Every year, on the first Tuesday of November, Australia turns its attention to Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne. Known as “the race that stops a nation”, the Melbourne Cup is one of the country’s most celebrated sporting traditions, drawing together thousands of spectators for an event that extends far beyond horse racing. It is a day […]
Culture has a way of bringing people together, even when they come from different backgrounds. A familiar melody, a traditional dish, or the opportunity to experience an unfamiliar custom can open the door to understanding another society. In Jakarta, Jak-Japan Matsuri has spent more than a decade creating space for these encounters, celebrating the friendship […]
Last week, Ubud, Bali became a meeting ground for some of the world’s most compelling voices. From 21 to 25 October, the 23rd Ubud Writers & Readers Festival brought writers, readers, artists, and thinkers to Ubud for five days of conversations exploring the stories that shape our understanding of the world. Under the theme Samarasā: […]
Art offers a different way to understand the realities of urban life, from displacement and rising living costs to the quiet determination of those who continue to call Jakarta home. A city is more than its skyline, infrastructure, or economic ambitions. It is also shaped by the people who inhabit it, the communities they build, […]
Long before Penguin Classics became a familiar sight on bookshelves, Allen Lane had a simple, almost radical belief: good books should not be reserved for people who could afford them. After finding little worth reading at Exeter St Davids railway station in 1934, Lane envisioned high-quality books that could be sold cheaply and widely. In […]
A quiet revolution is reshaping digital entertainment: the rise of AI-generated serial dramas on platforms like TikTok. Combining automated scripting, hyper-realistic text-to-video engines, and synthetic voice actors, independent creators can now write, produce, and publish multi-part cinematic sagas entirely from a laptop. Ranging from melodramatic revenge thrillers to quirky anthropomorphic comedies, these bite-sized, vertical narratives […]
What happens when the person responsible for a disaster becomes the one expected to save the world? That question lies at the heart of Digger (2026), a dark comedy directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Alejandro G. Iñárritu and starring Tom Cruise and Riz Ahmed. Through environmental satire and political absurdity, the film challenges the familiar […]
Oktoberfest is a two-week festival usually held in late September until early October. It is one of the world’s largest folk festivals, held annually in Munich, Germany. Known for its lively beer tents, traditional Bavarian clothing, music, food, and amusement rides, the festival attracts millions of visitors from around the world. Beyond its reputation as […]
Film enthusiasts in Indonesia will once again have the opportunity to experience acclaimed international cinema through Jakarta World Cinema (JWC) 2026. Now entering its fifth edition, JWC serves as a meeting point for filmmakers, communities, and audiences, showcasing films from around the world alongside discussions, Q&A sessions, masterclasses, and other film programs. The festival will […]
Few artists are as instantly recognizable as Vincent van Gogh. His swirling skies, vivid colors, and expressive brushstrokes have become part of global popular culture, appearing everywhere from museum walls to fashion, films, merchandise, and social media. Yet behind the iconic paintings was an artist whose life was marked by uncertainty, struggle, and an unwavering […]
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