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Time Out
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time Out
Thailand Printmaking Festival comes to Bangkok this July
Printmaking used to be the sort of thing your art teacher loved, or that one cousin who still uses an iPod and can't shut up about 'zines'. But this year's Thailand Printmaking Festival isn't just for the print-obsessed. It's for anyone who's ever paused to admire a sticker on a lamp post or traced the grain of a paperback cover. Print is, quite literally, 'everywhere' – and that's precisely the point. Running July 4-15, from 4pm-10pm daily at Central Chidlom's Event Hall, the festival returns under the quietly radical theme: 'Printing is everywhere.' The premise is simple – print doesn't belong on a pedestal. It lives in our wardrobes, bookshelves, shopping bags, tote bags, Instagram feeds and street corners. It's daily, it's democratic and it's deliciously DIY. Organised by GroundControl and PPP Studio, this year's edition pulls Bangkok into the fold after its last showing in Chiang Mai's Dream Graff Gallery (2022). With a broader scope and louder presence, the 2025 festival aims not just to show but to 'share' – a communal invitation to press, smudge and roll ink across our daily lives. What's new to look forward to this year? In addition to a wide range of artworks – from statement pieces to pocket-sized prints – the festival presents a special exhibition uniting 10 artists with 10 distinctive print studios. Each duo brings a unique method to the mix. Weekend workshops will also be held throughout, inviting visitors to create their own prints with ease. More than just a market of towering prints and pocket-sized treasures, the festival also includes: Exhibition – 10 x 10 Artist x Studio 10 artists, 10 studios, zero rules. Think of it as speed dating with ink. Each pair has co-created pieces that blur the line between studio precision and raw, individual style. Artists: Benzilla / Kitikong / Lolay / Mamablues / / Nutkai / Pod Art / Rukkit / Sahred Toy / Yeedin Studios: Archivist / C.A.P / Kienhin / Made By Gyvendore / Mezzpress / Poom Wisidwinyoo / PPP Studio / TNT / Wisut Tae / Witti Print workshops Every weekend, the Event Hall turns into a mini factory of trial and error. Expect ink-stained fingers, good-natured swearing and something frame-worthy to take home. Live print Watch as brings fish printing (Gyotaku) to life, proving once again that dead things can be strangely beautiful. Then head over to Hello My Name is BKK for a dose of urban wheatpaste rebellion. Interactive: Rubbing art A five-metre stretch of textured surfaces begs to be felt, traced and transformed. Pencils, crayons, charcoal – no digital tools in sight. Printmaker's market Postcards, zines, shirts, notebooks – the sort of art you can carry, wear or accidentally spill coffee on. Stallholders include: Ppp Studio / Hello Print Friend / Metasit / Prawin Print / Sab / Saratta / Spacebar Zine / Young Print (University) and a delightful host of others. Because sometimes you want to know 'why' the artist glued fish to paper. Casual, curious and caffeinated conversations about process, politics and print. Free to enter, free to wander, free to touch things you're normally told not to. Bring your friends, your nan, your inner child. Leave with ink under your nails.
Indian Express
5 days ago
- Sport
- Indian Express
‘A prominent Indian cricketer told me to retire': Karun Nair reveals ahead of India vs England Test comeback
Returning to the Test fold for the first time in seven years, since he was dropped for the final match of India's 2018 series in England, Karun Nair has said he was advised to retire during the lows he endured while away from the national side. Post the 2022 domestic season, Nair was snubbed from all formats by Karnataka. The right-handed batter went nearly 14 months without any competitive cricket before finding a revival through a County Championship contract with Northamptonshire. Nair revealed that a prominent Indian cricketer said retiring to focus on T20 leagues would provide him with financial security. 'I still remember a prominent Indian cricketer calling me and saying you need to retire because the money in these leagues would make me secure,' Nair told in an interview with the Daily Mail. 'It would have been easy to do, but I knew that regardless of the money, I would be kicking myself for giving up that easily,' the 33-year-old said as he recounted the incident from two years ago. 'I was never going to give up on playing for India again. That was just over two years ago and look where we are now,' he insists. 'It's crazy but deep down, I knew I was good enough.' A comeback story with Karun Nair 🔝 P.S. – A special message from KL Rahul 👌#TeamIndia | #ENGvIND | @karun126 | @klrahul — BCCI (@BCCI) June 12, 2025 Nair has strengthened his case to make the India Test XI again after making a roaring comeback during the India A clash against England Lions recently in Canterbury. Nair slammed a double-century against the Lions side, marking his 5th First-Class century since the start of the year where he led Vidarbha's run to the Ranji Trophy title with three knockouts centuries. India head coach Gautam Gambhir hailed Nair's perseverance before the team's first hit out in England ahead of the first match, starting on Friday in Headingley. 'No matter how many runs you have scored – what matters most is that never-say-die attitude, that never-give-up mindset. That's what has brought you back into the team. It's something that inspires the whole world,' Gambhir said in a video. Having featured in six Tests between 2016-17, Nair amassed 374 runs, including a record-breaking 303 not out against England in Chennai, nine years ago.
The Citizen
01-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Citizen
Where the voice fails, a pen takes over – The life of Denzel
Where the voice fails, a pen takes over – The life of Denzel A dream turned into an inked reality. A pen voiced out feelings that the voice knew nothing about. Meet Denzel Mabona, a 21-year-old poet, writer, and singer from the City of Coal. Denzel was born and raised in Phola, where his talents unfolded. Denzel recently published a book called 'The dark desires to the throne'. The book was inspired by a dream that Denzel had, and his love for the English language made everything possible. 'I should say, I don't just take the glory, but I give God the glory too, because when I wrote this piece, I was just writing as I am a poet, not knowing that I am also a writer,' said Denzel. According to Denzel, he had a dream one night, and he didn't want to forget about it, therefore, he chose to ink everything and believed in the power of pen and paper. The book was published in January this year, and several institutions, including Tshwane University of Technology, have reviewed the book. Denzel did not just sit and let the talents do the work for him; he also saw the need for education in his life, and he is also pursuing his studies at TUT. Another marked milestone worth Denzel's effort was winning the TUT short stories competition for the year 2024. 'I am really excited about the piece that I published,' Denzel said. It seems like Denzel does not know about the word 'enough', the young author cannot sit and fold his hands, and his voice can't help but want to make an impact on the lives of people. He is also a preacher, using his voice and knowledge to touch lives. Denzel's journey can be an inspiration to numbers. His consistency, dedication, love, and courage proved that talents can unlock other talents. The author is looking forward to flying the Mpumalanga flag in the creative industry. Breaking news at your fingertips … Follow WITBANK NEWS on our website, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or TikTok Chat to us: info@ At Caxton, we employ humans to generate daily fresh news, not AI intervention. Happy reading!
Euronews
11-05-2025
- Business
- Euronews
Hungarian filmmakers in the shadow of Trump's tariff threat
Earlier this week, the US President Donald Trump posted on his social media site that he plans to impose a 100 per cent tariff on films produced outside the United States. "The US film industry is dying at a rapid pace. Other countries are offering all sorts of incentives to lure filmmakers and studios away from the U.S. (...) Therefore, I am authorising the Department of Commerce to immediately begin the process of imposing a 100 per cent tariff on all foreign-made films coming into our country," Donald Trump said in his post. Back in 2010, soon after becoming Hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orbán overhauled the film support system after 2010, with Hollywood producer Andy Vajna (Rambo, Total Recall, Evita) at the centre of the reforms. Vajna set up a new system of state support for Hungarian films, with a greater emphasis on saleability. He also used his connections to bring Hungarian artists into the fold, resulting in a new Hungarian Oscar after decades and a good showing for Hungarian films at the Cannes Film Festival. The Hungarian state gave a corporate tax credit of 25 per cent and then 30 per cent on production costs in Hungary, with the aim of benefiting the domestic production base. Several large studios were set up, professional crews strengthened, and income from foreign labour increased. Vajna's death in 2019 has left a noticeable dent in the support system for Hungarian films, which has recorded fewer international successes. Still, the growth of Hungarian production companies has not slowed. Between 2018 and 2023, service revenues quadrupled, with government film commissioner Csaba Káel estimating they will reach nearly $1 billion. Around 85-90 per cent of Hungarian film spending is US-sourced, writes Károly Radnai, managing partner of Andersen Adótanácsadó Zrt. Despite accounting for 90% of the revenues of the Hungarian film industry, which employs 20,000 people and is also identified by Prime Minister Orbán as a strategic sector, film industry players reached by Euronews are taking a wait-and-see stance. "The intention to make more films in the United States and export fewer films overseas is not something that has just been invented, but has been heard louder and louder for 4-5 years," Mihály Tóth, marketing director of Origo Flmstúdió, told Euronews. The current situation is an exclamation mark: we understand that there is such a need. We also want more films to be shot in Hungary. " "The decision to shoot American films in Hungary was not made by us, but by American filmmakers, on the simple basis of where a film can be produced most efficiently. Nobody understands the kind of customs clearance system that is now being suggested, because you can't tax a cultural product in this way," added Mihály Tóth. He also had questions for Gergő Balika, producer of Mid Atlantic Films, who told Euronews that he did not know the basis for the duty. What qualifies as a foreign-made film? Would the duty apply only to cinema films, or would it also apply to works made for streaming? Balika also stressed that even a film shot in Hungary has a myriad of work processes in the US. Overall, he said that this is now a tentative announcement, which shows the direction of US intentions, but details are still to be seen. The problem is also theoretical at the moment because making a film is a long process. According to Mihály Tóth, Origo's clients are undoubtful, and that the work in progress must continue. How the rules will change along the way and the timing of these changes remain to be seen, but work has to continue in the meantime. "Today's rain will affect the filming outside more than this announcement," Mihály Tóth told Euronews. Like him, Gergő Balika also sees it as unlikely that production of big productions that are already booked (such as the next two seasons of the 3-body-problem) will be brought back to the US. However, several sources have pointed out that the global film industry cannot be pinned down. A Mission: Impossible or a James Bond movie is not shot in one country, and that will not change. "For example, filming a Harry Potter movie requires a medieval castle. It costs more money to build that than to go to a castle and shoot a scene there. To suddenly have medieval castles in a country where there are none, you can't expect that, because economically it doesn't go anywhere," said Mihály Tóth. Csaba Káel, the head of the Hungarian National Film Institute, the central organisation of the Hungarian film industry, expressed a similar view in a one-paragraph statement. "Hungarian film studios are currently full of international and domestic productions. Working out the details of possible US safeguard tariffs affecting the domestic film industry and their introduction is a longer process. In the meantime, we are discussing further cooperation and co-production opportunities with our foreign partners on several continents around the world that will benefit the Hungarian film industry." The fluidity of the issue is reflected by the fact that President Trump later promised to hold talks with representatives of the US film industry, and the White House said that no final decision on tariffs for films made abroad has yet been made. Responding to questions from journalists, Trump stressed that film production and the relocation of filming abroad had "decimated" the US film industry and that he wanted to help, not harm, the industry, which receives financial and other support abroad. "We are watching the international news. What I was really looking forward to was the reaction from the United States, and the governor of California said that California has a successful support model, so why don't they take it to the federal level? This kind of reaction is a good message, structural problems should be addressed locally," said Mihály Tóth. However, Gergő Balika thinks the US government may eventually pressure studios to keep more of their film production work at home. According to Károly Radnai, managing partner of Andersen Adótanácsadó Zrt, the real target may not be Hungary, but Canada, the UK and Australia. As it is a service, the problem cannot be dealt with by classical customs measures, which means that Hungary can negotiate with the US independently of the EU for facilitations or exemptions. "It would be important," Radnai writes, "for the Hungarian government to act as soon as possible and use the good relations with the Trump administration to assert our country's interests diplomatically." Is Harry Styles now living in Berlin? According to the German daily tabloid Bild, the British singer has bought a flat in the capital - and TikTok users report having spotted him in Berlin-Mitte: dressed in blue, friendly, generous - he is even said to have paid for taxis for strangers. But why is Harry Styles really in Berlin? A source revealed to Britain's The Sun newspaper that the pop star is currently working on a new album. And why Berlin of all places? Styles is following in the footsteps of one of Britain's greatest music legends: David Bowie. The singer has been spotted several times with producer Kid Harpoon - the man behind his hit album Harry's House from 2022, including the global number one hit "As It Was", the best-selling song of the year worldwide. "Harry wanted to take a break after the mega-success of his last tour and the release of Harry's House," says the inside source. "Now he's working hard on his next album - and like Bowie once did, Berlin seems to inspire him. Harry loves the mysterious. Just like Bowie used to." David Bowie lived in Berlin's Schöneberg neighbourhood between 1976 and 1978 - a time that shaped him both musically and personally. His iconic song "Heroes", inspired by a pair of lovers at the Berlin Wall, was written during this period. Berlin was a place of retreat for Bowie: far away from the cameras in London and Los Angeles, and far away from the addiction problem that increasingly burdened him. Together with Iggy Pop, he lived in a small flat at 155 Hauptstraße, painted, composed - and sought peace and quiet. "I think Bowie wanted to find himself again in Berlin - and he succeeded," says director Francis Whately, who produced the documentary Bowie in Berlin. Of his so-called "Berlin trilogy", "Heroes" is probably the best known. It's also worth mentioning the atmospheric instrumental piece "Neuköln" (with only one "l"), which has been described by critics as a picture of the mood. Bowie remained connected to the city. In 1987 he returned to play a live concert in West Berlin - so close to the border that many East Berliners gathered along the wall to listen. Bowie heard people on the other side singing along and later called it "one of the most emotional performances I've ever experienced." Bowie also produced the entire soundtrack to the iconic Berlin film Christiane F. - Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo, which tells the story of drug-addicted teenagers from Gropiusstadt. The comparison is obvious. Like Bowie, Styles also breaks with gender norms in fashion, wearing skirts, pearl necklaces and silk blouses. But not everyone is convinced. Bowie's former producer criticised the attempt to sell Styles as a "modern Bowie" suggesting the context and zeitgeist were too different. Styles himself, however, has repeatedly described Bowie as a role model; an "absolute hero" who "can do no wrong". Does he consciously place himself in Bowie's tradition? Perhaps. But Berlin today is no longer the Berlin of yesteryear. While Bowie was able to live almost anonymously in Schöneberg, Styles is unlikely to go unnoticed for long in Mitte. Apparently, most Berliners knew who Bowie was - and didn't care. Perhaps Styles, who has already been spotted in Berlin without bodyguards, is hoping for the same kind of anonymity?
The South African
05-05-2025
- Business
- The South African
Orlando Pirates make move by reuniting with treble-winning man
Orlando Pirates to make a power move by reuniting with a treble-winning man. The Buccaneers are gearing up for a bold administrative shakeup as they prepare to welcome back one of their most accomplished former officials, Senzo Mbatha. According to a source, Pirates are finalizing plans to reinstate the experienced football administrator as part of a major strategic revamp ahead of the upcoming season. Industry insiders confirm the move aims to build a high-powered backroom unit that can match the club's on-field ambitions. 'What they are trying to do is build a strong backroom staff with well-learned and travelled administrators,' a source revealed. 'That's why they are also believed to be bringing in Senzo Mbatha.' Mbatha is expected to join a heavyweight administrative trio alongside current officials Floyd Mbele and Mcebo Dlamini. This elite team will spearhead the club's mission for dominance across all levels of operation. 'If all goes according to plan, they will have Senzo, Floyd Mbele, and Mcebo Dlamini working together for the good of the team,' the source added. 'So apparently, Mbatha will be joining the team at the start of the new season.' Though not officially reinstated yet, Mbatha has reportedly already started contributing to the club's operations behind closed doors. 'As far as we know, there were other things that Senzo was helping the team with,' said the source. 'I can't exactly say what it was, but during some of the CAF Champions League games, he was hands-on with the team. But it's believed that he will be returning full-time to the club next season.' Senzo Mbatha brings more than just experience—he brings a winning pedigree. Having previously played a key role in Pirates' historic treble-winning campaign, his return promises stability, structure, and international flair. His resume includes stints at Bay United, the University of Pretoria, and Platinum Stars. On the international stage, Mbatha led Tanzanian clubs Yanga SC and Simba SC as CEO and worked with the Botswana Football Association. By bringing Mbatha back into the fold, Orlando Pirates aren't just hiring a familiar face, they're rearming with one of the most respected football minds in Africa. Stay tuned with The South African as Orlando Pirates to make a power move by reuniting with a treble-winning man. Let us know by leaving a comment below or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 1. Subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp, Facebook, X, and Bluesky for the latest news.
