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This combination of pictures created on Sept.r 16, 2019 in Washington, DC, shows old call boxes filled with art as part of the Sheridan-Kalorama Call Box Restoration Project by artists. — AFP
Art to the rescue: Old US police, fire boxes get breath of life
WASHINGTON — Decades after they helped save lives in the US capital, police and fire department call boxes still stand on city corners, relics of a time when firefighters used horse-drawn wagons and cops walked the beat.Now, more than 40 years since they were last used as a fire alert and police communication system, the cast iron curiosities in downtown Washington are coming back to life as street art.To honor prominent women from Washington's history, local artist Charles Bergen is jazzing up eight call boxes in the city's bustling heart.Downtown property owners wanted their streets "to be more interesting, to be more active," said Ellen Jones, deputy executive director of the DowntownDC Business Improvement District (BID)."We think public art is one way to do...
October 04, 2019

Art to the rescue: Old US police, fire boxes get breath of life

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, left, shakes hands with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte prior to their meeting in Moscow on Wednesday. — AFP
Spokesman defends disheveled Duterte as 'very hygienic'
MOSCOW — President Rodrigo Duterte's spokesman on Thursday defended the Philippine leader as "very hygienic" and nice-smelling after he was mocked on social media for looking disheveled in a meeting with the Russian prime minister.The 74-year-old Duterte was in Russia on a working visit and sat down for the talks with Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev on Wednesday.In pictures of the meeting, Duterte was seen in a rumpled suit with his tie hanging loose as the two posed for pictures and shook hands.Reacting to the photo online, Russian Twitter users jumped on Duterte's appearance.In a text statement to reporters, his spokesman Salvador Panelo insisted that Duterte "does not look unkempt"."He feels suffocated and very uncomfortable if the tie is tightly in...
October 03, 2019

Spokesman defends disheveled Duterte as 'very hygienic'

This general view shows people attending the opening ceremony of the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) at the Busan Cinema Center in Busan, South Korea, on Thursday. — AFP
Stars arrive in Busan for Asia's largest film festival
BUSAN, South Korea — The night sky cleared over Busan on Thursday after days of rain and wind as the city prepared to host Asia's largest film festival and to welcome a glittering array of stars from across the movie world.Local A-listers Jung Woo-sung and Lee Hanee took to the stage as hosts and welcomed international cinema heavyweights including Philippine screen queen Judy Ann Santos, who arrived in Busan for the world premiere of "Mindanao" with director Brillante Mendoza.British Oscar nominee Mike Figgis ("Leaving Las Vegas") was in town to head the jury for the festival's main New Currents award, and said he was "excited by the journey ahead of us" over the next 10 days.Host Lee urged guests — and the tens of thousands of fans who flock to...
October 03, 2019

Stars arrive in Busan for Asia's largest film festival

A view from Caballero Rivero Funeral Home at Westchester in Miami, Florida where allegedly the body of José José, the famous Mexican crooner is believed to be, on Oct. 1, 2019.  — AFO
Feuding children reach truce on funeral for Mexican superstar Jose Jose
MEXICO CITY — After days of drama involving a missing corpse, a family feud and a soundtrack of heartbroken love songs, late Latin singing sensation Jose Jose's children have set aside their differences and agreed on plans for his funeral, the Mexican government said on Wednesday.Moreover, his "missing" body has now been found, at a funeral home in Miami, said his son, Jose Joel.Jose Jose, known as "The Prince of Song," one of the most famous Mexican singers of all time, died on Saturday in Miami at age 71.His death set off a bitter battle between his youngest child and her two half-siblings, who accused her of hiding his body, seeking to get rich off his death and "putting on make-up" and "straightening her hair" amid the family's...
October 03, 2019

Feuding children reach truce on funeral for Mexican superstar Jose Jose

A model wears a creation by the Fashion designer Alina Muzychenko in Moscow on in this Sept. 17, 2019 file photo. The label the 34-year-old runs with her husband Yegor Yeremeyev is among a number of trendy brands making clothes that signal support for Russia's protest movement.
 — AFP
Arresting looks: Russian protests get a fashion twist
MOSCOW — In cropped jeans and a cream sweatshirt, Alina Muzychenko would easily blend into a central Moscow crowd. But her bright pink socks are quietly subversive — patterned with a drawing of riot police holding hands.The 34-year-old runs a design label with her husband Yegor Yeremeyev which is among a number of trendy brands making clothes that signal support for Russia's protest movement.Sold online and in mainstream shops, the quirky designs have grown in popularity since demonstrations in Moscow in the summer for fair elections that sparked a police crackdown and saw thousands detained.At their Moscow studio flat, Muzychenko and Yeremeyev, 32, sort through plastic boxes of their T-shirts folded and ready to go on sale. Collaborators drop by and sit with laptops at the...
October 02, 2019

Arresting looks: Russian protests get a fashion twist

This photo taken on Oct. 13, 2017 in Leipzig shows Czech pop singer Karel Gott, during the 23rd award ceremony of the media prize
'Sinatra of the East' Karel Gott dies at 80
PRAGUE — Czech pop singer Karel Gott, who was a particular favorite in neighboring Germany where media once dubbed him the "Sinatra of the East", died at 80, his family said Wednesday."With the deepest sadness in my heart I announce that shortly before midnight on Tuesday my beloved husband Karel Gott passed away after a long and serious illness," his wife Ivana Gottova wrote on his website."He passed away at home, in quiet sleep, surrounded by his family."Gott revealed last month he was undergoing treatment for acute leukemia, years after recovering from a cancer."Extremely sad news for our whole country. Karel Gott was a real artist who gave himself to others," said Czech President Milos Zeman."Karel Gott gave his life to generations, he...
October 02, 2019

'Sinatra of the East' Karel Gott dies at 80

In this file photo taken on Feb. 26, 2007, Vienna's film festival
Hollywood tycoon Eric Pleskow dies at 95
VIENNA — Hollywood tycoon Eric Pleskow, associated with films such as "The Silence of the Lambs", "Platoon" and "Amadeus", died on Tuesday aged 95, the Vienna International Film Festival said.Austrian-born Pleskow was behind numerous Oscar-winning films as president of the film company United Artists from 1973 to 1978 and then as co-founder of Orion Pictures.These included "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," "Rocky", "Amadeus", "Platoon", "Dances with Wolves" and "The Silence of the Lambs".Through him, actors such as Sylvester Stallone made their debut.Pleskow also worked with famous producers, such as Woody Allen, Billy Wilder, Francis Ford Coppola, Federico Fellini and Martin Scorsese.Pleskow...
October 01, 2019

Hollywood tycoon Eric Pleskow dies at 95

US-Palestinian model Gigi Hadid presents a creation by Chanel during the Women's Spring-Summer 2020 Ready-to-Wear collection fashion show at the Grand Palais in Paris on Tuesday. — AFP
Model Gigi Hadid confronts gatecrasher on Chanel's Paris catwalk
PARIS — Supermodel Gigi Hadid confronted a gatecrasher at Chanel's Paris fashion week show on Tuesday after the woman walked unchecked onto the catwalk with the models for the big finale.The woman ran down from her seat and joined the models as they did their last walk along a spectacular set recreating the roofs of Paris inside the Grand Palais.With security guards left floundering, Hadid — who walked in the show with her sister Bella — confronted the gatecrasher as she tried to further upstage the models, with the two facing off on the set.The daring infiltrator was dressed from head to toe in a black and white Chanel-like tweed suit and hat, and slipped unnoticed onto the catwalk.Marie Benoliel, a French comedian and YouTuber known as Marie S'Infiltre (Marie Sneaks In),...
October 01, 2019

Model Gigi Hadid confronts gatecrasher on Chanel's Paris catwalk

This file photo taken on Oct. 6, 2016 shows a general view of Laurence Herszberg of France accepting the Korean Cinema Award at the opening ceremony of the 21st Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) in Busan, South Korea. — AFP
Asia's top film festival opens in shadow of 'Parasite'
BUSAN, South Korea — Organizers of Asia's top film festival, which opens in Busan this week, warn that a surge of global interest in the critically acclaimed South Korean movie "Parasite" masks a damaging underinvestment in local independent cinema.Bong Joon-ho's darkly comic tale of class war in the Seoul suburbs won the Palme D'or for best film at Cannes and is firming as an Oscar favourite next year, in what would be the first ever win for a Korean film.It has been sold to 192 international markets — a record for a local production — and has already grossed just over $90 million ahead of its highly anticipated October 11 release in the United States.The film is a crowning achievement for veteran director Bong, whose works have been lauded by the likes of...
October 01, 2019

Asia's top film festival opens in shadow of 'Parasite'

US soprano Jessye Norman, left, speaks with then French Prime Minister Michel Rocard after she was invested with La Croix de Chevalier de La Legion d'honneur in Paris, France, in this June 21, 1990 file photo. — AFP
Global opera legend Jessye Norman dies at 74
NEW YORK — Superstar singer Jessye Norman, an American soprano who showcased her majestic yet intimate voice at opera houses and orchestras around the world, died on Monday, her family said. She was 74 years old.One of the contemporary era's most revered opera singers, the Grammy-winner died "surrounded by loved ones" at a New York hospital due to septic shock and multi-organ failure, the result of complications from a spinal cord injury sustained in 2015, according to a statement obtained by AFP via a spokeswoman."We are so proud of Jessye's musical achievements and the inspiration that she provided to audiences around the world that will continue to be a source of joy," said her family.Praising her "beautiful tone, extraordinary power, and musical...
October 01, 2019

Global opera legend Jessye Norman dies at 74

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