The queen of Japan’s sugar-coated pop scene, Kyary Pamyu Pamyu has unveiled bold plans to conquer the world — just as soon as she’s done her English homework. Despite extraordinary fame in her home country and frequent comparisons to American divas Katy Perry and Lady Gaga, the popette wants to capture hearts and minds further afield. “I’m happy for people to liken me to Katy Perry or Lady Gaga so
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Disney theme parks have their sights on a galaxy far, far away.
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Marvel will be getting a little strange in 2016, but first they’ll have to survive a Civil War.
Politically charged rapper Talib Kweli on Saturday released a musical indictment of capitalism and, true to his principles, he gave it away for free. The New York rapper, known for his left-wing activism, put out with no prior warning a new album entitled “Fuck the Money,” which listeners can download for free from his website. The song, set to a synth-laden beat, is a collaboration with Cassper Nyovest, one of
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The force will awaken in just 125 days, but “Star Wars” fans didn’t learn anything new about the film at Disney’s D23 convention on Saturday.
A new study by the Union of Concerned Scientists underscores an intriguing dichotomy in the battle over climate change: While many states are bitterly contesting the Obama administration’s new rule for reducing carbon emissions over the coming decades, many of those same states are already well along in meeting the new targets. Long before the Environmental Protection Agency finalized the Clean Power rule last week demanding a 32 percent reduction
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s appointment of a Harvard-educated lawyer to run the state oil company demonstrates his anti-corruption resolve — but only marks the start of a long reform journey, analysts say. Buhari took office May 29 after being elected on an anti-graft ticket, pledging to recover “mind-boggling” amounts of stolen oil money and bring those responsible to book. In early August he appointed Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu, a former executive
Tiger Woods made another early exit from a major championship on Saturday and had no idea where he was headed. Woods, who closed out a 73 and missed the cut at the PGA Championship, has a restaurant in South Florida that opened at the start of the week. Woods caused a stir Friday night when he committed to the Wyndham Championship next week in North Carolina, a tournament he has