Nicole Kidman to receive honorary César Award from French film academy
The Australian actress will be celebrated at next year's Césars with France's highest film honour.
‘Yankii’ fashion for coming-of-age ceremony showcased in London
The exhibition displays both the yankii fashion culture centered on standing out from the crowd and the originality and diversity seen in Kitakyushu.
David Walliams cameo cut from Australian film after sexual harassment allegations
Children’s author and comedian, who wrote the book on which the movie Fing! is based, will also be removed from the publicity tour Revealed: David Walliams accused of using celebrity status to prey on young women for sex
Queensland's BPIC policy may be gone on paper, but its 'damaging' legacy remains
Months of public hearings, eight million documents and testimony from more than 80 witnesses compelled Commissioner Stuart Wood KC to declare an "urgent and pressing" need for reform, writes Ciara Jones.
EU’s fixation on Chinese subsidies masks its own structural stagnation
The European Commission is moving to shield its industrial machinery and chemical sectors from Chinese imports, and is weighing a “kill switch” mechanism. Together with Washington, Brussels has settled into a familiar na
Boots Riley is ready for the working class to rise up
Filmmaker, musician and activist Boots Riley’s latest movie I Love Boosters makes the creative’s edict clear: power lies with the people, we just have to rise up and take it.
The must-see artworks at the Clarice Beckett exhibition
Clarice Beckett painted the life and scenery of her coastal home in Victoria until her death in 1935. Selling almost nothing while she was alive, she is now recognised as one of the country's pioneering tonal and abstrac
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DR Congo: Bukavu comedy festival offers laughter amid the ongoing conflict
For one week, comedians from the Republic of Congo, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, and the DRC offer residents a moment of relaxation and hope.
California teacher called Muslim student a ‘terrorist’ after denying him a spot in AP class, lawsuit claims
A school counselor allegedly brushed off the comment as a joke, telling the student that the remark is a line from a movie
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Cairo Film Festival opens as Middle East war weighs on cinema
The 47th Cairo International Film Festival got underway on Wednesday in the Egyptian capital. The event brings together filmmakers, actors and other prominent figures from around the world. This year’s festival is taking
Toera's homecoming: Madagascar's slain king joins his ancestors after 129 years
In 1897, French colonial troops killed King Toera, ruler of Madagascar's powerful Sakalava kingdom of Menabe, and took his skull to Paris, where it remained hidden in a museum for more than a century. France returned the
Japan team creates ‘planimal’ hybrid plant-animal cells in world first
Cells that produce useful animal and plant proteins and can be cultured using photosynthesis could offer new methods of producing drugs and meat.
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Chinese cleaner with movie-star looks goes viral, drawing comparisons to top actor Hu Ge
After a 55-year-old Chinese cleaner went viral for his handsome appearance, he said he would continue doing his job with a down-to-earth attitude. Chen Jingfu, a cleaner at a high-end shopping centre in Shenyang, in nort
Japan’s gyaru crown their slang words of the year
The egg buzzword list offers a snapshot of the slang, social media habits and attitudes shaping a Japanese youth culture.
47th edition of Cairo International Film Festival gets underway in shadow of war
The 47th Cairo International Film Festival got underway on Wednesday in the Egyptian capital. The event brings together filmmakers, actors and other prominent figures from around the world. This year’s festival is taking
Youth music scene concerned as popular venue flagged for demolition
The head of WA Music says the all-ages music community has been "sent sideways" this week over the impending loss of a key performance venue, and amid uncertainty for a major youth music festival.
How U2 recruited Dolly Parton for posthumous duet Torn
Torn, U2's new duet featuring Dolly Parton, is the country music legend's swan song.
Masterpieces From Paris Go Town to Town in a Semi-Truck
Culture funding in France heavily favors the country’s capital. So a traveling outpost of the Musée d’Orsay is bringing art to rural communities that have long felt left behind.
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A Glamorous Paris Theater Where a Ballet in 1913 Caused a Riot
For his inaugural season as general director, Baptiste Charroing is channeling the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées’s iconic past.
Life through a lens: Celebrating 200 years of photography
A passport photo, a selfie, an award-winning film and even the evening news: all of them were made possible thanks to a "fantastic machine", the camera. As France celebrates the bicentenary of the first fixed photographi
Throwing cow dung: Diwali celebrations take an unusual turn in southern India
The third day of Diwali was marked in a memorable way on Wednesday in Gummatapura, a hamlet located in India's Tamil Nadu state. Local men and boys threw cow dung at each other to celebrate the festival of Gorehabba whic
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Fernande Decruck Was a Musical Force. Why Did History Forget Her?
A French composer obsessed with the saxophone, Decruck wrote dazzling music. Decades later, her work is getting a second hearing. Listen for yourself.
Cologne carnival season kicks off with thousands taking to the streets
Cologne welcomes the 2026 carnival season as thousands gather for music, costumes and celebrations despite wet weather.
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Famed ship SS United States deliberately sunk off Florida coast to become a reef
Activists wanted the historic liner to be turned into a museum, but it will instead become the world's largest artificial ocean reef.
Hit spy drama ‘Vivant’ heads to the big screen
The film announcement follows a second season that sparked controversy in China over its portrayal of a fictional intelligence agency.
What is in Usman Khawaja's book Sabr and what did he actually say about Sandpapergate?
Much has been written and said about Usman Khawaja's new book — but what's actually in the pages of Sabr?
United won’t let your AI chatbot book flights for you
United said AI bookings remain limited, but it can track whether reservations come from travelers, travel agencies or AI assistants
Uzbekistan: the crossroads of Central Asian cultures
Showcased in Qatar’s Museum of Islamic Art lies an exhibition that expands on Uzbekistan’s intercultural artifacts.
Is Robyn pop music's most influential heartbreaker?
She redefined pop music and wrote the heartbreak anthem of our time. Here’s what you need to know about Robyn before her long-awaited Australian return.
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Exploring Uzbekistan’s silk road soul, from Tashkent metro to Samarkand
From ancient Silk Road cities and magnificent architecture to vibrant bazaars and rich traditions, join Lilly Douse as she discovers the history, culture and flavours of Uzbekistan.
Santorini seeks year-round tourism by promoting gastronomy, wine and culture
The popular Aegean island, having first regulated cruise tourism, is now implementing a plan to increase winter arrivals by promoting activities beyond the famous sunset over the Caldera.
'Our final, most soul-destroying humiliation': Nick Cave issues warning about AI-generated music
Nick Cave has shared his thoughts on the use of AI in music and songwriting, calling song generator platforms "indicators of this nascent technology’s demonic potential to hollow out human endeavour and sever our connect
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Chinese shopper sparks buzz after buying flat for US$1.70 in Double 11 shopping festival
China’s Double 11 discount frenzy reached surreal heights when a shopper from the east of the country snapped up a flat in the northeast for just 11 yuan (US$1.70). Pioneered by Chinese e-commerce platform Taobao in 2009
Stacy Keach, star of ‘Mike Hammer' and 'Prison Break', dies aged 85
Best known for his roles in movies like 'Fat City', 'The Ninth Configuration' and TV shows like The New Mike Hammer and Prison Break, Keach was a formidable presence on both stage and screen.
A Museum’s ‘Wanted’ Poster Campaign Brings Looted Painting Back to France
The Orléans Fine Arts Museum is on a quest to recover hundreds of works stolen during World War II — and the director wants your help.
NAZA documentary on Gaza killings becomes one of year’s most watched
The film, which details Israel’s surveillance of Palestinian civilians, has been seen by more than 1.5m people in less than two months NAZA, the award-winning documentary that details Israel’s mass killing of civilians i
Tame Impala to headline Coachella alongside Dua Lipa, SZA and Madonna
Tame Impala star alongside a huge group of Australian artists who will play at the music festival next year.
Want to win an AFLW flag? Club culture matters, data shows
AFL Players Association CEO James Gallagher says the gap between AFLW clubs getting workplace culture right is widening and the results can be seen on the field.
Kodansha launches journalistic manga imprint Kaqreal
Amid a slump in physical book sales, the publisher is pursuing various new projects through its innovation lab.
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Written in bone: China bets on ancient scripts for modern soft power
China has established an institute dedicated to preserving rare and endangered historical disciplines, advancing Beijing’s push to elevate traditional culture as a pillar of its soft power and national narrative. The ins
Aussie filmmakers left scrambling amid David Walliams allegations
Amid grooming accusations, David Walliams has been scrubbed from the upcoming movie, Fing!, which was filmed in Queensland and based on his 2019 children's book.
Usman Khawaja makes changes to book tour after tense TV interview
Usman Khawaja cuts down on media appearances regarding his book, Sabr, following incessant questions about the Sandpapergate chapter.
A remake of Sleeping Beauty is taking on the manosphere
Artist Leah Shelton re-imagines a familiar fairytale in Keep Sleeping, Beauty, a new Australian production premiering at Melt Festival in Brisbane.
What the future holds for M+ as the Hong Kong museum celebrates fifth anniversary
It has been quite a birthday celebration. Ahead of the fifth anniversary of M+ on November 12, the directors of New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and Paris’ Centre Pompidou touched down in Hong Kong to finalise a tr
The classic Australian album that September 11 derailed
Gerling thought they were about to release the album that would change everything. Then the world changed instead.