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Nicole Kidman champions gender equality at star-studded Cannes party
Published on 19/05/2025
» CANNES, France - Australian actor Nicole Kidman vowed to keep pushing for gender equality in cinema at an exclusive party attended by celebrities like popstar Charli XCX and Irish actor Paul Mescal on the sidelines of the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday.
Return of the alpha male: Why toxic masculinity is gaining prominence
AFP, Published on 20/03/2025
» LONDON - Toxic masculinity peddled by online influencers is becoming increasingly prominent, experts say, buoyed by the resurgence of far-right ideology and a virulent backlash against feminism.
Abortion access under threat in Milei's Argentina
AFP, Published on 07/03/2025
» BUENOS AIRES - Four years after Argentina became the first big Latin American country to legalize abortion, women are finding it hard to access terminations due to President Javier Milei's "chainsaw" economics and anti-feminist diatribes, critics say.
Trial of Spain's ex-football chief over forced kiss ends
AFP, Published on 14/02/2025
» SAN FERNANDO DE HENARES, Spain - The trial of Spain's former football chief Luis Rubiales over the forced kiss he gave star forward Jenni Hermoso wrapped up Friday, with a verdict expected in several weeks.
Bangkok Art Biennale: Nurture Gaia, Nurture Creativity
Published on 31/01/2025
» In 2018, the idea that Bangkok could host works by global art icons like Marina Abramović and Yayoi Kusama seemed unthinkable. The concept of transforming this vibrant, bustling metropolis into a canvas for an international art festival—a Biennale—felt equally ambitious. Yet, just a few years later, Bangkok has become an essential landmark in the world of contemporary art, blending its rich cultural heritage with cutting-edge global artistic expressions.
South Korea's Gen-Z divided over political crisis
AFP, Published on 13/01/2025
» SEOUL - In the shadow of Seoul's centuries-old Gwanghwamun Gate, young businesswoman Shin Ji-young wears a rainbow headband and waves a flag criticising South Korea's impeached president alongside thousands of protesters.
Powerful works at the Biennale
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 08/01/2025
» Bangkok Art Biennale 2024 has embraced the theme "Nurture Gaia". Inspired by Mother Earth, this year's Biennale explores contemporary themes such as anthropology, collectivism, ecology, feminism, and the politics of time and place.
City-wide art event returns
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 05/11/2024
» The fourth edition of the Bangkok Art Biennale has returned, collaboratively organised by Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, The Fine Arts Department, Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau, Tourism Authority of Thailand, Thai Beverage Public Company Limited, One Bangkok and others.
Bangkok Art Biennale returns for another season on Oct 24
Life, Published on 17/09/2024
» Bangkok Art Biennale is set to return on Oct 24, 2024 with the title "Nurture Gaia".
Bangkok Art Biennale adds to line-up
Life, Patcharawalai Sanyanusin, Published on 12/07/2024
» Bangkok Art Biennale 2024, which will be running for four months from Oct 24 this year to Feb 25 next year, has announced some exciting news.