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Dublin celebrates 'Bloomsday' as Joyce's 'Ulysses' hits 100
AFP, Published on 16/06/2022
» DUBLIN - One hundred years ago, a wandering Irish writer emerged from the ashes of World War I with a reworking of Greek myth that still retains the power to shock, to confound and to intrigue.
Ziggy Stardust: 50 years of Bowie's alien revolution
AFP, Published on 16/06/2022
» PARIS - It is half a century since Ziggy Stardust -- a character that turned David Bowie into an intergalactic star and revolutionised sexual politics in the process -- crashed onto Earth.
Jordan's 'Fierce Savage' kicks down martial arts gender constraints
AFP, Published on 20/05/2022
» NICOSIA: It's no mystery why Jordanian Lina Fayyad has been nicknamed "Fierce Savage" -- watching as she lands successive blows in the cage, it's clear she is poised to take mixed martial arts by storm.
McGregor return to 'Star Wars' inspired by love for 'difficult' prequels
AFP, Published on 20/05/2022
» LOS ANGELES: When Ewan McGregor first played a lightsaber-wielding Jedi hero in the much-maligned "Star Wars" prequel trilogy, he didn't feel much love from the fans.
K-pop cheerleaders: the 'flowers' of South Korean baseball
AFP, Published on 03/05/2022
» INCHEON: In baseball-mad South Korea teams of professional cheerleaders pumping up players and fans with elaborate K-pop routines are as integral to the games as beer and fried chicken.
Blood and bruises: Welcome to Bangkok's real-life fight club
AFP, Published on 28/04/2022
» Harsh spotlights and street lamps illuminate a vicious brawl between two furious shirtless men as the screams of a crowd echo beneath a Bangkok underpass: Fight Club Thailand is on.
Girls' education ban reveals deep rifts within Taliban
AFP, Published on 15/04/2022
» KABUL: The Taliban prohibition on girls' education shows the movement's ultra-conservatives retain tight control of the Islamist group, and exposes a power struggle that puts at risk crucial aid for Afghanistan's desperate population, experts say.
The 10 contenders for the best picture Oscar
AFP, Published on 24/03/2022
» LOS ANGELES - From a bumper 2021 in which sprawling blockbusters finally hit reopened movie theaters, and streaming platforms released more prestige flicks than ever, 10 films remain in contention for the Academy Award for best picture.
'The bottom line': Scuba divers help preserve historic Bangkok mansion
AFP, Published on 08/03/2022
» A 200-year-old Chinese mansion in Bangkok's heart isn't an obvious place for a scuba school, but in a city relentlessly demolishing its architectural heritage the business is helping preserve the historic home.
Fan fury in China after 'Friends' LGBTQ plotline censored
AFP, Published on 14/02/2022
» BEIJING: The highly anticipated return of "Friends" to Chinese streaming platforms soured quickly after fans noticed an LGBTQ plotline was cut from the American sitcom -- and their complaints were censored too.