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K-Pop
South Korea retracts guidelines on look-alike K-pop stars
Seoul — Government guidelines aimed at promoting more diversity in South Korea's K-pop world have been withdrawn after critics said they amounted to state censorship of a booming industry.The guidelines issued last week complained that K-pop stars looked too alike, saying "the problem of ... uniformity among singers is serious", and noting most idols were thin and wore identical make-up and skimpy outfits.South Korea's K-pop world is a multi-billion-dollar business, but so too is the plastic surgery industry in the image-obsessed country, and tens of thousands of people go under the knife every year in pursuit of the perfect look.The guidelines from the ministry of gender equality drew criticism online -- and also from a lawmaker who said it was reminiscent of...
February 20, 2019

South Korea retracts guidelines on look-alike K-pop stars

Security lines are seen set up for protecting visitors from falling ice from melting ice sculptures at the venue of the Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival on its closing day, in Heilongjiang province, China. — Reuters
Big thaw hits Harbin ice sculptures in China
BEIJING — Ice and snow sculptures carved by nearly 10,000 artists in the city of Harbin have melted during a sudden warm spell, forcing the earliest closure of the main venue at China's biggest winter festival.Daytime temperatures have gone above freezing in northern China's warmest week this winter, prompting the closure of the Harbin Ice and Snow World after Sunday, more than 10 days ahead of schedule."Of course, we do have a sense of crisis," a park official said, adding that it was closed for safety reasons because the sculptures had started to melt.The winter park in Harbin, a northeastern city known for its bitterly cold weather, had attracted more than one million visitors since it opened on Dec. 23.Some visitors who made bookings to marvel at mini ice replicas...
February 20, 2019

Big thaw hits Harbin ice sculptures in China

Sanai Mahbub
Bangladesh actress ordered to take down 'vulgar' social media images
Dhaka — Provocative selfies earned Bangladeshi social media star Sanai Mahbub a reprimand from Bangladesh police on Monday, as authorities in the conservative Muslim country step up their campaign against adult content online.The aspiring actress regularly posts suggestive but fully-clothed photographs on social media platforms.In what is believed to be the first case of its kind to hit the national entertainment industry, the 21-year-old was ordered to attend a Dhaka police station on Sunday and told to pull the photos.Nazmul Islam, a senior official of the Dhaka police cyber-crime unit, said the actress was "counselled" by officers and told to remove the "vulgar" content."We highly respect freedom of speech in a democratic system. But her content has drawn...
February 20, 2019

Bangladesh actress ordered to take down 'vulgar' social media images

Cast member Rosa Salazar poses at the premiere for the movie
'Alita: Battle Angel' Wins Dismal Presidents Day Weekend
Los Angeles — Fox's sci-fi adventure "Alita: Battle Angel" dominated in North America, but its opening weekend win isn't leaving the box office with much to celebrate.Tracking services estimate that this will be one of the lowest grossing Presidents Day weekends in years."Alita," the cyberpunk CGI spectacle, earned $27 million when it debuted in 3,790 locations and $33 million over the four-day frame.Since opening on Thursday, the movie has generated $41 million at the domestic market. It came in slightly ahead of expectations heading into the weekend, but "Alita: Battle Angel" still has a lengthy uphill battle to become profitable.Directed by Robert Rodriguez and produced by James Cameron, the Japanese manga adaptation cost over $170 million to...
February 20, 2019

'Alita: Battle Angel' Wins Dismal Presidents Day Weekend

Women in Hollywood see some gains after Oscars equality plea
Los Angeles — A year after best actress winner Frances McDormand used the Oscars stage to advocate for more women in front of and behind the camera, Hollywood is celebrating some progress — but remains far from reaching parity with men.McDormand urged powerful celebrities to insist on inclusion riders: contractual provisions that require producers to interview female candidates for jobs ranging from gaffer to director.First it was the furor over a proposed new "popular" film category, then it was the fiasco over planned host Kevin Hart, and last month the organizers of the Oscars were accused of intimidating celebrities not to present at rival award shows.Last week, another storm erupted when, as part of a pledge to shorten next Sunday's Oscars ceremony, plans to present...
February 20, 2019

Women in Hollywood see some gains after Oscars equality plea

Dolly Parton poses as she arrives for the West End debut of Dolly Parton's '9TO5 The Musical' at the Savoy Theatre, in London. — Reuters
Gender bias still an issue, says Parton
London — Nearly 40 years after playing a secretary who takes revenge on her sexist boss in "9 to 5", Dolly Parton again beat the drum for gender equality at the West End premiere of a musical version of her hit 1980 movie. The country superstar joined the cast of "9 to 5 The Musical" for the curtain call at the end of Sunday's official opening performance in London. — Reuters
February 20, 2019

Gender bias still an issue, says Parton

Chef Kobus van der Merwe (L) receives the best Restaurant of the year award for his restaurant
Tiny S. Africa beach restaurant crowned best in world
Paris — A tiny beach restaurant in an isolated South African fishing village was named the best in the world on Monday.Chef Kobus van der Merwe, who did not begin to cook seriously until he was 30, forages every day for ingredients on the wild Atlantic shore of the Western Cape near his Wolfgat restaurant, where he also makes his own bread and butter.The Wolfgat -- whose six mostly female staff have no formal training -- opened just two years ago in a 130-year-old cottage and cave on the beach at Paternoster.Its seven-course tasting menu costs the equivalent of 53 euros ($60), a fraction of what you would pay at a top Paris table.But its humble setting, and Van der Merwe's belief in sustainable, back-to-basics cooking won over the judges of the inaugural World Restaurant Awards in...
February 20, 2019

Tiny S. Africa beach restaurant crowned best in world

A woman pushes a stroller in the Varosmajor public garden in Budapest. — AFP
Hungary's govt offers incentives to have more children
Budapest — Faced with a plummeting population, Hungary's fiercely anti-immigration Prime Minister Viktor Orban has come up with an answer sparking yet another controversy: "We need Hungarian children".Earlier this month Orban unveiled a seven-point "family protection action plan" stacked with incentives for young couples to have children.Opinion is divided however as to whether it will have the desired effect -- and some critics have seen disturbing historical echoes in his plan.The policies announced by Orban include lifelong tax exemption for women who bear four or more children, and more kindergartens.It also offers lump-sum, 10-million forint (32,000 euros, $36,000) loans for newly-wed women under 40, cancelled once they have three children."This -- not...
February 20, 2019

Hungary's govt offers incentives to have more children

British designer Victoria Beckham acknowledges the crowd during her 2019 Autumn / Winter collection catwalk show at London Fashion Week in London. — AFP
Victoria Beckham goes 'retro' at London Fashion Week show
London — Exaggerated collars, leopard print and a strong color palette: British designer Victoria Beckham turned to "pinches of the '70s" as she showcased her latest collection Sunday at London Fashion Week.The former Spice Girl chose the rarified galleries of the Tate Britain museum, a neoclassical building home to some of the country's most treasured art, for only her second catwalk show in the British capital."I have been thinking about what women want, about modern femininity," she told audiences in show notes describing her autumn/winter 2019 collection."There are touches of retro, pinches of the '70s. Yet it's all brought together into something encapsulating what we call the modern feminine alphabet," the 44-year-old said.The audience...
February 18, 2019

Victoria Beckham goes 'retro' at London Fashion Week show

Jussie Smollett
Investigation into alleged attack on Smollett has 'shifted': police
Chicago — An investigation into an alleged attack on a black actor has "shifted" and police are now seeking a follow-up interview with the "Empire" cast member, a spokesman said Sunday.Jussie Smollett, 36, reported to police on Jan. 29 that two men beat him, yelled racial and homophobic slurs, poured bleach on him and tied a rope around his neck while he walked downtown in the third-largest American city.The announced change in direction came two days after police said that the two "potential suspects" in the attack had been released without charge and as US media outlets reported that the attack may have been staged."The information received from the individuals questioned by police earlier in the Empire case has in fact shifted the trajectory of the...
February 18, 2019

Investigation into alleged attack on Smollett has 'shifted': police

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