UCLA gets $10 million for center to spur socially conscious projects

Former EBay Inc. President Jeff Skoll has donated $10 million to UCLA for a center that will encourage students to create socially conscious entertainment projects.

The Simpsons co-creator Sam Simon to give away $US100 million fortune after his death

They gave him three months. The year was 2012. And Simpsons co-creator Sam Simon, who had until then rocketed through Hollywood and earned the descriptions of “brilli...

Can TV Save India?

But in the 1990s, cable television arrived and private channels like Star Plus and Zee TV popped up — and quickly started catering to the lowest common denominator. T...

Bob Geld of Reportedly Planning Band Aid Single to Fight Ebola

Bob Geldof is reportedly considering releasing a fourth version of the charity single “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” reported The Sun.

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Gates Foundation boosts aid to stamp out malaria; targets Ebola

Philanthropist Bill Gates says he wants to end malaria in his lifetime and will give more money toward that goal, part of his broader fight against tropical diseases that a...

Waves of Change

My recent visits to the beach have been rather fulfilling, owing to my new found passion, Surfing. My perception of it was altered by my very first experience of a wipeout....

Seth Rogen’s Hilarity for Charity Brings Laughs for a Good Cause

Seth Rogen and friends dressed in their spiffiest prom attire and laughed for a good cause Friday night at the third annual Hilarity for Charity fundraiser presented by Gen...

Indigenous Daredevilry Dance Show

Just three years old and Life OK has proved itself as a channel with an edge, a spin and loads of out- of- the- box programming. It?s doing a great job with its content mix...

Amitabh Bachchan urges support for flood-hit Kashmir

On behalf of the Indian film fraternity, Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan Tuesday appealed to all citizens to contribute to the cause of rehabilitating the flood-ravaged...