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My home office sometimes looks as if a Category 5 hurricane swept through. There are piles of magazines, teetering towers of books, records and CDs that have so far evaded being filed, and dozens of sticky notes and scraps of paper featuring near-illegible scribbles signifying… something. There are also special folders on three different computers filled with bits cut and pasted from websites, newsletters and social media. This organization catastrophe is the result of 11 months of reading, researching, surfing, scrolling and otherwise sourcing out material for all my music writing, radio shows, podcasts and whatever other assignments fall in my lap. Whenever I run across something that I think might be useful, I squirrel it away somehow, eventually finding a home for the factoid somewhere...

Actor Tusshar Kapoor, who can be seen in the series ‘10 June Ki Raat’, has opened up about his status as a single parent, and societal pressure. The actor landed in Chandigarh for the ongoing edition of the Chandigarh Literary Festival, and spoke with IANS. Talking about being in Chandigarh, the actor said, “It was a very good experience. Our session with Sohail Muathar, my agent, was very good. We talked about my book ‘Bachelor Dad’. I have come to Chandigarh after 12 years. I am enjoying it a lot. The ambience is beautiful. The weather is pleasant. I am going back tomorrow. It’s a trip that’s worth it”. Talking about the pressure from the society of being a single parent, he told IANS, “There have been different families in our religion for centuries. It is not that there is only one ...

As Toronto continues its ‘Love Story’ with Taylor Swift and the Eras Tour, set to head next week to British Columbia, some are urging action over allegations of price-gouging by resellers and ticketing practices that have left some fans with ‘Bad Blood.’ On sites like StubHub, a single ticket for Taylor Swift’s Friday concert in Toronto is at minimum $4,654, while on SeatGeek it’s $4,500 for the 500-level seats.Some have been priced as high as $33,000.That’s not including Ticketmaster where you need a fan code to get one of the tickets made recently available for the same-day show. But those prices are why politicians like NDP MP Brian Masse are calling for action by governments to prevent future concert-goers from facing sky-high prices.“Going to a concert or an event is sometimes a speci...

Guru, the new entrant into the Purva/Vikrant/Shikha universe has been flooring fans and audiences with his action sequences in the trailer of Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein Season 2. Actor Gurmeet Choudhary, who is known for playing diverse roles, will now be seen as Guru, Purva’s friend who is on a mission to protect her. He will go to any lengths for it, even if that means jumping off a mountain with guns in both hands.  When asked about his experience on the show and playing his namesake Guru, Gurmeet shared, "I am so excited to be doing a project with Netflix and that too on a show I loved watching when it first came out. Siddharth Sengupta thought I would fit the role of Guru well and had faith in my ability to do justice to the character." Gurmeet`s Mission Impossible moment The actor sa...

By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 23, 2024 8:21 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is firmly in his Swiftie era. Trudeau attended the Taylor Swift concert in Toronto on Friday, the Eras Tour’s second-last night in the city.Press secretary Jenna Ghassabeh confirmed that the prime minister was at the concert with family members. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. Saturday wra...

Amid much anticipation, Prime Video premiered the debut episode of its first-ever Telugu Original talk show, `The Rana Daggubati Show` at the prestigious 55th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) on November 21. Kicking off the show with ‘Natural Star’ Nani, Priyanka Mohan, and Teja Sajja which will stream exclusively on Prime Video November 23 onwards. It will be available in India and over 240 countries and territories worldwide, with new episodes every Saturday.  Boasting a distinctive format that redefines the conventional talk-show experience, the episode showcased a never-seen-before side of host Rana Daggubati as well as his guests Nani, Priyanka, and Teja, who indulged in candid conversations brimming with lighthearted banter, heartwarming moments, and deep reflections. Dur...

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ellen DeGeneres and wife Portia De Rossi are reportedly leaving the United States, apparently motivated by Donald Trump’s recent presidential victory. The pair has moved to England and are planning to sell their home in Montecito, Calif., several industry publications reported Monday.Global News has reached out to DeGeneres’ rep for confirmation, but has not heard back.The Wrap spoke to sources close to the comedian, 66, and Arrested Development star, 51, who told the outlet the couple is likely to “never” return to the U.S. on a permanent basis.Separate sources, speaking with TMZ, said the married couple decided to “get the hell out” of the U.S. immediately following Trump’s victory over ...

It has been two weeks since Citadel: Honey Bunny dropped online. While the Varun Dhawan and Samantha Ruth Prabhu-led spy thriller has received mixed reviews, the audience largely agrees on one thing – that Saqib Saleem is impressive as the antagonist KD. “It’s a little overwhelming when you don’t think of something too much and then that starts giving you love,” starts the actor, when we sit across from him for a chat. He continues, "This is like a proper massy binge show. Which is why we started watching OTT, right? I had the most fun with the action. The action. Because as young boys, we`ve all grown up wanting to be action heroes, right? So when you get to do cool stuff, you really feel cool when you come back to your vanity van after you`ve done a scene. You feel exhausted, of course. ...

Jay Leno is a bit worse for wear these days, sporting some shocking bruising to his face, an eye patch and a broken wrist. The injuries came when the 74-year-old former late-night host fell down a 60-foot hill while on his way to dinner, he told reporters ahead of a show Monday night.Leno, speaking to Inside Edition, said he’d been staying at the Hampton Inn outside Pittsburgh on Saturday when he decided to venture out for dinner ahead of a nearby show he was performing that night.Comedian Jay Leno says his eye is swollen after he fell down a 60 foot hill. pic.twitter.com/FVbzOFU5Fl— Inside Edition (@InsideEdition) November 19, 2024 Story continues below advertisement While staff had given him directions to the restaurant, he said the walk would have been abou...

Write what you know. That’s a principle writer-director Sooni Taraporevala disagrees with. “If you only write what you know, you’d be writing about a little bubble,” she points out. Instead, she believes in writing about what she doesn’t know, what excites her. From this thought is born Waack Girls. Her maiden web series tells the story of six Kolkata women, who specialise in waacking, a street-dance style that originated in the US. “I didn’t know what waacking was till I saw Mekhola [Bose, lead actor] dance. I was inspired by her dance, and then had the idea of weaving a story around waacking,” starts Taraporevala of Salaam Bombay (1988) fame. Venturing into an unfamiliar territory meant the creator-director had to dive into intense research. “When you write about what you don’t know, yo...