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Newest first · UTC+11:00Yayoi Kusama, Japanese artist famous for pumpkins and polka dots, dies aged 97
The avant-garde artist, who enjoyed a strong following in Hong Kong, died on August 14 at a hospital in Tokyo due to multiple organ failure
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Yayoi Kusama, Japanese artist famous for pumpkins and polka dots, dies aged 97
The avant-garde artist, who enjoyed a strong following in Hong Kong, died on August 14 at a hospital in Tokyo due to multiple organ failure
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Yayoi Kusama, who splashed polka dots across art world, dies at 97 in Tokyo
TOKYO — Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, who splashed her signature polka dots on paintings, sculptures and museum installations around the world, has died, her studio said Thursday. She was 97.
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Oscar and Emmy winner: how film and TV defined the other Dolly Parton
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South Korean police look to charge 7 for lying about concrete structure in Jeju Air crash
The transport ministry officials put out false media statements claiming the localisers had been installed in line with regulations
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South Korean police look to charge 7 for lying about concrete structure in Jeju Air crash
The transport ministry officials put out false media statements claiming the localisers had been installed in line with regulations
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Black scholar's memoir published weeks after he died facing plagiarism charges
People attending a vigil held by Stand Up to Racism, in memory of late University of Cambridge professor Jason Arday, hold up signs at Trafalgar Square in London, on Aug. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File)
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Social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate face federal judge in extradition battle
Andrew Tate, left, watches his brother Tristan speak, outside a police station in Voluntari, Romania, May 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File)
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Bruno Mars returns to Manila for ‘The Romantic Tour’
MANILA, Philippines — Filipino-American pop star Bruno Mars is set to return to Manila in 2027 for a concert entitled “The Romantic Tour.”
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The Nazis drove Bauhaus out of town. Now the far right is waging another war against the movement
Poll to take place in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, where Bauhaus blossomed a century ago – and where AfD is promising ‘patriotic culture policy’ if it wins
· Deborah Cole
Jeers, walkouts, stage invasions: will Catarina and the Beauty of Killing Fascists trigger British audiences too?
It has inspired violent protests from Norway to Rome – and now it’s hitting the UK. Playwright Tiago Rodrigues explains why the far-right speech at the drama’s climax has proved so incendiary
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Dalliance review – a rare drama so beautifully written you will be instantly devoted
Hugo Weaving stars in this wonderful Australian series about old friends in their 60s. It is a feast of hilarity and heartbreak – and there needs to be more TV like it
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Meta reaches landmark $18b settlement
Meta agreed Wednesday to pay up to $18 billion and add stronger child-safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platforms as part of a landmark legal settlement that ended a trial over teen social media addiction and settled claims filed by nearly every state.
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Yayoi Kusama Was the Avant-Garde Radical Who Became a Pop Icon
On June 4, 1962, the Green Gallery in New York opened the most prophetic of group shows. It gave Andy Warhol his earliest exposure as a pop artist, with an image of dollar bills that was his first silk-screened work. In front of that lay a featureless gray slab by the sculptor Robert Morris; it counts as one of the …
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Can Singapore’s new anti-scam rules help stop online fraud before it occurs?
The new rules shift more responsibility to messaging platforms, in a move analysts say could become a regional model
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Can Singapore’s new anti-scam rules help stop online fraud before it occurs?
The new rules shift more responsibility to messaging platforms, in a move analysts say could become a regional model
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Father and son, 10, stole over $7K worth of jewelry from Arizona arts center after kid signed visitor log
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Yayoi Kusama, Japanese artist who turned hallucinations into art, dies at 97
FILE PHOTO: Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama poses for a photograph inside her Infinity Mirrored Room installation titled "The Souls of Millions of Light Years Away" during a media preview of her new exhibition at the David Zwirner gallery in New York, U.S., November 7, 2013. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo TPX IMAGES OF …
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Rita Harb on why Arabic remakes of Turkish dramas are not ‘carbon copies’ | The National
Fans of Turkish drama series can easily recognise their Arabic remakes: they share the same settings, storylines and key scenes, recreated by a new cast speaking in a Levantine dialect and bringing local humour and social codes to the material.
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Yayoi Kusama, Japanese artist who turned hallucinations into art, dies at 97
Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama has died aged 97. (Photo: Yusuke Miyazaki, courtesy Ota Fine Art. © Yayoi Kusama)
US Open 2026 explained: Key players, schedule, prize money and UAE TV guide | The National
The US Open returns this weekend for its 146th edition in what will be the fourth and final Grand Slam of the year. Held at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, better known as Flushing Meadows, the tournament will see Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka return to defend the titles they won in 2025. Here…
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Bone-chilling 911 call captures horrifying first moments of deadly Seattle festival shooting: ‘I’m losing blood’
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Yayoi Kusama, who splashed polka dots across art world, dies at 97
Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama, wearing a bright red wig and a Louis Vuitton polka dot scarf, speaks during an interview at her studio in Tokyo, on Aug. 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye, File)
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Roger Goodell says NFL is reviewing Jed York’s arrest under personal conduct policy
Goodell confirms review after Ohio prostitution sting
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Lee Byung-hun cast in 'Squid Game' director's new film
Actor Lee Byung-hun has been cast as the lead in "K.O. Club," a new film by global megahit "Squid Game" director Hwang Dong-hyuk, the film's production company said Thursday.
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Avant-garde Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama dies aged 97
Tokyo: Japanese avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama, 97, has died, Kyodo news agency reported on Thursday.
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Broadway’s ‘Rocky Horror Show’ pays emotional tribute to Tim Curry: ‘He has so many children in this world’
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Ive’s An Yujin, Jang Wonyoung to have art exhibit in Seoul
A special exhibition zooming in on An Yujin and Jang Wonyoung of Ive will be held in Seoul, according to agency Starship Entertainment.
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Acclaimed Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama dies at 97
Acclaimed Japanese contemporary artist Yayoi Kusama has died at 97, her company said in a statement Thursday.
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Brazil sues chat platform Discord over failure to protect child users
The Brazilian government has filed a lawsuit against the chat platform Discord, seeking millions of dollars in damages over alleged failures to protect children and teenage social media users.
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Lee Byung-hun cast in 'Squid Game' director's new film
SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Yonhap) -- Actor Lee Byung-hun has been cast as the lead in "K.O. Club," a new film by global megahit "Squid Game" director Hwang Dong-hyuk, the film's production company said Thursday.
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This warm and funny drama is a spiritual sequel to The Secret Life of Us and Love My Way
Dalliance’s title is a slight misdirect for this warm, funny and understated miniseries from father-and-son duo John and Dan Edwards (Bump; The F-Ward).
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Bears and pest control: how Japan is spending its departure tax windfall
Critics say the funds are being channelled into projects with limited direct benefit to travellers and question how the money is being spent
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Bears and pest control: how Japan is spending its departure tax windfall
Critics say the funds are being channelled into projects with limited direct benefit to travellers and question how the money is being spent
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The art of the elbow: Why art fairs can be a full-contact sport
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Fetching performances: Hollywood’s best canine stars
Jasper, Jacob Elordi’s best friend in Ridley Scott’s vast new film about survival in a world where everything human no longer works, is the latest in a long line of dog stars that goes back to the very beginning of cinema.
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Has Alien and Blade Runner filmmaker Ridley Scott lost the plot?
Not even the combined star power of Jacob Elordi and a cute pup can save Ridley Scott's dreary dystopia. (Supplied: 20th Century Studios)
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A teenage girl dies from strangulation during sex. Porn and social media must be held to account
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SM Entertainment forms China joint venture with Tencent Music
SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korean K-pop powerhouse SM Entertainment has announced a joint venture with Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME) as it seeks to expand its presence in Chinese-speaking markets.
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Wanted in Hong Kong: the theatrical equivalent of a hawker centre
Raze Hong Kong Stadium, which has outlived its purpose, and build a theatre village in its place to establish the city as a global cultural powerhouse
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Wanted in Hong Kong: the theatrical equivalent of a hawker centre
Raze Hong Kong Stadium, which has outlived its purpose, and build a theatre village in its place to establish the city as a global cultural powerhouse
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This inner-city show on a quiet Melbourne night was like a portal into another world
MUSICVera Blue | Modern Rituals Tour ★★★★Northcote Theatre, August 26
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Busy Philipps reveals brain tumour diagnosis: ‘I’m grateful to be alive’
Actor says she had the ‘weirdest six months of my life’, after being diagnosed days after her Dawson’s Creek co-star James Van Der Beek died of cancer
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Taiwan man wins lawsuit but gets jailed for using robot vacuum to record wife’s affair
Court rules that marital obligations do not override individual’s right to privacy, sentencing husband to five months in prison
· Zoey Zhang
Taiwan man wins lawsuit but gets jailed for using robot vacuum to record wife’s affair
Court rules that marital obligations do not override individual’s right to privacy, sentencing husband to five months in prison
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TXT to kick off tour in November
Tomorrow X Together announced Thursday that it would launch its fifth world tour in November, via label Big Hit Music.
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