Thailand's Michelin Map Is Expanding Beyond Bangkok. A Star Is Not the Whole Food Story.
Thailand’s 2027 Michelin selection broadens regional recognition, but the guide cannot stand for the whole of Thai food culture.
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Armenian Prose Shahnameh Unveiled in Yerevan, With a Cultural House Still Only Proposed
A newly prepared Armenian prose Shahnameh was presented in Yerevan; a hall was renamed for Yeghishe Charents, while a proposed cultural house remains only an idea.
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Ableton Announces Live 13 for Early 2027, With a Public Beta Now
Ableton has opened a public beta of Live 13 ahead of an early-2027 release, with new tools for sequencing, audio editing and sound design.
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M. John Harrison Wins the 2026 Booker Prize for The End of Everything
At 81, Harrison becomes the oldest Booker winner for a short, unsettling dystopian novel set on the Kent coast.
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Earthshot Prize's Mumbai Venue Prompts Questions Over Its Climate Credibility
The Earthshot Prize will hold its 17 November awards at a Reliance-linked Mumbai venue, prompting conservationists to question the symbolism while organisers defend a standard commercial rental.
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Beneath Kabul’s Bala Hissar, Conservation Is Revealing More Than a Fortress
At Kabul’s Bala Hissar, ongoing restoration and excavations are revealing Buddhist, Islamic and Mughal-era traces. What is documented, and what remains unfinished?
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Godzilla Minus Zero Opens at No. 1 in North America. The Bigger Story Is How It Got There.
A $31.6 million North American opening made Godzilla Minus Zero the weekend leader. A coordinated Toho–GKIDS rollout and premium screens help explain the result.
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‘VIVANT’ Movie Set for December 4 Japan Release, With IMAX and Early Tickets
Toho confirms a new VIVANT film opening in Japan on December 4 with IMAX screenings; select opening-weekend tickets go on sale at midnight November 9 JST.
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Tel Aviv City Museum to Open 'City on Troubled Waters' on November 13
The Tel Aviv–Yafo City Museum will open its annual exhibition on 13 November, bringing together 22 artists whose works examine the city through architecture, streets, infrastructure, the sea, the body and the archive.
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Centre Pompidou Brings Modern-Art Energy to Mexico City
A Centre Pompidou selection arrives at Mexico City’s Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes for the France–Mexico diplomatic bicentenary, using light, colour, movement and matter to revisit modern art.
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La Bola Negra Wins Audience Award at the 70th London Film Festival
The Spanish queer drama La Bola Negra, directed by Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo, has won the Audience Award for Best Feature Film at the 70th BFI London Film Festival. The result was announced on 4 November, a day after the film received Denver’s top juried feature prize.
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I Am An American: The Nisei Soldier Experience Opens in Honolulu
A traveling exhibition opening at Honolulu’s Capitol Modern traces the service of Japanese American Nisei soldiers during World War II, placing their military record alongside incarceration, family memory and the question of belonging.
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V&A Opens ‘Constantinople to Istanbul: One City, Two Empires’
More than 200 objects at the V&A trace Constantinople and Istanbul from AD 330 to 1922, bringing Byzantine and Ottoman art into one UK exhibition narrative.
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Ritsuko Nakayama, Who Brought Bowling Into Japan’s Living Rooms, Dies at 84
Ritsuko Nakayama, a founding figure of Japanese women’s professional bowling, has died at 84. Her televised 300 game helped make a new sport national entertainment, but her influence extended well beyond the lanes.
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JAFF 2026 Plans 254 Films From 34 Countries as “Influx” Comes to Yogyakarta
The 21st Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival opens November 28 with a 254-film programme. Its screenings, retrospective and industry market reveal two sides of Asian cinema.
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Who Owns a Sea That Crosses Every Border? Beirut’s ‘Mare Nostrum’ Opened
Opened on 6 November at Beirut’s Sursock Museum, Lily Abichahine’s solo exhibition, curated by Yasmine Helou, uses the Mediterranean to question how law, myth and borders shape a shared sea.
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A Solomon Islands lullaby became a global hit. Its singer's family is still asking who benefited.
A 1969 field recording from Malaita became the vocal centre of Deep Forest’s 1992 hit, but the singer’s family says it has received no share of the later song’s proceeds. The record trail still leaves permission and payment disputed.
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Nilton Travesso, a Pioneer Behind Generations of Brazilian Television, Dies at 92
Nilton Travesso, whose seven-decade career helped shape Brazilian television across Record, Globo, Manchete and SBT, has died in São Paulo at 92.
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Vive Latino 2027 Unveils Placebo and Residente-Led Lineup for March
Vive Latino has unveiled its 2027 lineup, led by Placebo and Residente. The Mexico City festival returns on March 13–14, with presale dates and initial pass prices now available.
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Pope Leo Begins South America Tour as Catholic Identity Shifts Across the Region
Leo XIV has left Rome for a 12-day journey to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru. Declining Catholic identification—and persistent religious belief—make the itinerary more than a ceremonial tour.
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Thessaloniki's Film Festival Is Also a Marketplace for Independent Cinema
The 67th Thessaloniki festival has 258 films in cinemas and a 58-film online offer. Behind the public programme, AGORA connects independent filmmakers with development, financing and distribution networks.
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Beyond the Book Stalls: How Sharjah Connects Culture and Publishing
The 45th Sharjah International Book Fair brings 3,212 publishers and exhibitors from 126 countries. Its deeper significance lies in the networks connecting cultural exchange, translation, readers and the publishing trade.
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Uganda's Nyege Nyege Festival Plans a Film Set. What Wakaliwood Brings to the Nile
The November festival will combine East African music with a planned Wakaliwood action-film shoot. Early scenes have been filmed, but the audience-participation portion remains scheduled for November 19–22.
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An Akha House in Bangkok: Why Living Heritage Cannot Be Preserved as Objects Alone
Busui Ajaw's Bangkok installation combines textiles and an Akha dwelling. As the exhibition's scheduled run ends on November 1, it raises questions about learning and preserving community skills.
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Janitzio's Cemetery Is Closed to Tourists. The Day of the Dead Celebration Is Not.
A temporary restriction limits general visitor access to Janitzio's cemetery during the Day of the Dead. The island remains open, and families can continue their observances.
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Buddhist Relics Travel to India's Himalayan Monasteries. Why This Journey Matters.
A three-week exposition takes Piprahwa relics from New Delhi to Tawang, Bomdila and Namsai. The journey brings archaeology, religious traditions and questions of preservation together.
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A Bronze Age Sword Emerged From an Italian Lake. The Mystery Is Why It Was There.
An exceptionally preserved bronze sword from Lake Mezzano is more than an eye-catching artifact. Its setting can illuminate rituals, metalworking and social status in prehistoric central Italy.
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What Actually Makes a Topic Trend Online?
Understand the difference between search interest, social-feed attention and news coverage—and how to tell whether a topic is rising, spreading or simply visible.
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