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A man in protective gear disinfects a bus. The disinfection consists of washing the exterior of a bus, dry sweeping and wet cleaning the inside and aerosol spraying. (Artur Harutyunyan Tass via Getty Images)

Place a collective wager on the hope for a better future

Individualistic values, reflected in everything from the the prosperity gospel and capitalism to social media influencers, may be overcome when we emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic

Bono:“We are all deeply sorry. I hate bullying

Bono’s charity admits to ‘toxic’ bullying at South Africa office

​The ONE Campaign―the anti-corruption charity fronted by U2 lead singer Bono― is embroiled in a major bullying scandal

Q&A with Tom Hanks: In defence of fairness

Tom Hanks speaks about his role as a lawyer who has to defend a KGB spy during the cold war years.

Shades of grey on open seas

Tom Hanks stars as a merchant marine captin in the action thriller, Captain Phillips.

Hollywood hunts star to play first man on the moon

It was one small step for man, but could be one giant leap in the career of an actor. Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon, is to be the subject of a Hollywood biopic. The…

Rock’n’Roll Hall of Fame to induct Madonna, Cohen

Pop star Madonna, folk singer Leonard Cohen, rocker John Mellencamp, British pop band The Dave Clark Five and instrumental group The Ventures will be inducted into the…

LA faces meltdown as Hollywood strike bites

No red carpet, no Keira or Angelina, no best-dressed/worst-dressed lists, no goody bags, no limo rides, no parties and no champagne. Sunday’s lacklustre Golden Globe awards will…

Hollywood writers, studios to resume talks

Striking United States screenwriters and major film and TV studios agreed on Friday to resume formal contract talks on November 26. The announcement of new talks came hours after…

Writers’ strike claims first film casualty

In the first big-screen casualty of the Hollywood writers strike, Columbia Pictures said on Friday it had postponed production on Angels & Demons, a prequel to its box-office hit…