Ken Takakura, who first rose to stardom in the 1960s playing yakuza outlaws, but later became Hollywood’s go-to actor for made-in-Japan films, died on Nov. 10 at age 83 of malignant lymphoma. […]
Ken Takakura is dead
’20th Hijacker’s’ stunning 9/11 claims
The man known as 9/11’s “20th Hijacker” claims the 2001 terror plot was financed by the Saudi prince at that time.
Interview with Frank Gehry
ENCORE!: He’s one of the world’s greatest architects. In his 50-year career, Frank Gehry has designed iconic buildings around the world. Perhaps his most famous is the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao. Along […]
U2’s Bono injures arm in bike accident
U2 frontman Bono hurt his arm while riding a bike in New York’s Central Park.
Sainsbury’s Christmas 2014 Ad
Presenting the new Sainsbury’s Christmas advert. Made in partnership with The Royal British Legion. Inspired by real events from 100 years ago. “The film-makers here have done something to the first world […]
The Premier Episode: Glenn O’Brien’s TV Party
TV Party was a public access cable show that ran from 1978 to 1982 in New York City and featured everyone from Debbie Harry to David Byrne to Iggy Pop to Basquiat. […]
Thousands of Iranians mourn death of pop star Morteza Pashaei
Thousands of Iranians have gathered in central Tehran for the funeral of pop star, Morteza Pashaee. Pashaee, who had millions of Persian-speaking fans in Iran and elsewhere, passed away in hospital at […]
3 major summits: 58 leaders but only 5 are women
3 major international summits are taking place this week – the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (Apec) meeting in China, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Myanmar and the G20 summit in Brisbane, […]
Chinese team arrives in Liberia to staff Ebola clinic
About 160 Chinese health workers arrived on Saturday in Liberia, where they are due to staff a new $41 million Ebola clinic that, unlike most other foreign interventions, is being built and […]
Russian TV claims it has satellite photo of downing of MH17
Russian state television has released a satellite photograph that it claims shows that a Ukrainian fighter jet shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. But many commentators dismissed the photo as a fake. […]
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