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New Banksy mural depicting tree foliage appears in north London
A new artwork by British street artist Banksy has appeared in London, using green paint sprayed across the side of…
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The New York Times is fighting off Wordle look-alikes with copyright takedown notices
The New York Times is fighting off Wordle “clones” – arguing that numerous games inspired by the mega-popular word-guessing game…
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Vietnam’s own PewDiePie? How Cris Devil Gamer became a popular YouTuber by playing video games
GROWING THE PIE In those days, his viewership could be best described as modest. “Initially, there were only about 10…
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How the Indonesian siblings behind Animasinopal found YouTube success through animation and ‘pure chaos’
Naufal said his new house is also more conducive for creating content. “Now we have air conditioning but back then,…
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Extreme weather, fakeness and, yes, Barbie: We’re over you, 2023
PANTYHOSE ARE NOT PANTS Kendall Jenner. Hailey Bieber. Ariana Grande. Rihanna. Kim Kardashian. The list goes on of celebs who…
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Things I would tell my younger self: Malaysian cartoonist Lat
Malaysian cartoonist Mohammad Nor Khalid, better known as Lat, may be retired but he’s still one busy man. Our hour-long…
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From Tharman’s cats to Jokowi’s goats: The beloved pets of 7 world leaders
This year, US Secret Service email correspondence revealed that Commander was involved in several biting incidents, including one where he…
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Andy Lau proudly shows 11-year-old daughter’s paintings in exhibition, says she’s ‘more creative than me’
Hong Kong singer-actor Andy Lau, 61, recently had his first art exhibition, 1/X Andy Lau X Art Exhibition. The exhibition housed…
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Book review: Stranger Things’ Millie Bobby Brown weaves a romance novel into a WWII disaster in Nineteen Steps
The actor who plays Eleven on Stranger Things wrote a romance novel! That’ll be the headline for too much coverage…
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Meet the founder of Qisahn, the iconic game shop in Far East Shopping Centre: ‘We’ll be the last store around’
Yet, when asked about his interactions with regulars, Soon drew a blank. “Wow, this is difficult. I should have a…
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