Tag: Arts & Culture
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Gov’t sets aside MOP300,000 to nurture local comedians
The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) has unveiled a youth performing arts talent training program featuring a budget of approximately MOP300,000, which follows a comprehensive “training-performance-contract” model ... -
Patane’s Night Watch House temporarily closed for restoration work
The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) has announced that Patane’s Night Watch House will be closed to the public from today until the end of the year. ... -
AJM hosts exhibition on Macanese sports achievements
The Macanese Youth Association (AJM) is hosting an exhibition on the achievements of Macanese athletes over the years. Titled “Honors and Distinction – Memories of Macau ... -
How much for matcha?
Prices for the popular powdered tea soar due to global demand The world’s fondness for matcha is about to be tested by steep price increases. Global ... -
Laufey’s new album explores anger, love and more
Long before the Icelandic Chinese artist Laufey became recognized the world over for her neoclassical jazz-meets-pop music, she was a student, answering a familiar yearbook prompt: ... -
El Malagueño
Review Beauty & Drama” is the title of the exhibition integrated into the 4th edition of the Macao International Biennale, on view at the colossal Grand ... -
Freed from Hamas captivity, former hostage tells his story through his paintings
You’d be forgiven for looking around Andrei Kozlov’s studio, dotted with paintings inspired by his eight months as a hostage of Hamas, and seeing only darkness ... -
A mismatch with history
Trump says high tariffs may have prevented the Great Depression; history says otherwise In the early days of the Great Depression, Rep. Willis Hawley, a Republican ... -
Tariffs and homes
Tariffs on lumber and appliances set stage for higher costs on new homes and remodeling projects Shopping for a new home? Ready to renovate your kitchen ... -
Senegalese artisans in the spotlight as they exhibit for the first time
For the artistic and cultural elites of Senegal, the monthlong Dakar Biennale of Contemporary African Arts is a celebratory moment. Every two years, hundreds of artists, ... -
These Peruvian women left the Amazon, but their homeland still inspires their songs and crafts
Sadith Silvano’s crafts are born from ancient songs. Brush in hand, eyes on the cloth, the Peruvian woman paints as she sings. And through her voice, ... -
‘Interior Chinatown’: Its cast has faced Hollywood struggles uncannily like its characters
Jimmy O. Yang once played “Chinese Teenager #1.” He’s now No. 1 on the call sheet in “Interior Chinatown” — despite playing downtrodden background actor Willis ... -
‘Art of Prosperity’ exhibition opens with 250 artworks
An exhibition showcasing 250 artworks from local artists has opened at Sands Macao. The “Art of Prosperity” exhibition showcases the works from 230 local artists and ... -
In Amharic, Karen and Spanish, worship is like home for migrants in heartland town
Come noon on Sundays, overlapping worship options reflect how much Worthington has changed from a typical Midwestern farming community to a majority-minority hub with migrants from ... -
Chinese families seeking to escape a competitive education system have found a haven in Thailand
The competition started in second grade for DJ Wang’s son. Eight-year-old William was enrolled at a top elementary school in Wuhan, a provincial capital in central ... -
Lobster fishermen say tiny change in legal sizes could disrupt imperiled industry
Gerry Cushman has seen Maine’s iconic lobster industry survive numerous threats in his three decades on the water, but the latest challenge — which might sound ... -
In one region of Senegal, girls can become wrestlers — and win. But only until marriage
It’s almost dusk, and the West African heat is finally faltering. In Mlomp, a village in southern Senegal, dozens of teenagers in colorful jerseys are throwing ... -
172-year-old Japanese factory preserves traditional way of making cookware
Katsunori Suzuki is one of a few craftsmen in Japan still producing cast iron cookware by hand using laborious traditional techniques. The president of the 172-year-old ... -
As doctors leave Puerto Rico in droves, a rapper tries to fill the gaps
On a recent morning in an Afro-Caribbean community in northeast Puerto Rico, Dr. Pedro Juan Vázquez went door-to-door as part of his medical rounds. He greeted ... -
Then Target came along
Over the past two decades, Gee’s Bend quilts have captured the public’s imagination with their kaleidoscopic colors and their daring geometric patterns. The groundbreaking art practice ... -
From Marseille to Mont-Blanc: The journey of the torch to Paris
The Olympic torch will finally enter France when it reaches the southern seaport of Marseille today. And it’s already been quite a journey. After being lit ... -
How Chinese retailers can offer Americans steep bargains on clothes and why that could change
As a substitute teacher in her mid-20s, Lindsey Puls was delighted to discover the fashion world of Shein more than 10 years ago, lured in by ... -
WWII Monuments Men weren’t all men. The female members finally move into the spotlight
After World War II, the U.S. Army’s art experts set out to find and return millions of works stolen by the Nazis. Known as the Monuments ... -
Beatles to get a Fab Four of biopics, with a movie each for Paul, John, George and Ringo
The Beatles are getting the big-screen biopic treatment in not just one film, but a Fab Four of movies that will give each band member their ... -
Bohan Phoenix explains why Asian rappers owe Black culture and he chose to work in China
Chinese American rapper Bohan Phoenix has straddled both countries in his career. Working with Chinese rappers like the popular Higher Brothers, he has always interspersed English ... -
Happy ending after Moscow dev uses AI to ‘date’ 5,239 women
A Moscow-based developer claims to have used AI to “date” 5,239 women and eventually found true love. A developer from Moscow has found his “happily ever ... -
Nolan on ‘Oppenheimer’ Oscar success: ‘Sometimes you catch a wave’
Christopher Nolan was still sleeping when his film, “Oppenheimer,” landed a leading 13 Academy Awards nominations yesterday [Macau time]. Emma Thomas, Nolan’s wife and producing partner, ... -
Dior and Schiaparelli bring historical reverence to Haute Couture Week in Paris
Dior’s couture show at Paris’ Musee Rodin wove an intricate Ottoman tapestry for spring and attracted a tapestry of stars to rival it yesterday [Macau time]. ... -
From South Asia to Mexico, from slave to spiritual icon, this woman’s life is a snapshot of Spain’s colonization – and the Pacific slave trade history
Jan. 5, 2024, marked 336 years since the passing of an extraordinary woman you have probably never heard of: Catarina de San Juan. Her life reads ... -
What are sacred forests?
Sacred forests and groves are primeval woodlands that different faith communities around the world have safeguarded for centuries as abodes of the spiritual or the divine. ... -
Simon Cracker’s upcycled looks are harmonized with dyeing. K-Way pops color
Milan designers are reflecting on a troubled world with collections that mark a return to serious business attire, even from active wear brands, and away from ... -
Golden Globes ratings rebound to 9.4 million viewers, up from 2023 telecast
Reviews have been poor for Sunday’s 81st Golden Globes, but the telecast pulled in an average of 9.4 million viewers, up about 50% from last year, ... -
A chaotic night had a bit of everything: The silly, the serious, and Taylor, too
They may not have had lukewarm chardonnay on the tables, as nominee Jennifer Lawrence had predicted. But the 81st Golden Globes had a bit of everything ... -
As 2023 holidays dawn, face masks have settled in as occasional feature of the American landscape
The scene: A crowded shopping center in the weeks before Christmas. Or a warehouse store. Or maybe a packed airport terminal or a commuter train station ... -
Colonized countries rarely ask for redress over past wrongs – the reasons can be complex
The king of the Netherlands, Willem-Alexander, apologized in July 2023 for his ancestors’ role in the colonial slave trade. He is not alone in expressing remorse ...
