A focused view of neutral reporting on Culture & Entertainment, brought together across publishers.
Explore all topics →
Rapper. Poetry slammer. Visual artist. Playwright. Now Malaysian-Australian writer Omar Musa can add another major accomplishment to a multi-storied career: winner of the 2026 Miles Franklin Literary Award.
The novelist, poet and rapper won $60,000 for his novel about two siblings who reckon with the legacy of their late father, a palm oil baron in Malaysian Borneo
Choi Woo-sik and Jang Hye-jin star as a pampered son and his doting mother who always cooks for him until tragedy strikes their family
Choi Woo-sik and Jang Hye-jin star as a pampered son and his doting mother who always cooks for him until tragedy strikes their family
The Korea Music Copyright Association announced Monday that creators may now register songs developed with artificial intelligence if they played a substantial and leading role in writing lyrics, composing or arranging the work. Songs generated entirely by AI through simple text prompts remain ineligible.
South Korea's Culture Ministry set an ambitious new target for inbound tourism in a presidential briefing Wednesday, and confirmed it is moving on a long-discussed domed arena for K-pop concerts and sports.
Stranded on an island full of prehistoric animals, the Paw Patrol squad get stuck in in a remarkably charmless animation
A dysfunctional family comes together for a funeral in this heartfelt, keenly observed novel
At this month’s NATO summit in Ankara, allies announced billions of dollars in new arms deals and reaffirmed their commitment to spend more on defense. European governments have made the pledge, and the money is real: European defense spending has doubled since 2019, and by 2030, European NATO member countries are p…
AS the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, Sheraton Manila Hotel at Newport World Resorts invites families, friends and business partners to celebrate one of Asia’s most cherished traditions with a luxurious collection of handcrafted mooncakes that honor the spirit of reunion, gratitude and prosperity.
Madrid, Spain – Sally Chapman was watching the Wimbledon tennis championship on television when she noticed a “commotion” outside their home in Bedar, a tiny village in southern Spain, so her husband went outside to investigate.
Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
LAS VEGAS — The man who prosecutors say orchestrated the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur is scheduled to go to trial Monday, almost 30 years after the fatal drive-by shooting in Las Vegas.
For nearly three years, much of Jewish culture has been shaped by war, rising antisemitism and questions of identity under pressure. Rachel Israel’s latest movies head in a different direction.
Israel Police, in coordination with the IDF, arrested a suspect in Jericho overnight on Wednesday for allegedly publishing incitement and indicating support for Hamas on social media.
President Lee Jae Myung on Wednesday raised the possibility of using mail and electronic ballots for overseas Koreans.
See more of our coverage in your search results.
Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
When popular British cook and author Rachel Khoo swapped fashion PR life in London for Le Cordon Bleu culinary school in Paris, little did she know it would lead to a television career that would kick off in Australia – beginning with SBS’s The Little Paris Kitchen back in 2013.
This image released by NBC shows Phoebe Bridgers performing on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” in New York on July 14, 2026. (Todd Owyoung/NBC via AP)
En esta imagen, tomada el 11 de marzo de 2021, un hombre santo hindú fuma marihuana en el patio del templo Pashupatinath durante el festival Shivratri en Katmandú, Nepal. (AP Foto/Niranjan Shrestha, archivo)
It looked like it was gone forever, but Jason Sudeikis’s hugely popular show returns with a premise that’s all twee nonsensicality. If you love messages of positivity and togetherness, you’ll be thrilled
Like football, a Ted Lasso season is a game of two halves. And as such, reviewing it at half-time is a perilous exercise. But having seen the first five episodes of season four – ostensibly the final season – that is precisely what I am going to do.
See more of our coverage in your search results.
See more of our coverage in your search results.
See more of our coverage in your search results.
(ATTN: UPDATES with new photo) By Shim Sun-ah
Products & ServicesOpen Products & Services section
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- The culture ministry said Wednesday it will focus on making Korean culture a key national growth engine and laying the groundwork to attract 40 million foreign visitors annually in the second half of this year.
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Jae Myung will preside over a closed-door meeting this week to review real estate market policies, a presidential spokesperson said Wednesday, as the government seeks to increase housing supply.
FILE- In this March 11, 2021, file photo, a Hindu holy man smokes marijuana in the courtyard of Pashupatinath temple during Shivratri festival in Kathmandu, Nepal. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha, File)
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- A large-scale retrospective exploring the works of Korean painter Lee Dai-won (1921-2005), known for his vivid landscapes of orchards, mountains and ponds, will open this week at the Deoksugung branch of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MMCA), the museum said Wednesday.
Contractor and businessman David Appel and former MK Michael Kleiner, who currently serves as president of the Likud Party's internal court, were named as the suspects in an alleged multimillion-shekel real estate fraud scheme, Israeli media reported on Wednesday.
Emergency services were seen outside Hilton’s home in Miami on Tuesday night after members of the public reported seeing Hilton harm himself
Tina Romero’s queer spin on the horror genre delivers plenty of laughs and splattery fun – even if the storytelling occasionally stumbles
View image in fullscreenDoubts, Paris 2026A major new exhibition in A Coruña, Spain is dedicated to the work of internationally acclaimed photographer Paolo Roversi. It will bring together iconic masterworks and previously unseen images. Doubts by Paolo Roversi runs until 20 September 2026 at The MOP Foundation, A C…
Felix Kersten, the personal therapist of Hitler’s principal enforcer, claimed to have saved countless lives from the Holocaust. A new feature film exposes him as a narcissist prone to myth-making
An Indian mountaineer follows in the footsteps of explorers and conservationists in search of an enigmatic animal
A single cicada emits a harmless 70 decibels, but a chorus can peak past 85 decibels — the threshold where permanent hearing impairment begins
A single cicada emits a harmless 70 decibels, but a chorus can peak past 85 decibels — the threshold where permanent hearing impairment begins
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- Actor Jung Hae-in on Wednesday promised to bring audiences the charm of classic Korean romance in the upcoming Netflix original Korean series "Our Sticky Love," saying the character he plays is the epitome of steadfast love.
Growing up in the Chinese region of Xinjiang, romance was frowned upon – as was much of my Uyghur culture. But one day, exploring a strange house, I found a gateway to both worlds
The organ of the John Cage organ project is illuminated prior to a ‘sound change’ at the Buchardi Church in Halberstadt, Germany, Sept. 5, 2020. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)
Brock Lesnar, the American legend who reached the pinnacle of both professional wrestling and mixed martial arts, has announced his retirement from the industry.
The ASA ruled the movie poster was not appropriate to be shown at Tube stations
Seoul has been named the favorite worldwide city by US travel media outlet Trazee Travel for the fifth consecutive year, becoming the first city to achieve the feat, according to the Seoul Metropolitan Government and Seoul Tourism Organization on Wednesday.
Ahead of his KNSO debut, Spanish conductor reflects on World Cup celebrations, Manuel de Falla and why Korean audiences keep drawing him back
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korean director Lee Ji-won, who made her mark with her debut film "Miss Baek" in 2018, will return with a family drama about a fractured household forced to reunite in the face of a crisis, after an eight-year absence from the big screen.