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Entertainment world reacts to interception of ‘Freedom Flotilla’

ADVERTISEMENTEarly on Monday morning, Israeli forces intercepted and seized a boat called the Madleen, which was heading to Gaza to deliver humanitarian aid in what activists said was a protest against Israel's ongoing military campaign in the Gaza Strip. A group of activists, including Greta Thunberg, will be returned to their home countries after the Gaza-bound

Radiohead X Nosferatu: Why you should be excited about Silents Synced

ADVERTISEMENTThe original 1922 version of Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror is set to get a new cinema release – with a brand new soundtrack, courtesy of Radiohead.F.W. Murnau’s silent German Expressionist classic, which was based on Bram Stoker’s "Dracula" and is widely regarded as an influential masterpiece of cinema and the horror genre, will be set

Falling in Love ‘is possible only in Berlin’ says Jean Paul Gaultier

ADVERTISEMENT"I went to the Garden of Love, And saw what I never had seen." Thus begins William Blake's 230 year-old poem 'The Garden of Love'. And what a bloom has it inspired in the shape of musical sensation Falling in Love, at the Friedrichstadt-Palast in Berlin."I just remember how it was the first time I

Singer Jessie J says she has been diagnosed with early breast cancer

ADVERTISEMENTBritish singer and songwriter Jessie J revealed in a social media post on Wednesday that she has been diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer. The 37-year-old now plans to undergo surgery following a festival performance in London later this month. “Cancer sucks in any form, but I’m holding on to the world ‘early’,” she said in a video

Banksy’s new artwork temporarily (and naughtily) defaced in France

ADVERTISEMENTWell, that didn’t take long...  Banksy’s newest work, a traffic bollard casting a shadow of a lighthouse with the words "I want to be what you saw in me" written over it, was temporarily defaced once its location was confirmed last weekend.  Geoguessers on social media turned out to be right when they speculated that the

Why is Donald Trump’s phone lock screen going viral online?

ADVERTISEMENTWhile exiting Air Force One last Friday, Donald Trump held his phone and waved to the photographers, unintentionally showing his lock screen.The images have since gone viral online, as the US president’s lockscreen shows a picture of himself doing his signature finger-pointing pose.One social media user, “johnny maga,” posted a photograph of the lock screen with

Israeli soldiers bar West Bank tour organized by Oscar winners

ADVERTISEMENTIsraeli soldiers on Monday barred journalists from entering villages in the West Bank on a planned tour organized by the directors of the Oscar-winning movie No Other Land.The directors of the deeply compassionate and powerful documentary, which focuses on the systematic Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank, said they had invited the

Israeli soldiers bar West Bank tour organized by Oscar winners

ADVERTISEMENTIsraeli soldiers on Monday barred journalists from entering villages in the West Bank on a planned tour organized by the directors of the Oscar-winning movie No Other Land.The directors of the deeply compassionate and powerful documentary, which focuses on the systematic Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank, said they had invited the

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Meet Enigmacursor: New dinosaur species unveiled in London

ADVERTISEMENTIt’s just 64cm tall - but this newly discovered dinosaur is causing big excitement at the Natural History Museum. The Enigmacursor mollyborthwickae was a nimble, plant-eating dinosaur that roamed western North America around 150 million years ago, during the late Jurassic period.Despite living among prehistoric heavyweights like Stegosaurus and Diplodocus, this little runner likely darted

Why are more Spaniards quitting music festivals over Israeli ties?

ADVERTISEMENTIf you're planning to attend a music festival in Spain this summer, you might wonder who cashes in the money you spend on the tickets and drinks. Gone are the days of live music sessions when the only concern was getting a good spot on the dance floor to enjoy your favourite band.This year, an
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