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Karen Fukuhara plays Kimiko Miyashiro, aka The Female, in Amazon Prime Video’s The Boys. Photos: Getty Images via AFP; IMDB
TV shows and streaming video

Meet Karen Fukuhara, who plays Kimiko Miyashiro, aka The Female, in The Boys

The actress is back for the fifth and final season of the Amazon Prime Video series also starring Karl Urban, Erin Moriarty and Antony Starr.

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Cannes Film Festival

Travolta gets surprise Cannes prize: ‘beyond the Oscar’

Asian cinema: Japanese films

Review | All of a Sudden: Ryusuke Hamaguchi wows with Paris-set drama

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Music

Why Stranger Things star Maya Hawke actually likes her new album for once

Maya Hawke talks about her fourth album, Maitreya Corso, which she made with husband Christian Lee Hutson, and life after Stranger Things.

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US actress Maya Hawke arrives for the 2026 Met Gala celebrating “Costume Art” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, in New York, on May 4, 2026. Photo: AFP
Korean drama reviews

Review | The Wonderfools: Park Eun-bin lifts fun but flawed superhero K-drama

Korean drama The Wonderfools mixes comedy, romance and action as three misfits gain superpowers and grapple with a sinister conspiracy.

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Asian cinema

Review | Parallel Tales: Asghar Farhadi misfires with latest French excursion

This tale of voyeurism in Paris, starring Vincent Cassel, Virginie Efira and Isabelle Huppert, lacks any tension or romantic intrigue.

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American cinema

How Hollywood turned China’s Boxer rebellion into a racist Western

55 Days at Peking (1963) paints the historical event as an Orientalist Alamo, while white actors ‘yellowface’ as the main Chinese characters.

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(From left) Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner and David Niven in a still from 55 Days at Peking. The 1963 Hollywood epic about China’s Boxer rebellion looks the part with stunning sets, but ultimately casts China as a colonial outpost to be squabbled over by white people.
TV shows and streaming video

Meet Ella Bright, who plays Hannah Wells in Amazon Prime Video’s Off Campus

Heated Rivalry’s success has seemingly sparked an appetite for hockey romances such as Off Campus – whose leading lady once played a young Kate Middleton in The Crown.

Sex and relationships

Meet Sienna Miller’s Gen Z boyfriend and baby daddy, Oli Green

The Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War actress just welcomed her second child with Green, who’s 15 years her junior.

Fashion

Lu’u Dan x Bruce Lee collab celebrates Asian masculinity

The collection’s launch on May 14 coincides with AAPI Heritage Month and the release of the brand’s fall/winter 2026 collection, All Bets Are Off.

London-based Lu’u Dan has a new collab out... with Bruce Lee Enterprises. Photo: Handout
Asian cinema: Japanese films

Review | Nagi Notes: Koji Fukada ponders the meaning of art in wartime

Featuring nuanced performances and beautiful camerawork, Nagi Notes asks what art should mean in the chaotic world we live in.

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Takako Matsu as the sculptor Yoriko (front) and Shizuka Ishibashi as her model in a still from Nagi Notes, which played in the 2026 Cannes Film Festival’s main competition.
Korean drama reviews

The Legend of Kitchen Soldier: Park Ji-hoon strikes again in winning military comedy K-drama

Park Ji-hoon stars as an army recruit who has hallucinations and is assigned to kitchen duty, where he shows unusual cooking talents.

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Music

Where is Skibs the Kid now? ‘Hong Kong Kids’ rapper on viral hit and future

Lucas Scibetta opened for Pharrell Williams off the back of his 2012 hit and launched a clothing line at 18. Now he’s an Ivy League student.

Korean drama reviews

My Royal Nemesis: Lim Ji-yeon leads period-infused fantasy romcom K-drama

Lim Ji-yeon stars as a modern-day struggling actress who becomes unwittingly possessed by the soul of a Joseon royal concubine.

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Lim Ji-yeon as Shin Seo-ri/Kang Dan-shim in a still from My Royal Nemesis, a Korean drama in which a modern-day actress becomes possessed by the soul of an 18th century woman.
TV shows and streaming video

Meet Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, who plays Alamo in Euphoria

The British actor had a turbulent upbringing that included joining a skinhead gang and making a suicide attempt, before achieving Hollywood stardom.

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Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje plays Alamo in Euphoria season three. Photos: @therealadewale, @euphoria/Instagram
Asian cinema: Korean films

How The King’s Warden sold 16 million tickets and saved the Korean box office

Producer Lim Eun-jung, director Jang Hang-jun and actor Yoo Hae-jin explain why the historical drama struck a chord with Korean audiences.

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United States

US police sue Damon and Affleck, claiming Netflix thriller is ‘too real’

Miami officers allege The Rip gives the impression they committed the criminal acts that appear in the film.

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Asian cinema: Chinese films

Review | A Man and a Woman: Hong Kong-set quarantine drama is a tough watch

Neighbouring hotel guests develop a relationship over the course of their 21-day quarantine in Hong Kong in Guan Hu’s pandemic-set drama.

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Ni Ni (left) and Huang Bo in a still from A Man and A Woman.
Taylor Swift

Meet Maren Flagg, the former showgirl who is suing Taylor Swift

She’s headlined at Caesar’s Palace, appeared on America’s Got Talent, penned a tell-all newspaper column about her life as a showgirl … and now has a podcast.

TV shows and streaming video

Who is Euphoria creator, Sam Levinson – and why is his work controversial?

The HBO Max show starring Zendaya and Sydney Sweeney is known for its controversial scenes, but what do you know about its creator?

TV shows and streaming video

Meet Lena Hall, who plays Coop’s sister Ali in Your Friends & Neighbors

Hall, who started in theatre with Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats, plays the sister of Jon Hamm’s character Coop in Your Friends & Neighbors.

Lena Hall and Jon Hamm play siblings in Apple TV‘s Your Friends & Neighbors. Photo: @lenarockerhall/Instagram
World of performing arts

Pioneering South Korean soprano Sumi Jo joins K-pop label, sings with Exo’s Suho

Sumi Jo opens up on great moments in her 40-year career, her new album Continuum, and why she signed with K-pop label SM Entertainment.

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South Korean soprano Sumi Jo performs at the Griminelli & Friends concert in Italy on November 20, 2019.
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

Lau Ching-wan’s best mid-1990s films, from Loving You to Big Bullet

Several of Lau’s mid-1990s roles strongly hinted at the greatness to come for the four-time best actor winner.

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K-drama news

Latest K-drama casting news about Kim Hee-ae, Noh Sang-hyun and more

Kim Hee-ae and Noh Sang-hyun have signed up for Gold Digger, Kim Rae-won is confirmed for Full Count – check out the latest updates.

Anne Hathaway

Meet Anne Hathaway’s The Devil Wears Prada 2 press tour stylist, Erin Walsh

The actress has been rocking designer fits on the press tour with Meryl Streep and Emily Blunt – and her stylist once worked at Vogue.

Stylist Erin Walsh was joined at her book launch by The Devil Wears Prada 2 star Anne Hathaway. Photo: @erinwalshstyle/Instagram
Billie Eilish

Hard launch! Meet Billie Eilish’s actor-musician boyfriend, Nat Wolff

The ‘Birds of a Feather’ singer and the Paper Towns actor just hard-launched their relationship at the premiere of Billie’s new concert film.

Billie Eilish and Nat Wolff have hard-launched their relationship at the premiere of Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard And Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D), in Los Angeles. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | ‘I don’t want to be a diva or a billionaire’: Kay Tse’s 20-year Cantopop legacy

Cantopop singer Kay Tse’s two-decade career has been built on authenticity, a commitment to social issues and her love of Hong Kong.

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Royalty

Meet Princess Eugenie’s ‘commoner’ husband and baby daddy, Jack Brooksbank

The British royal is expecting a third child with Brooksbank, who once worked for George Clooney and Rande Gerber’s tequila brand, Casamigos.

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