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Soweto Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2026 Showcases Emerging Talent and New Partnerships
Soweto Fashion Week’s Spring/Summer 2026 season concluded on November 7 at the Soweto Theatre in Jabulani, bringing together emerging designers, student collections, and established names. The event highlighted fresh talent through diverse runway presentations and marked a new strategic partnership with Black Wines Matter to support young entrepreneurs.
Pradeep Antony, Smeha Manimegalai portray secret spouses in Mr & Mrs Office
CHENNAI: JioHotstar is set to premiere its new Tamil workplace comedy series Mr & Mrs Office on November 18.
Sophie Ellis-Bextor Announces 2027 Christmas Kitchen Disco Tour with Birmingham Stop
Sophie Ellis-Bextor has confirmed dates for her 2027 Christmas Kitchen Disco Tour, including a stop at Birmingham’s Symphony Hall on December 5. The pop star will also release a new Christmas Disco album as part of the 17-day UK tour, which begins in Glasgow and concludes at London’s Royal Albert Hall.
Startup turns Chennai’s history and culture into an interactive world
Layerpath founder Vinay Chandrasekaran has developed a collection of digital projects that presents Chennai’s history through animation, a browser game and an interactive three-dimensional environment known as The Madras Project.
Chennai venue launches month-long festival devoted to full-length theatre
A Chennai arts venue has launched CUE, a month-long theatre festival designed to give full-length productions dedicated performance slots at a time when short-form entertainment is expanding online and on stage.
Review: Gilbert O’Sullivan Delivers Familiar Hits at London Palladium
Gilbert O’Sullivan brought his extensive catalogue of pop hits to the London Palladium on Sunday night, performing before a packed house with the support of a full orchestra. The veteran singer-songwriter’s set emphasized the consistent, storytelling nature of his work that has defined his career over nearly six decades.
Shanghai Science and Technology Museum Signs Pacts With London and Ottawa Institutions at CIIE
The Shanghai Science and Technology Museum formalized new international partnerships by signing memorandums of understanding with counterparts in London and Ottawa at the 9th China International Import Expo. The agreements, established on the sidelines of a conference on natural science museums, outline plans for exhibition exchanges, staff visits, and resource sharing to deepen global ties in science education and conservation.
Godzilla Minus Zero leads North American box office with $31.6m
NEW YORK (AP) — “Godzilla Minus Zero” stomped into movie theaters with a chart-topping $31. 6 million over the weekend, scoring a record debut for a foreign-language film at the North American box office.
Robert Trujillo discusses literacy and social justice children’s books
Earlier this year, the lily-white Atlantic Journal reported that the United States had become a “post-literate society. ” In 2004, based on information from studies conducted, 28% of individuals in the U.
Civil rights advocate William Bill Tucker dies aged 98
The family of Dr. William (Bill) Tucker, regrets to inform you of his passing.
Godzilla Minus Zero sets foreign-language box-office opening record
NEW YORK (AP) — “Godzilla Minus Zero” stomped into movie theaters with a chart-topping $31. 6 million over the weekend, scoring a record debut for a foreign-language film at the North American box office.
Villeneuve teases James Bond casting at Los Angeles museum gala
Denis Villeneuve began to announce the actor chosen as the next James Bond during an acceptance speech at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art's Art+Film Gala on November 7, but stopped before naming anyone. The director was being honoured at the Saturday event.
Nick Harkaway Expands John le Carré’s Spy Universe in 'The Taper Man'
Nick Harkaway has released "The Taper Man," a new spy thriller set in 1965 that follows British spymaster George Smiley to the United States. The novel expands the fictional universe created by his late father, John le Carré, while drawing parallels between Cold War tensions and contemporary global anxieties regarding national decline and international relations.
Rene Eyre Revisits Autobiographical Performance 'Say A Little Prayer' in London
Dancer and performance artist Rene Eyre is revisiting her autobiographical work, "Say A Little Prayer," for the first time in over thirty years. The updated solo performance, described as a living archive of inherited trauma and memory, will be presented at The Waiting Room in Peckham, London, on November 28, 2026.
London Museum Granted 24/7 License Ahead of November Opening
The London Museum has been granted a license permitting 24-hour operations as it prepares to open its newly refurbished home in Smithfield later this month. The decision follows a decade-long restoration of the historic Victorian General Market, with officials describing the project as proof of London’s status as a global cultural capital.
Dolly Parton museum and Nashville hotel open after singer’s death
The SongTeller Hotel and its Life of Many Colors Museum have opened in Nashville as one of Dolly Parton’s final major projects.
Family-run West Sussex beach café prepares for first winter season
Salt Café in East Preston is staying open through winter for the first time, nearly 70 years after the Steel family bought the seaside kiosk.
The Good Daughter adapts Karin Slaughter thriller with Rose Byrne and Meghann Fahy
Sky Atlantic’s The Good Daughter places two estranged lawyer sisters at the centre of a school-shooting case and a family history shaped by violence.
Restored Albanian tower houses anchor new rural tourism trail
A new long-distance route through north-eastern Albania is using restored stone tower houses as guest accommodation while directing tourism toward remote villages.
Cathay Camera Club's 'Monocolour' Exhibition Challenges Color Perception
The Cathay Camera Club is hosting the 'Monocolour' exhibition at the Pao Galleries in Wan Chai from November 20 to 22. The event features 27 photographers exploring the significance of color in daily life, with free admission for all visitors.
Dance Work 'On the Floor' Returns to SF to Explore Queer History and AIDS Crisis
The dance work "On the Floor" returns to San Francisco this weekend for performances at The Joe Goode Annex. Created by Maria Silk and Théophylle Dcx, the piece explores the city’s queer nightlife history and its intersection with the early decades of the AIDS crisis through refined choreography and a new musical score.
Jesse Jackson's Prescient Warnings on Race and Economy Resurface in New Book
The newly published 'Jesse Jackson: The Last Interview and Other Conversations' compiles decades of the civil rights leader’s commentary, highlighting his early warnings about economic monopolies, police brutality, and racial injustice. With an introduction by Al Sharpton, the book positions Jackson’s historical insights as a direct challenge to contemporary societal stagnation.
Lloyd Bradley Publishes Final Volume of Black Music Trilogy
Historian and writer Lloyd Bradley has released "Funk Is Its Own Reward," the final volume of his acclaimed trilogy on Black music culture. The new work traces the commercial evolution of funk while emphasizing the urgent need to document cultural histories that were previously overlooked or unrecorded.
UBC professor describes police call after Galloway remark as act of care
VANCOUVER — A University of British Columbia professor has testified about a colleague’s decision to call police to visit Steven Galloway after he was accused of sexual assault, describing it as an “act of care” toward the author, who had spoken of killing himself. Galloway, who is suing his accuser and others in a defamation trial centred on the unproven allegations, has described his subsequent committal to a hospital in the United States as “terrifying.
The Cat in the Hat expands its stakes to cosmic scale in animated reboot
The folks behind the new animated “The Cat in the Hat” are pretty confident they’ve got the cat in the bag. It hasn’t even opened yet and there are onscreen references to possible movie spinoffs for the jet-powered magical couch and The Things.
Lettermen co-founder Tony Butala dies at 87
NEW YORK (AP) — Tony Butala, co-founder of the Grammy-nominated trio The Lettermen, whose lush vocal harmonies made them one of the most popular vocal groups of the 1960s, died Sunday. He was 87.
New York City Center revives In the Heights as a timely community story
NEW YORK (AP) — David Mendizábal vividly remembers sitting in the audience for the final performances of playwright Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “In the Heights. ” Almost two decades later, Mendizábal is directing the musical that was once his “portal to the theater.
Godzilla Minus Zero shifts focus toward postwar human drama
Even Godzilla can be felled by an old hazard: the sophomore slump. Though Godzilla has been stomping around for over half a century, “Godzilla Minus Zero” is a sequel.
'The Remarried Empress' Cast Discusses Bringing Fantasy Royal Drama to Life
Disney+ has launched its highly anticipated royal fantasy series "The Remarried Empress" ahead of schedule, offering viewers a glimpse into a lavish, fictional empire. At a press event in Seoul, the main cast detailed the complexities of adapting the hit web novel, from navigating unfamiliar court etiquette to performing alongside computer-generated counterparts.
Bangladesh garment workers clash with police protesting higher wages
Thousands of Bangladeshi garment workers blocked a major highway and clashed with police on Monday, demanding a monthly minimum wage more than double current pay, as protests spread across industrial hubs.
US judge dismisses Trump lawsuit against Wall Street Journal over Epstein letter
A US judge on Saturday dismissed President Donald Trump's defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal and media magnate Rupert Murdoch over a report that Trump sent a bawdy birthday letter to notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Slave or not? US gallery shows early photos of African Americans
Is the person in that photo portrait a slave or not?