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Pakistan's fabled storytellers fade away

Social media, video games, and soap operas have all but eclipsed this ancient art of storytelling

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John Le Carré explored the less glamourous side of spying

Through his novels and the adaptations they inspired, Le Carré illuminated the dark reality of espionage

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China's trailblazing female comedians tackle taboos

23-year-old comedian Qiqi is part of a new wave of young, female stand-up acts in China, crashing into what has always previously been a man's world

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Joaquin Phoenix 'perfect match' for black-and-white vegan documentary

The vegan activist's latest film isn't an easy watch - and given its stark anti-meat agenda, it isn't meant to be

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British spy thriller author John le Carre dies aged 89

Writer’s family says he died from pneumonia on Saturday night after a short battle with the illness

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Kyoto Protocol releases rockumentary of their 10th year anniversary

The film features their 10-year milestone concert and is accompanied by the band's maiden 20-track live album

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Once upon a Covid cautious production

Comedian and film director Afdlin Shauki shares the nitty-gritty reality of dealing with the pandemic while on set

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Malaysian Artistes' Association urged to lodge complaint against Namewee's latest film

The Malaysian Artistes' Association has to file a complaint before MCMC can evaluate the film's content

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Reading KS Maniam – Jo Kukathas

How language can bring us closer to understanding ourselves

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Sarawak girls, 11, win int’l award for animation film

It was originally a school project under its Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Club

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Malaysia-born filmmaker wins Directors Guild of America Student Film Award

Her short film Fleck won in the Best Asian American Student Filmmakers category

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Savage splendour: on Clarice Lispector

The writer was a sensation in Brazil’s literary circles, celebrated for her bold modernist prose

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The Bad Sex in Fiction Award cancelled this year

Judges made this decision because "the public had been subjected to too many bad things this year to justify exposing it to bad sex as well."