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Oh Young Soo & Mj Rodriguez Make History With Golden Globe Win

Sources: Entertainment Weekly, Pinterest History has been made – Oh Young Soo and Michaela Jaé “Mj” Rodriguez have become the first Korean actor and trans actress to be awarded individually at the Golden Globes! The 79th Golden Globe Awards took place in Beverly Hills, California. Unlike the previous shows, the awards ceremony was not broadcasted live on TV,...

Male Netizens Want To Be Banana Tree So Elizabeth Tan Can Punch Them

Elizabeth Tan is no stranger when it comes to lewd and inappropriate comments from netizens, particularly men. Although the singer usually ignores such suggestive remarks, others have called out perverted fans in the past. Over the weekend, the Malaysian singer once again caught the attention of certain members of the internet community after she shared a video of...

Taiwanese Actress Cathy Chung Was Mortified When Her Kids Found Her Past Nude Photo

We all need to do a little spring cleaning on occasion, especially since Chinese New Year is coming up. However, this might accidently turn up a few skeletons in our closets. Taiwanese actress and host Cathy Chung (锺欣怡) was cleaning the house with her kids when they found a very interesting photo. Apparently, Cathy had kept...

Rachel Zegler & Ariana DeBose Celebrate Their Wins at Golden Globes 2022

Rachel Zegler and Ariana DeBose are winners! The two actresses took home awards for their roles in West Side Story at the 2022 Golden Globes on Sunday (January 9). Rachel, 20, won the award for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy while Ariana, 30, won Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture. After their wins were announced, Rachel and Ariana both took to social media to celebrate.   “i got cast...

Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen Remember Their ‘Full House’ Dad Bob Saget After His Death

NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 09: Actors Mary-Kate Olsen, Bob Saget and Ashley Olsen attend "Cool Comedy Hot Cuisine 2009" hosted by the Scleroderma Research Foundation at Carolines On Broadway on November 9, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Images) Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen are mourning the death of Bob Saget. The 35-year-old fashion designers, and former actresses, paid...

NYC building space heater malfunction sparks fire that kills 19

Emergency personnel from the FDNY provide medical aid as they respond to an apartment building fire in the Bronx borough of New York City, US, on Jan 9, 2022.Reuters Nineteen people were killed, including nine children, and dozens were injured when a fire started by a malfunctioning space heater spread smoke through a 19-floor building in...

Indonesia releases 33 sea turtles after rescue from poachers

Authorities on the Indonesian tropical island Bali released 33 endangered green sea turtles into the ocean on Saturday (Jan 8) in an effort to boost a population threatened by poachers and illegal traders. The turtles, from the Chelonia mydas species that is protected in Indonesia, were released on Kuta beach after they being rescued during a...

Myanmar’s military massacre women, children, charity workers as activists call for arms embargo against junta

In 2021 there were a raft of reports about the Myanmar military regime’s mass killings, and the massacre in Hpruso, Kayah state, on Christmas Eve ranks as one of the deadliest attacks of the year. Anti-junta fighters, rights activists and officials from international aid agencies who spoke to This Week in Asia said that while news...

China’s Tianjin tightens control over travel as Omicron spreads

People lining up for Covid-19 tests during a citywide mass testing in Tianjin on Jan 9, 2022.Reuters The Chinese city of Tianjin, with around 14 million people, has tightened exit controls and now requires residents to obtain approval from employers or community authorities before leaving town and a negative Covid-19 test within 48 hours of departure. The...

Former Malaysian PM Mahathir successfully underwent medical procedure

Malaysia's former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad reacts during a session of the lower house of parliament, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia July 13, 2020.Reuters/Lim Huey Teng Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, 96, successfully underwent an "elective medical procedure" and is expected to be discharged in a few days, the National Heart Institute said on Sunday. "The procedure...