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Viewers mock addendum explaining Gru’s family values and arrest of thief Wild KnucklesCensors in China have changed the ending of the animated film Minions: The Rise of Gru for its domestic release, according to viewers in the country, in yet another e…
Director Kabir Khan shares his memories of India’s surprise World Cup win, and imbuing his unconventional biopic with generational weightOn Sunday night, one film did a clean sweep of the awards at this year’s Indian film festival of Melbourne: 83, an …
It’s been a year since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan. The photojournalist Stefanie Glinski has been in the country since then, charting the rise of the Islamic emirate and the effect on the populationSitting on a thin mat, a plastic tarpaulin…
We asked 14 writers, editors and publishers to tell us their current favourites from around the worldMy holiday reading begins with The Merciless Ones, the second young adult novel by Namina Forna. It’s the middle volume in a speculative fiction trilog…
As an aspiring writer I loved many exiled authors, from Márquez to Kundera, but with Rushdie the stakes were raisedIt was more than a decade ago when I was introduced to the work of Salman Rushdie, thanks to the recommendation of a writer in my homelan…
The distinctive guitar pattern informs many of the country’s biggest hits, and remains an enduring cultural touchstoneIn late 2021, a series of videos started circulating social media: a gifted singer belting out R&B and hip-hop tunes with a unique…
Akshay Kumar is the noble-souled hero charged with marrying off his four sisters, while they are left mostly as figures of funIndian film-maker Aanand L Rai gives his very mediocre melodrama a campaigning message about the culture of dowry-paying, thou…
Director Advait Chandan is too literal in his adaptation of the 90s classic but finds a warmth and political honesty the original lacksBollywood megastar Aamir Khan’s “Hanks-ish likability” is tested to the limit by his new project with his Secret Sup…
Study identifies mystery elements in Kaogong ji, shedding light on how early bronzes were producedResearchers have deciphered enigmatic recipes for metal-making contained in an ancient Chinese text, revealing unexpected complexity in the art at the tim…
The US will return to Cambodia 30 looted antiquities, including bronze and stone statues of Buddhist and Hindu deities carved more than 1,000 years ago, US officials have said.The south-east Asian country’s archaeological sites – including Ko…
The Afghan-Iranian artist narrowly escaped from Kabul to Paris last August, as the Taliban took over. She talks about the terror of that time, why she still longs for home, and her work photographing Afghan women in exile in FranceWhen the US governmen…
Developer Visai Studio’s debut tells a story of how food bridges the gap between generationsFood is much more than mere sustenance. It’s an expression of love; for a culture, and for those eating. Venba isn’t so much a cooking game as it is a game abou…
Katips: The Movie tells story of those who fought for democracy while Maid in Malacañang offers view pushed by Marcos dynastyThe fight for who gets to tell the final version of the Philippines’ history has opened a new front, with two polarising films …
Cameraman Daniel McGovern copied footage of Hiroshima and Nagasaki devastation to ensure lessons were learnedThe photograph shows devastation in Nagasaki after the atomic bomb: a scorched wilderness where there was once a city. At its centre stands a l…
The popularity of ‘boy-love’ series sends fans from home and abroad flocking to filming locations across the countryThere is a table in Soontaree Thiprat’s Phuket cafe that is always fully booked. Most of her customers at the Dibuk restaurant want to s…