Samsung has pulled an ad for its “Listen to Your Heart” campaign to promote its wearable products Galaxy Buds2 and Watch4. The ad received backlash from some parts of the Muslim community
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Fashion designer Sir Paul Smith recently joined a prestigious royal order for his services to fashion, namely the Order of the Companions of Honour. He was made a member by Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge
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Indonesian classical composer and pianist Ananda Sukarlan recently auctioned off two piano pieces as NFT. With the auction, Ananda became the first ever Asian classical composer to register his works as NFTs
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The new lawsuit suggests the band and record label, Geffen Records, deliberately sought to display baby Elden’s penis and exploit the image for commercial gain
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Najwa Shihab on 3 January announced that Narasi has added new members to its team. Jovial and Andovi da Lopez were appointed as chief creative officer and senior vice president for content and new programmes, respectively.
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The Indonesian Broadcasting Commission (KPI) has decided not to renew the work contract of eight employees who are known as the perpetrators behind the bullying case that went viral last year
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Jay Chou recently debuted “Phanta Bears”, his own NFT project under his fashion brand PHANTACi.
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The production teams behind award-winning Indonesian film “Penyalin Cahaya” (“Photocopier”) removed the name of a crew member from the movie’s credits. The said crew member was reported to have committed a sexual harassment in the past
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On 23 August 2021, Spencer Elden, a man whose photo was used for the cover of Nirvana’s album “Nevermind” filed a lawsuit
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Dermatologist Richard Lee on 28 December was arrested for the second time. Illegal access to his Instagram account that has been confiscated and is currently investigated as evidence is known as the reason behind the arrest. Evidence tampering is also suspected to be the other reason.
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Former Bukalapak CEO Rachmat Kaimuddin has joined the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Investment as a special advisor for technology & sustainability development.
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Jeffrey Epstein’s ex-girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell on 29 December was found guilty by a New York jury on five counts. Maxwell is infamously known as Eipstein’s partner-in-crime who assisted him in his sex scandals
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2021 has been a productive year for Collabonation, an initiative from IM3 Ooredoo. The initiative has launched cross-disciplinary collaborations between music and film, as well as brand and performing arts.
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Former boxing athlete Adrianus Agal on 2 November filed a police report for alleged misleading nutrition content in protein formula he purchased. As reported by multiple news outlets, the athlete decided to purchase the product after seeing a celebrity endorsement on social media.
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Who needs a good laugh to get through tough times? If you answer yes, Jakarta Zona Meriah, a stand-up comedian show, might be able to do so.
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In May, a 23-year-old student named Zou Yaqi from the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing did a social experiment for her graduation project. She did this project for 21 days and for free
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Ridwan Kamil, the governor of West Java who is also an architect, received a collective international award from Saudi Arabia, The Abdullatif Al Fozan Award for Mosque Architecture.
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Wikileaks founder Julian Assange can be extradited from the UK to the US, the High Court ruled on Friday (6 December). The US won its appeal against a January UK court ruling that Assange could not be extradited
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