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Myha’la returns as Harper Stern in season four of Industry. Photos: AP, @industryhbo/Instagram
TV shows and streaming video

Meet Myha’la, who plays Harper Stern in financial thriller Industry

How Myha’la went from Broadway dreams to Bodies Bodies Bodies, Leave the World Behind and Black Mirror … and how she met her future husband through Instagram.

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Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

3 of Gong Li’s surprising 1990s Hong Kong movie roles

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Fashion

Duran Lantink’s daring designs and his first show for Jean Paul Gaultier

Music

Why Bad Bunny’s Grammy nominations mark a symbolic moment for Latinos

Bad Bunny’s nods for the 2026 Grammy Awards serve as a ‘very welcome recognition of Latin music that is growing’ on the global stage.

Bad Bunny performs during the iHeartRadio Music Awards in Los Angeles on March 17, 2025. His critically acclaimed album, Debi Tirar Mas Fotos, is only the second Spanish-language record to be nominated for album of the year at the Grammy Awards. Photo: AP
K-drama news

Latest K-drama casting news about Park Min-young, Song Joong-ki and more

Park Min-young is eyeing a role in Nine to Six and Song Joong-ki is considering joining Love Cloud in the latest Korean drama casting news.

American cinema

Why From Dusk Till Dawn starring George Clooney has aged poorly as it turns 30

George Clooney’s charisma can’t mask the flaws of this 1996 gorefest written by Quentin Tarantino, from bad effects to treatment of women.

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Celebrity Families

Why Ashley Tisdale called her mommy group ‘too high school’

The former child star’s mommy group is rumoured to include Mandy Moore, whose family the Duffs hosted after a fire.

Former child star Ashley Tisdale French has been embroiled in a mommy group drama. Photo: @ashleytisdalefrench/Instagram
HBO Max

Meet Katherine LaNasa, who plays Dana Evans in medical drama The Pitt

The Emmy winner from the HBO Max show starring Noah Wyle, drew inspiration for her role from a ‘really kick-ass’ aunt and battled cancer right before auditioning.

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Korean drama reviews

Spring Fever: Ahn Bo-hyun, Lee Joo-bin in formulaic rural romcom K-drama

Spring Fever pairs Ahn Bo-hyun and Lee Joo-bin in a rural romcom that leans hard on the ‘city woman finds love and healing in the countryside’ formula.

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Icons and Influencers

Meet Taylen Biggs, the 12-year-old influencer who interviews celebrities

The fashion prodigy with 2 million Instagram followers was only 18 months old when she modelled for the Kardashians’ kids clothing line – and just featured in Zootopia Two.

Taylen Biggs is a social media influencer who rubs shoulders with Hollywood A-listers ... and she’s only 12. Photo: @taylenbiggs/Instagram
European cinema

Review | The Thing with Feathers: Benedict Cumberbatch carries moving tale of grief

Benedict Cumberbatch and Sam Spruell star in this touching drama about a father struggling to bring up his two boys after his wife dies.

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Benedict Cumberbatch in a still from The Thing with Feathers (category: IIB) directed by Dylan Southern. Sam Spruell co-stars.
Beauty

Bye-bye bags: 4 best under-eye patches for dark circles and wrinkles

Chanel, Augustinus Bader, Rare Beauty and 111Skin have patch-perfect solutions to dark circles, wrinkles and puffiness.

Crime

Lawyer for Rob Reiner’s son withdraws, delaying arraignment for parents’ murder

Alan Jackson, who has defended clients like Harvey Weinstein and Kevin Spacey, would not reveal why he could no longer represent his client.

Hollywood

Meet Paul W. Downs, who cosplayed Timothée Chalamet with his Hacks co-star

At the Critics’ Choice Awards, Downs and co-star Megan Stalter walked the red carpet in orange outfits inspired by Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner.

Paul W. Downs and Megan Stalter co-star on comedy series Hacks and walked the Critics’ Choice Awards red carpet in matching outfits. Photo: @paulwdowns/Instagram
Hollywood

Meet Amy Madigan, who just took home an award for Weapons

Madigan won the best supporting actress award for playing Aunt Gladys in Weapons; she’s married to fellow actor Ed Harris and was once a musician.

Amy Madigan’s role as Gladys in Weapons earned her a Critics’ Choice Award Photos: IMDB/AP
Malaysia

Malaysian rapper Namewee defies scandals to release Lunar New Year single

Namewee is still helping police in an investigation over the death of a Taiwanese influencer and faces a drug possession charge.

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Style Edit

Style Edit: Willow Smith, Dior Addict – and beauty on one’s own terms

Smith follows on from Jennifer Lawrence, Jisoo, Anya Taylor-Joy and Cara Delevingne, who have each brought their own spirit to Dior Beauty.

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Singapore

Singer Henry Lau calls out Singapore concert venue over blocked views

Lau says he is speaking out ‘for the sake of future artistes’ after the venue layout affected his interactions with fans.

Canadian singer-songwriter Henry Lau performing at the Singland Festival at the Marina Bay Sands convention centre in Singapore on Saturday. Photo: Aaron Chang
American cinema

Hollywood in 2026: what to expect, from movies and China focus to ‘Dunesday’

Hollywood faces a pivotal year of change in 2026, with the potential Netflix/Warner deal, AI actors and nostalgia fever among key factors.

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TV shows and streaming video

Meet Francesca Xuereb, who plays physical therapist Cheyenne in Landman

The Detroit-born actress once worked as a server between acting jobs, and went back to being a waitress during the writers’ strike in 2023.

Korean drama reviews

The Judge Returns: Ji Sung fights corruption in legal thriller K-drama

Starring Ji Sung, Won Jin-ah and Park Hee-soon, The Judge Returns is set in a dystopian near-future Seoul torn open by rampant corruption.

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Ji Sung as corrupt judge Lee Han-young in a still from The Judge Returns, a new Korean drama on HBO Max.
Health & Fitness

Bling meets gym: home fitness is becoming a fashion statement

Kim Kardashian has maxed out on state-of-the-art equipment, Khloé’s private gym resembles that of a luxury hotel, and Kourtney has her own Pilates studio.

The Pent Yacht gym is a seagoing example of how design and technology are reshaping fitness spaces. Photo: Handout
Hollywood

Mickey Rourke turns to fans for help to pay owed rent and avoid eviction

The Wrestler star launched a GoFundMe account to avoid eviction from his Los Angeles home, saying ‘fame does not protect against hardship’.

Asian cinema: Korean films

Korean film icon Ahn Sung-ki remembered: 5 of his best films

Known affectionately as ‘The Nation’s Actor’, South Korea’s Ahn Sung-ki starred in more than 100 feature films during his long career.

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France

Brigitte Macron wins France cyberbullying case over false gender theories

Ten people were found guilty of harassing France’s first lady, Brigitte Macron, by spreading viral rumours about her gender and identity.

Brigitte Macron talks to pupils at the Romain-Rolland-Gymnasium in Dresden, Germany in 2024. Photo: dpa
Celebrity style

Meet Gabriella Karefa-Johnson, who styled Zohran Mamdani’s wife Rama Duwaji

The former fashion editor called out Kanye West’s ‘White Lives Matter’ tees, and resigned from Vogue publisher Condé Nast after criticising Israel’s bombing of Gaza.

Former Vogue contributing editor Gabriella Karefa-Johnson just styled Rama Duwaji for Zohran Mamdani’s inauguration as mayor of New York. Photo: @gabriellak_j/Instagram
Sex and relationships

Explainer | What is the relationship ‘swag gap’? Just ask Hailey and Justin Bieber

It’s been 2 years since the Biebers attended a Rhode beauty drop in wildly different outfits – and TikTok seems to think such ‘swag gaps’ are relationship deal-breakers.

Music

Are stars like Charli XCX and Sabrina Carpenter making smoking cool again?

Smoking is all over pop star imagery and lyrics, but its revival as a glamorous accessory faces pushback from experts.

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