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Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to attend Reading and Leeds Festival across the weekend
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Donnacha Dennehy: Limina album review – joyously unfettered music is a thrill in motion
McCarthy/Waarts/National Symphony Orchestra Ireland/McAdams(Nonesuch)Dennehy’s Limina, based on areas of the body, is firmly grounded in the harmonic series, and sparklingly executed here, while Stephen Waarts gives a bravura performance of the Violin Concerto
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The best new TV shows to stream in September
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Top 61 concerts and events coming to the UAE, from Abu Dhabi F1 race-day shows to Trevor Noah | The National
From pop and rock to stand-up comedy, ballet, opera and musicals, the UAE’s live events season is in full swing, with the months ahead offering a packed line-up across Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah.
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Globos aerostáticos surcan el cielo en Ecuador y otras fotos de la semana en Latinoamérica y Caribe
Las sombras de varias personas se proyectan sobre un globo aerostático durante la quinta edición del Festival Internacional de Globos Aerostáticos “Mitad del Mundo"» en Quito, Ecuador, el viernes 21 de agosto de 2026.(AP Foto/Dolores Ochoa)
The Secret Woman review – Claes Bang is dastardly gaslighter in Danish amnesia thriller
In spite of capable performances and deployment of hygge, gothic and Nordic noir elements, you’ll search for a feasible plot or a character insight in vain
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Fan culture or public nuisance? Doll-covered railings outside Hybe headquarters irk residents
Fan-led doll displays removed following complaints from nearby residents
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Dear culture-war motorists, look to the future. We'll all be driving at 20mph soon | Christian Wolmar
There are howls of protest from the right about plans for Birmingham to be a 20mph city. But it will be a good thing, and others will follow
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A couple brought together by music, Korea and now Wagner
Adrien Perruchon, music director of Bucheon Philharmonic, and soprano Lee Myungjoo on their life together and staging Wagner's 'Ring' cycle in one night
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Meet ‘Boston’ singer Stella Lefty’s boyfriend, viral country star Vincent Mason
Inspired by John Mayer, the rising musician co-wrote ‘Something to Lose’ with Lefty and joined her to perform the track at Lollapalooza 2026
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Meet ‘Boston’ singer Stella Lefty’s boyfriend, viral country star Vincent Mason
Inspired by John Mayer, the rising musician co-wrote ‘Something to Lose’ with Lefty and joined her to perform the track at Lollapalooza 2026
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Bondi library returns book How to Sell a Genocide to shelves after State Library ‘outlines the law’
Book was removed for review earlier this month following complaint but reinstated after petition and State Library letter to Waverley council
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Waiting for Odysseus: In wartime Kyiv, an ancient story finds new meaning
Actors perform their final rehearsal of “Odyssey. Maeotis,” which reimagines Homer’s epic, at Ivan Franko theater in Kyiv, Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
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He’s worked with Jackie Chan, Jet Li. Martial artist Alfred Hsing’s rise in film
After leaving a financial career, the wushu champion became a fight coordinator, stuntman and actor working with some of film’s top stars
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He’s worked with Jackie Chan, Jet Li. Martial artist Alfred Hsing’s rise in film
After leaving a financial career, the wushu champion became a fight coordinator, stuntman and actor working with some of film’s top stars
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What to read next: 10 new releases for your book stack
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J-rock band Scandal announces disbandment
MANILA, Philippines — Japanese rock band Scandal is set to disband next year with a 47-prefecture local tour and a final solo concert in August 21, 2027.
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Israeli troops storm village in Syria’s Quneitra
Israeli forces raided and searched homes in the village of Rasm al-Ajraf in southern Syria’s Quneitra province late on Thursday, Al-Ikhbariyya TV reported.
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‘No precedent’: Lorde and Little Simz to star at world-first festival run on clean power
A zero-emission compact hydrogen power plant will drive the main stage at Clifton Down in Bristol
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K-pop’s summer songs are slowing down
Instead of chasing explosive festival anthems, more artists are embracing a softer, more immersive vision of summer
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Mayor wants apology from media after copping disorderly behaviour fine
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Kim Jaehwan to hold standalone concert
Kim Jaehwan announced that he will have a concert in Seoul for two days, via agency WakeOne Entertainment on Thursday.
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Man dressed as woman intrudes on all-girls school: report
A person thought to be a man in women's clothing has recently trespassed on an all-girls high school in Wonju, Gangwon Province, according to local media reports Friday.
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Post Malone postpones October concert in Seoul
American singer-rapper Post Malone has canceled his upcoming visit to Korea, postponing the concert initially scheduled for October, without providing a specific reason.
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A deleted IDF video exposed a deeper problem with draft enforcement - editorial
An official IDF social media channel should never sound like a guide for avoiding the consequences of ignoring a draft order. Yet that is how a video published Wednesday on the IDF's haredi-facing Instagram account reasonably came across. The clip told haredi (ultra-Orthodox) men facing travel restrictions that a “b…
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Skin, burial mounds and AI: Six NYUD artists rethink memory and belonging in Abu Dhabi | The National
The aquariums rev and babble, motors circulating water despite their empty state. Their black steel frames vibrate. Their glass panes are coated with a salty residue from the receding waterline but also, perhaps, from what once lived within.
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Kim Soo-hyun to make first official appearance in Korea since March 2005
Actor’s official event comes after police dropped Child Welfare Act case
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Author cancelled from Brisbane Writers Festival hoses down speculation
Author Richard Flanagan’s appearance at the Brisbane Writers Festival has been cancelled days after he gave a speech in Sydney attacking the pro-Israel lobby.
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WA locks in WWE for three more years, but Optus Stadium is not on the cards
The West Australian government has locked in a three-year deal with wrestling juggernaut WWE which will see the global entertainment franchise return to the state annually until 2028, but punters have been told not to expect any more events at Optus Stadium.
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Dolly Parton’s sister reveals singer offered to test experimental cancer drugs before she died
‘My sister was always thinking of others,’ Parton’s younger sister Stella wrote in a Facebook tribute
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Today weatherman Tim Davies quits breakfast show after seven years
Today show weatherman Tim Davies announced on Friday morning he was leaving the program, after seven years on air.
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Christie Brinkley, 72, stuns with daughter Sailor, 28, in matching outfits for Hamptons event
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Britney Spears models lingerie while reflecting on feeling ‘like a robot’ during restrictive conservatorship
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Jackie O accused of abuse of 'workplace right' after on-air fight
The Kyle and Jackie O Show was cancelled after an incident in February. (Facebook: The Kyle and Jackie O Show)
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Highlight turns back clock for fan concert
Highlight’s four members are ready to go back to the trainee days for a fan concert, slated to be held in Seoul on Oct. 16-18, Around Us Company announced Friday.
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How to Style like Elle star Lexi Minetree with Dior, Roger Vivier and Aquazzura
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How to Style like Elle star Lexi Minetree with Dior, Roger Vivier and Aquazzura
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Germany’s far right taps nostalgia for communist East to propel election surge
QUEDLINBURG, Germany — Germany’s far right is betting that an unabashed embrace of nostalgia for life behind the Iron Curtain will help propel their rise to power in the country’s East.
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Rather than neatly condense all the violence and trace it to one root cause, psychologists choose to ask the difficult questions about each individual case. Each child in conflict with the law is not just a perpetrator, but a highly vulnerable person.
Le Sserafim to release 2nd single next month
Le Sserafim is poised to roll out second physical single “Made My Night” on Sept. 11, agency Source Music announced Friday via an official fan communications platform.
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Ticket scalpers face fines of up to 50 times sale price
South Korea will impose fines of up to 50 times the sale price on people who illegally resell tickets for concerts and sporting events, the culture ministry said Friday, as part of a crackdown on ticket scalping.
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Presumption of innocence the first casualty in Pullman Five’s trial by media
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J. Cole’s tour hit by tragedy as crew member killed in fiery California crash
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A Chinese cook in the Middle East serves up a very different anti-war film
Upending Hollywood’s ‘saviour-hero’ convention in war films, a tale about a humble chef offers a quiet, distinctly Chinese perspective
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A Chinese cook in the Middle East serves up a very different anti-war film
Upending Hollywood’s ‘saviour-hero’ convention in war films, a tale about a humble chef offers a quiet, distinctly Chinese perspective
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Ticket scalpers face fines of up to 50 times sale price
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will impose fines of up to 50 times the sale price on people who illegally resell tickets for concerts and sporting events, the culture ministry said Friday, as part of a crackdown on ticket scalping.
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Film adaptation of the hit stage musical, starring Ben Platt
High school misfit Evan lies to comfort a grieving mother - but will the truth come out?