LONDON: Snoop Dogg has become co-owner of Championship side Swansea City in an unlikely alliance between the world of rap and football, the Welsh club announced. The 53-year-old American star joins former Real Madrid stalwart and Croatia World Cup finalist Luka Modric in the club’s ownership structure. Snoop Dogg made a surprise appearance on the…
The final season of global phenomenon Squid Game helped Netflix beat Wall Street earnings targets for the second quarter, and the streaming service raised its revenue guidance for the year, reported Reuters. Some investors had hoped for more from the dominant film and TV streaming service, analysts said. Netflix shares had risen nearly 44 per…
LONDON: It is one of history’s most intriguing “murders” – the mysterious disappearance over five centuries ago of two young princes from the Tower of London. Nearly 200 years after they disappeared, two small skeletons were found in a wooden box at the historic tower and reburied at Westminster Abbey. The remains were believed, but…
After the death of Linkin Park’s lead vocalist, Chester Bennington in 2017, the band is finally ready to make a comeback. In conversation with The Guardian, singer-songwriter Mike Shinoda and vocalist Emily Armstrong discussed the band’s rebirth and the backlash they have dealt with. Twenty-five years since its formation, Linkin Park has become one of…
We spend 4 hours and 37 minutes on our phones each day, checking them around 58 times, on average. We like to tell ourselves it’s to socialise, for work, or to read the news. As per DW, most of us are addicted, and we know it. How prevalent is smartphone addiction? Study after study confirms…
STRASBOURG: A visitor to a French museum bit into a fresh banana worth millions of dollars taped to a wall last week, exhibitors said on Friday, in the latest such consumption of the conceptual artwork. Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan – whose provocative creation entitled Comedian was bought for $6.2 million in New York last year…
PARIS: Luxury group Kering’s partner in Valentino was quick to rule out a newspaper report on Friday that the two were considering selling the Italian fashion label. But that could be just the move that incoming Kering CEO Luca de Meo needs to reset the debt-laden Gucci owner – even if it comes at a…
LONDON: Burberry’s sales fell by a less-than-expected 1 per cent in the first quarter, as it benefited in the Americas and Europe from clearer brand positioning leaning on its British heritage, the luxury group said on Friday. Shares in Burberry, which have more than doubled since September, rose 4 per centin early trade. Known for…
NEW YORK: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, a staple of late-night US television, will end in 2026, the CBS network said, days after the comedian blasted parent company Paramount’s USD16 million settlement with President Donald Trump as “a big fat bribe.” CBS said in a statement the cancellation was “purely a financial decision against…
KARACHI: When Sidhu Moosewala was shot dead in May 2022, it felt like time stopped for millions. He was more than just a singer. He was a movement, a voice that cut through the noise with raw honesty, rooted pride, and political grit. His death left a void in Punjabi music that felt impossible to…
