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Entertainment
‘Everything Everywhere All at Once,’ ‘RRR,’ ‘Pachinko’ win at Critics Choice Awards
A24’s “Everything Everywhere All at Once” (“EEAO”) won big at the 28th Critics’ Choice Awards on Sunday night. “EEAO” notably receive...
Daniel Anderson
‘Naatu Naatu’ beats out songs from Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga to win India’s first-ever Golden Globe
The unprecedented success of the action-packed Indian blockbuster “RRR” is something that N. T. Rama Rao Jr. “never” anticipated. When Next...
William Yuk
‘I can beat you up’: Michelle Yeoh tells Golden Globes to ‘shut up’ for interrupting her speech
During her Golden Globe Awards acceptance speech, Michelle Yeoh hushed a pianist attempting to encourage her exit. On Tuesday, the Malaysian...
Iris Jung
‘Squid Game’ lead Lee Jung-jae, director Hwang Dong-hyuk bestowed S. Korea’s highest cultural medal
On Tuesday, “Squid Game” director Hwang Dong-hyuk and lead actor Lee Jung-jae received the Geumgwan Order of Cultural Merit, South Korea’s ...
Bretman Rock wants to redeem himself after viral pole dancing mishap
In an interview with NextShark on the red carpet of the 20th Unforgettable Gala in Beverly Hills on Saturday, Bretman Rock shared which art...
Health
Indian American student wins Inventor Award for 2nd year in a row for ‘Lungsaver’ system
Indian American middle school student Om Guin won the 2022 Lemelson Early Inventor Award for building Lungsaver, a system that measures ind...
Ryan General
Food
Filipino American sommelier wins James Beard award for essay on ‘white supremacy’ in the wine industry
Filipino American sommelier Miguel de Leon won the James Beard Foundation Journalism Award for his long-form personal essay, “It’s Time to ...
Michelle De Pacina
Education
Philippine-born high school teacher receives top teaching honor in New York
Philippine-born math teacher Dr. Eleuterio “Ely” Timbol Jr. was one of the 54 New York State public school teachers given the Governor’s Em...
News
‘The Race Epidemic’ documentary wins prestigious ‘Golden Angel’ award for shining light on AAPI hate
“The Race Epidemic,” the premier documentary on the recent rise of racism against Asian Americans during the COVID pandemic, has...
Gemma Chan to Receive the Women in Film Face of the Future Award
“Crazy Rich Asians” and “Captain Marvel” actress Gemma Chan will receive the prestigious Women in Film Max Mara Face of the Future Award. Ch...
Bryan Ke
Bowen Yang to Win the ‘Visibility Award’ From Human Rights Campaign
Comedian Bowen Yang is set to receive an award from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) for his contribution to the visibility of the LGBTQ comm...
BTS Will Be at the Grammys This Year Presenting an Award
It has been confirmed that K-pop supergroup BTS will be presenting an award at the upcoming 61st Annual Grammy Awards. Citing sources, Vari...
A Pho Restaurant Just Became the First OC Restaurant Awarded with the James Beard Award
Pho 79, a Vietnamese restaurant in Garden Grove, California best known for its oxtail soup, is the first restaurant in Orange County to be a...
Pixar’s Tear-Jerking Short ‘Bao’ Could Win an Oscar in 2019
The adorable Disney and Pixar short film “Bao” has been shortlisted for the 2019 Oscars. “Bao,” along with other Pixar and DreamWork’s...
Chinese Scientists Among 9 Winners of the Lavish ‘Oscars of Science’ Awards in Silicon Valley
Two Chinese-born scientists were among the nine scientists recognized on Oct. 17 with a “Breakthrough Prize,” a $3 million Silic...
Ziye Wang
Sports
Chloe Kim Wins ‘Best Female Athlete’ at the 2018 ESPYs
Chloe Kim, who took home the gold medal in the women’s snowboarding halfpipe at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in February, was crowne...
Asia
Filipino Journalist Wins Pulitzer Prize for Reporting on ‘Duterte’s Drug War’
A comprehensive coverage of what goes behind the brutal “drug war” in the Philippines has earned a Filipino journalist and his two colleague...
World
Jackie Chan, Xi Jinping, Jack Ma Among Top 10 Most Admired People of 2018
An international market research and data analytics firm has officially released its list of the top 20 most admired people for the year 201...