Kenzaburo Oe, a giant of Japanese writing and winner of the Nobel prize in literature, has died aged 88. Spanning fiction and essays, Oe’s work tackled a wide range of subjects from militarism and nuclear disarmament to innocence and trauma, and he became an outspoken champion for the voiceless in the face of what he regarded as his country’s failures. Regarded by some in Japan as distinctly western, Oe’s style was often likened to William Faulkner; in his own words, in his writing he would “start from my personal matters and then link it up with society, the state and the world”.

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Justin Bieber has officially cancelled his Justice World Tour, which had concerts remaining in the U.S., Europe, Australia and parts of Asia.

American rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Gary Rossington has died, the band announced on their official Facebook page Sunday evening.

Bargain hunters everywhere, listen up. HBO just put out a limited-time offer, and you better act fast. For just one order of a second season of House of the Dragon, you can get five extra dragons. You read that right: five all-new dragons! House of the Dragon co-creator Ryan Condal promised “five new dragons” at a recent FYC screening in Los Angeles, which showed episode eight of the series, “The Lord of the Tides,” according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Just hours after saying his future would be decided by the university, Jim Boeheim was officially replaced as Syracuse coach after 47 seasons by Adrian Autry.

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Cocaine Bear director Elizabeth Banks and her husband/producer Max Handelman say they made some changes to the rather gory death scene of the Ray Liotta character after the actor sadly passed for real last May.

Rocksteady's upcoming Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League has been delayed once again, Bloomberg reports. In a new article, Bloomberg's Jason Schreier writes that, according to a person familiar with the matter, the game has been pushed back to later this year. A new release date hasn't been mentioned in the article. Warner Bros. and Rocksteady showed off the game's gameplay during a Sony showcase late last month. As some of you might know, this gameplay showcase wasn't received too well by the community.

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"We don't really see this as being more than a five-season show." The 'Yellowjackets' bosses say they're still planning for five seasons.

Daniel Brühl (“All Quiet on the Western Front,” “Captain America: Civil War”) is set to star as late fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld in “Kaiser Karl,” the anticipated Disney+ original series which Gaumont (“Lupin”) is currently producing. The show is currently shooting in France, Monaco and Italy.

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Netflix and Korean public broadcaster MBC on Thursday defeated a court application for an injunction to stop the airing of their documentary “In The Name of God: A Holy Betrayal.” The 8-part series began airing from Friday (March 3). It is a Netflix Original, meaning that the streamer has global rights, including in Korea.

In his latest show ‘Next Level Chef,’ Gordon Ramsay does the same bit he has for decades. It's time for something new.

Trump tweeted about his writing record in 2018, saying, in part, he had "written many best selling books." To which Tim O'Brien, who wrote "TrumpNation: The Art of Being the Donald," tweeted a contradiction, saying it was ghostwriters who did the writing work on Trump's books.

Emma Heming Willis, wife to actor Bruce Willis, has made a statement asking paparazzi to “keep your space” when following the 67-year-old actor, who was recently diagnosed with dementia…

In his new book Mute Compulsion, Søren Mau argues that to understand and end capitalism, we need to analyze how it not only subordinates the poor to the rich but in fact exerts economic power over everyone — including capitalists themselves.