Topic: Culture & Entertainment — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-21 23:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: David J. Rosen’s new Apple TV show Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed may not be a conventional horror series, but director and executive producer David Gordon Green confirmed that genre greats like the Halloween films helped inspire the dark comedic thriller’s nail-biting tension.
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[2026-05-21 22:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: For years, the 2004 movie Troy felt pretty close to what film critic (and Decider contributor!) Nathan Rabin deemed a forgotbuster—a movie that was a fairly big hit at the box office, but leaves relatively little cultural trace with the passage of time. The summer-box-office boom times that, in retrospect, we were largely experiencing throughout much of the past 30-plus years before COVID gave the whole situation a scary reset naturally has plenty such titles.
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[2026-05-21 22:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Rami Malek poses for portrait photographs for the film ‘The Man I Love’ at the 79th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)
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[2026-05-21 22:11 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 95]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Thu 21 May 2026 at 10:11pm
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[2026-05-21 22:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Geena Davis appears at the Fashion Trust U.S. Awards in Los Angeles on April 7, 2026. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
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[2026-05-21 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Film] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: A Mancunian singer-songwriter becomes a viral divisive figure while trying to track down a girl called Emily
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[2026-05-21 21:56 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Moscow Times
Snippet: Authorities in annexed Crimea have reduced the protected boundaries of a medieval archaeological heritage site in Sevastopol to clear land for a hotel project linked to President Vladimir Putin’s billionaire childhood friends Boris and Arkady Rotenberg, exiled investigative outlet The Insider reported, citing documents from a state historical and cultural review.
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[2026-05-21 21:33 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian state television has begun broadcasting weapons training programmes, including lessons on how to use rifles and machine guns, marking a shift in the type of content aired by the country’s public broadcaster.
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[2026-05-21 21:30 UTC+10:00] [Kurt Vile] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: (Verve)Sounding characteristically virtuosic but unbothered, Vile is more forward-thinking than ever on a record that surveys the bliss and bumps of life in his mid-40s
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[2026-05-21 21:22 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Middle East Eye
Snippet: Iranian state television has begun broadcasting weapons training programmes, including lessons on how to use rifles and machine guns, marking a shift in the type of content aired by the country’s public broadcaster.
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[2026-05-21 21:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: ABC News
Snippet: Topic:Government and Politics
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[2026-05-21 21:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: The event took place on the forecourt of the Institut du monde arabe in the French capital’s 5th arrondissement under the artistic direction of Franco Lebanese musician Ibrahim Maalouf. Lebanese singer Hiba Tawaji and around 20 artists joined the programme, performing jazz, Arabic music, pop and chanson before an audience made up largely of members of the Lebanese diaspora.
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[2026-05-21 21:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: The Memorial Circle, where President Donald Trump has proposed building an arch to commemorate the United States’ 250th anniversary is seen, Tuesday, May 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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[2026-05-21 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Table tennis star reveals on CCTV programme that she tries to emulate mentality and training standards of the basketballer, who died in 2020
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[2026-05-21 21:00 UTC+10:00] [table tennis] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Table tennis star reveals on CCTV programme that she tries to emulate mentality and training standards of the basketballer, who died in 2020
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[2026-05-21 20:49 UTC+10:00] [Louis Vuitton] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Nicolas Ghesquière’s latest collection pairs uptown elegance with downtown pop culture and street style
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[2026-05-21 20:44 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — Actress-vlogger Alex Gonzaga announced Thursday that she is pregnant with her first child with husband Mikee Morada, sharing the news after enduring three miscarriages over nearly six years of marriage.
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[2026-05-21 20:29 UTC+10:00] [Film] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: The Rolling Stone will play a lighthouse keeper in Three Incestuous Sisters, joining a cast including Dakota Johnson, Jessie Buckley and Saoirse Ronan
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[2026-05-21 20:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Paris Mayor Emmanuel Gregoire has launched a special inquiry into the city’s childcare system amid a growing scandal involving allegations of sexual abuse against children as young as three, French media has reported.
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[2026-05-21 20:14 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: RT News
Snippet: Paris Mayor Emmanuel Gregoire has launched a special inquiry into the city’s childcare system amid a growing scandal involving allegations of sexual abuse against children as young as three, French media reports.
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[2026-05-21 20:08 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: author Marites Dañguilan Vitug @maritesdvitug Marites is one of the Philippines’ most accomplished journalists and authors. For close to a decade, Vitug – a Nieman fellow – edited 'Newsbreak' magazine, a trailblazer in Philippine investigative journalism. Her recent book, 'Rock Solid: How the Philippines Won Its Maritime Case Against China,' has become a bestseller.
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[2026-05-21 20:01 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: It has come to this. When the Shavuot festival starts on Thursday night, I will be both celebrating and worrying about what is happening in Jewish communities around the world – what’s happening in Israel and the global village in general.
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[2026-05-21 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The New Zealand actor was once linked to his co-star Erin Moriarty, and is now said to be dating Sofía Vergara’s cousin, Sandra Vergara
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[2026-05-21 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The New Zealand actor was once linked to his co-star Erin Moriarty, and is now said to be dating Sofía Vergara’s cousin, Sandra Vergara
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[2026-05-21 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The show’s stars include Ella Bright, Belmont Cameli and Mika Abdalla – but what do we know about the actor playing Garrett’s teammate Dean?
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[2026-05-21 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Briar University] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: The show’s stars include Ella Bright, Belmont Cameli and Mika Abdalla – but what do we know about the actor playing Garrett’s teammate Dean?
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[2026-05-21 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Humorous online celebrity stops posting videos for ‘indefinite duration’ after he comes down with range of illnesses
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[2026-05-21 20:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Humorous online celebrity stops posting videos for ‘indefinite duration’ after he comes down with range of illnesses
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[2026-05-21 20:00 UTC+10:00] [Editors' Pick] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Rappler
Snippet: Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
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[2026-05-21 19:43 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: A festivalgoer poses for photographers as people sit by the beach along the Croisette during the 79th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Friday, May 15, 2026. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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[2026-05-21 19:42 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Author Yang Shuang-zi and translator Lin King claim the prestigious £50,000 (US$67,000) prize for their culinary-infused postcolonial romance.
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[2026-05-21 19:30 UTC+10:00] [National / NSW] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Seven Herald reporters have been nominated as finalists for this year’s Mid-Year Walkley Prizes for journalism spanning investigations, crime, education, health, the arts and local government affairs, the highest of any masthead in Australia.
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[2026-05-21 19:17 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Snippet: The festival of Shavuot is one of the Shalosh Regalim (Three Pilgrimage Festivals) – the holidays on which the Jewish nation would ascend to Jerusalem and the Holy Temple. However, unlike Passover and Sukkot, which last seven days, Shavuot is only a single-day festival.
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[2026-05-21 19:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: VOA Africa
Snippet: No live streaming currently available
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[2026-05-21 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A joint archaeological project between Greece’s culture ministry and a Chinese team of researchers is breaking new ground
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[2026-05-21 19:00 UTC+10:00] [ancient Greece] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: A joint archaeological project between Greece’s culture ministry and a Chinese team of researchers is breaking new ground
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[2026-05-21 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Stephen Colbert] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: As the much-loved Late Show host says his final goodnight, a look back at his finest and funniest moments
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[2026-05-21 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Criminal Justice] [Factuality: 100]
Source: ProPublica
Snippet: More than $7,000 in cable TV subscriptions.
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[2026-05-21 19:00 UTC+10:00] [CULTURE] [Factuality: 95]
Source: The Japan Times
Snippet: In the opening scene of Hirokazu Kore-eda’s new film “Sheep in the Box,” a drone delivers a brochure to a grieving couple advertising a humanoid modeled after their dead son. The service is offered by a company that promises bereaved families the chance to reconnect with lost loved ones. What happens next forms the emotional core of Kore-eda’s most fable-like and philosophically searching film to date.
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[2026-05-21 18:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: Singer Jeanette took centre stage at the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday evening with a live performance accompanying a beach screening of Cría Cuervos, the acclaimed film by Spanish director Carlos Saura. The event at the "Cinéma de la Plage" marked 50 years since the film’s 1976 release and drew festival guests, film lovers and members of Saura’s family to Macé beach on the Croisette.
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[2026-05-21 18:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: The model has a history of highlighting her heritage on the red carpet
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[2026-05-21 18:19 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Frieze House Seoul, Frieze's permanent exhibition venue in Seoul, will launch a new relay exhibition series to highlight the breadth of Korea's contemporary art scene.
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[2026-05-21 18:19 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: BTS’ upcoming Busan concert will be broadcast live in movie theaters around the world through a global live viewing event on June 13, Big Hit Music announced Thursday.
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[2026-05-21 18:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: MANILA, Philippines — After eight years in the entertainment industry, MNL48 is set to conclude its activities at the end of May, with management citing challenges in sustaining the group’s operations and future management structure.
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[2026-05-21 18:16 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: DSV, the global transport and logistics leader, and Arcapita Group Holdings, the global alternative investment firm, through its real estate development platform, Lintara Properties, have announced the completion of a state-of-the-art 30,000-square-metre logistics warehouse in Dubai’s Jebel Ali Free Zone.
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[2026-05-21 18:15 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Accusations raised by a YouTube channel against actor Kim Soo-hyun that he dated late actress Kim Sae-ron while she was a minor were based on manipulated evidence, including altered KakaoTalk messages and an AI-generated voice recording, according to police documents reviewed by local media Thursday.
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[2026-05-21 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From the best food in China’s Chengdu to the difference between ‘good’ and ‘bad’ stress, here are seven stories from SCMP’s recent reporting
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[2026-05-21 18:15 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: From the best food in China’s Chengdu to the difference between ‘good’ and ‘bad’ stress, here are seven stories from SCMP’s recent reporting
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[2026-05-21 18:11 UTC+10:00] [Culture] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
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[2026-05-21 18:05 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: VOA Africa
Snippet: No live streaming currently available
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