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Sidney Poitier, first Black actor to win best actor Academy Award, dies at 94 -Bahamian official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sidney Poitier, who broke through racial barriers as the first Black winner of the best actor Oscar for his role in "Lilies of the Field," and inspired a generation during the c...
Jan 07, 2022
Golden Globes to be private event with no live-stream
(Reuters) - The Golden Globes will be a private event this year with no live-stream, organisers said, as they prepare to hold a pared-down ceremony on Sunday with no celebrity red carpet following con...
Jan 07, 2022
A Minute With: ‘Boba Fett’ actors on the gangsters of the new ‘Star Wars’ series
By Lisa Richwine LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "The Book of Boba Fett," a new "Star Wars" series streaming weekly on Disney+, fleshes out the life story of a mysterious bounty hunter who captivated fans wit...
Jan 07, 2022
New comic book details the life of Ringo Starr
(Reuters) - The life of former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr is being chronicled in a new comic book as part of TidalWave Comics' "Orbit" series that celebrates public figures "who impact the world." Th...
Jan 06, 2022
Music’s Grammy Awards indefinitely postponed as Omicron spreads
(Reuters) - This year's Grammy Awards ceremony honoring top performances in music has been postponed indefinitely because of concerns about the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, organiz...
Jan 05, 2022
‘It was a surprise’: California twins born in different years
By Jane Ross GREENFIELD, Calif. (Reuters) - In years to come, Aylin and Alfredo Trujillo who were born over New Year's, may feel they stand out in a crowd because they are twins. They will certainly h...
Jan 04, 2022
Rio de Janeiro cancels Carnival parade due to rising COVID-19 cases, Omicron threat
(Reuters) - Rio de Janeiro has canceled its world-famous Carnival parade for a second year due to an increase in COVID-19 cases and the threat from the arrival of the Omicron coronavirus variant, the ...
Jan 04, 2022
‘Nevermind’: Judge dismisses lawsuit by man who was naked baby on Nirvana album
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) - A federal judge in Los Angeles has dismissed a lawsuit by a man who said the grunge rock group Nirvana sexually exploited him by putting a photo of him as a naked, four...
Jan 04, 2022
Actress Betty White has a last laugh in biographic comic book
By Alicia Powell (Reuters) - The life of comedic actress Betty White is being celebrated in a new biographical comic book. White, who would have turned 100 on Jan. 17, capped a career of more than 80 ...
Jan 04, 2022
Armani to cancel January men’s, haute couture shows due to COVID-19 surge
ROME (Reuters) - Italian fashion house Giorgio Armani said on Tuesday it would cancel its men's and haute couture shows scheduled in January due to the surge in COVID-19 infections in Europe. The men'...
Jan 04, 2022
