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From K-pop and K-dramas to K-toons and K-beauty, there’s a visible Korean cultural wave sweeping across Gen Z and millennials. Korean street food, an under-penetrated segment so far, has now joined the party and is finding favour among young Indians. And Bengaluru-based QSR (quick service restaurant) brand Boba Bhai aims to cash in on this fervour. Boba Bhai, which sells Korea-inspired fast food and bubble tea, was founded in 2023 by Dhruv Kohli. Its menu features bold, spicy, and cheesy flavours that echo Korean food trends, tailored to Indian tastes, paired with bubble tea, which is popular in modern Korean…
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, The Hollywood Reporter may receive an affiliate commission. The nearly 25-year-old Dora the Explorer franchise is gearing up for expansion. On Wednesday, July 2, the Alberto Belli-directed live-action film, Dora and the Search for Sol Dorado, will premiere on both Paramount+ and Nickelodeon. While the family adventure technically serves as a sequel to 2019’s Dora and the Lost City of Gold (streaming now on Paramount+), the 2025 movie has an entirely new cast, including Samantha Lorraine replacing Isabela Merced as Dora. At a Glance: How to…
Emilia Clarke’s Brain AneurysmEmilia Clarke filmed battle scenes for Game of Thrones, but in 2019, she published an essay in The New Yorker titled “A Battle for My Life.”Having a bad headache at the gym, “I reached the toilet, sank to my knees, and proceeded to be violently, voluminously ill,” the actress wrote. “Meanwhile, the pain—shooting, stabbing, constricting pain—was getting worse. At some level, I knew what was happening: my brain was damaged.”She was taken to the hospital for a brain scan.”The diagnosis was quick and ominous: a subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), a life-threatening type of stroke, caused by bleeding into…
Jimmy Swaggart, who was among the most successful televangelists in the U.S. in the 1980s, died Tuesday (July 1) at the age of 90. He died at Baton Rouge (Louisiana) General Medical Center two weeks after suffering a cardiac event on June 15, according to a statement from Megan Kelly, a family spokesperson. Over the course of his career, Swaggart wrote nearly 50 books and dozens of study guides and commentaries on the Bible. He also recorded numerous albums. His 1980 album Worship received a Grammy nomination for best gospel performance, traditional. Swaggart placed four albums on Billboard’s Top Christian…
Secretary of Transportation Sean DuffySean Duffy first made a name for himself in 1997 as a housemate on The Real World: Boston. He shares nine children with The Real World: San Francisco alum Rachel Campos-Duffy, whom he met competing on Road Rules: All Stars in 1998 and married the following year. Duffy spent eight years as Ashland County District Attorney in his home state of Wisconsin before serving in Congress from 2011 to 2019. He resigned from office that August, citing his yet-to-be-born ninth child’s health issues. “After she’s born, whether it’s two to six months after life, she’s going to need open-heart surgery,”…
Who Is That Witty Scottish Announcer on Love Island?Iain Stirling pulls a double shift as the narrator of both Love Island UK and Love Island USA—and during filming, he’s also on a tight schedule. “At 12 in the afternoon U.K. time, I’d log on to Love Island UK,” the Scottish comedian detailed to TODAY in 2024. “By that point, the show’s all but finished. Then we’d write for two or three hours. Done by about 4, half 4. Then I’d get a child dinner, bath time, bed time—I’d love for it to be more rock ‘n’ roll than that, but…
Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield and Tom Holland aren’t the only ones with Spidey senses. Spider-Man: No Way Home director Jon Watts recalled a time when fans were speculating that the two Spider-Man stars were set to appear in the third Holland-led film ahead of its late 2021 release. During a conversation with Collider at the Mediterrane Film Festival, the filmmaker revealed he had to shift how Maguire and Garfield entered the story because a fan on Reddit predicted his original idea. “There had been rumors that Tobey and Andrew were going to be in the movie, and this is while…
Corridos tumbados pioneer Natanael Cano is pushing boundaries for música mexicana once again with his new album Porque La Demora, which he released on Tuesday (July 1). While Cano has veered from his signature corridos in other albums — including the trap-leaning Nata Kong (2022) — this one goes a step further offering a bold collection of songs that go from Afrobeat to reggaetón and Caribbean-infused trap beats. Porque La Demora — out via Los CT Records and Rancho Humilde — kicks off with the song that gives the set its name, and it serves as an explanation as to…
Non-banking financial company FincFriends Private Limited has secured Rs 98.5 crore in debt funding to expand its operations and introduce new credit offerings for underserved borrowers in India.The round includes Rs 54.5 crore raised from NBFCs and Rs 44 crore via non-convertible debentures (NCDs), with participation from investors such as IBL Finance, Incred Financial Services, Real Touch Finance, Shine Star Build-Cap, and Western Capital Advisors.“This funding marks a strategic milestone in our journey to enable accessibility of responsible credit across India,” said Artem Andreev, CEO of FincFriends. “With the valuable trust of our investors, we are positioning our brand to…
The 48-year-old, who co-owns the football club Wrexham AFC alongside Ryan Reynolds, ultimately noted that his new name isn’t so new, as it alludes to his It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia character Mac, and many people referred to him by the name anyway. “Most people already call me Rob Mac anyway,” he concluded. “My family knows me and loves me regardless of how many syllables I have, and that’s the only thing that I really care about. ” He concluded the video, “Honestly, call me whatever you want. Marion, Jerome, Archibald, Eric, Maurice, Stephanie, Frances, Marvin, Gordon or Sam. But maybe…