Category: 5. Entertainment
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Central Casting has turned extras into stars for 100 years
MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST:
Straight out of central casting – that’s a phrase you may have heard. You may have used it yourself. It usually refers to someone who fits an archetype or stereotype. But did you…
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Timothée Chalamet references girlfriend Kylie Jenner in rap song with rumored alter-ego EsDeeKid
Timothée Chalamet shouted out his girlfriend Kylie Jenner in his new rap song with his rumored alter-ego EsDeeKid.
“It’s Timothée Chalamet chillin’, tryin’ to stack $100 million. Girl got $1 billion,” he rapped on the remix of the…
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The ‘cool’, vintage Zambian genre enjoying a rebirth
Now-Again RecordsWITCH was one of Zamrock’s most popular acts in the 1970s Artists and music fans from around the world have been rediscovering the 1970s sound of Zambia known as Zamrock in recent years, and now one of the country’s biggest stars…
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Zamrock and Sampa the Great: The ‘cool’, vintage Zambian genre enjoying a rebirth
Other Zamrockers are also being rediscovered – Tyler, external, the Creator, who sampled the Ngozi Family song 45,000 Volts on his 2024 track Noid, called the band “incredible”, external.
“The whole country was just doing some, really, really good…
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Blank canvas or tone-deaf? Pantone’s white Colour of the Year sparks backlash
Stylist Katie Malik admits the choice initially surprised her, given Pantone’s history of bold colours, but says it reflects a genuine shift and fits within a wider mood of “quiet luxury”, burnout and a rejection of excess.
She says feedback from…
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Blank canvas or tone-deaf? Pantone’s white Colour of the Year sparks backlash
PantoneCloud Dancer has been named Pantone’s Colour of the Year For anyone who has spent years renting, staring at the same landlord-approved magnolia walls and dreaming of one day adding some actual personality to their home, Pantone’s 2026…
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No need for nostalgia for the art connoisseurs of the past
Bendor Grosvenor (“Is AI killing the art connoisseur?”, Collecting, Life & Arts, November 29) is keen that you should not rely on artificial intelligence when looking at paintings.
It is paradoxical he should place so much importance on the…
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Kalgoorlie the glittering prize for Frenchman Bruno Vincent
For most travellers visiting Western Australia, the pristine white sand beaches of the south or the breathtaking gorges of the north top the bucket list.
But for Frenchman Bruno Vincent, the inland city of Kalgoorlie-Boulder, 600 kilometres east…
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Celesta M. Billeci Joins The Music Center, L.A.’s Performing Arts Center
You can’t keep a dedicated performing arts pro retired for long!
When she took her final bow at the end of the 2024-2025 season after 25 years of leading UCSB Arts & Lectures (A&L), Celesta M. Billeci made some vague comments about not…
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