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American rock band Bon Jovi before a performance in Illinois in 1987. (From left) David Bryan, Tico Torres, Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, and Alec John Such | Photo Credit: Paul Natkin There are artistes who define an era, and then there are those who transcend it, shaping not only the sound of their time…
Young Swedish actor Bjorn Andresen, plays guitar with a pop music band, 30 September 1971 in Stockholm, Sweden | Photo Credit: AFP Swedish actor Björn Andrésen — immortalised as Tadzio in Luchino Visconti’s Death in Venice (1971) and later revered in Japan as the embodiment of ideal beauty — has died at 70. His passing…
Bruno Mars is singing his way to the top | Photo Credit: AP As 2025 winds to a close, one name towers above the rest on the global music charts — Bruno Mars. After years away from solo releases, Bruno returned with a string of collaborations that not only dominated streaming platforms but also swept…
Arvind Kashyap was “excited yet scared” when the idea of a prequel to Kantara was pitched to him in 2022. “To achieve a film on that scale felt impossible back then,” he says. Three years later, the cinematographer is basking in the success of Kantara: Chapter 1, actor-director Rishab Shetty’s magnum opus. Arvind approached his…
Actors Ranveer Singh and Bobby Deol during the launch of an advertisement in Mumbai on Sunday, October 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Bollywood star Ranveer Singh on Sunday expressed excitement about his actor wife Deepika Padukone’s forthcoming movie with South film director Atlee, saying it is unique. Billed as a “magnum opus”, the currently…
In this mini-series of rice around the world, we begin with Asia — the world’s biggest producer and consumer of rice. Rice is the very backbone of many Asian cultures, diets and traditions. It takes countless forms across the continent, from street foods to royal banquets. Now, grab your spoons and let’s dig in! Qabooli…
Over the course of a seven-day whirlwind tour, One Man, One Guitar, Many Worlds, ‘Guitar’ Prasanna visited Bengaluru, Chennai, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Arunachal Pradesh and finally Kochi. From Tyagaraja and Dikshitar to jazz, blues, Illaiyaraaja, and songs from his own albums, Prasanna played them all on his guitar. After a rocking performance at the Ziro…
A person buy groceries at a supermarket in Buenos Aires. | Photo Credit: JUAN MABROMATA A recent UNICEF report, ‘Feeding Profit: How Food Environments Are Failing Children’, estimates that one in five children and adolescents between 5 and 19 years are ‘living with overweight’. It highlights that children and adolescents are increasingly being exposed to…
Justin Timberlake | Photo Credit: AP Justin Timberlake has revealed he is living with Lyme disease, opening up about his health struggles following the conclusion of his Forget Tomorrow world tour. The 44-year-old singer shared the news in an Instagram post on Thursday, describing the diagnosis as “shocking” but clarifying many of the unexplained symptoms…
Princess Mononoke | Photo Credit: Creative Commons It was only recently, with the advent of the rising usage of AI, that the ‘Ghibli Filter’ trend took the internet by storm. Amidst this, arrived the release of the recently remastered ‘Princess Mononoke’, which reminded the world once again that no matter how much artificial intelligence may…
