Love stories set in urban China have become a popular genre in modern Chinese movies. Over the past five years, other than the country's changing box-office scenario, the genre also owes its success to South Korean moviemakers.
Hollywood actress Nicole Kidman has described 2014 as her toughest ever year, saying the sudden death of her father in Singapore had left her family in "so much pain".
Oscar-winning Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit director Peter Jackson received a star on Monday on Hollywood's Walk of Fame, joined by key cast members from his blockbuster J.R.R. Tolkien films.
Bob Dylan's new album, which will come out in February, will feature interpretations of classics sung by Frank Sinatra, all stripped down and recorded with minimal studio production.
NBC Universal on Tuesday launched Radius, a digital fitness network that will allow people to work out with trainers on their smartphones or tablets.
The original drawing of an iconic literary illustration depicting Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends playing "poohsticks" sold at auction in London on Tuesday for a record-breaking 314,500 pounds ($490,470).
New pages were added to the story of Chinese literary development this year.
Shopping, romance, bucket lists, inspiration and information: All of these things and more can be found in books for travelers that are out this season in time for the holidays. In addition to being gift-worthy, some of the titles make a nice addition to your own coffee-table collection; others are useful for trip planning or may serve as fodder for travel dreams.
No author wants readers to toil through an entire book only to find that they've been somehow cheated, believes amateur English linguist Wang Wei.
In her well-received debut memoir, A Story Lately Told, Anjelica Huston described her upbringing in Ireland and London with her famous father, director John Huston, and dancer mother, Enrica Soma.
British author J. K. Rowling will publish new Harry Potter material every day from Dec 12 to 23, on her website pottermore.com, as a gift to fans.
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