LOS ANGELES, United States – Residents of Los Angeles have elected Karen Bass as mayor, vote projections indicated Wednesday, making her the first woman to head America’s second biggest city. Lifelong Democrat Bass, who is Black and a longtime US congresswoman, beat an immensely well-funded challenge from former Republican property developer Rick Caruso, who spent […]
The mother of Korean actor and “Produce 101” season 2 alumnus Lee Jihan, who died in a crowd crush in Itaewon, Seoul on Oct. 29, posted a heartbreaking letter addressed to his late son. Lee Jihan, 24, was one of the 157 people including 26 foreigners who died during the Halloween celebration in Itaewon, a […]
Manila, Nov. 9 — “Enola Holmes 2,” the mystery movie starring Millie Bobby Brown and Henry Cavill, debuted at No. 1 on Netflix’s Global Top 10 chart, which ranks the most watched shows and films on the platform. With 64.08 million hours viewed, “Enola Holmes 2” grabbed the No. 1 spot on Netflix’s English films […]
South Korea’s first lunar orbiter, Danuri, has successfully transmitted photos and video including BTS’ “Dynamite” from outer space to Earth. This was announced by Korea’s Ministry of Science and ICT, Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI), and the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) on Nov. 7. Through Danuri’s Delay-Tolerant Networking experiment (DTNPL), a test was […]
The United Nations estimates that the global population will reach 8 billion humans by mid-November, and will continue to grow, albeit at a slower pace and with regional disparities, in the decades to come. Here are some key takeaways from the UN analysis: Population growth slowdown The UN Population Division estimates on November 15 this […]
The Pokemon Company is pleased to announce the release of a new commercial featuring JYP Entertainment’s five-girl group, ITZY. The commercial featuring ITZY has been released in Asia where the group has a particularly strong following, and then steadily rolled out in other countries. In addition to the full edition commercial, its making-of video and […]
Twitter began rolling out a controversial new paid subscription system on Saturday that the social network’s unpredictable new owner, billionaire Elon Musk, ordered staff to build after taking over last week. Days into the Tesla boss’s stewardship of one of the world’s leading platforms for discourse and activism, his promises and provocations are prompting a […]
The Sandman will return with new episodes based on multiple volumes of the Neil Gaiman graphic novels to explore even more stories of the Endless. Watch the announcement here. When the Sandman, aka Dream (Tom Sturridge) – the powerful cosmic being who controls all our dreams – is unexpectedly captured and held prisoner for over […]
Pharrell Williams and the K-pop idol group BTS are collaborating on a new song that will be in a new album by Williams entitled “Phriends”. The big revelations were made by Williams during an interview by BTS’ RM for Rolling Stone magazine conducted in September at the Los Angeles’ Museum of Contemporary Art. The idea of […]
