Category : Entertainment
Password sharing on Netflix will cease in 2023
Password sharing will officially end by Netflix in 2023 as the streaming platform begins to charge users for sharing their login information. Netflix password sharing will come to an end in 2023. As a streaming platform, Netflix has experienced a tumultuous year. Netflix reported a significant decline in subscribers shortly......
New Pokemon games on the Nintendo Switch set sales records
Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet sales for the Nintendo Switch have exceeded 10 million units in the first three days since their global release on Nov. 18. With its recent blockbusters, Nintendo has gained investors’ trust. This year, the company’s shares have risen more than 11%, outperforming Japan’s benchmark Nikkei......
Broadcasts glorifying drugs and crime are banned in Jamaica
The Jamaican broadcasting regulator has banned music and TV broadcasts that glorify or promote criminal activity, violence, drug use, scams or weapons. According to the government, the ban is intended to reduce material that “could give the wrong impression that criminality is accepted in Jamaican culture and society.” It will......
Grammy-winning rapper Coolio dies in Los Angeles aged 59
Coolio, a Grammy-winning rapper, died after he was found unresponsive at a friend’s Los Angeles home, according to the New York Times. He was 59. Artis Leon Ivey Jr., better known as Coolio, was an American rapper and musician best known for his 1995 single “Gangsta’s Paradise,” which was taken......
Brad Pitt debuts as a sculpture artist in Finland
During a recent visit to Stavanger, the northernmost member of the EU, Hollywood star Brad Pitt exhibited his sculptures for the first time for the public. Pitt’s works are on display at the Sara Hilden Art Museum in Tampere. This is part of an exhibition by visual artist Thomas Houseago,......
Suriname threatens legal action over the hit Netflix series Narco-Saints
The government of Suriname has said that it plans to investigate legal action against the producers of the Netflix show “Narco-Saints” which shows Suriname in a negative light for portraying itself as a “narco state” and fosters negative images of the country. Based on real-life events from about two decades......
Immerse yourself in the metaverse on Venice Immersive Island
Among the immersive experiences offered at the Venice International Film Festival, virtual reality represents only a small part of the total experience. Festivalgoers can enter the metaverse on a small island, just a short water shuttle ride from the festival headquarters on the Lido. In addition to playing games, they......
Taylor Swift announces a new album following her win at the MTV Awards
Having won the top prize at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards, Taylor Swift wrapped up the show with a surprise announcement – a new album. “I thought it would be fun to let you know that my new album is coming out on Oct. 21,” said Swift after winning......
Lewis Hamilton says he could have appeared in Top Gun with Tom Cruise
It is reported that Lewis Hamilton declined a role in Tom Cruise’s top-grossing film Top Gun: Maverick due to his Formula One commitments. Seven-time world champion told Vanity Fair that he had been desperate for a part in the movie. “Basically I’m a friend of Tom Cruise,” the 37-year-old Mercedes......
Johnny Depp wins $15 million in defamation case against Amber Heard
Amber Heard was found guilty by a seven-member jury of libelous defamation for her remarks regarding domestic violence in a Washington Post op-ed in 2018, and she was sentenced to pay $15 million dollars in damages. In the jury’s verdict, each of the three statements in Heard’s op-ed defamed Johnny......