Eminem caps comeback year with 10 Grammy nods
Eminem earned 10 nominations Wednesday for the annual Grammy music awards, capping a comeback year for the once-troubled rap star, while Lady Gaga and Jay-Z also scored big. Eminem got…
‘Forever’ blurs lines, keeps audience guessing
The first of December 2010 marked a record in Singapore cinema history as “Forever” became the country’s first film to take part in a double world premiere. The film debuted…
Ben Affleck wants to make movie about DRCongo
Oscar-winning screenwriter, actor, director and now Africa advocate Ben Affleck wants to make a movie about the troubled eastern Democratic Republic of Congo but has found no Hollywood taker yet.…
Tom Hanks to star in controversial Latam film
Hollywood veteran Tom Hanks is to star in a new film by Oscar-winning director Kathryn Bigelow which has sparked fury in Latin America, the movie's producer was quoted as saying…
Shorouk-Penguin partnership to promote cultural exchange
In a much-anticipated event at Manial Palace, Penguin Chairman and Chief Executive John Makinson and Dar El Shorouk Chairman Ibrahim Moallem signed a joint publishing agreement on Nov. 24. The…
WikiLeaks, secrets, and lies
By Simon Chesterman SINGAPORE: The latest information dump from WikiLeaks offers fascinating insights into the workings of the US State Department that will keep foreign policy wonks and conspiracy theorists busy…
Will my breasts blow up this airplane?
By Naomi Wolf OXFORD: Just when it seemed that America’s “Homeland Security state” could not get more surreal, the United States Transportation Security Administration has rolled out a costly Scylla and…
No to green fundamentalism
By Alain Juppé BORDEAUX: Climatology and its emphasis on global warming is a comparatively recent addition to science. Yet, despite the relative youth of this research, a clear consensus has emerged:…
Muslims integral to American seminaries
By Joshua Stanton NEW YORK: Seminaries, higher education institutions where professors of religion and religious leaders train students to become clergy, have been present in the United States for centuries. Because…
Lebanon’s surging economy imperiled, as Hariri indictments loom
Investors, businesses and consumers are signalling growing fears that Lebanon’s surging economy is imperilled by the threat of a conflict between Hizbullah and the country’s pro-Western government over the investigation…