<p><strong>Cannes Film Festival plans</strong> to open up this year after being cancelled in 2020 because of the pandemic.</p>

<p>This year, as it gears to open up, organisers of the film festival have planned to keep all security checks in place. They look to safeguard the event by asking for proof of vaccination by attendees, or on-site testing every 48 hours for pass holders showing up without a single or double shot.</p>

<p>On keeping the event secure, Cannes organisers said delegates will need to show either a certificate “demonstrating full vaccination of a vaccine recognised by the European Medicines Agency,” a negative PCR or antigen test result that’s no longer than 48 hours old, or a proof of immunity via a positive antibody test or RT-PCR test that is dated no less than 15 days, and completed under six months ago.</p>

<p>Festival-goers will need to show a negative PCR or antigen every 48 hours for the duration of the event.</p>

<p>“In accordance with the French government’s provisions, in order to safeguard all participants’ health and safety, admission to the festival will be subject to daily health pass checks,” Cannes organizers said in a statement.</p>

<p>“If you would like to have a test done upon arriving in Cannes or during your stay, you can visit the festivals’ partner laboratory center within striking distance of the Palais des Festivals,” the festival added.</p>

<p><strong>This year, the Cannes Film Festival is scheduled for July 6-17.&nbsp;</strong></p>


Cannes Film Festival plans to open up this year after being cancelled in 2020 because of the pandemic. This year, as it gears to open up, organisers of the film festival have planned to keep all security checks in place.

Cannes Film Festival plans to open up this year after being cancelled in 2020 because of the pandemic. This year, as it gears to open up, organisers of the film festival have planned to keep all security checks in place. They look to safeguard the event by asking for proof of vaccination by attendees, or on-site testing every 48 hours for pass holders showing up without a single or double shot. On keeping the event secure, Cannes organisers said delegates will need to show either a certificate “demonstrating full vaccination of a vaccine recognised by the European Medicines Agency,” a negative PCR or antigen test result that’s no longer than 48 hours old, or a proof of immunity via a positive antibody test or RT-PCR test that is dated no less than 15 days, and completed under six months ago. Festival-goers will need to show a negative PCR or antigen every 48 hours for the duration of the event. “In accordance with the French government’s provisions, in order to safeguard all participants’ health and safety, admission to the festival will be subject to daily health pass checks,” Cannes organizers said in a statement. “If you would like to have a test done upon arriving in Cannes or during your stay, you can visit the festivals’ partner laboratory center within striking distance of the Palais des Festivals,” the festival added. This year, the Cannes Film Festival is scheduled for July 6-17.

Cannes Film Festival 2021: Attendees will have to be vaccinated or show antigen every 48 hours

<p>French novelist David Diop on Wednesday won the prestigious International Booker Prize for books translated into English with his World War I-set novel, "At Night All Blood is Black".</p>

<p>The Paris-born writer became the first French winner of the prize, awarded for a book translated into English and published in the UK or Ireland, in a ceremony broadcast online from Coventry Cathedral in central England.</p>

<p>Lucy Hughes-Hallett, chair of the judges, said "this story of warfare and love and madness has a terrifying power".</p>

<p>"We judges agreed that its incantatory prose and dark, brilliant vision had jangled our emotions and blown our minds," she said, adding "it had cast a spell on us".</p>

<p>"I'm extremely happy to have won this prize," Diop told AFP in an interview in his native French.</p>

<p>"It's very interesting and gratifying for me. This really shows that literature has no borders."</p>

<p>The book's translator Anna Moschovakis won half the £50,000 ($70,850) prize, which recognises the major role of translators.</p>

<p>"It's taken me by surprise," she told AFP. "I'm so thrilled about how this will even further increase the number of people who encounter this book, which I feel so fortunate to have been able to translate."</p>

<p>"A translation is neither one nor two people's work, but sort of a collaboration between an author, a translator and the book, which I think is always very exciting," she said.</p>

<p>Diop's novel tells the story of two Senegalese soldiers fighting for France in the trenches of World War I. When one, Mademba, is killed, the other, Alfa, descends into ever greater violence and madness.</p>

<p>Diop, who was brought up in Senegal, was inspired by the fact that his Senegalese great-grandfather fought in the war but never spoke about his experiences.</p>

<p>The book was first published in 2018 with the French title "Frere d'ame" (literally soul brother), a play on words, as it sounds like "Frere d'armes" or brother-in-arms.</p>

<p>Moschovakis said this was a "beautiful pun" but she opted to change the title in English because it "would be impossible to actually translate".</p>

<p>The book's London-based publisher Pushkin Press tweeted: "Impossibly proud of David Diop and his translator Anna Moschovakis."</p>

<p>The International Booker Prize, formerly known as the Man Booker International Prize, has been awarded since 2005, when it was won by Albanian writer Ismail Kadare.&nbsp;</p>

<p>It is a sister prize to the Booker Prize, awarded to a novel written in English.</p>


French novelist David Diop on Wednesday won the prestigious International Booker Prize for books translated into English with his World War I-set novel, "At Night All Blood is Black".

French novelist David Diop on Wednesday won the prestigious International Booker Prize for books translated into English with his World War I-set novel, "At Night All Blood is Black". The Paris-born writer became the first French winner of the prize, awarded for a book translated into English and published in the UK or Ireland, in a ceremony broadcast online from Coventry Cathedral in central England. Lucy Hughes-Hallett, chair of the judges, said "this story of warfare and love and madness has a terrifying power". "We judges agreed that its incantatory prose and dark, brilliant vision had jangled our emotions and blown our minds," she said, adding "it had cast a spell on us". "I'm extremely happy to have won this prize," Diop told AFP in an interview in his native French. "It's very interesting and gratifying for me. This really shows that literature has no borders." The book's translator Anna Moschovakis won half the £50,000 ($70,850) prize, which recognises the major role of translators. "It's taken me by surprise," she told AFP. "I'm so thrilled about how this will even further increase the number of people who encounter this book, which I feel so fortunate to have been able to translate." "A translation is neither one nor two people's work, but sort of a collaboration between an author, a translator and the book, which I think is always very exciting," she said. Diop's novel tells the story of two Senegalese soldiers fighting for France in the trenches of World War I. When one, Mademba, is killed, the other, Alfa, descends into ever greater violence and madness. Diop, who was brought up in Senegal, was inspired by the fact that his Senegalese great-grandfather fought in the war but never spoke about his experiences. The book was first published in 2018 with the French title "Frere d'ame" (literally soul brother), a play on words, as it sounds like "Frere d'armes" or brother-in-arms. Moschovakis said this was a "beautiful pun" but she opted to change the title in English because it "would be impossible to actually translate". The book's London-based publisher Pushkin Press tweeted: "Impossibly proud of David Diop and his translator Anna Moschovakis." The International Booker Prize, formerly known as the Man Booker International Prize, has been awarded since 2005, when it was won by Albanian writer Ismail Kadare. It is a sister prize to the Booker Prize, awarded to a novel written in English.

France's David Diop wins International Booker for novel set during World War I

<p>Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet has shared that she fought to retain an intimate scene in the limited series 'Mare Of Easttown'&nbsp;that shows “a bulgy bit of belly" because she wanted a realistic portrayal of a middle-aged lady having sex.</p>

<p>The actress said her role is “a fully functioning, flawed woman with a body and a face that moves in a way that is synonymous with her age," reports dailymail.co.uk.</p>

<p>“I think we’re starved of that a bit," she said of the scarcity of realistic female bodies on film and television during an interview with the New York Times.</p>

<p>Acknowledging her “unglamorous" appearance in the show, she said she turned down director Craig Zobel’s offer to cut out “a bulgy bit of belly" from the scene for which she filmed the scene with Guy Pearce.</p>

<p>She said that she raised eyebrows for sending back the promo poster twice “because it was too retouched" and she knows how “many lines" she really has by the sides of her eyes.</p>

<p>The 46-year-old actress also shared that her “days are getting a little bit numbered of doing nudity".</p>

<p>“I’m just not that comfortable doing it anymore. It’s not even really an age thing, actually. There comes a point where people are going to go, ‘Oh, here she goes again," she said.</p>


Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet has shared that she fought to retain an intimate scene in the limited series 'Mare Of Easttown' that shows “a bulgy bit of belly" because she wanted a realistic portrayal of a middle-aged lady having sex.

Oscar-winning actress Kate Winslet has shared that she fought to retain an intimate scene in the limited series 'Mare Of Easttown' that shows “a bulgy bit of belly" because she wanted a realistic portrayal of a middle-aged lady having sex. The actress said her role is “a fully functioning, flawed woman with a body and a face that moves in a way that is synonymous with her age," reports dailymail.co.uk. “I think we’re starved of that a bit," she said of the scarcity of realistic female bodies on film and television during an interview with the New York Times. Acknowledging her “unglamorous" appearance in the show, she said she turned down director Craig Zobel’s offer to cut out “a bulgy bit of belly" from the scene for which she filmed the scene with Guy Pearce. She said that she raised eyebrows for sending back the promo poster twice “because it was too retouched" and she knows how “many lines" she really has by the sides of her eyes. The 46-year-old actress also shared that her “days are getting a little bit numbered of doing nudity". “I’m just not that comfortable doing it anymore. It’s not even really an age thing, actually. There comes a point where people are going to go, ‘Oh, here she goes again," she said.

Mare of Easttown: Kate Winslet didn't allow 'bulgy belly' to be censored in the show

<p>Bollywood actor Juhi Chawla has moved the Delhi High Court over 5G tecchnology.</p>

<p>In her petition, she seeks a scientific study on any adverse effects of radio-frequency radiation emitted by cellular telecommunications using 5G technology on ‘health, life, organ or limb of adult or child, or to flora and fauna’ before its official rollout in the country.</p>

<p>The petition will be taken up on June 2.&nbsp;</p>

<p>It seeks answers from the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) to certify that deployment of 5G technology for cellular communications posed no reasonable risk or hazard.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/juhi-chawlas-fan-croons-her-hit-song-during-5g-plea-hearing-court-not-impressed-389074" hreflang="en">Juhi Chawla's fan croons her hit song during 5G plea hearing, court not impressed</a></p>

<p>The petition filed by Juhi Chawla along with Veeresh Malik and Teena Vachani, has also urged the authorities to rope in the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), and the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to conduct their respective study on the issue.</p>

<p>“The state, equally, has an ongoing duty — again, on the principle that ‘prevention’ is better than ‘cure’ — to scientifically vet all products and technologies before they are permitted to be commercialised and/or accessed by society at large,” the petition stated.</p>

<p>“If the telecommunications industry’s plans for 5G come to fruition, no person, no animal, no bird, no insect and no plant on Earth will be able to avoid exposure, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, to levels of RF radiation that are 10x to 100x times greater than what exists today, without any possibility of escape anywhere on the planet. Despite widespread denial by vested and partisan interests, the evidence that radio frequency radiation is most certainly harmful to life is already overwhelming. These 5G plans threaten to provoke serious, irreversible effects on humans and permanent damage to all of the Earth’s ecosystems,” it added.</p>

<p>The plea cited the example of Brussels in Belgium which became the first major city in the world to actually halt any further steps in the 5G rollout in April 2019 on account of recognised health hazards.<br />
&nbsp;</p>


Bollywood actor Juhi Chawla has moved the Delhi High Court over 5G tecchnology. In her petition, she seeks a scientific study on any adverse effects of radio-frequency radiation emitted by cellular telecommunications using 5G technology on ‘health, life, organ or limb of adult or child, or to flora and fauna’ before its official rollout in the country.

Bollywood actor Juhi Chawla has moved the Delhi High Court over 5G tecchnology. In her petition, she seeks a scientific study on any adverse effects of radio-frequency radiation emitted by cellular telecommunications using 5G technology on ‘health, life, organ or limb of adult or child, or to flora and fauna’ before its official rollout in the country. The petition will be taken up on June 2. It seeks answers from the Science and Engineering Research Board (SERB) to certify that deployment of 5G technology for cellular communications posed no reasonable risk or hazard. Juhi Chawla's fan croons her hit song during 5G plea hearing, court not impressed The petition filed by Juhi Chawla along with Veeresh Malik and Teena Vachani, has also urged the authorities to rope in the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), and the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to conduct their respective study on the issue. “The state, equally, has an ongoing duty — again, on the principle that ‘prevention’ is better than ‘cure’ — to scientifically vet all products and technologies before they are permitted to be commercialised and/or accessed by society at large,” the petition stated. “If the telecommunications industry’s plans for 5G come to fruition, no person, no animal, no bird, no insect and no plant on Earth will be able to avoid exposure, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, to levels of RF radiation that are 10x to 100x times greater than what exists today, without any possibility of escape anywhere on the planet. Despite widespread denial by vested and partisan interests, the evidence that radio frequency radiation is most certainly harmful to life is already overwhelming. These 5G plans threaten to provoke serious, irreversible effects on humans and permanent damage to all of the Earth’s ecosystems,” it added. The plea cited the example of Brussels in Belgium which became the first major city in the world to actually halt any further steps in the 5G rollout in April 2019 on account of recognised health hazards.

Indian actress Juhi Chawla moves Delhi High Court on 5G technology

<p>Make way Coachella!</p>

<p>The music festival is going to be back next year in full force as organisers announced the official dates for the 2022 festival. Pass sales will begin this week.</p>

<p>“We feel April is the right time for us to present the best experience,” Goldenvoice president and CEO Paul Tollett told The Desert Sun. Goldenvoice, which produces the festival, teased the news with a video Monday on its social media accounts, the first post in months.</p>

<p>The iconic music festival has moved to April 15-17 and April 22-24, 2022. According to the official website, the venue has moved to Empire Polo Club in Indio. Meanwhile, Coachella’s country music sister fest, Stagecoach, will return April 29-May 1.</p>

<p>Coachella was originally set to take place April 10-12 and 17-19, 2020. It was canceled due to the pandemic.&nbsp;</p>


Make way Coachella! The music festival is going to be back next year in full force as organisers announced the official dates for the 2022 festival. Pass sales will begin this week.

Make way Coachella! The music festival is going to be back next year in full force as organisers announced the official dates for the 2022 festival. Pass sales will begin this week. “We feel April is the right time for us to present the best experience,” Goldenvoice president and CEO Paul Tollett told The Desert Sun. Goldenvoice, which produces the festival, teased the news with a video Monday on its social media accounts, the first post in months. The iconic music festival has moved to April 15-17 and April 22-24, 2022. According to the official website, the venue has moved to Empire Polo Club in Indio. Meanwhile, Coachella’s country music sister fest, Stagecoach, will return April 29-May 1. Coachella was originally set to take place April 10-12 and 17-19, 2020. It was canceled due to the pandemic.

Coachella 2022 dates announced

<p>Netflix has now got on board Melissa Barrera for their upcoming drama series ‘Breathe’.</p>

<p>The star of the upcoming ‘In the Heights’ feature will next be seen in a six-episode drama series.</p>

<p>‘Breathe’ is from Blindspot duo Martin Gero and Brendan Gall and follows what happens after a small plane crashes in the middle of the Canadian wilderness. It revolves around a lone woman who must battle the elements and odds to survive.</p>

<p>We will get to see Melissa Barrera as Liv, a razor-sharp Manhattan attorney who finds herself out of her comfort zone when her small plane crashes in the Canadian wilderness, and she must battle for survival.</p>

<p>Also, Barrera will next be seen in Warners’ adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway musical hit ‘In the Heights’, which will debut June 11. She recently wrapped filming Sony’s ‘Carmen’, a re-imagining of the classic opera. She will also be an important cast member of ‘Scream 5’ for creator Kevin Williamson.&nbsp;</p>


Netflix has now got on board Melissa Barrera for their upcoming drama series ‘Breathe’. The star of the upcoming ‘In the Heights’ feature will next be seen in a six-episode drama series.

Netflix has now got on board Melissa Barrera for their upcoming drama series ‘Breathe’. The star of the upcoming ‘In the Heights’ feature will next be seen in a six-episode drama series. ‘Breathe’ is from Blindspot duo Martin Gero and Brendan Gall and follows what happens after a small plane crashes in the middle of the Canadian wilderness. It revolves around a lone woman who must battle the elements and odds to survive. We will get to see Melissa Barrera as Liv, a razor-sharp Manhattan attorney who finds herself out of her comfort zone when her small plane crashes in the Canadian wilderness, and she must battle for survival. Also, Barrera will next be seen in Warners’ adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway musical hit ‘In the Heights’, which will debut June 11. She recently wrapped filming Sony’s ‘Carmen’, a re-imagining of the classic opera. She will also be an important cast member of ‘Scream 5’ for creator Kevin Williamson.

‘In the Heights’ star Melissa Barrera cast in Netflix series ‘Breathe’

<p>‘Game of Thrones’ actress Sophie Turner will be returning to HBO for a limited series ‘The Staircase’.</p>

<p>Slated for a premiere on HBO Max, ‘The Staircase’ is based on the true story of novelist Michael Peterson, his sprawling North Carolina family, and the suspicious death of his wife, Kathleen Peterson. Turner will play Margaret Ratliff, one of Peterson’s adopted daughters. The Peterson case was also chronicled in a French documentary titled The Staircase in 2004.</p>

<p>Sophie Turner joins an all-star cast in the project that includes Colin Firth, Toni Collette, Juliette Binoche, Rosemarie DeWitt and Parker Posey.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/hollywood/news-taylor-swift-roped-in-for-film-with-margot-robbie-christian-bale--others-388893" hreflang="en">Taylor Swift roped in for film with Margot Robbie, Christian Bale &amp; others</a></p>

<p>The series is written and executive produced by showrunners Antonio Campos and Maggie Cohn.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/hollywood/news-missing-carpool-karaoke-it-might-return-sooner-than-youd-imagine-388780" hreflang="en">Missing Carpool Karaoke? It might return sooner than you'd imagine</a></p>

<p>Sophie Turner is married to Joe Jonas of the Jonas Brothers and has a beautiful daughter with him.&nbsp;</p>

<h2><a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/bafta-removes-special-prize-at-2021-tv-awards-after-facing-backlash-for-honouring-noel-clarke-388860" hreflang="en">BAFTA removes special prize at 2021 TV Awards after facing backlash for honouring Noel Clarke&nbsp;</a></h2>


‘Game of Thrones’ actress Sophie Turner will be returning to HBO for a limited series ‘The Staircase’. Slated for a premiere on HBO Max, ‘The Staircase’ is based on the true story of novelist Michael Peterson, his sprawling North Carolina family, and the suspicious death of his wife, Kathleen Peterson.

‘Game of Thrones’ actress Sophie Turner will be returning to HBO for a limited series ‘The Staircase’. Slated for a premiere on HBO Max, ‘The Staircase’ is based on the true story of novelist Michael Peterson, his sprawling North Carolina family, and the suspicious death of his wife, Kathleen Peterson. Turner will play Margaret Ratliff, one of Peterson’s adopted daughters. The Peterson case was also chronicled in a French documentary titled The Staircase in 2004. Sophie Turner joins an all-star cast in the project that includes Colin Firth, Toni Collette, Juliette Binoche, Rosemarie DeWitt and Parker Posey. Taylor Swift roped in for film with Margot Robbie, Christian Bale & others The series is written and executive produced by showrunners Antonio Campos and Maggie Cohn. Missing Carpool Karaoke? It might return sooner than you'd imagine Sophie Turner is married to Joe Jonas of the Jonas Brothers and has a beautiful daughter with him. BAFTA removes special prize at 2021 TV Awards after facing backlash for honouring Noel Clarke

Sophie Turner cast in HBO's limited series 'The Staircase'

<p>In the country of salsa and rumba, a troupe of sneaker-wearing Cuban youngsters have burst onto the dance scene with a style until recently all but unheard of on the isolated island nation: hip hop.</p>

<p>Under US sanctions and with the Communist Party in charge of all aspects of daily life, including what people get to see on public television, Cubans have had little exposure to the American genre that has taken the rest of the world by storm.</p>

<p>But this changed suddenly with internet arriving in the one-party state in 2015 -- and mobile internet since 2018 -- with some 4.2 million of Cuba's 11.2 million people now connected.</p>

<p>With no other platform on which to ply their trade, 16-member Cuban dance troupe Datway (a play on That Way) have taken to Facebook and Instagram to display their unique brand of hip hop moves, blended with more traditional, home-grown styles.</p>

<p>It has launched them to international fame, even catching the eye of Daddy Yankee, dubbed the King of Reggaeton -- a Latin American music style that borrows heavily from hip hop and rap.</p>

<p>The Puerto Rican rapper, who co-starred on the hit single "Despacito", took to Instagram to comment: "Too good #Cuba" about a dance number the troupe performed to his latest hit "El Pony" and posted online.</p>

<p>In the video, the troupe jumps and gyrates to the reggaeton rhythm in sports clothes and sneakers, dyed hair and bandannas, and watched by a ragtag of neighborhood kids in a poor district of central Havana.</p>

<p>The video has earned them 2.2 million views.</p>

<p>"Hip hop videos from other countries are always (set) in these very beautiful places," Datway founder Dariel Lopez, aka Chaiky Dari, told AFP.</p>

<p>- Much talent, little exposure -</p>

<p>"We always look for places that are... well not ugly, because for us they are not ugly, but real -- those balconies in need of a touch of paint, young people and children who are not very well dressed," said the 23-year-old with his wild mop of hair, parts of it bleached blonde.</p>

<p>Chaiky Dari boasts 33,700 subscribers on Instagram, a high hit rate for a country with the third lowest fixed broadband speed, according to Speedtest, though it ranks 88th out of 134 for mobile speed.</p>

<p>Under a tin roof held up by walls covered in graffiti, the members of Datway train from Monday to Friday, shooting their videos on weekends.</p>

<p>The troupe of 18- to 32-year-olds have backgrounds in contemporary and folk dance, some even worked in circuses.</p>

<p>Sometimes they go out on the street, plugging in their sound system at the house of a neighbor -- an old lady who sells fruit from her front steps.</p>

<p>"Abroad, Cuba is still seen as the country of salsa," but "here there is also a lot of talent in hip-hop, with a lot of dancers from the street," said Liuven Dopico, 28, who himself learned to dance "in the street" and "by watching a lot of videos."</p>

<p>Datway's idea, however, is not to abandon their Cuban dance roots.</p>

<p>"We often mix hip hop with traditional Cuban music, we mix it all and we create something truly beautiful," said Dopico, his hair tinted turquoise.</p>

<p>"If it is a salsa we mix it with urban dance, if it is reggaeton, we add salsa steps to it," added Dari.</p>

<p>- 'The best!' -</p>

<p>Fellow troupe member Paloma Duarte, 23, started off as a classical ballet dancer, then worked in a folk dance company.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Now, "I feel complete as a dancer, I have all the styles!" she told AFP.</p>

<p>Duarte said the group receives frequent messages from amateur dancers, many of whom send in videos, as the hip hop phenomenon spreads.</p>

<p>But to encourage more youngsters, "it would be really good if at the level of the state, of television, there was some urban dance and not only salsa and rumba," she added.</p>

<p>In recent weeks, the glowing comments of Latin stars such as Daddy Yankee and Ricky Martin ("The best!", he wrote on Instagram), have propelled Datway to new heights, even signing a contract with a record company in Florida to appear in dance videos.</p>

<p>And when Puerto Rican-Cuban Reggaeton duo Ozuna and Ovi launched an online challenge, inviting dancers to choreograph a video for their new song "Envidioso", the winners were none other than Datway.</p>

<p>The group received a prize of $10,000 -- a fortune in a country where the minimum monthly salary is $87.</p>

<p>Half of the money will be used on "technology" -- better internet connection and filming equipment, said Ernesto Rodriguez, 32, the group's technical director.</p>

<p>"The rest was divided among the members, and I also gave money to the children" from the neighborhood, who appear in Datway's videos.</p>


In the country of salsa and rumba, a troupe of sneaker-wearing Cuban youngsters have burst onto the dance scene with a style until recently all but unheard of on the isolated island nation: hip hop.

In the country of salsa and rumba, a troupe of sneaker-wearing Cuban youngsters have burst onto the dance scene with a style until recently all but unheard of on the isolated island nation: hip hop. Under US sanctions and with the Communist Party in charge of all aspects of daily life, including what people get to see on public television, Cubans have had little exposure to the American genre that has taken the rest of the world by storm. But this changed suddenly with internet arriving in the one-party state in 2015 -- and mobile internet since 2018 -- with some 4.2 million of Cuba's 11.2 million people now connected. With no other platform on which to ply their trade, 16-member Cuban dance troupe Datway (a play on That Way) have taken to Facebook and Instagram to display their unique brand of hip hop moves, blended with more traditional, home-grown styles. It has launched them to international fame, even catching the eye of Daddy Yankee, dubbed the King of Reggaeton -- a Latin American music style that borrows heavily from hip hop and rap. The Puerto Rican rapper, who co-starred on the hit single "Despacito", took to Instagram to comment: "Too good #Cuba" about a dance number the troupe performed to his latest hit "El Pony" and posted online. In the video, the troupe jumps and gyrates to the reggaeton rhythm in sports clothes and sneakers, dyed hair and bandannas, and watched by a ragtag of neighborhood kids in a poor district of central Havana. The video has earned them 2.2 million views. "Hip hop videos from other countries are always (set) in these very beautiful places," Datway founder Dariel Lopez, aka Chaiky Dari, told AFP. - Much talent, little exposure - "We always look for places that are... well not ugly, because for us they are not ugly, but real -- those balconies in need of a touch of paint, young people and children who are not very well dressed," said the 23-year-old with his wild mop of hair, parts of it bleached blonde. Chaiky Dari boasts 33,700 subscribers on Instagram, a high hit rate for a country with the third lowest fixed broadband speed, according to Speedtest, though it ranks 88th out of 134 for mobile speed. Under a tin roof held up by walls covered in graffiti, the members of Datway train from Monday to Friday, shooting their videos on weekends. The troupe of 18- to 32-year-olds have backgrounds in contemporary and folk dance, some even worked in circuses. Sometimes they go out on the street, plugging in their sound system at the house of a neighbor -- an old lady who sells fruit from her front steps. "Abroad, Cuba is still seen as the country of salsa," but "here there is also a lot of talent in hip-hop, with a lot of dancers from the street," said Liuven Dopico, 28, who himself learned to dance "in the street" and "by watching a lot of videos." Datway's idea, however, is not to abandon their Cuban dance roots. "We often mix hip hop with traditional Cuban music, we mix it all and we create something truly beautiful," said Dopico, his hair tinted turquoise. "If it is a salsa we mix it with urban dance, if it is reggaeton, we add salsa steps to it," added Dari. - 'The best!' - Fellow troupe member Paloma Duarte, 23, started off as a classical ballet dancer, then worked in a folk dance company. Now, "I feel complete as a dancer, I have all the styles!" she told AFP. Duarte said the group receives frequent messages from amateur dancers, many of whom send in videos, as the hip hop phenomenon spreads. But to encourage more youngsters, "it would be really good if at the level of the state, of television, there was some urban dance and not only salsa and rumba," she added. In recent weeks, the glowing comments of Latin stars such as Daddy Yankee and Ricky Martin ("The best!", he wrote on Instagram), have propelled Datway to new heights, even signing a contract with a record company in Florida to appear in dance videos. And when Puerto Rican-Cuban Reggaeton duo Ozuna and Ovi launched an online challenge, inviting dancers to choreograph a video for their new song "Envidioso", the winners were none other than Datway. The group received a prize of $10,000 -- a fortune in a country where the minimum monthly salary is $87. Half of the money will be used on "technology" -- better internet connection and filming equipment, said Ernesto Rodriguez, 32, the group's technical director. "The rest was divided among the members, and I also gave money to the children" from the neighborhood, who appear in Datway's videos.

Internet propels Cuban hip hop troupe to global fame

<p>Alice Braga has joined the cast of Ben Affleck’s thriller ‘Hypnotic’.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The film also features Robert Rodriguez. Back in April, Robert and Ben were to kickstart shoot on the film but it was stopped because of the pandemic.&nbsp;</p>

<p>‘Hypnotic’, which Rodriguez has revised from a script draft by Kong: Skull Island's Max Borenstein, will see Affleck as a detective who becomes entangled in a mystery involving his missing daughter and a secret government program, all while investigating a string of high-end crimes.</p>

<p>The filming will now start this September in Austin, Texas.&nbsp;</p>


Alice Braga has joined the cast of Ben Affleck’s thriller ‘Hypnotic’. The film also features Robert Rodriguez. Back in April, Robert and Ben were to kickstart shoot on the film but it was stopped because of the pandemic.

Alice Braga has joined the cast of Ben Affleck’s thriller ‘Hypnotic’. The film also features Robert Rodriguez. Back in April, Robert and Ben were to kickstart shoot on the film but it was stopped because of the pandemic. ‘Hypnotic’, which Rodriguez has revised from a script draft by Kong: Skull Island's Max Borenstein, will see Affleck as a detective who becomes entangled in a mystery involving his missing daughter and a secret government program, all while investigating a string of high-end crimes. The filming will now start this September in Austin, Texas.

Alice Braga joins Ben Affleck in Robert Rodriguez' thriller 'Hypnotic'

<p>Fringe group Karni Sena is back with its antics, this time demanding a change in the title of <strong>Akshay Kumar’s upcoming film ‘Prithviraj’</strong>. The group demands a change in the name to '<strong>Hindu Samrat Veer Yoddha Prithviraj’</strong>.</p>

<p>Filmmaker Surjeet Singh Rathore, who is also the President of Youth Wing of Karni Sena, shared the group’s stance on the name of the film. As <strong>Akshay Kumar plays the role of ruler Prithviraj Chauhan,</strong> Surjeet said that they have three conditions before the makers can move ahead with the film. The letter has been addressed to makers Yash Raj Films’ Aditya Chopra.</p>

<p>He said that while they do respect <a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/akshay-kumar">Akshay</a>, the producer Aditya Chopra should have been more careful. He said that the makers should have been more careful in respecting the emotions of people for the last ruling Hindu emperor and added that his name should be taken with respect.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Along with the name change, the fringe group demands that the film be shown to a Rajput society before its release.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The letter reads: &nbsp;"In the<strong> film Prithviraj, Akshay Kumar plays</strong> the lead role and we respect him. However, the producer of the film, Aditya Chopra, should keep in mind and understand the sentiments of people and the last Hindu Samrat Veer Yoddha Prithviraj ji’s name should be taken with respect. Otherwise, the situation will be like Padmaavat."&nbsp;</p>

<p>The mention of ‘Padmaavat’ in the letter states how they serious they are as the group had threatened maker Sanjay Leela Bhansali, actress Deepika Padukone and others involved with the project when it was still called ‘Padmaavati’. The film also featured Shahid Kapoor and Ranveer Singh.&nbsp;</p>

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<p><strong>‘Prithviraj’ makers </strong>are yet to react to Karni Sena's demands regarding the change in the title. The film along with <strong>Akshay Kumar introduces Miss World Manushi Chhillar to Bollywood.</strong>&nbsp;</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/photos/kim-kardashian-to-cardi-b-hollywood-celebs-who-faced-backlash-for-hurting-hindu-sentiments-342603" hreflang="en">Kim Kardashian to Cardi B: Hollywood celebs who faced backlash for hurting Hindu sentiments</a></p>


Fringe group Karni Sena is back with its antics, this time demanding a change in the title of Akshay Kumar’s upcoming film ‘Prithviraj’. The group demands a change in the name to 'Hindu Samrat Veer Yoddha Prithviraj’.

Fringe group Karni Sena is back with its antics, this time demanding a change in the title of Akshay Kumar’s upcoming film ‘Prithviraj’. The group demands a change in the name to 'Hindu Samrat Veer Yoddha Prithviraj’. Filmmaker Surjeet Singh Rathore, who is also the President of Youth Wing of Karni Sena, shared the group’s stance on the name of the film. As Akshay Kumar plays the role of ruler Prithviraj Chauhan, Surjeet said that they have three conditions before the makers can move ahead with the film. The letter has been addressed to makers Yash Raj Films’ Aditya Chopra. He said that while they do respect Akshay, the producer Aditya Chopra should have been more careful. He said that the makers should have been more careful in respecting the emotions of people for the last ruling Hindu emperor and added that his name should be taken with respect. Along with the name change, the fringe group demands that the film be shown to a Rajput society before its release. The letter reads: "In the film Prithviraj, Akshay Kumar plays the lead role and we respect him. However, the producer of the film, Aditya Chopra, should keep in mind and understand the sentiments of people and the last Hindu Samrat Veer Yoddha Prithviraj ji’s name should be taken with respect. Otherwise, the situation will be like Padmaavat." The mention of ‘Padmaavat’ in the letter states how they serious they are as the group had threatened maker Sanjay Leela Bhansali, actress Deepika Padukone and others involved with the project when it was still called ‘Padmaavati’. The film also featured Shahid Kapoor and Ranveer Singh. 'Loki' to 'The Family Man': June guide for binge-watch ‘Prithviraj’ makers are yet to react to Karni Sena's demands regarding the change in the title. The film along with Akshay Kumar introduces Miss World Manushi Chhillar to Bollywood. Kim Kardashian to Cardi B: Hollywood celebs who faced backlash for hurting Hindu sentiments

Akshay Kumar's film lands in trouble as fringe group demands change in title, 'Prithviraj'

<p>Taylor Swift has been roped in for a big screen project.&nbsp;</p>

<p>She will soon appear in David O. Russell’s next film. The movie has a bevy of stars including Margot Robbie, Christian Bale and John David Washington, Rami Malek, Zoe Saldana, Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Rock, Mike Myers, Robert De Niro, Michael Shannon and Timothy Olyphant.</p>

<p>Plot details of the project are currently under wraps.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The film will have David O. Russell will direct the venture from his own script. Production of the film has already been completed.&nbsp;</p>

<p>As per reports, the 20th Century Studios will release the project but has yet to set a date.</p>

<p>This will be the first time we will see <a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/taylor-swift">Taylor Swift </a>since 2019’s ‘Cats’ musical. She’s previously worked in ‘The Giver’, starring Meryl Streep. She also was the subject of the Netflix documentary ‘Miss Americana’, which premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival.</p>

<p>As for her singing career, Taylor Swift recently won album of the year at the Grammys for ‘Folklore’, which was the highest-selling album in 2020.&nbsp;</p>


Taylor Swift has been roped in for a big screen project. She will soon appear in David O. Russell’s next film. The movie has a bevy of stars including Margot Robbie, Christian Bale and John David Washington, Rami Malek, Zoe Saldana, Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Rock, Mike Myers, Robert De Niro, Michael Shannon and Timothy Olyphant.

Taylor Swift has been roped in for a big screen project. She will soon appear in David O. Russell’s next film. The movie has a bevy of stars including Margot Robbie, Christian Bale and John David Washington, Rami Malek, Zoe Saldana, Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Rock, Mike Myers, Robert De Niro, Michael Shannon and Timothy Olyphant. Plot details of the project are currently under wraps. The film will have David O. Russell will direct the venture from his own script. Production of the film has already been completed. As per reports, the 20th Century Studios will release the project but has yet to set a date. This will be the first time we will see Taylor Swift since 2019’s ‘Cats’ musical. She’s previously worked in ‘The Giver’, starring Meryl Streep. She also was the subject of the Netflix documentary ‘Miss Americana’, which premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. As for her singing career, Taylor Swift recently won album of the year at the Grammys for ‘Folklore’, which was the highest-selling album in 2020.

Taylor Swift roped in for film with Margot Robbie, Christian Bale & others

<p>May 31 is celebrated as World No Tobacco Day and Milind Soman posted a video on the day to emphasise what we already know -- that smoking is harmful to our body. In a boomerang video, Milind Soman was seen tearing a cigarette into two as he wrote, “Every 31st of May, World No Tobacco Day, is a celebration for me, and also a reminder of the stupidest thing I ever did – smoke!! (sic).”</p>

<p>That video has become the talk of the town.</p>

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<p>Milind, who started off with modelling, then acting and is now a fitness enthusiast -- takes his habits seriously. Milind, known for being extremely fit at the age that he is right now, shared with fans that he started to smoke at the age of 32 “on the sets of Captain Vyom, a sci-fi TV series” he was shooting at the time. He further wrote, “There was no reason to start,” Soman wrote, adding he was simply “hanging out with people who smoked, trying it out and getting hooked”.</p>

<p>“I got addicted really quickly and was soon smoking 20-30 cigarettes a day. Was tough to stop and took me a long, long time, but I was fortunate that I could.”</p>

<p>“I think I got off lightly. Probably because of a lot of other good habits. Many are not so lucky (sic),” he finished.&nbsp;</p>


May 31 is celebrated as World No Tobacco Day and Milind Soman posted a video on the day to emphasise what we already know -- that smoking is harmful to our body.

May 31 is celebrated as World No Tobacco Day and Milind Soman posted a video on the day to emphasise what we already know -- that smoking is harmful to our body. In a boomerang video, Milind Soman was seen tearing a cigarette into two as he wrote, “Every 31st of May, World No Tobacco Day, is a celebration for me, and also a reminder of the stupidest thing I ever did – smoke!! (sic).” That video has become the talk of the town. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Milind Usha Soman (@milindrunning) × Milind, who started off with modelling, then acting and is now a fitness enthusiast -- takes his habits seriously. Milind, known for being extremely fit at the age that he is right now, shared with fans that he started to smoke at the age of 32 “on the sets of Captain Vyom, a sci-fi TV series” he was shooting at the time. He further wrote, “There was no reason to start,” Soman wrote, adding he was simply “hanging out with people who smoked, trying it out and getting hooked”. “I got addicted really quickly and was soon smoking 20-30 cigarettes a day. Was tough to stop and took me a long, long time, but I was fortunate that I could.” “I think I got off lightly. Probably because of a lot of other good habits. Many are not so lucky (sic),” he finished.

Milind Soman calls smoking the ‘stupidest thing’ he has ever done

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