On a Turkish hillside overlooking the olive-covered slopes outside Izmir is a cave known to generations of locals as the place where Homer penned “The Odyssey”.”This place was always called Homer’s Valley by the locals. Travellers from all over the world would come and see the cave where Homer is said to have composed his […]
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Winning back walls from gangs, artists fill El Salvador’s towns with color
On the walls where gang members in El Salvador once marked their turf, urban artists are now creating large murals in a traveling festival that fills the streets of the Central American country with color. Cans of paint are used by a dozen painters to depict jaguars, faces, flowers, birds, and other local elements, this […]
Opening arguments expected in Tupac murder trial
Opening arguments were expected on Monday in the trial of a former gang leader accused of orchestrating the murder of Tupac Shakur, 30 years after one of America’s most influential rappers was gunned down in Las Vegas. The proceedings, which could last over a month, will likely not make clear who fired the shots that […]
Spidey swings high for third weekend in N. American box office
“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” continued dominating the North American box office, drawing an additional $70 million in ticket sales on its third weekend on the big screen, according to industry estimates. The superhero film fronted by Tom Holland and real-life wife Zendaya has brought in more than $2 billion globally since its July 31 release, […]
Hollywood duo underline Premier League ambition for Wrexham
Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, the Hollywood owners of English second-tier side Wrexham, have restated their ambition for the club to win the Championship title and so complete a remarkable journey from National League to the Premier League. Wrexham begin their 2026/27 Championship campaign with a Welsh derby away to Cardiff on Monday, having narrowly […]
Disney offers fans an escapist bubble at D23 event
Disney devotees lined up for a weekend of escapism at D23, the official fan club’s biennial convention that draws tens of thousands of people to Anaheim for three days, billed as “the Ultimate Disney Fan Event.”With Disneyland itself just down the road, loyal subjects of the magic kingdom attend galas, buy unique items, trade pins […]
Fans line Welsh streets as Bonnie Tyler body’s returns for funeral
Bonnie Tyler fans lined the streets of a south Wales suburb Saturday to pay their respects as the late Welsh singer’s coffin returned to her home there ahead of her funeral. Best known for her powerful, haunting love song “Total Eclipse of the Heart”, Tyler died in hospital in Portugal last month. She was 75. […]
Monica Bellucci and Florin Serban win at Locarno Film Festival
“You Don’t Belong Here” by Romanian director Florin Serban won the Golden Leopard on Saturday at the 79th Locarno Film Festival in Switzerland, while Italian star Monica Bellucci won an acting award in another movie. Serban, a leading figure of the Romanian New Wave, said on the festival website that his film was “above all, […]
Disney reveals ‘X-Men’ cast, slate of sequels at D23 fan event
Adam Driver, Inde Navarrette and Sadie Sink will be among those joining the cast of Marvel’s next “X-Men” movie, Disney announced at its biennial D23 fan gathering in California on Friday. Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige took to the stage at Honda Center on the first night of the three-day convention to give more than […]