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Week-long event focused on Italian cuisine showcases a taste of Rome

The seventh edition of The Week of Italian Cuisine in the World includes a dinner by celebrity chef Max Mariola, highlighting Rome’s years-old recipes.

3 years ago
Culture

IdeaFest 2022 returns with variety of contemporary themes

This year's festival explores visual arts, sustainable lifestyles, culinary arts and music, among other themes. ...

3 years ago
Science & Tech premium

Where to go?: Can Indonesian Twitter users live without the bird app?

As former Twitter employees speak up about the possibility of the social platform's collapse, its users talk about the prospect of moving out. ...

3 years ago

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Entertainment

BTS star to begin South Korean military service next month: Report

The oldest member of K-pop phenomenon BTS will begin his military service on Dec. 13, becoming the first in the band to enlist, local media reported on Thursday.

3 years ago
Culture

Big Bad Wolf Book Sale returns to South Tangerang after COVID hiatus

The highly popular Big Bad Wolf Book Sale returns with a bang after two years, welcoming thousands of excited readers seeking affordable titles.

3 years ago
Environment premium

Wildlife summit to vote on shark protections

Delegates at a global summit on trade in endangered species have postponed until Friday a vote on whether to approve a proposal to protect sharks.

3 years ago
People

Zara workers in Spain start protests to demand higher pay

Zara owner Inditex agreed last week to pay a one-off bonus of 1,000 euros ($1,041) to all full-time shop workers in Spain in February, according to unions that are seeking better wages for their members in the face of galloping inflation.

3 years ago
Entertainment

Adidas launches probe into misconduct allegations against Kanye West

Adidas said it initiated the probe after receiving an anonymous letter making several allegations against the musician, who now goes by Ye.

3 years ago
Environment premium

Chile's unique Atacama desert sullied by world's junk

Chile's massive Atacama desert is a unique and fragile ecosystem that experts say is being threatened by piles of trash dumped there from around the world.

3 years ago
Culture

Fans at World Cup pay homage to Maradona with shirts and chants

Javier Maluf will quietly put on a shirt worn by Diego Maradona against England, but other fans at the World Cup have more noisy plans for Friday's second anniversary of Maradona's death.

3 years ago
Art & Culture

Pentimento merges classical western painting with contemporary methods

Dutch artist Noella Roos exhibits an authoritative body of works painted over 10 years in Bali. Pentimento invites the audience to learn about Western painting by exploring the human form.

3 years ago
Science & Tech

Musk announces 'amnesty' for banned Twitter accounts after poll

"The people have spoken. Amnesty begins next week," Twitter's new owner said, responding to his own post asking, "Should Twitter offer a general amnesty to suspended accounts, provided that they have not broken the law or engaged in egregious spam?"

3 years ago
Art & Culture

Animal bones, ancient Romans' snack food found in Colosseum

Other discoveries include more than 50 bronze coins from the late Roman period as well as a silver coin from around 170-171 AD to commemorate 10 years of rule of the emperor Marcus Aurelius. 

3 years ago
Culture premium

Interactive play gives Spain teens insight into gender violence

The row started with something minor: 'Edu' was laughing at something on his phone but refused to show it to his girlfriend 'Ali'. She got upset and they started arguing. 

3 years ago
Entertainment premium

The 2022 Indonesian Film Festival celebrates women and local film industry’s growth

The Indonesian Film Festival (FFI) celebrates an inclusive list of winners as the nation echoes similar joy at the country’s film industry achievements this year.

3 years ago
Culture

Gucci's creative director Michele to step down

Creative director Alessandro Michele is leaving French luxury goods company Kering's PRTP.PA star label Gucci after seven years, Kering confirmed on Wednesday.

3 years ago
Entertainment

Musicians in French-speaking Africa eye global market through streaming

The wildfire popularity of streaming platforms has hoisted Nigerian and other artists from English-speaking Africa to unprecedented popularity around the world.

3 years ago
Culture

Swiss look to trains to get ski tourism on track

Switzerland is banking on the train to bring young European holiday makers into the Alpine country during the forthcoming ski season, the national tourism agency said on Wednesday.

3 years ago
Work it Right

Creativity within constraints

We are used to perceive creativity as something without rules and boundaries. But perhaps that is only applicable when creativity is still within ideation stage. At some point, the creative ideas need to be executed. That’s when constraints must be taken into account. 

3 years ago
Art & Culture

Rethinking the past and present to reassess the future

Indonesian contemporary artists scrutinize the country's present and future through their work in the Fragmenting Today, Reshaping Tomorrow exhibition.

3 years ago
Entertainment

Eurovision Song Contest voting to be opened up to non-participating countries

Viewers will be able to vote via a secure online platform, and a full list of eligible countries will be published nearer the time of the event, usually held in May.

3 years ago
Books

Book Review: ‘Tjong’

Tjong (2022) is Herry Gendut Janarto’s second novel and takes as its main character a totok (Chinese-born) Chinese Indonesian, Tjong Kei Lin, born to an impoverished family in Guangzhou, China. 

3 years ago
Art & Culture

Art or torture? France debates banning bullfighting

Corrida in which the animal usually ends up killed by a sword thrust by a matador in shining costume, is for supporters an age-old tradition to be preserved, for critics a cruel ritual that has no place in modern society.

3 years ago
Entertainment

Congress to hold hearing on Ticketmaster problems after Taylor Swift debacle

Senators Klobuchar and Mike Lee, the top Republican on the committee, did not provide a date for the hearing or a list of witnesses.

3 years ago
Entertainment premium

Absurdist-punk band Leipzig makes music from chaos

Bandung, West Java, post-punk unit Leipzig talks about getting lost in its semantics, the absence of rationale in their chaotic stage acts and avoiding any accountability related to their debut studio album.

3 years ago
Community

What I’ve learned: Ewa Wojkowska, cofounder COO of NGO Kopernik

What I’ve Learned is a column that presents candid interviews with policymakers, artists, activists and businesspeople on facing challenges and making a difference.

3 years ago
Science & Tech

What would a world without Twitter look like?

After another chaotic week of mass staff departures and policy reversals, Twitter's future seems highly uncertain, with users—and everybody else—increasingly asking one question: What would a world without the so-called bird app even look like?

3 years ago
Entertainment

Elton John ends US leg of farewell tour with starry Dodger Stadium show

Elton John performed his final North American concert of his farewell tour on Sunday, with a star-studded show at the Los Angeles Dodger Stadium.

3 years ago
Science & Tech

Spain’s high-speed rail competition heats up with new entrant

Spain's high-speed rail market is heating up with a new operator starting passenger services on Friday, making the country the first in Europe with three players in the sector.

3 years ago
Entertainment premium

‘Sri Asih’ review: A step forward but not a major leap

The second entry of the Bumilangit Cinematic Universe is a much-welcome improvement with committed performances by Pevita Pearce and Reza Rahadian. Unfortunately, the franchise still lacks the element of fun.

3 years ago
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