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ZHASHKIV, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukrainian Bogdan Senchukov wants to carve his way into the Guinness Records: by making the world’s biggest collection of musical instruments from matchsticks.  Ukrainian craftsman Bogdan Senchukov uses safety matches while making a violin at his workshop in the town of Zhashkiv, Ukraine November 7, 2019. Picture taken November 7, 2019.

LONDON (Reuters) – Television series “The Crown” might have won millions of fans across the globe with its dramatization of the life and reign of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth but one royal historian has accused it of peddling a subversive republican message. FILE PHOTO: Creator Peter Morgan poses at a premiere for the season 3 of

FILE PHOTO: British musician Paul McCartney performs during the “One on One” tour concert in Porto Alegre, Brazil October 13, 2017. REUTERS/Diego Vara LONDON (Reuters) – Former Beatle Paul McCartney will headline Glastonbury Festival, the pinnacle of Britain’s pop music calendar, for its 50th anniversary next year, organisers said on Monday. The 77-year-old last played

An employee displays the second issue of Young Men’s Magazine, a miniature manuscript dated 1830, written by Charlotte Bronte when she was 14 years old, before being put on auction at Drouot auction house in Paris, France, November 18, 2019. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann PARIS (Reuters) – A miniature manuscript written by the teenage Charlotte Bronte is

Cast members Christian Bale and Matt Damon pose at a special screening for the movie “Ford v Ferrari” in Los Angeles, California, U.S., November 4, 2019. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni LOS ANGELES, (Variety.com) – “Ford v Ferrari” left its box office competitors in the dust as Disney’s historical sports drama sped its way to $31 million in

(Reuters) – Taylor Swift and her former record label traded barbed accusations on Friday about her rights to perform her old songs, winning support from singers like Selena Gomez and Sara Bareilles but silence from many of the big hitters in the music business. Swift, 29, one of the best-selling names in pop music, said

FILE PHOTO: Joaquin Phoenix attends the premiere for the film “Joker” in Los Angeles, California, U.S., September 28, 2019. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni (Reuters) – Comic book movie “Joker” is poised to surpass $1 billion in global ticket sales on Friday, becoming the first R-rated Hollywood movie ever to overcome the milestone. “Joker,” a dark origin story

PARIS (Reuters) – Former pop-star Victoria Beckham knew she’d have to win over hard-to-impress fashion critics when she launched her first clothing line a decade ago, but the one-time Spice Girl said the industry was much harder to crack than she had ever imagined. Designer Victoria Beckham attends the 4th edition of the Vogue Fashion

(Reuters) – Electronic Arts Inc launched “Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order” on Friday, garnering strong reviews for its flagship action-adventure series that is crucial to its holiday sales, after the videogame publisher shelved “NBA Live” game. The Electronic Arts Inc., logo is displayed on a screen during a PlayStation 4 Pro launch event in New

(Reuters) – American pop singer and songwriter Taylor Swift has told fans that her upcoming performance at a music awards ceremony is in doubt after two record executives said she could not perform her old songs on television. FILE PHOTO: Taylor Swift performs at the iHeartRadio Wango Tango concert in Carson, California, U.S., June 1,

SEOUL (Reuters) – The creator of the children’s song “Baby Shark,” which has become a global phenomenon, says the firm is eyeing the Chinese market, where the tune did not quite catch on, with a brand new character featuring dinosaurs. Ryan Lee, the co-founder and CFO of SmartStudy, poses for photographs at the company’s office

WARSAW (Reuters) – Netflix said on Thursday it would make changes to maps in a documentary that showed German Nazi death camps inside the borders of modern Poland, after Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki pressed the streaming and production company to act. FILE PHOTO: Convicted Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk leaves a courtroom after

FILE PHOTO: Cast member Robert De Niro arrives for the screening of “The Irishman” during the 2019 BFI London Film Festival at the Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London, Britain October 13, 2019. REUTERS/Henry Nicholls (Adds full name of labor union in paragraph two, fixes headline) (Reuters) – Robert De Niro, a two-time Oscar winner

LAGOS (Reuters) – Dressed in a bright red and blue robe and backed by a local band with an eclectic range of instruments, Helen Epega beats a steel drum as she declaims dramatically to an unseen audience. FILE PHOTO: Nigerian-born opera singer Helen Epega performs on stage at the MUSON center in Lagos, Nigeria November

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – “The Mandalorian” creator Jon Favreau and cast members debuted the “Star Wars” series on Wednesday at a red-carpet event for fans and promised more surprises following the reveal of an unexpected new character in the first episode. FILE PHOTO: Creator Jon Favreau (3rd L), President of Lucasfilm Kathleen Kennedy (2nd R),

LONDON (Reuters) – A series of rarely seen black-and-white photographs dating back to the Rolling Stones’ first concert tour in 1963 will go on display in east London this month. Brian Jones, Bill Wyman, Keith Richards and Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones are seen at the De Lane Lea recording studios in 1963. Never

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Jay-Z and Iconix Brand Group Inc have settled a series of legal disputes arising from transactions between the rapper and the clothing licensing company dating back to 2007. FILE PHOTO: Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter, a founding partner of Reform Alliance, a newly formed organization to reform the U.S. criminal justice system, speaks

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The Netherlands will cut its nationwide speed limit to a maximum 100 km per hour (62 mph) as part of a package of emergency measures intended to reduce nitrogen pollution, Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Wednesday. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte arrives at the European Union leaders summit, in Brussels, Belgium

FILE PHOTO: Cast member Russell Crowe takes part in a news conference for the film “The Nice Guys” out of competition at the 69th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France, May 15, 2016. REUTERS/Yves Herman (Reuters) – Bushfires raging across Australia’s east coast destroyed two buildings on a rural property owned by Russell Crowe, the

(Reuters) – Walt Disney Co’s long-awaited debut in the streaming media wars on Tuesday was hit with technical glitches that the company said were caused by higher-than-expected demand as it takes on rival Netflix Inc. It was unclear how many people successfully signed up and how many had difficulty accessing the $7-a-month Disney+, which features

(Reuters) – After vowing not to front another Golden Globe Awards ceremony and once being told he would never be asked back, caustic British comedian Ricky Gervais will return to host the annual showbiz spectacular for a record 5th time in January. FILE PHOTO: Actor and director Ricky Gervais poses for photographers at the world

FILE PHOTO: The entrance to Walt Disney studios is seen in Burbank, California, U.S. August 6, 2018. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Los Angeles gallery is preparing to auction more than 1,500 rare items from Disneyland and Walt Disney World, dating back to the theme park’s founding in the 1950s. Mike Van Eaton,

FILE PHOTO: File picture of fans of the Korean K-Pop band BTS waiting in the rain outside Central Park in New York a day ahead of a concert performance. New York City, New York, U.S., May 14, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo SEOUL (Reuters) – An annual K-pop festival is not happening in Hong Kong this

FILE PHOTO: Cast members from left, Aaron Eckhart, Patrick Wilson, Ed Skrein, Mandy Moore, Luke Kleintank, director Roland Emmerich, Luke Evans and Nick Jonas attend the premiere of “Midway” in Los Angeles, California, U.S. November 5, 2019. REUTERS/Phil McCarten/File Photo LOS ANGELES, (Variety.com) – In a surprise box office win, Roland Emmerich’s World War I

Boxing – KSI & Logan Paul Press Conference – Troxy, London, Britain – October 7, 2019 KSI and Logan Paul during the Press Conference Action Images via Reuters/Tom Jacobs/File Photo LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Olajide “KSI” Olatunji prevailed in a split decisionover Logan Paul in a boxing bout between YouTube celebrities on Saturday at Staples

PARIS (Reuters) – Two teams of young video gamers from Europe and China will do virtual battle on Sunday – and there’s more than $1 million at stake. A view of the trophy for the League of Legends World Championship Finals in Paris, France November 8, 2019. REUTERS/Johanna Geron The teams will fight it out

FILE PHOTO – Pete Doherty of The Libertines performs on the Pyramid stage at Worthy Farm in Somerset during the Glastonbury Festival in Britain, June 26 2015. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez PARIS (Reuters) – British rocker Pete Doherty has been arrested in Paris for buying drugs, the Paris prosecutor’s office said on Friday. Doherty, 40, shot to

FILE PHOTO: Prodigy vocalist Keith Flint performs at the Gurten Festival near Berne, July 15, 2005. Some 16,000 people attend the three-day long festival which takes place on the Gurten hill. Picture taken July 15. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth/File Photo LONDON (Reuters) – Clothes, furniture and music awards belonging to Keith Flint, the late frontman of the

FILE PHOTO: Opera singer Placido Domingo speaks during an event at the Manhattan School of Music in New York, U.S., May 11, 2018. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton TOKYO (Reuters) – Opera singer Placido Domingo has withdrawn from a pre-Olympics theatrical event set for next spring, he said in a statement issued by Tokyo Olympics organizers on Friday,

ANTWERP (Reuters) – The famous bellows of “Order!” by former British parliamentary Speaker John Bercow have shimmied their way out of Westminster and into a dance remix gone viral at the hands of Belgian dance musician Michael Schack. Belgian music producer Michael Schack, creator of the track “Order”, which mixes dance music with former speaker