The search for a man and a little girl featured in a viral photo taken in front of Notre Dame Cathedral is over. Brooke Windsor of Michigan announced on Twitter Thursday that the father and child she captured having a sweet moment in front of the historical monument just an hour before it caught fire Monday […]
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Rapper’s lush, soulful spread
Grammy-winning singer, rapper and songwriter Anderson .Paak continues his northern trek up the Californian coast with Ventura, his fourth album. Like its predecessors, named after places in the sun-kissed United States state, the album is a delectable spread of neo-soul tunes that takes as much from 1970s Philadelphia and Motown as it does from the […]
Mila Jovovich is ‘Biohazard’ in Japan
Known for science-fiction films such as The Fifth Element (1997) and the Resident Evil franchise (2002 to 2016), actress Milla Jovovich, 43, is in cinemas now playing the sorceress Nimue (above) in the comic-book fantasy Hellboy. Here are five things you may not know about the star. The daughter of a Serbian doctor and a […]
Same old tale of vengeful ghost with Latino flavour
THE CURSE OF THE WEEPING WOMAN (NC16) 93 minutes/Now showing/2.5 stars Please subscribe or log in to continue reading the full article. Learn more about ST PREMIUM. Enjoy unlimited access to ST’s best work Exclusive stories and features on multiple devices In-depth analyses and opinion pieces ePaper and award-winning multimedia content
Bold cultural critiques
Warrior and Delhi Crime have little in common on paper. The first is a martial arts drama set in the 19th century and the latter, a procedural crime series about a gang rape in India. But both show they can stand out from the glut of similar series by colouring outside genre lines and being […]
Top 10 Movies
SINGAPORE 1. (1) Shazam! 2. (-) Hellboy 3. (2) Dumbo 4. (4) Captain Marvel 5. (5) P Storm 6. (3) Pet Sematary 7. (6) Friend Zone 8. (-) The Curse Of The Weeping Woman 9. (7) Us 10. (8) Five Feet Apart • Information from Cinematograph Film Exhibitors Association UNITED STATES 1. (1) Shazam! 2. […]
Warm tale of a sports underdog
FIGHTING WITH MY FAMILY (PG13) 109 minutes/Opens today/4 stars Please subscribe or log in to continue reading the full article. Learn more about ST PREMIUM. Enjoy unlimited access to ST’s best work Exclusive stories and features on multiple devices In-depth analyses and opinion pieces ePaper and award-winning multimedia content
Wrestling with life in and outside the ring
On a sleepless night in London while filming Fast & Furious 6 in 2012, actor Dwayne Johnson came across a documentary about an English family of working-class professional wrestlers. Their story struck a chord with the star, a former pro wrestler whose father was one as well. Please subscribe or log in to continue reading […]
Relationship and career jeopardised
HONG KONG • Hong Kong actress Jacqueline Wong has apologised after she was caught in a cheating scandal with singer-songwriter Andy Hui. The 30-year-old TVB actress and former Miss Hong Kong first runner-up wrote on Instagram yesterday that what she had done was wrong and unforgivable and she sincerely apologised to everyone who has been […]
Shaw unveils shining Jewel: Cineplex is ‘the culmination of everything I have learnt’
Mr Mark Shaw says the cineplex at Jewel Changi Airport that bears his family name is “the culmination of everything I have learnt”. He has learnt that details such as the size of the lobby and leg room and investing in Imax large-screen technology matter. Please subscribe or log in to continue reading the full […]
Rocky romance: ST retraces Andy Hui and Sammi Cheng’s tumultuous relationship
Cantopop’s golden couple Sammi Cheng, 46, and Andy Hui, 51, have had a roller-coaster relationship, full of twists and turns and highs and lows. When they finally got together and tied the knot around 2014, it seemed like the perfect ending to a longrunning saga. Hong Kong actorcomedian Dayo Wong called their story “the fairy […]
Israeli Flight Attendant In Coma After Contracting Measles: Report
A flight attendant in Israel has been in a coma for 10 days after contracting measles following a flight from New York, CNN reported Wednesday, as measles outbreaks in both countries raise public health concerns. “She’s been in a deep coma for 10 days, and we’re now just hoping for the best,” Itamar Grotto, associate […]
France launches global contest to replace Notre-Dame spire
PARIS: France on Wednesday announced it would invite architects from around the world to submit designs for replacing the spire of Notre-Dame cathedral after a devastating blaze, as the government braced for a mammoth restoration challenge.Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said the contest would decide whether the monument should have a new spire at all and […]
There Is No Mysterious Pink Pony Roaming Around An Island In Montreal [UPDATE]
UPDATE: 5:24 p.m. ― While it appeared that a miniature horse with a pink mane was roaming around Saint Helen’s Island in Montreal, it turns out looks were deceiving. A popular TV show in Quebec called “Vlog” owned up to the stunt, pulling what it’s calling a “test on the impact of unusual news on digital platforms in […]
Peru’s Ex-President Alan Garcia Dies After Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound
LIMA, April 17 (Reuters) ― Peru’s former president Alan Garcia died in a hospital in Lima on Wednesday, hours after shooting himself in the head to avoid arrest in connection with a bribery probe, authorities said on Wednesday. Garcia was 69. A skilled orator elected president twice, first as a firebrand leftist and then as […]
Macron Sets Five-Year Deadline To Restore Notre Dame
PARIS (AP) — Nearly $1 billion in donations have poured in for the vast restoration of the fire-ravaged Notre Dame cathedral — but a pledge by French President Emmanuel Macron that it will be completed within five years was facing accusations of being wildly off track. Macron said the renovations to restore iconic 19th century […]
Donald Trump vetoes bill to end US support for Saudi-led Yemen war
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump on Tuesday vetoed a resolution from Congress directing him to end US support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen, the second such move of his presidency.The resolution was a harsh bipartisan rebuke to Trump that took the historic step of curtailing a president’s war-making powers – a step he condemned in […]
France’s Billionaires And Others Pledge $700 Million To Restore Notre Dame
Some of the wealthiest families in France have pledged to donate more than half a billion dollars to rebuild Notre Dame de Paris after a fire caused devastating damage to the iconic cathedral. So far, the moguls behind L’Oreal, Louis Vuitton, Gucci and other luxury brands, as well as some of France’s biggest companies, have promised […]
Chaplain Helped Save Relics From Burning Notre Dame
A Parisian chaplain who aided survivors during a 2015 terrorist attack in his city is being credited with running into the burning Notre Dame Cathedral on Monday to help rescue its priceless relics. Rev. Jean-Marc Fournier, the chaplain to the Paris Fire Brigade who previously served as a military chaplain in Afghanistan, entered the cathedral with firefighters […]
Before And After Photos of Notre Dame Cathedral Show Fire’s Devastation
Shortly after the fire was extinguished, people all over the world got a glimpse inside the cathedral via images that revealed the roof had been burned away and the inside of the iconic church had been charred. Check out the before-and-after sliding images below, which highlight the damage from the fire.
Ready to wrangle over Native Son
The director and cast of the racially charged movie Native Son, available now on HBO Go, are prepared for it to spark some controversy. The dramatic thriller maps the tragic events set in motion when a young black man, Bigger Thomas (Ashton Sanders), starts work as a chauffeur for a rich white Chicago family and […]
Bank job bored veteran actress Hong Huifang
When a then 19-year-old Hong Huifang began working at a bank, she was so bored with her job that she felt sleepy whenever she stepped into the office and had to seek refuge in the toilet to take 40 winks. “I am not suited for a nine-to-five job,” the local actress, now 59, said of […]
Remembering the forgotten ‘houseboys’ of colonial times
An exhibition at the Deck arts space in Prinsep Street sheds light on a lesser-known aspect of Singapore’s history – the servitude of “houseboys” in the colonial era. The artworks by Singaporean artist Tristan Cai are mostly digitally manipulated archival images of British people and their servants from the 1850s to 1930s. Please subscribe or […]
Heightened bleakness in the dark
Voices will cut through the darkness of the Esplanade Concert Hall on Friday, when the stage lights are turned off for the performance by choral group Schola Cantorum Singapore and six soloists from Sydney’s The Choir of St James’. The 70-minute rendition of Estonian composer Arvo Part’s Passio – his 1982 musical setting of the […]
New products, Apr 17, 2019: Xiaomi Mi 9, Beats Powerbeats Pro and more
Xiaomi Mi 9SMARTPHONE $579 (64GB), $699 (128GB) It may have a price tag that is significantly less than other flagship smartphones, but Xiaomi’s latest flagship Mi 9 still packs in the top features. It comes with a rear triple-camera system, which consists of a 48-megapixel wide-angle camera, a 16-megapixel ultra wide-angle camera and a 12-megapixel […]
Excellent and affordable mirrorless camera
The X-T30 is the mid-range model of Fujifilm’s acclaimed X-T series, famed for its excellent image quality and retro DSLR-style design with classic-looking control dials. This camera is essentially a smaller version of the X-T3 (159g lighter and 37 per cent smaller in volume), the series’ flagship model. Both models have the same 26.1-megapixel X-Trans […]
It’s time to ditch your mobile contract: New telcos pulling out all stops with no-contract plans
The arrival of five new telcos over the last two years has upped the ante in the battle for the wallets of Singapore consumers. “Unlimited” data plans, free caller ID, monthly rebates, affordable XL-sized data bundle and unlimited talk time are now common offerings in a very competitive mobile marketplace. Please subscribe or log in […]
Pity smart audio doorbell has no camera
Ding-dong, the doorbell is dead. If smart home firms like Nest and Ring have their way, old-school doorbells are heading for the exit, replaced by smart versions that let you see and talk to the person at the door. Such doorbells, when equipped with motion-detection technology, can even alert you when someone is outside your […]
First look: Quality wefies from Galaxy A80
How many times have you complained about the quality of the selfie camera on your smartphone and wished that it could be as good as the rear camera? My friends and I have had this issue several times, especially when attempting to take selfies in low-light situations. The new Samsung Galaxy A80 solves this problem […]
Ready, set, Pokemon Go: Trainers gather for Pokemon safari
Vietnamese national Khanh Pham started making travel plans once he heard the Pokemon Go Safari Zone event is going to be held in Singapore. In fact, the 50-year-old doctor was so eager to take part that he booked his air tickets without knowing if he had won in the ballot for the event’s ticket – […]