‘Bridgerton’ season two: Love clashes with social duty in 1800s London

CHENNAI: With its story of social ostracism, romance and sacrifice in early 1800s London, "Bridgerton" became one of television's most popular series after making its debut on Netflix in December 2020. Season two, which recently...

H&M unveils Ramadan-ready campaign starring Nora Attal

DUBAI: Swedish retail giant H&M has unveiled its spring 2022 collection with a diverse ad campaign starring several leading models including British-Moroccan Nora Attal, Guyanese-Egyptian Nouri Hassan, Milan-born Senegalese Binta Diop and British-Somali Asha...

Will Smith apologizes: ‘I was out of line and I was wrong’

LOS ANGELES: The day after slapping Chris Rock on the stage of the 94th Academy Awards, Will Smith issued an apology to the comedian, the academy and viewers at home, saying he was "out...

Riz Ahmed becomes first Muslim to win Oscar for live-action

DUBAI: British-Pakistani actor Riz Ahmed has become the first Muslim to win the Academy Award for best live-action short film. He won his debut Oscars gong for co-writing Aneil Karia's "The Long Goodbye" at the...

Artist Muhannad Shono expresses Saudi’s ‘brave creative spirit’ at 59th Venice Biennale

DUBAI: The grand conceptual mixed media and thought-provoking work of Saudi's Riyadh-based artist Muhannad Shono will take center stage at the Kingdom's pavilion for the 59th edition of the Venice Biennale. "It has been emotional...

Mila Kunis gives moving Oscars speech wearing Zuhair Murad gown

DUBAI: Ukrainian-born actress Mila Kunis turned heads on the 94th Academy Awards red carpet and the stage during the annual gongs ceremony. The "That '70s Show" star arrived at the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles...

Will Smith slaps Chris Rock in viral Oscars moment

HOLLYWOOD: Actor Will Smith stormed the Oscars stage and struck comedian Chris Rock across the face for joking about his wife, in a moment at Sunday's gala that immediately went viral and left viewers...

Stars bring color, glitter and some skin to Oscars red carpet

Kristen Stewart rocked the Oscars red carpet in shorts and Timothee Chalamet went shirtless on Sunday as stars made a full-fledged return for Hollywood's big night out after the seismic changes wrought by COVID-19.After...