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Tatsuya Fujiwara headlines the stage adaptation of Haruki Murakami’s Hard‑Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World, embodying data specialist Watashi in a surreal, cyberpunk double narrative on stage.
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Aubrey Anderson-Emmons, known for playing Lily Tucker-Pritchett in the hit sitcom, Modern Family, shared her bisexual identity in a video
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Bestselling novelist and Yale PhD candidate Rebecca F. Kuang says America’s universities are “in a tailspin,” broken by skyrocketing tuition,
Baek Se-hee, author of I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki, has died at 35. Her work
Jeff Chang’s Water Mirror Echo Connects the Icon’s Life to a Movement
Discover how Circle Yuen's Our Dance helps children understand parental separation and find comfort in child contact centres
Chi Thai's 'The Endless Sea' offers a child's perspective on displacement, highlighting the crucial role of young people's literature in
Prime Video revives Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon with a new series based on Wang Dulu’s full Crane-Iron novels, led by
British-Chinese trans artist The Mollusc Dimension's graphic memoir explores identity, trauma & resilience through vibrant, intersectional comics
Gemma Chan produces Amazon’s Rise of the Empress, an 8-episode dark East Asian fantasy with based on Julie C Dao's
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Keisuke Honda, Japanese football legend, signs with FC Jurong in Singapore Premier League, aiming for league title & Guinness record
Yuen Woo-ping will receive Far East Film Festival’s Golden Mulberry Award for lifetime achievement, with Blades of the Guardians closing
Final Destination: Bloodlines directors Zach Lipovsky & Adam B. Stein to helm Hideo Kojima's Metal Gear Solid for Sony
A road rage incident in a car park became the unlikely catalyst for a sophisticated exploration of shame, status, and
Olivia Munn recalls a tense on-set clash where a male co-star refused to let her character save his — stopping
Kim Taehyung, better known as BTS’s V, returns to acting through a short film titled That Night, Our Decaf. Releasing
Comedians performing at Asian Comedy Fest 2026 in New York City.
We are back. This year, ACF is partnering with Immigration Social Services to support the Chinatown and Lower East Side
ReelShort partners with Thailand’s AIS for affordable 5G microdramas, launching 3,000+ titles (300 dubbed) as vertical short-dramas sweep Southeast Asia—first