'Over the Moon' is Netflix's weapon to debunk Disney's animated empire
Folha de S.Paulo - Brazil - 21/10/2020
Haruki Murakami grants a wish to a young woman who turns 20
Diário de Notícias - Portugal - 19/10/2020
After reading two short stories by other authors, Haruki Murakami decided to write his own: The Girl of the Years. It is now reissued with illustrations by Kat Menschik, who from DN pre-publishes today
A long story by Haruki Murakami, The Girl of the Years, arrives at…
Grada Kilomba will participate in the Toronto International Literary Festival
Lusa - Portugal - 19/10/2020
The Portuguese writer and artist Grada Kilomba will participate in the 41st edition of the Toronto International Authors Festival, in Canada, which will take place from Thursday, with the presence of writers such as Margaret Atwood and Richard Ford
Sources from the local…
Museum of Ancient Art shows unprecedented Almada, the “stone in the shoe” of his estate
Diário de Notícias - Portugal - 15/10/2020
An unprecedented large piece, considered by the Almada Negreiros family “the stone in the shoe” of the artist’s estate, has been restored and will be able to be seen by the public, starting this Thursday, at the National Museum of Ancient Art
After 80 years kept…
Shares in managers of K-pop's BTS double on market debut
AFP - Internacional - 15/10/2020
Shares in the management agency of K-pop sensation BTS more than doubled on their stock market debut Thursday, making an instant multi-billionaire of its chairman and boosting the seven band members’ own fortunes.
The initial public offering of shares in…
Traces of the 12th century mosque discovered in the Lisbon Cathedral will be preserved
TSF - Portugal - 14/10/2020
Ministry of Culture decided that vestiges of the old Almoravid mosque should be preserved, musealized and integrated in the restoration and musealization project of the Patriarchal See of Lisbon
The remains of the old Almoravid mosque, recently discovered in the works of…
Billionaire Elon Musk's space odyssey inspires HBO series
Jornal de Notícias - Portugal - 13/10/2020
The multimillionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk will have his space odyssey with SpaceX transposed into a television series being prepared by the HBO chain, this Monday was announced.
According to the international ´online´ portal Deadline, news about cinema, television and…
Disney revamps itself to emphasize streaming
AFP - United States - 13/10/2020
Disney announced Monday a reorganization of its media and entertainment business that aims to further boost its streaming service, which has boomed during the coronavirus pandemic.
The entertainment giant tapped longtime company executive Kareem Daniel to lead the Media…
Brazilian military mistook Caetano Veloso for a mexican singer in 1968
ISTOÉ - Brazil - 12/10/2020
With the release of the documentary Narciso em Férias, last month, the arrest of Caetano Veloso in 1968 became a subject again
The artist was arrested in São Paulo and taken to Rio de Janeiro along with Gilberto Gil. Days later, he learned what was being accused: he…
Johnny Depp stars as a famous photojournalist in the film “Minamata”
Plataforma - Macau - 12/10/2020
American actor plays photojournalist W. Eugene Smith on film
This weekend, producer Vertigo Releasing released two posters and a trailer for “Minamata”, a film that brings Johnny Depp back to the big screen as the award-winning photojournalist W. Eugene Smith (1918…
250 million euro Mao Tsé Tung scroll is stolen and cut in half
Istoé - Brazil - 08/10/2020
A scroll attributed to Chinese leader Mao Tsé Tung, which had been stolen from a collector’s house in September, was found in Hong Kong, local police said on Thursday. However, the historic item, which is worth about 250 million euros, was cut in half by the bandits…
