Jason David Frank, from the iconic “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers“, checks out his Limited Edition Tokyo Vinyl Green Ranger at the Power Rangers media suite at San Diego Comic-Con International on July 25, 2014 in San Diego, California, the United States.

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Honorary night: Honoree Canadian-American actor Michael J. Fox (right) accepts the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award from American actor Woody Harrelson during the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 13th Annual Governors Awards at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles, the United States, on Nov. 19.

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Actor Michael J. Fox accepts honorary Oscar for Parkinson's advocacy

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For the food crisis: Gordon Ramsay attends the 2022 Fox Upfront on May 16 in New York City, the United States. Climate change activists on Saturday evening occupied Ramsay’s three-star Michelin restaurant in London, demanding an overhaul of the United Kingdom’s food system.

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Back on Twitter: The Twitter account of then-United States president Donald Trump is displayed on a mobile phone in Arlington, Virginia, on Aug. 10, 2020. Trump has seemingly rejected returning to Twitter, but as he embarks on a new presidential campaign, will he be able to resist?

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Point of sail: Darren Defretes cut his professional teeth bartending in the Maldives for a year before making his mark in Indonesia. (Courtesy of Darren Defretes)

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Bartender Darren Defretes brings youthful energy to Jakarta's bar scene

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Mega deal: A user displays the Twitter account of Elon Musk on a smartphone against a photo of Musk in the background on April 14 in Washington, DC. Musk's US$44-billion deal to buy the global messaging platform still needs the backing of shareholders and regulators.

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Twitter fate in doubt as employees defy Musk ultimatum

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Outpouring on Twitter: US-South African actress Charlize Theron attends the premiere of Netflix's The School for Good and Evil at the Regency Village Theatre in Westwood, California, the United States, on Oct. 18. Theron on Thursday received both support and backlash from South African netizens on Twitter after saying that Afrikaans “is a dying language” in a United States podcast on Monday.

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Charlize Theron under fire over Afrikaans ‘a dying language’ comments

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A commemorative World Cup watch by watchmaker Hublot is pictured at a Jakarta launch event in Plaza Indonesia on Nov. 17. (JP/Yohana Belinda)

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Hublot releases line of watches for FIFA World Cup

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Shark crisis: A lemon shark, from the Carcharhinidae family, swims toward a group of divers and a bait box surround, followed by fish looking to get a bite of the shark’s food, during a shark dive off of Jupiter, Florida, the United States on Feb. 11. The conference on international trade in endangered species, which is taking place in Panama, voted on Thursday to include Requiem and Hammerhead sharks as endangered species.

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Ticket frenzy: American singer Taylor Swift attends the In Conversation With… Taylor Swift event during the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival at TIFF Bell Lightbox on Sept. 9 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Ticketmaster on Thursday said they were canceling Friday’s public on-sale for the Taylor Swift—The Eras Tour “due to extraordinarily high demands on ticketing systems and insufficient remaining ticket inventory.”

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Ticketmaster cancels public sale of Taylor Swift tickets

After days of glitches and long waits, frustrated fans trying to buy Taylor Swift tickets during presale windows, Ticketmaster, on Thursday said they were canceling Friday’s slated public sale.

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Not to miss: Fazerdaze will perform live at Studio Palem, South Jakarta, on Sunday.

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Art and design: The 'Kasmaran' golden statue (front) by Balinese artist Ketut Winata and the colorful 'Stand by Me' painting (center) by Haryanto “Bletuk“ Gunawan adorn The Lounge and lobby area, amid a luxury interior design by HBA Singapore. (Courtesy of InterContinental Pondok Indah)

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Staycation amid refined artworks at InterContinental Pondok Indah

The luxury hotel presents a comfortable place for business and leisure, featuring club-inspired meeting spaces and a series of paintings by Indonesian artists.

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Tough competition: This combination of file pictures created on Tuesday shows British singer Adele (left) arriving for the BRIT Awards 2022 in London; and United States singer Beyonce arrives for the world premiere of Disney's The Lion King in Hollywood, Los Angeles, the United States, on July 9, 2019. This year's pack of Grammy nominees, announced on Tuesday, sets the stage for a rematch between Beyonce and Adele, after the British artist shut out the competition in major categories in 2017.

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Beyonce-Adele rematch set to dominate 2023 Grammys

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Star-studded cast: Margot Robbie, Brad Pitt and Jean Smart attend a special Los Angeles Screening and Q&A in support of Paramount Pictures' Babylon at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater on Monday in Los Angeles, California, the United States.

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Surviving together: Brian Chesky, cofounder and CEO of Airbnb, speaks onstage during The Fast Company Innovation Festival -- Day 2 on Sept. 21 in New York, the United States. As the euphoria of reopened travel has cooled, Airbnb wants to encourage more people to become hosts on its platform to “help people make money”, Chesky said.

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Midnight release: Taylor Swift performs onstage during the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) 2022 Nashville Songwriter Awards at Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tennessee, on Sept. 20, when she won NSAI Songwriter-Artist of the Decade. Swift’s latest album Midnight was released on Friday and crashed Spotify in the process.

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Taylor Swift resale ticket prices soar past $28,000 amid fan frenzy

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Big moment: Representatives of the Indonesian Film Festival and film industry Reza Rahadian (left), Gunawan Paggaru (second left), Hilmar Farid (center), Garin Nugroho (second right) and Ahmad Mahendra, are pictured on Nov. 11. (Courtesy of FFI YouTube)

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Beyonce ties Jay-Z as most nominated artists in Grammy history

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'Unprecedented' demand for Taylor Swift tour crashes Ticketmaster website

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Gang shout: Fans sing along during Malang hardcore punk outfit Compassion's performance at Warmindo Tengah Alas, Malang, East Java. (Ahmad Jamal/RIPCVLT Archive)

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A systematic discourse: How safe are mosh pits at hardcore shows?

As the masses have started becoming more familiar with the Indonesian hardcore punk scene through the emergence of more-accessible touch points, the scene’s innately hermetic values might face challenges in adapting to an increasingly-wider audience.

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James Warhola, US artist and illustrator, stands next to his uncle Andy Warhol’s 'Nosepicker 1: Why Pick on Me' and 'Living Room' on display November 10, 2022 at Phillips Auction House in New York.

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Warhol nephew to auction two works by pop artist

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A file photo taken on September 05, 2019 shows Italian writer Roberto Saviano during a photocall for the film 'ZeroZeroZero' during the 76th Venice Film Festival at Venice Lido, and a file photo taken on October 23, 2022 shows Italy's new prime minister, Giorgia Meloni during a handover ceremony at Palazzo Chigi in Rome.

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Anti-mafia reporter on trial for 'defaming' Italy's far-right PM

A trial pitting Italy's far-right Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni against investigative journalist Roberto Saviano opens on Tuesday.

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Margot Robbie and Brad Pitt attend a special Los Angeles Screening and Q&A in support of Paramount Pictures' 'Babylon' at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater on November 14, 2022 in Los Angeles, California.

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