A Complete Unknown, starring Timothee Chalamet, has been well received by critics and received eight Oscar nominations on Thursday, including for best picture and best director.

Through more than the 200 pieces of art exhibited at S.E.A. Focus 2025, it is apparent that Southeast Asian artists dealt with the powers that be in their work — be it Western art hegemony, local politicians or the flow of time itself.

A yearlong cultural festival will celebrate the birth centenary and legacy of the award-winning author, beginning with a two-day inaugural event on Feb. 6 in his Central Java hometown.

Kartini's role as a prominent figure in women's emancipation is strengthened with the publication of her long lost letters describing her fight and the sociocultural conditions at the time she wrote those letters.

Titled “Disconnected Contemporaries”, this year’s theme sets out to present various Southeast Asian artworks from different periods in modern history. The exhibition runs from Jan. 18 to 26. 

In the quest for ultimate beauty, many people will do whatever it takes. Unfortunately, many are blinded by superficial trends in this era of influencers and social media.

In the quest for ultimate beauty, many people will do whatever it takes. Unfortunately, many are blinded by superficial trends in this era of influencers and social media.

The moment when the first members of the extended human family called hominins adapted to life in desert or tropical forests marks "a turning point in the history of human survival and expansion in extreme environments."

The baths excavated at the Roman villa make up "one of the largest private thermal complexes" found so far in the ancient city, near Naples, which was devastated when nearby Mount Vesuvius erupted almost 2,000 years ago.

Posts in recent days have ranged from the trivial to candid discussions of mental health, gender and sexuality, as well as China's current economic downturn, that are usually heavily censored on domestic Chinese platforms such as Weibo.

Humans have revered mountains and volcanoes since the dawn of civilization, with both awe and fear inspiring various forms of artistic and cultural expression. 

An enigmatic artist who turned his hand to arthouse and blockbuster film, television, painting and music, Lynch was considered one of US cinema's great auteurs.

Community Notes on Meta Platforms will be enabled for organic content, a source said. Organic content are posts that Meta hasn't been paid to promote.

Today's smart glasses, all paired with smartphone apps, increasingly resemble traditional eyewear.

Researchers examined genetic data from 388 wild chimpanzees in 18 countries, documenting adaptations driven by the nature of their habitat and revealing previously unknown genetic diversity within this species shaped by local conditions.

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) confirmed the 1.5 degrees Celsius breach, after reviewing data from United States, United Kingdom, Japan and European Union scientists.

Ta-Nehisi Coates, comedian Sarah Silverman and other authors suing Meta for copyright infringement made the accusations in filings made public on Wednesday in California federal court. They said internal documents produced by Meta during the discovery process showed the company knew the works were pirated.

The proposals come following widespread public anger a few months ago over the exorbitant cost of some tickets to see Britpop band Oasis's reunion tour this year.

Michelin aims to reduce its energy consumption by 37 percent by 2030 and halve its CO2 emissions in comparison with 2010.

Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg announced the company was going to "get rid" of its third-party fact-checkers in the United States, in a sweeping policy shift that analysts saw as an attempt to appease US President-elect Donald Trump.

Facebook's fact-checking program currently operates in 26 languages, partnering with more than 80 media organizations worldwide including AFP.

French director Jacques Audiard's Mexico-set Emilia Perez took four prizes, including best comedy or musical film, while The Brutalist was named best drama and also picked up best actor for Adrien Brody, who plays a Hungarian Holocaust survivor.

Emilia Perez, which is almost entirely in Spanish, is hoping to throw down the gauntlet in the race to the Academy Awards, which will take place in early March.

For a long time, however, cosplay was seen as nothing but a pastime by some fans because many “adults” raised an eyebrow at young people dressed up in outrageous costumes, given the persistent peer pressure of Japanese society.

Indonesian fashion designers provide inspiration and choices while looking ahead to the upcoming trends for 2025.

US copyright law expires after 95 years for books, films and other works of art, while sound recordings from 1924 will also be copyright-free.

After a decade of supporting initiatives, the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) Seeds for the Future grant competition awards up to US$15,000 to each of its 16 recipients to develop innovative projects this year.