Celebrity
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Ballet great Baryshnikov granted Latvian citizenship
Apr 29, 2017News Hour: Latvia has granted citizenship to ballet great Mikhail Baryshnikov, who left more than 50 years ago when the Baltic country was still under the Soviet rule. The 69-year-old Baryshnikov, born in Riga to Russian... -
Shah Rukh Khan taking TED to India TV
Apr 29, 2017News Hour: Indian superstar Shah Rukh Khan charmed a TED Conference crowd Thursday, sharing his life and playfully portraying himself as an aging movie star grappling with the changes around him. Khan’s talk on the TED... -
Oscar-winning director Jonathan Demme dies
Apr 28, 2017News Hour: Jonathan Demme, the Oscar-winning director of “The Silence of the Lambs” whose four-decade career spanned a staggering array of work from romantic comedy and rock music to hard-hitting documentaries, died Wednesday. He was 73.... -
Emma Watson says ‘The Circle’ brought home pitfalls of social media
Apr 27, 2017News Hour: Emma Watson says making her new movie “The Circle,” about a fictitious social media giant, had been a tough and vulnerable experience that brought home issues of ethics and the boundaries of privacy in... -
Elton John recovering from ‘potentially deadly’ bacterial infection
Apr 25, 2017News Hour: Elton John spent two nights in intensive care with a potentially deadly bacterial infection and has canceled all his concerts for the rest of April and May, his publicist said on Monday. The British... -
Tom Hanks jokes Twitter CEO inspired his character in ‘The Circle’
Apr 25, 2017News Hour: Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks, who plays a Silicon Valley tycoon in the new film “The Circle” about a powerful social media company, teased Twitter Inc Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey on Monday that he... -
Emma Watson is remembering Rana Plaza tragedy
Apr 25, 2017News Hour: People all round the world can and should do more than simply wait for April 24 Each and every one of us who didn’t have a loved one killed or injured at Rana Plaza,... -
will.i.am to mix tech know-how with banking at Britain’s Atom
Apr 24, 2017News Hour: Britain’s Atom has hired pop star will.i.am as a strategic adviser to its board as the app-based bank seeks to grow. Atom is the latest foray into digital technology for the rapper-turned-entrepreneur who has... -
Mac DeMarco finds rock flair in carefree spirit
Apr 24, 2017News Hour: For most artists playing Coachella days before a new album, the premier festival would be an obvious place to plug the upcoming release. Mac DeMarco is different. The Canadian indie rocker, whose third album... -
Hollywood honors TV slacker turned action hero Chris Pratt
Apr 22, 2017News Hour: Action star Chris Pratt swapped his superhero gear for a formal suit Friday as he was awarded a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame for his contribution to cinema. Pratt, 37, found fame as...
