At a bar in the trendy Shoreditch area of east London, comedian Russell Brand is preaching revolution with his blend of jokes and impassioned commentary that has earned him a mass following.

Despite largely being drawn from sections of society traditionally withdrawn from politics, the young audience hangs on Brand's every word.

It may take the Iceman a long time to arrive, but in director Robert Fall's powerful production of "The Iceman Cometh," the waiting takes place with unforgettable company, including Nathan Lane, Brian Dennehy and John Douglas Thompson.

The entire excellent ensemble from the well-received 2012 production at Chicago's Goodman Theatre is performing Eugene O'Neill's dark, nearly five-hour 1939 classic through March 15, in its New York premiere at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

After wowing the judges of 'Arabs Got Talent', five young Palestinians who formed a band while bombs rained down are hoping their budding success can raise awareness for war-ravaged Gaza.

Their first audition so impressed that they were propelled to the semi-finals of the hit Middle Eastern television show -- a spin-off of the British-created Got Talent franchise.

You must remember this... except if you are in Qatar which is set to publicly screen the classic Hollywood movie "Casablanca" for the first time later this month.

Time may have gone by since the film's release -- 73 years to be precise -- but the iconic World War II love story starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman will belatedly receive its Qatar premiere on February 28.

The son of kung fu star Jackie Chan was released from a Chinese jail on Friday after serving a six-month term for drugs offences, his agency said.

Jaycee Chan, who like his father has worked as an actor and singer, was detained in August and charged with providing a venue for others to use drugs after police found 100 grams (3.5 ounces) of marijuana at his home in Beijing. 

Faces, bodies, status and humor are all important in Internet dating, but the biggest success factor of all could be your name.

So say scientists who found that people whose online name began with a letter in the top half of the alphabet -- A to M -- get the most "looks" from others.

French children as young as 12 can head to see the highly-anticipated erotic drama "Fifty Shades of Grey" on its release Wednesday, after the country's film board decided against giving it an adult certificate.

France's classification president, Jean-Francois Mary, deemed that the movie, starring Jamie Dornan and Dakota Johnson, "isn't a film that...can shock a lot of people."

Kanye West says he has nothing but respect for Beck. The Grammys? Not so much.

West paid a visit on Ryan Seacrest and his "On Air" radio show Wednesday to expound on his post-Grammy diss of the surprise Album of the Year winner.

Was it a murky Washington conspiracy, or just a technical glitch?

American fans of hit political drama "House of Cards" got an unexpected sneak peek of the show's third season Wednesday, when Netflix mistakenly posted the latest instalments online.

Celebrities are jetting in, gluten-free cocktails are concocted and designers are unveiling their 2015 fall/winter collections: a frozen New York kicks off its multi-million-dollar Fashion Week Thursday.

Hot on the heels of haute couture shows in Paris, the fashion glitterati is flocking to admire the best and brightest in U.S. design, where young talent rubs shoulders with fashion barons Ralph Lauren and Tommy Hilfiger.