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Cannes Film Festival Closes with Surprise Palme d’Or Winner and Hollywood Absences
Cannes, France: The 78th Cannes Film Festival awarded the Palme d’Or to Adèle Kayinda’s “La Terre Nue,” a Franco-Congolese ecological drama—an...
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Disney’s Lilo & Stitch Remake Smashes Memorial Day Box Office Records
USA: Disney’s live-action “Lilo & Stitch” earned about $145.5 million over the Memorial Day weekend—setting a new holiday record for a family...
Modest Mouse Announces Extended 2025 North American Tour with Built to Spill on Select Dates
North America: Indie rock veterans Modest Mouse revealed an expanded 2025 tour schedule, adding fall dates with fellow cult-favorite Built to...
Disney’s “Lilo & Stitch” and Tom Cruise’s “Mission: Impossible” Lead Record-Breaking Memorial Day Box Office
Los Angeles, USA: Over the Memorial Day weekend, theaters saw a record $322 million in total ticket sales, propelled by Disney’s live-action “Lilo...
“Duck Dynasty” Patriarch Phil Robertson Dies at 79
Louisiana, USA: Phil Robertson, the founder of the multi-million-dollar Duck Commander brand and patriarch of the reality TV sensation “Duck...
New “Lilo & Stitch” and Mission: Impossible Smash Memorial Day Records
Hollywood, USA: The live-action remake of “Lilo & Stitch” wowed audiences with a $183 million opening, and “Mission: Impossible—The Final...
Sleep by Honor Jones explores family roots and adult reckoning
New York, USA: In her debut novel Sleep, author Honor Jones depicts 35-year-old Margaret revisiting the suburban shadows of her childhood. Torn...
Why Starbucks is banning orders under certain names in South Korea
Seoul, South Korea: Starbucks Korea introduced a policy banning certain names on customer orders after political activists and pranksters used...
‘Bro invented soup’: TikTok’s water-based cooking trend draws eye-rolls
TikTok: A fitness influencer’s “water-based cooking hack” has the internet joking that he’s basically reinvented soup. He touted boiling chicken...
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