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Taylor Swift, shown here at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards, has become the subject of Donald Trump's ire after she endorsed Kamala Harris

Tech & Science

Swifties raise $40k in wake of Trump post hating on star

An organization of Taylor Swift fans said Monday they raised more than $40,000 for the Kamala Harris campaign following Donald Trump’s post that he...

AFPSeptember 16, 2024

Japan celebrated the record-breaking Emmy Awards triumph of "Shogun", although many confessed not having watched the series

Entertainment

Sho-what? Japan celebrates little heard-of Emmys winner

Japan celebrated on Monday the record-breaking Emmy Awards triumph of "Shogun."

AFPSeptember 16, 2024

Director Anastasia Trofimova attending the photocall of the movie 'Russians at War' presented out of competition during the 81st International Venice Film Festival on September 5, 2024

World

Toronto festival drops Russian war film screenings over threats

Police noted that the decision to pause the screenings was not recommended by them and was "made independently by the event organizers."

AFPSeptember 13, 2024

Taylor Swift arrives to attend the MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, on September 11, 2024

Business

Taylor Swift again urges fans to vote at MTV VMAs

The 34-year-old international megastar's call follows her endorsement of Kamala Harris.

AFPSeptember 12, 2024

On 'Cowboy Carter' Beyonce gave a full-throated ode to her southern roots, also dealing a vital history lesson on the Black lineage of country music

Entertainment

Beyonce’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ snubbed by Country Music awards

Beyonce did not receive a Country Music Association awards nomination when the nods for the 58th edition were announced.

AFPSeptember 9, 2024

'Bonjour Tristesse' is Durga Chew-Bose's first feature film as a director

World

Bringing Sagan’s ‘Bonjour Tristesse’ to modern moviegoers

When Canadian writer Durga Chew-Bose was asked to pen a new film adaptation of Francoise Sagan’s hit 1954 coming-of-age novel “Bonjour Tristesse,” she jumped...

AFPSeptember 6, 2024

Entertainment

Meet Natasha Ofili: Actress, writer, and producer

Actress, writer, and producer Natasha Ofili chatted about her career in the entertainment industry, and she opened up about some of her latest endeavors.

Markos PapadatosSeptember 5, 2024