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‘Beetle’ beats ‘Barbie’ in North American theatres

While ticket sales for ‘Beetle’ were mild, reviews have been good and overseas prospects strong

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Taylor Swift, Harry Styles, Beyoncé: the hit musicians you can study at university

Belgium university launching an English literature course focusing on the singer's lyrics

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Pagar & Padi showcases Sabah’s rice planting heritage, community spirit

Land art blossoms in Borneo with new exhibition in Kota Kinabalu's art district

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Bernstein family defends Bradley Cooper from ‘Jewface’ storm

They praise Cooper for ‘the depth of his ‘commitment’ to the project

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Algeria pulls Barbie from cinemas for ‘violating morals’

The film's distributor in the country also announced its removal without saying why

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Why AI-produced artworks are no match for those by ‘real’ artists

New research highlights the existence of an ‘anti-IA bias’ in the appreciation of a work of art

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Hollywood strikes send shockwaves far beyond silver screen

Local restaurants, dry cleaners, musicians, payroll companies and more all feel the weight of the standoff

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‘Barbie’ retains top spot at North American box office for fourth week

Universal's ‘Oppenheimer’ regained its second-place position

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Philippine director puts women at the ‘heart’ of drug war film

‘Maria’ follows two women as they struggle to find justice during Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war

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Swiss paper cutting artist takes the scissors to old ways

‘It is a way of representing our values, our roots’

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Fading neon signs shine again in Hong Kong exhibit

Curator hopes show will boost awareness to preserve the remaining signs

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Hollywood’s video game craze takes meta turn with ‘Gran Turismo’

Director Neilll Blomkamp ‘struck by this approach of it being a biography, but also being a video game film’

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Emmys postponed until January over Hollywood strikes

The lengthy delay is intended to allow both sides time to resolve their differences