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"Sinners" wins the outstanding Motion Picture honor at the 57th NAACP Image Awards in Pasadena, California, in February. Debates over Black British actors playing African Americans ignore Hollywood¡¯s global nature and risk limiting opportunities.
COMMENTARY
May 19, 2026
Should Black Brit actors play African Americans?
Nearly 7% of Black children in the U.S. don¡¯t have access to arts education in school, more than twice the rate of their White peers, according to a 2019 report.
Chuck Norris's tough-guy image inspired satirical "facts" that made him an Internet phenomenon.
WORLD
Mar 21, 2026
Chuck Norris, macho star of ¡®Walker, Texas Ranger,¡¯ dies at 86
The bearded actor became an online cult hero in 2005 when a student ?created what became Chuck Norris Facts, online jokes about ?the actor¡¯s physical prowess.
Director Paul Thomas Anderson (fourth from right), producer Sara Murphy and cast members celebrate after winning the Oscar for best picture for "One Battle after Another" during the Oscars show at the 98th Academy Awards in Hollywood.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Mar 16, 2026
Paul Thomas Anderson finally wins Oscars as ¡®One Battle After Another¡¯ takes best picture
After 11 nominations and decades of acclaim, Paul Thomas Anderson¡¯s latest film wins six awards, including best picture and best director.
An Oscar statue stands at the bottom of the staircase leading into Dolby theater the night prior to the 98th Academy Awards in Los Angeles.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Mar 16, 2026
It¡¯s ¡®Sinners¡¯ vs. ¡®One Battle¡¯ as Oscars day arrives
Experts say the only ¡°sure thing¡± at this year¡¯s awards will be a best actress win for ¡°Hamnet¡± star Jessie Buckley.
Actor Timothee Chalamet attends the 98th Oscars Nominees Luncheon in Beverly Hills, California, last month.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Mar 16, 2026
Has Timothee Chalamet blown his Oscars chances again?
The actor¡¯s recent comments on ballet and opera aren¡¯t likely to have an effect on voting, but his character¡¯s ego might.
Koto Kawaguchi, a Deaflympics medalist who works in auto parts logistics in Aichi Prefecture, recently made his acting debut in the Hollywood film ¡°Marty Supreme.¡±
CULTURE / Film / Longform
Mar 12, 2026
The unlikely Hollywood story of Deaflympics champion Koto Kawaguchi
The table tennis medalist discusses his unlikely turn in the Oscar-nominated ¡®Marty Supreme¡¯ and returning to life in Aichi Prefecture.
Actor Robert Duvall died Sunday at his home, according to a social post attributed to his wife, Luciana Duvall.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Feb 17, 2026
Robert Duvall, Oscar-winning star of ¡®The Godfather,¡¯ dies at 95
Across six decades, he shaped American cinema with restrained intensity, inhabiting soldiers, preachers and patriarchs with quiet authority.
Fiction writing, commercial photography, radio, music and ¡ª most ominously ¡ª journalism face a reckoning with artificial intelligence.?
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 26, 2026
The takeover of all media by artificial intelligence is coming
Not only is AI already upending the filmmaking industry, but Hollywood is just one example of how the technology will cause enormous social and economic pain.
"One Battle After Another" director Paul Thomas Anderson (second from right) poses with producer Sara Murphy (far left) and cast members Teyana Taylor (second from left) and Chase Infiniti at the 83rd Annual Golden Globes. The film won four of its nine nominations including best director and best screenplay. Taylor won best supporting actress.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jan 12, 2026
¡®One Battle After Another¡¯ and ¡®Hamnet¡¯ triumph at Golden Globes
Paul Thomas Anderson¡¯s screwball thriller and TV¡¯s teen murder saga ¡°Adolescence¡± each received four prizes, but the night¡¯s final award was its biggest surprise.
The Warner Bros. studio lot in Burbank, California, on Dec. 8
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 31, 2025
Warner Bros. plans to reject Paramount offer next week
The storied Hollywood studio is set to turn down the amended $108.4 billion hostile bid despite a personal guarantee from billionaire Larry Ellison backing the offer.
American actor and director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were found dead at their southern California mansion in Los Angeles on Sunday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 15, 2025
Hollywood star Rob Reiner and wife found dead in Los Angeles home
Rob Reiner, co-founder of Castle Rock Entertainment and director of multiple Hollywood classics, has died at 78.
Paramount made a hostile takeover bid of Warner Bros. with the aim to marry two legacy Hollywood studios to counter the influence of Netflix, Disney and Amazon.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 9, 2025
Paramount ups Warner Bros. bid with Trump son-in-law at side
Paramount Skydance launched a hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery just days after the company agreed to a deal with Netflix.
Netflix began flirting with the idea of acquiring Warner Bros.' studio and streaming assets after the company announced plans in June to split into two publicly traded companies.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 6, 2025
How Netflix won Warner Bros. Discovery, Hollywood¡¯s biggest prize
What started as a fact-finding mission for Netflix culminated in one of the biggest media deals in the last decade.
With its planned purchase of Warner Bros. Discovery, Netflix becomes the owner of the HBO network, along with its library of hit shows like "The Sopranos" and "The White Lotus."
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 5, 2025
Netflix to buy Warner Bros. in historic $72 billion deal
The acquisition marks a dramatic strategic shift for Netflix, which has never made a deal of this scope.
Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California, on Nov. 26. Warner Bros. Discovery, the parent company of HBO, CNN and the Warner Bros. film studio, officially put itself up for sale in October after receiving multiple unsolicited offers.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 2, 2025
Netflix makes cash offer to buy Warner Bros. Discovery: Report
A deal would bulk up the streaming giant¡¯s already considerable content production capabilities and likely face close scrutiny by antitrust authorities.
Actress Diane Keaton speaks during the handprints and footprints ceremony to celebrate "Mack & Rita" at TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California, in August 2022. Keaton, known for her Oscar-winning performance in 1977's "Annie Hall" and her role in "The Godfather" films, has died at age 79.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Oct 12, 2025
Oscar-winning actress Diane Keaton dead at 79
Keaton was a frequent collaborator of director Woody Allen, portraying the titular character in ¡°Annie Hall,¡± the charming girlfriend of Allen¡¯s comic Alvy Singer.
Robert Redford attends the Toronto International Film Festival in 2018. The famed U.S. actor and director died at his home in Utah at the age of 89.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Sep 16, 2025
Robert Redford, screen idol turned director and activist, dies at 89
Known for roles in ¡°The Sting¡± and ¡°Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,¡± the actor also founded the Sundance Film Festival in Utah.
Actor Nicholas Hoult, Rachel Brosnahan and David Corenswet attend the Los Angeles premiere of ¡°Superman¡± at the TCL Chinese Theater on July 7.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 1, 2025
Hollywood has lost the plot on telling stories
Western culture seems to have reached an impasse ¡ª wistful for our youth and unable to come up with any new ideas.
Members of emergency services work at the scene after a vehicle plunged into a crowd outside a nightclub, on Santa Monica Boulevard in Los Angeles on Saturday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 20, 2025
Driver charged after plowing into Los Angeles nightclub crowd, injuring 30
The suspect, identified as 29-year-old Fernando Ramirez, was charged on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon.
Hideo Kojima, the leading auteur in Japanese video games, has skirted controversy in the wake of the release of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Jul 12, 2025
Is Japanese skin really ¡®too smooth¡¯ for Hideo Kojima¡¯s games?
When it comes to Hideo Kojima¡¯s visuals, art imitates life ¡ª and it¡¯s more often Hollywood¡¯s version of life than Japan¡¯s that influences his games.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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