Entertainment
History calling
LONDON — The days of London’s Burning — that old hit by seminal punk rockers The Clash — are long gone.
Soderbergh in talks to direct Clive Owen in TV series
LOS ANGELES — So much for taking it easy after directing Behind The Candelabra for HBO.
Singers to publish memoirs
NEW YORK — Two singers are set to release books of their lives. The Backstreet Boys’ Nick Carter will release his memoirs, Facing The Music And Living To Talk About It, on Sept...
Space trip raises millions
CANNES — A trip to space with Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio raised ¤1.2 million (S$1.9 million) for charity at a glitzy fund-raiser at the Cannes Film Festival on Thursday.
Pop stars gamble for your tour dollar
NEW YORK — All anyone’s been talking about are those aged wonders The Rolling Stones and their 50th-anniversary tour, but there’s so much more happening on the road this summer.
George Takei says John Cho was a good choice for the latest ‘Star Trek’
SINGAPORE — Portraying USS Enterprise helmsman Hikaru Sulu in the latest “Star Trek” movie comes with big shoes to fill, but the man who played the part in the TV series and six...
Gig guide (May 24 to June 11): Made in Singapore
Catch this Singapore showcase, which is part of Music Matters Live With HP, the live music portion of the annual music conference, Music Matters, which features Plainsunset,...
Re-works of art
NEW YORK — Staffan Ahrenberg, a Swedish collector of contemporary art, was walking along Rue du Dragon in Paris one day in 2010 when he noticed Cahiers d’Art, a legendary...



