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Jordyn Woods’ sister Jodie Woods is a rising tastemaker in the fashion world. Photo: @jodiewoods/Instagram
Reality TV

Who is Jordyn Woods’ lookalike younger sister, Jodie Woods?

The multifaceted and fashionable Woods sisters share a tight bond despite an almost 10-year age gap, but Jodie insists that while they may look alike, their personalities are very different.

Crime

The Doors’ Jim Morrison bust found in France, 37 years after theft

United States

‘Sesame Street’ joins Netflix with longer, ‘character-focused’ segments

Ballet

Yuri Grigorovich, Bolshoi ballet’s artistic powerhouse, dies aged 98

Credited with revitalising male dance, Yuri Grigorovich ruled Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre with an iron fist as its lead choreographer.

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Yuri Grigorovich gestures on the stage of the State Kremlin Palace in Moscow in April 1999, giving last-minute instructions before the opening night of Romeo and Juliet by Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev. The legendary Russian choreographer has died aged 98. Photo: AFP
Asian cinema: Japanese films

Review | Exit 8, live-action adaptation of cult Japanese horror video game

Protagonist ‘The Lost Man’ must spot the differences as he walks repeatedly down an underground passage. Expect jump scares and apparitions.

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United States

Trump targets Beyoncé in rant about endorsing Kamala Harris

Trump said singer got US$11 million to back Harris, announced investigation into ‘payments’ to stars Bruce Springsteen, Bono, Oprah.

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Music

Meet Sabrina Carpenter’s childhood bestie, Paloma Sandoval

Sandoval was named on Instagram’s 24 For 24 list last year and is also best friends with Gossip Girl star Whitney Peak.

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Paloma Sandoval, who inspired her BFF Sabrina Carpenter’s “Bed Chem” song, is a rising content creator. Photo: @dailybrinas/X
Asian cinema: Japanese films

‘Just something indulgent’. Kazuo Ishiguro on his first novel, now a movie

Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro, whose stories are often turned into films, talks at Cannes about the adaptation of A Pale View of Hills.

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Singapore

Singapore jails China-born former actor for sexual offences with 15 year old

At the time of the offences, the ex-actor also known as Fang Wei Jie was an acting teacher with a child modelling school.

American cinema

Review | Magellan, conqueror of Philippines, as we’ve never seen him before

Filipino filmmaker Lav Diaz’s epic, visually stunning film presents its subject not as a daring explorer but as desperate and despotic.

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Gael García Bernal in the title role in a still from Magellan, directed by Lav Diaz and co-starring Angela Azevedo and Amado Arjay Babon. Photo: Handout
Get to Know

Who is Alec Bohm’s sports reporter girlfriend Erin Kate Dolan?

The Philadelphia native predicted her home team the Eagles would win this year’s Super Bowl – and then revealed on Instagram that she was dating MLB star Alec Bohm.

ESPN betting analyst Erin Dolan is dating MLB star Alec Bohm. Photos: @erinkatedolan/Instagram
Comedians and comedy

Meet Everybody Loves Raymond star Ray Romano’s 4 children

Romano’s family inspired his hit 90s sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, and his children continue to make public appearances alongside him.

Celebrity children

6 celebrities with the most children: from Elon Musk to Nick Cannon

Brace yourselves, because even stars well known for their large broods didn’t have enough children to make the top 5 – including Mel Gibson (9 children) and Alec Baldwin (8 children).

American cinema

Review | The Phoenician Scheme, Wes Anderson’s exquisite espionage caper

Director brings his style and a star-studded cast including Bill Murray as God to a mildly baffling spy tale and father-daughter story.

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Benicio Del Toro (left) as Zsa-Zsa Korda, Michael Cera as Bjorn and Mia Threapleton as Liesl in a still from The Phoenician Scheme, directed by Wes Anderson. Photo: TPS Productions/Focus Features
TV shows and streaming video

Forget You Not, Rene Liu’s broad yet relatable drama series on Netflix

Netflix’s Forget You Not stars Hsieh Ying-xuan as a woman who uses comedy to cope with her father’s dementia and life’s trials.

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Hsieh Ying-xuan as Le-le in a still from Forget You Not. The Netflix show stars Hsieh as a woman who uses comedy to cope with her father’s dementia and life’s trials. Photo: Netflix
Food and Drinks

From Le Creuset to Stanley Tucci’s go-to pan, find your ideal cookware

Direct-to-consumer brands like Caraway, Our Place and Made In are also trending, but which will help you improve your panhandling skills? Here’s our expert guide to the pick of the pots and pans.

European cinema

Review | Die, My Love: Jennifer Lawrence gives searing turn as unstable mother

Lynne Ramsay’s portrayal of a marriage coming apart pits Lawrence against Robert Pattinson. Nick Nolte and Sissy Spacek play his parents.

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Music

Just another album? Really good? Dire Straits pair on making of a hit

From Sting barking on Money for Nothing to replacing the drummer halfway through, recording bestselling Brothers in Arms was an experience.

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Dire Sraits’ John Illsley performs at The O2 Arena in London in 2020. Looking back at the making of the band’s hit 1985 album Brothers in Arms, he says: “I think it surpassed anything that we possibly could have imagined.” Photo: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

3 Andy Lau movies that show Hong Kong actor’s action chops

In the 2000s, Lau added action star to his CV with roles involving martial arts, guns and gangsters. Three films show his versatility.

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South Korea

‘Life role model’: South Korea’s granny YouTubers rewriting script on ageing

A growing number of older content creators are finding success online, sharing life advice and showing what it means to age gracefully.

Blackpink

Who is Rosé from Blackpink’s lookalike older sister, Alice Park?

Rosé is the only musical one in a family of professionals, with both her father and sister Alice Park working as lawyers; she left a sweet birthday message for her big sis on Instagram.

Who is Alice Park, the lookalike older sister of Blackpink’s Rosé? Photos: @roses_are_rosie; @baebaealice/Instagram
Racism and other prejudice

Banned elsewhere, Kanye West’s pro-Hitler song gets millions of views on X

The video shows the hip-hop star rapping about ex-wife Kim Kardashian and ends with an extract of a speech by the Nazi leader.

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Kanye West attends the the Versace fall fashion show in New York in 2018. Photo: TNS
TikTok

Who is #RichTok influencer Becca Bloom, who flaunts her lavish lifestyle online?

Bloom grew up with wealthy parents in California but now works in finance to fund her lavish lifestyle: she even gave away a Van Cleef & Arpels Sweet Alhambra bracelet to a fan.

Asian cinema: Japanese films

Review | In Renoir, Plan 75 director paints picture of amorality in Japan

Chie Hayakawa’s story of a girl who, watching her father die, seeks kindred spirits in art has a message about greed-is-good 1980s Japan.

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Britain

Musician charged with US singer Chris Brown in alleged London nightclub attack

Omololu Akinlolu, 38, who performs under the name Hoody Baby, was due to appear in court for causing grievous bodily harm with intent.

US rapper Brown, often called by his nickname Breezy, burst onto the music scene as a teen in 2005. Photo: AFP
Hollywood

Meet Adam Driver’s actress wife, Joanne Tucker

Bermuda-born Tucker met the Marriage Story star while both were studying drama at the famous New York performing arts institute; the couple share a son and a daughter.

Meet Adam Driver’s wife Joanne Tucker, who met the Star Wars actor at Juilliard, and once appeared with her husband on Lena Dunham’s Girls. Photo: Getty Images
Music

Meet record producer Damon Dash’s model daughter, Ava Dash

The eldest daughter of record executive Damon Dash and designer Rachel Roy, Ava Dash has modelled nude for Peta, and once dated RFK Jr’s son Conor Kennedy

K-drama news

Profile | Meet Lee Jae-wook, star of Netflix K-drama Dear Hongrang

Lee Jae-wook started acting in K-dramas while at university, and since then the tall, handsome, down-to-earth star has never looked back.

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