecutor’s office to check on him. According to the semi-official Fars News Agency, Rasoulof …

SINGAPORE: It’s not an easy task to make it into the top 12 Singaporean home cooks, much less the top two. Nevertheless, Nares, 32, accomplished just that in MasterChef Singapore’s third season, which concluded on July 3 with a fiery finale involving S Nareskanna, also known as Nares. While he missed out on the MasterChef title by just 1.5 points, …