Zürcher Nachrichten

Featured

'Harness the now': British singer Imogen Heap embraces AI

Unlike the bulk of her peers, Grammy-winning British singer Imogen Heap is embracing the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in her music as well to set up a music collaboration platform.

British author says space inspired Booker Prize-winning novel

A lifelong fascination with outer space inspired British author Samantha Harvey to write her novel "Orbital", which this week won the prestigious Booker Prize.

Last news

Cate Blanchett urges film industry to include refugee voices

Australian actor Cate Blanchett, goodwill ambassador for the UN agency for refugees, on Monday urged the film industry to take a leap and include their "incredible" stories.

Demi Moore transforms for Cannes body horror 'The Substance'

Demi Moore disappears beneath layers of bizarre and hideous prosthetics in her acclaimed new horror film "The Substance" -- but thankfully, at least one faithful companion could still identify her on set.

Julian Assange wins bid to appeal US extradition ruling: UK judges

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Monday won a bid to appeal against a UK court ruling that approved his extradition to the United States to face trial for breaking national security laws.

Forever fad: Rubik says his cube 'reminds us why we have hands'

The naysayers said the maddening multicoloured cube that Erno Rubik invented 50 years ago would not survive the 1980s.

Trump biopic hits Cannes Film Festival

A Donald Trump biopic and the latest dark creation by David Cronenberg premiere in Cannes on Monday as the world-famous film festival reaches its midway point.

'Haikyu!!': Comic heroes fuel Japan Olympic volleyball manga mania

Men's volleyball is flying high in Japan with the national team ranked fourth globally ahead of the Paris Olympics and the sport's soaring popularity fuelled by a manga blockbuster.

London court set to rule on Julian Assange extradition

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange could find out on Monday whether he has won a reprieve in his last-ditch UK legal battle to avoid extradition to the United States.

Hollywood icons Costner and Demi Moore make Cannes comeback

Two Hollywood legends made their comeback at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday, as Kevin Costner launched his sprawling self-funded Western and Demi Moore returned in a gore-filled body horror flick.

Things get real as imaginary friend flick 'If' tops N.America box office

Paramount Pictures' imaginary friend film "If" debuted atop the North American box office this weekend, taking in an estimated $35.0 million, industry watcher Exhibitor Relations reported Sunday.

Hollywood icons Costner and Demi Moore in Cannes comeback

Two Hollywood legends make their comeback at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday, as Kevin Costner launches his sprawling self-funded Western and Demi Moore returns in a gore-filled body horror.

Breaking men-only musical lore, Jobarteh puts African kora on wider stage

For Sona Jobarteh, Africa's first woman to play the sacred kora professionally, breaking with tradition has not been easy.

Can Costner lead the revenge of France's much-mocked Kevins?

In 1990s France, amidst the Pierres and the Jean-Claudes, a Hollywood hero with all-American good looks inspired a new name craze.

Dramas elevate Iran cinema but it's comedy that sells

Social dramas have made Iranian films and their directors renowned at international festivals such as Cannes, but at home it's comedy that sells and has long been the favoured genre.

'Maldives what?': Saudi fashionistas attempt beach rebrand

Saudi designer Tima Abid got her start at a time when fashion shows were taboo and tourism, apart from religious pilgrimages, was almost nonexistent in the Gulf kingdom.

Forgotten D-Day cameramen out of shadows, 80 years on

Seated side by side behind an antiquated viewer, the sisters run and rerun the 35 mm black-and-white film reel, whispering to each other about the images captured by their father, the only cameraman on Omaha Beach on D-Day.

Hollywood battles aging -- in film reels

Reels of film and the Hollywood stars who fill them share one common enemy: aging.

'Can I kill someone?': Richard Gere's dilemma in 'Oh, Canada'

As one of the West's most famous Buddhists, and a close friend of the Dalai Lama, Richard Gere has thought long and hard about the moral quandary at the heart of his new film "Oh, Canada".

'Poor Things' director Lanthimos is my muse, says 'feminist' Emma Stone

Emma Stone has won an Oscar working with director Yorgos Lanthimos, but the self-described feminist star on Saturday rejected the suggestion that she is the Greek auteur's "muse".

Film director Mohammad Rasoulof fled Iran on foot: Guardian

Film director Mohammad Rasoulof made an "exhausting and extremely dangerous" walk across a mountainous borderland in order to avoid being jailed in Iran on national security charges, he told the Guardian newspaper.

Taiwan and China: different views across the strait

Standing on the shore of Taiwan's Kinmen island, Taiwanese tourists snap photos of the skyline of China's Xiamen city that is clearly visible across the sliver of water separating them.

OpenAI team devoted to future risks left leaderless

An OpenAI team devoted to mitigating the long-term dangers of super-smart computers was leaderless on Friday after two high-profile figures left the company.

Spotify sued over alleged unpaid royalties

Music streaming giant Spotify has been sued in a US federal court for allegedly underpaying songwriters, composers and publishers by tens of millions of dollars.

Emma Stone in new twisted comedy after Coppola epic divides Cannes

Emma Stone and director Yorgos Lanthimos brought audiences yet another hilarious and freaky film as "Kinds of Kindness" premiered in competition in Cannes on Friday.

Disturbing video shows Sean 'Diddy' Combs assaulting partner

Disturbing surveillance video published Friday shows Sean "Diddy" Combs physically assaulting his then-girlfriend Casandra Ventura, corroborating allegations she made in a now-settled lawsuit late last year.

'Historic': Saudi stages first swimwear fashion show

Saudi Arabia held its first fashion show featuring swimsuit models on Friday, an envelope-pushing step in a country where less than a decade ago women were required to wear body-covering abaya robes.

Brit drama 'Bird' brings grit, fantasy and tunes to Cannes

"Bird", featuring Barry Keoghan as a young dad, is an early frontrunner at the Cannes Film Festival with its tough but sweetly fantastical tale of working-class England.

Coppola shrugs off 'Megalopolis' cost as Stone and Gere hit Cannes

Francis Ford Coppola shrugged off the vast fortune he personally risked on his highly polarizing new film "Megalopolis", as Emma Stone and Richard Gere prepared to light up the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival on Friday.

Paul McCartney becomes UK's first billionaire musician

Music icon Paul McCartney has become the UK's first billionaire musician, according to the Sunday Times Rich List published Friday, despite the country recording its largest fall in the billionaire count in the guide's 36-year history.

Coppola faces press after epic 'Megalopolis' splits Cannes

Francis Ford Coppola faces the press Friday after his epic "Megalopolis" sharply divided critics at the Cannes Film Festival, while Emma Stone and Richard Gere are set to light up the red carpet.

Reddit gives OpenAI access to its wealth of posts

OpenAI will have access to Reddit data for training its artificial intelligence models and will put its technology to work at the popular discussion platform, the companies said Thursday.

Exhibition traces Jewish origins of Hollywood

A new exhibition opening in California this weekend traces the Jewish origins of Hollywood.

Cannes film shocks with fairy-tale horror on abortion

An early entry in the Cannes film competition has taken Cannes spectators down a dark path of unwanted motherhood to a shop of horrors with a serial killer twist.

Zürcher Nachrichten - Culture (English)