Why It Took Six Decades for James Hong to Get a Star on the Walk of Fame

Grace Jones-curated Meltdown festival 2022 is just around the corner, and NME has tickets to select gigs to be won. See below for your chance to win.With a line-up hand-picked by the iconic Grace Jones, this year’s bill features the likes of John Grant, Sky Ferreira, Peaches, Hot Chip, Greentea Peng, Blancmange, Skunk Anansie, Nova Twins, Honey Dijon and many more – as well as two performances from Jones herself.Jones follows in the footsteps of the likes of David Bowie, The Cure’s Robert Smith, Yoko Ono, Patti Smith, David Byrne, John Peel and Ray Davies in being asked to curate Meltdown at London’s Southbank Centre.“In the face of adversity, there is no pandemic in the world that will stop me from curating the Meltdown festival,” said Jones of the upcoming run of shows.

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Glastonbury 2022’s Pyramid Stage line-up.The band will play the festival’s main stage on the festival’s Sunday morning (June 26) to deliver an anti-war message.They’ve called themselves “ambassadors of free Ukraine” and have punctuated concerts with cries of “Stop Putin!” and “No war!” (via BBC News).DakhaBrakha are currently donating proceeds from their shows to help the Ukrainian army.Meanwhile, Kalush Orchestra‘s Eurovision trophy has been auctioned off online to raise funds to buy drones for Ukraine’s ongoing war against Russia.The Ukrainian rap group triumphed over the UK’s Sam Ryder at the Turin, Italy ceremony earlier this month, receiving a massive portion of the public vote.As BBC News reports, the winning trophy – a crystal microphone – has now been auctioned off on Facebook with the aim of buying drones for Ukraine’s armed forces with the proceeds.Coinciding with a performance from the band at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate – a building often symbolising peace and unity within Europe – for a charity event, the trophy was sold for $900,000 (£712,000).Kalush Orchestra were the bookies’ favourites for Eurovision glory with their rousing folk-rap song ‘Stefania’ before they went on to take the top spot by scoring a massive 631 points – largely from the public vote – to overhaul the UK who were winning after the jury votes at the grand final in Turin.It’s tradition for the winning nation of Eurovision to host the competition the following year.Due to the ongoing invasion of Ukraine at the hands of Russia, much doubt has been cast over whether the country will be in a position to be able to do so.

Acting Your Age Campaign (AYAC), which was founded four years ago by Nicky Clark, is calling for equal representation in the UK between men and women aged over 45.Women in the UK only have a “shelf life” on screen while their male colleagues have a “whole life”, the letter claims while outlining the campaign’s wishes for a “parity pledge” to help tackle “entrenched” ageism in the entertainment industry.Juliet Stevenson, Meera Syal, David Tennant, Lesley Manville and Sanjeev Bhaskar are also among the letter’s 100+ signatories.“Today’s in-demand young actress is tomorrow’s unemployed middle-aged actress,” part of the letter reads. “We are fighting to ensure that our generation of excluded women is the last generation of excluded women.“Ageism targeting women is an entrenched industry staple that is outdated, harmful and neglects the millions of audience members who appreciate seeing women over 45 telling the stories of our lives.AYAC has laid out multiple recommendations for broadcast and production company commissioners, as well as for those working in news and current affairs.

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Gary Neville for his criticism of BT Sport's coverage of the Liverpool fan chaos ahead of the Champions League final.Sky Sports pundit Neville called out their rival broadcaster for not following the concerning scenes outside the Stade de France on Saturday (May 29) night, which saw kick-off delayed by more than half an hour. Replying to a tweet from The Athletic journalist Adam Crafton which read "Surprised BT sport don’t have a team on standby outside of stadium, getting little to no sense of the major story from the broadcaster", Neville wrote: "Are you surprised? I’m not.

flats, which they compared to a "zoo'," are desperate to move out.Louise Turner, aged 35, says she and her partner are "living in fear" and each week try and bid for a new council property to escape the flats where people "defecate on the floor."She claims her flat "stinks of urine and weed" and said parking is a nightmare due to people "dumping untaxed cars in spaces."Ms Turner further claimed that the sole lift at the seven-story tower block is prone to getting stuck; meaning she will no longer use it - while her disabled partner Angela Dexter, 56, relies on the lift to get to their third-story apartment. Meanwhile, the couple - who each work 12-hour shifts - have been asking Sandwell Council for a designated disabled parking space for months - but have been left frustrated by a lack of action, BirminghamLive reports.

LA Times).The long-awaited recognition was preceded by introductions from a number of Hollywood actors, including Lost actor Daniel Dae Kim, who raised the impressive sum to pay for Hong’s star via a GoFundMe page in four days in 2020, and Everything Everywhere All At Once co-star Jamie Lee Curtis.On the crowdfunding page, the Hawaii Five-0 actor wrote that Hong “epitomizes the term ‘working actor,’ and that’s not even taking into account all he’s done to help further representation for actors of color.”Kim pointed out that AAPI (Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders) performers make up less than 1% of the names on the Walk Of Fame, with Hong’s name joining Anna May Wong, Mako, Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan and Lucy Liu.“Though that number is entirely too low,” Kim said, “it does underscore the fact that we need to celebrate every single one of us who has been fortunate enough to be recognised, and that includes the other three AAPI [performers] who are being inducted this year.

James Hong was on top of the world on Tuesday as he celebrated the latest milestone in his astounding six-decade career: getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.The 93-year-old actor, who is one of the most prolific actors ever with over 600 film and television credits dating back to the 1950s, was joined by friends, family and costars including Jamie Lee Curtis, Tia Carrere and Daniel Dae Kim as his star was unveiled in Hollywood.The star, who was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1929, looked sprightly as he celebrated his big day and even danced a bit with Curtis. At last: James Hong, 93, finally received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday after appearing in more than 650 films and TV shows since the mid-1950s.

James Hong finally has his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame!

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