Cuban rum makers fret as another dismal sugar harvest looms
By Marc Frank HAVANA Producers of Cuba's famous rum are feeling the pinch with local sugar output forecast
2023-11-29 20:48
'The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar' kicks off short but sweet versions of Roald Dahl
Wes Anderson's brand of straight-faced weirdness can be an acquired taste, but the writer-director finds a hospitable outlet for his sense of whimsy in "The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar," a 39-minute adaptation of the Roald Dahl story. He also finds the right outfit to bankroll that in awards-hungry Netflix, which surely has visions of Oscar nominations dancing in its head as it kicks off a week of Anderson-directed Dahl shorts.
2023-09-27 21:47
Rob Brydon crushed by questions over Barbie role
Rob Brydon has admitted it "stings" that people have questioned how he landed a role in the 'Barbie' movie.
2023-08-13 15:26
Janis Joplin and The Kinks among London's Music Walk of Fame 2023 inductees
London's Music Walk of Fame is set to honour music legends including Janis Joplin, The Kinks and Eddy Grant.
2023-08-10 19:22
Sixto Rodriguez, subject of Oscar-winning doc 'Searching for Sugar Man,' dead at 81
Detroit musician Sixto Rodriguez, the subject of the documentary "'Searching for Sugar Man" -- which won the 2013 best documentary Academy Award -- has died, according to an announcement on his official website.
2023-08-09 23:47
French sugar beet pesticide alternative could be five years away
By Sybille de La Hamaide PARIS Research into alternatives to neonicotinoid pesticides, found to be toxic to bees,
2023-06-26 22:26