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Oscars night: latest developments
5+ hour, 27+ min ago (282+ words) PUBLISHED : 16 Mar 2026 at 04:45 HOLLYWOOD (UNITED STATES) - Welcome to Oscars night! AFP is bringing you all the latest developments from the star-studded 98th Academy Awards in Hollywood. First up is the red carpet, where cinema's A-listers will don their most fabulous fashion…...
Cigarette Butt Named Life ponders choices and truth
9+ hour, 11+ min ago (278+ words) PUBLISHED : 16 Mar 2026 at 01:01 Poems Dimension, a small-theatre initiative, presents A Cigarette Butt Named Life, a stage play performed by emerging artists, for 10 rounds every Friday to Sunday from this Friday to March 29. The showtime is 7.30pm, plus a 2pm matinee on Saturday…...
Butterflies of abstraction flutter by Central: The Original Store
9+ hour, 11+ min ago (295+ words) PUBLISHED : 16 Mar 2026 at 01:01 Explore the subconscious through evolving butterfly imagery during "How Many More Butterflies Will I See In My Lifetime?", which is running at Central Space, Level 3, Central: The Original Store until March 31. This is the third exhibition of…...
All eyes on Iranian film at the Oscars
9+ hour, 11+ min ago (110+ words) PUBLISHED : 16 Mar 2026 at 01:01 This year, an Iranian film could win an Oscar. Jafar Panahi's It Was Just an Accident is a caustic revenge road movie in which a band of former political prisoners kidnaps a man they believe to be…...
It's 'Sinners' v 'One Battle' as Oscars day arrives
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (767+ words) PUBLISHED : 15 Mar 2026 at 08:45 HOLLYWOOD (UNITED STATES) - After months of expensive campaigns, the Oscars finally arrive Sunday, with all eyes on the race between "One Battle After Another" and "Sinners" for best picture, Hollywood's most coveted prize. Ahead of the star-packed…...
Bangkok Post - Spirit of Siam
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (898+ words) Thai ghost story meets grand opera in Mae Naak PUBLISHED : 14 Mar 2026 at 01:01 WRITER: William Niall Morris In Thailand, family is sacred and mothers above all are revered. Perhaps this is why the tale of Mae Naak -- the young mother who…...
From Edo to Edinburgh
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (786+ words) The Great Wave explores the life and enduring legacy of print master Katsushika Hokusai through five non-linear acts PUBLISHED : 14 Mar 2026 at 01:01 The opera based on the long and industrious life of Japanese print master Katsushika Hokusai had its world premiere…...
Mini Thailand debuts a fusion of two British design icons in the Mini
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (746+ words) PUBLISHED : 13 Mar 2026 at 17:41 "The new Mini Cooper SE Paul Smith Edition continues our remarkable partnership that began in 1998, proving that sustainability and style, heritage and innovation, classic design and electric performance can come together in perfect harmony. Because at Mini,…...
The world is on fire, but we still have the Oscars
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (376+ words) PUBLISHED : 13 Mar 2026 at 00:11 Tight races in several categories as two outstanding American films, Sinners and One Battle After Another, vie for glory with other international titles. Nominees: Elle Fanning (Sentimental Value); Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas (Sentimental Value); Amy Madigan (Weapons); Wunmi…...
South Sudan models dominate global catwalks but visas a problem
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (602+ words) PUBLISHED : 13 Mar 2026 at 13:45 JUBA " Heels click on cracked paving stones as fantastically long-limbed men and women practice moves they hope will whisk them away from South Sudan, one of the fashion world's favourite scouting locations. Many hope to follow in…...