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Straits Times
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Straits Times
Arts Picks: Ocean dive, Tang Da Wu, Altenburg Arts new season
Sign up now: Get ST's newsletters delivered to your inbox Ocean: Diving Into The Unknown is at Alliance Francaise de Singapour. Ocean: Diving Into The Unknown The race to space during the Cold War is well established in popular consciousness, but less familiar is the competition into the deep. In 1960, oceanographers Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh reached the then deepest-known part of the oceans aboard the vessel Trieste, setting a new record at 10,916m below sea level. Since then, humanity has inched a mere 11m farther. Visitors can discover this pioneer achievement and others at Alliance Francaise's second-floor gallery exhibition, Ocean: Diving Into The Unknown. Alliance Francaise de Singapour cultural manager Mathieu Gomez says: 'There was a race to both ends. It was thanks to this early dive that institutions could develop autonomous prototypes that can be guided remotely and specifically.' A collaboration between the French organisation and the Paris National Museum of Natural History, the small-scale exhibition seeks to revive the allure through the lens of myth-making. Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea is an early science-fiction classic, and a manatee model reminds visitors that these were the prototype mermaids. Dappled blue lights submerge the rooms. Two virtual-reality sets, when worn, transport visitors into real footages of deep sea excursions, anemones wriggling underfoot. Top stories Swipe. Select. Stay informed. Singapore $500 in Child LifeSG credits, Edusave, Post-Sec Education Account top-ups to be disbursed in July Singapore Over 40% of Singaporean seniors have claimed SG60 vouchers: Low Yen Ling Singapore $1.46b nickel-trading scam: Ng Yu Zhi's bid for bail midway through trial denied by High Court Singapore Man to be charged after he allegedly damaged PAP campaign materials on GE2025 Polling Day Asia 4 dead, 38 missing after ferry sinks on way to Indonesia's Bali Singapore Pedestrian-only path rules to be enforced reasonably; focus on errant cyclists: Baey Yam Keng Singapore Jail for 'sugar daddy' who gave minor cash for sex, threatened to post her explicit videos online Singapore Train service resumes across Bukit Panjang LRT line after power fault led to 3-hour disruption The 130 sq m space means artefacts are few, though two shark jaws on loan from the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum intimidate, chosen as their species were discovered by Frenchmen. Gallery assistant Claire Canceil busts the myth of the anglerfish: 'One thing Finding Nemo got wrong was that females measure just 20cm and males 3cm. It unnecessarily traumatised generations of kids.' Where: Level 2 Alliance Francaise de Singapour, 1 Sarkies Road MRT: Newton When: Till Aug 30; Tuesdays to Fridays, 1 to 7.30pm; Saturdays, 9am to 5.30pm; guided tour timings, film screenings and talks on website Admission: Free Info: Who Care? 1&2, You & Me Performance artist Tang Da Wu rehearsing for his show. PHOTO: COMMA SPACE Performance art rock star Tang Da Wu has a new solo exhibition at independent art gallery Comma Space in Bishan. The 82-year-old continues his preoccupation with mud and his penchant for the ephemeral gesture. Details of his exhibition are scant, though in the lead-up to the weekend, he was building a ladder in preparation for a site-specific presentation. Paper and plaster are used to fashion boots and sacks that he heaves onto his back. He is expected to fling mud directly onto the gallery walls, as when he live-painted a snake constricting a boat at ShanghART Gallery in 2023. One of Tang's recent outings was during Singapore Art Week 2024 at Gillman Barracks. The pioneer artist directed 20 young volunteers to enact a performance involving woven threads and fighting over parental milk, inspired by the Teochew opera image of a goat kneeling before its mother. This time, he focuses on the issues of what it means to care and, more fundamentally, who the people who care are. He remains driven by the ethos of 'Don't make art, make questions' – insisting that art returns to its primary function not as wall decoration, but a force for reflection. Where: Comma Space, 04-02, 51 Jalan Pemimpin MRT: Marymount When: July 5 to 12; July 5, 6 and 12, 1 to 6pm; July 8 to 11, by appointment only; July 5, 3 to 4pm (performance) Admission: Free Info: , RSVP Altenburg Arts New Season American pianist Kit Armstrong. PHOTO: JEAN-FRANCOIS MOUSSEAU Independent classical music presenter Altenburg Arts has launched the first half of its 2025-2026 season, with five piano recitals by international artists spread across the next six months. On July 6, American pianist Kit Armstrong takes to Victoria Concert Hall to play the lyrical dance music of French composer Camille Saint-Saens. The immersive large-scale concertos have been distilled into miniature gems by the protege of Austrian pianist and poet Alfred Brendel. This whirlwind tour will kick off with the fiendish Danse Macabre. The other pianists scheduled are Russian Zlata Chochieva, Briton Benjamin Grosvenor and legendary South Korean maestro Kun-woo Paik, the latter proving that excellence can be built only on mastery of the basics with the 'easy' Sonata In C Major by Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It culminates in December with a concert played by the winner of the 19th International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw. The competition is held in October.
Yahoo
23-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Behold: the league where six teams could win the title on the final day
SOUTHBOUND AND UP The Premier League, Major League Baseball, The Human League, The National Football League, The League of Gentlemen, the Indian Premier League or your pick of Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea. Everyone has their own favourite league, despite what various excitable pundits and commentators would have you believe, but the thorny issue of deciding which is the best is entirely a matter of opinion and personal taste. While the National League South – comprising half the sixth tier of English football's pyramid – is unlikely to feature on too many shortlists, few can be more competitive. Going into the 46th and final round of games this season, no fewer than a quarter of its 24 teams can still be crowned champions on Saturday afternoon. Advertisement Fittingly for a division which, as its name suggests, is contested by teams from the meridional area of England and Wales, the most southern-based team are top of the table. Located in Cornwall, Truro City are in pole position but the Tinners are level on points with their bitter rivals and the league's next most southerly side, Torquay United, and only lead by a goal difference of +2. Truro welcome relegation-threatened St Albans, knowing victory will not be enough to win them the title if the Gulls go to Hemel Hempstead and win by three goals more. Interestingly, in three league and FA Trophy 'El Pastyco' derbies this season, the former big boys from Devon have had Truro's measure, but still look like they might miss out on promotion to the National League. 'Like the main characters in Withnail and I, they are going to win it by mistake,' declared Football Daily's in-no-way-bitter Torquay United-supporting standup comedian and broadcasting chum, Charlie Baker. 'I wish them well next season in the National League as they travel 450 miles each way to play Gateshead, Carlisle and Hartlepool on a Tuesday or Wednesday night in the middle of winter. My beloved Gulls are a revolutionised team and club, who this time last year were 24 hours away from being dissolved. To quote Harry Diamond, Rory McIlroy's caddie: 'We'd have taken this on Monday.'' But back to Saturday. Should Truro and Torquay fail to win, there are four different cabs gunning their engines on the rank ready to overtake them. Eastbourne Borough and Worthing are both a point behind the top two, but their inferior goal difference means both need to win to have any chance of the title. Behind them and three points behind the leaders, both Boreham Wood and Dorking Wanderers have significantly better goal differences and are therefore still in with a shout if everyone above fails to win. Working on the naive assumption that the National League's budget stretches to the rental of a helicopter to deliver the southern division's trophy to whichever ground it is needed at 5pm on Saturday, Football Daily wasted some time trying to figure out where best the chopper in question might spend the day waiting to take off. Several drawing pins, bits of red string and a large map later, we reckon somewhere bang in the middle of the Hemel Hempstead, Eastbourne Borough and Truro City triangle would maximise fuel efficiency, with the one-time Roman garrison town of Ilchester in Somerset more than fitting the bill on what promises to be a big day in the south. LIVE ON BIG WEBSITE Join Rob Smyth from 8pm BST for hot Premier League MBM coverage of, for all our desk counterparts' sakes at 10pm, Arsenal 2-0 Crystal Palace. QUOTE OF THE DAY 'Yes, we wanted it, but sometimes you are shouting against the wind and nobody hears you. I don't want to complain about fixtures but I think it's not the best choice from the Premier League' – Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner has got the funk on and definitely isn't complaining about fixtures after Aston Villa were given an extra day to prepare for their FA Cup semi-final, with the League turning down a request for both teams to play on the same night this midweek. FOOTBALL DAILY LETTERS It seems to me there have been more articles/podcasts/opinion pieces (I'm looking at you) on how well/badly/why are they even bothering to come up on Leeds and Burnley in the past 24 hours than there have been on the late pope. Yes, of course next season will be a struggle but, as a Leeds fan, I'm looking forward to it. We get to hang out with the cool kids. We get to see our team on Match of the Day at a reasonable hour and not ITV4 at various different times depending on how long the snooker has over ran before it. And last, but by no means least, at least for one glorious season, we don't have to listen to Don Goodman on co-comms on Sky Sports. So please, a 24-hour moratorium on Leeds and Burnley's outlook would be gratefully accepted' – John Scannell. Re: 'In da club' (yesterday's Football Daily, full email edition). As an ex-pat, spare a thought for my local club, SM Caen, who were bought by Kylian Mbappé in July 2024 and a swift return to the top tier was highly anticipated. Alas, it was not to be. After sitting adrift at the bottom of Ligue 2 for most of the season, we have now been relegated to Ligue 3 for the first time since 1984. So to all my fellow fans of smaller clubs, I say this: beware mega-rich footballers approaching your boardroom' – Neil Carter. OK, I get it now. Ruben Amorim is obviously sandbagging. Usually I take any and every chance to have a dig at Manchester United, but it's all become so clear. He's a genius. He's seen the opportunity of finishing 17th without the possibility of relegation and he's going for it. Think about it: the only way to flip the narrative is to fully bottom out. To be absolutely dire. To make 11th place seem like a distant dream. This is by design. He knows the only way forward is to burn the house down, but he can't say that. It's footballing slash and burn. He will leave the centre-backs isolated. He will pick a flimsy, child-based midfield. He will select his most egotistical and selfish wingers. He will give Rasmus Højlund all the time he needs to overcome his shy, awkward phase in a safe space just outside the 18-yard box where nobody will bother him. Then, next season, the tide will turn. Progress will come to Old Trafford. The curse will be lifted and with hard work, seven or eight top, top signings and a lucrative pre-season tour of the USA USA USA under their belt, they will master the high-pressing 3-4-2-1 formation and go on to finish a strong 16th with a healthy positive goal difference. Bravo' – Jimmy O'Brien. Advertisement Send letters to Today's letter o' the day winner is … Neil Carter, who wins a copy of The Scouting Game, by Chris Robinson and courtesy of Pitch Publishing. Visit their bookshop here. Terms and conditions for our competitions can be viewed here. SITTING, WATCHING DOKU, OLÉ Yes, the Premier League still rumbles on. And yes, the only issue with anything riding on it is the race for Bigger Cup spots. But we can't let Manchester City's last-gasp 2-1 win over Aston Villa go by without a mention for Jérémy Doku's decisive assist, beating his man and then delivering a swoonsome low cross with the outside of his boot across the six-yard box for Matheus Nunes to turn home. 'I was so happy. I have to admit it,' cooed Pep Guardiola. 'If we win the next four games, [this] win will have been so important.' NEWS, BITS AND BOBS Durban City player Sinamandla Zondi has died after collapsing in the warm-up before their match against Milford in South Africa. 'Sinamandla was more than a talented footballer. He was a teammate, a friend, a brother, a son and an inspiration to all who knew him,' read a club statement. Advertisement Former Brazil and Flamengo coach Tite is taking an indefinite career break in order to take care of his mental and physical health. 'I realised that there are times when you have to understand that, as a human being, I can be vulnerable and admitting that will certainly make me stronger,' he said. Club World Cup nights … Channel 5 (in the UK). Everton have brought a new investor on board, with American billionaire Christopher Sarofim joining their ownership group. Marcus Rashford will decide his future no earlier than mid-June, with his preference being to leave Manchester United for a club in Bigger Cup … albeit not one in London. Advertisement Mikel Arteta won't rest Arsenal's players just because there's a Bigger Cup semi with PSG looming on the horizon. 'I think when the players are fit and they are available and they want to play, they have to play,' he cheered. And Barcelona are now seven points clear at the top of La Liga after edging past Mallorca 1-0 thanks to Dani Olmo's winner. STILL WANT MORE? Ben McAleer picks over the Premier League trio returning to the second tier and selects those who'll be top of this summer's shopping lists. The stardust at St Andrew's is shining on Birmingham, with Chris Davies's dominant side securing promotion and sights set on the Premier League. Ben Fisher catches up with the jubilant and ambitious Blues. Advertisement Louise Taylor looks at Leeds's return to the top flight and how they can be smart about their spending to avoid yo-yoing back down. And which managers have followed club legends with instant success? The Knowledge knows. MEMORY LANE The kits are playing tricks with our mind from this trip to Highbury in January 2003, when Farnborough Town were the 'home' team in their FA Cup fourth-round match against Arsenal. The non-leaguers had switched the tie to a money-spinning date in north London (worth around £500,000) and produced a battling display with 10 men for more than an hour, going out 5-1. TIMING, TIMING, TIMING
The Guardian
23-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Behold: the league where six teams could win the title on the final day
The Premier League, Major League Baseball, The Human League, The National Football League, The League of Gentlemen, the Indian Premier League or your pick of Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea. Everyone has their own favourite league, despite what various excitable pundits and commentators would have you believe, but the thorny issue of deciding which is the best is entirely a matter of opinion and personal taste. While the National League South – comprising half the sixth tier of English football's pyramid – is unlikely to feature on too many shortlists, few can be more competitive. Going into the 46th and final round of games this season, no fewer than a quarter of its 24 teams can still be crowned champions on Saturday afternoon. Fittingly for a division which, as its name suggests, is contested by teams from the meridional area of England and Wales, the most southern-based team are top of the table. Located in Cornwall, Truro City are in pole position but the Tinners are level on points with their bitter rivals and the league's next most southerly side, Torquay United, and only lead by a goal difference of +2. Truro welcome relegation-threatened St Albans, knowing victory will not be enough to win them the title if the Gulls go to Hemel Hempstead and win by three goals more. Interestingly, in three league and FA Trophy 'El Pastyco' derbies this season, the former big boys from Devon have had Truro's measure, but still look like they might miss out on promotion to the National League. 'Like the main characters in Withnail and I, they are going to win it by mistake,' declared Football Daily's in-no-way-bitter Torquay United-supporting standup comedian and broadcasting chum, Charlie Baker. 'I wish them well next season in the National League as they travel 450 miles each way to play Gateshead, Carlisle and Hartlepool on a Tuesday or Wednesday night in the middle of winter. My beloved Gulls are a revolutionised team and club, who this time last year were 24 hours away from being dissolved. To quote Harry Diamond, Rory McIlroy's caddie: 'We'd have taken this on Monday.'' But back to Saturday. Should Truro and Torquay fail to win, there are four different cabs gunning their engines on the rank ready to overtake them. Eastbourne Borough and Worthing are both a point behind the top two, but their inferior goal difference means both need to win to have any chance of the title. Behind them and three points behind the leaders, both Boreham Wood and Dorking Wanderers have significantly better goal differences and are therefore still in with a shout if everyone above fails to win. Working on the naive assumption that the National League's budget stretches to the rental of a helicopter to deliver the southern division's trophy to whichever ground it is needed at 5pm on Saturday, Football Daily wasted some time trying to figure out where best the chopper in question might spend the day waiting to take off. Several drawing pins, bits of red string and a large map later, we reckon somewhere bang in the middle of the Hemel Hempstead, Eastbourne Borough and Truro City triangle would maximise fuel efficiency, with the one-time Roman garrison town of Ilchester in Somerset more than fitting the bill on what promises to be a big day in the south. Join Rob Smyth from 8pm BST for hot Premier League MBM coverage of, for all our desk counterparts' sakes at 10pm, Arsenal 2-0 Crystal Palace. 'Yes, we wanted it, but sometimes you are shouting against the wind and nobody hears you. I don't want to complain about fixtures but I think it's not the best choice from the Premier League' – Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner has got the funk on and definitely isn't complaining about fixtures after Aston Villa were given an extra day to prepare for their FA Cup semi-final, with the League turning down a request for both teams to play on the same night this midweek. It seems to me there have been more articles/podcasts/opinion pieces (I'm looking at you) on how well/badly/why are they even bothering to come up on Leeds and Burnley in the past 24 hours than there have been on the late pope. Yes, of course next season will be a struggle but, as a Leeds fan, I'm looking forward to it. We get to hang out with the cool kids. We get to see our team on Match of the Day at a reasonable hour and not ITV4 at various different times depending on how long the snooker has over ran before it. And last, but by no means least, at least for one glorious season, we don't have to listen to Don Goodman on co-comms on Sky Sports. So please, a 24-hour moratorium on Leeds and Burnley's outlook would be gratefully accepted' – John Scannell. Re: 'In da club' (yesterday's Football Daily, full email edition). As an ex-pat, spare a thought for my local club, SM Caen, who were bought by Kylian Mbappé in July 2024 and a swift return to the top tier was highly anticipated. Alas, it was not to be. After sitting adrift at the bottom of Ligue 2 for most of the season, we have now been relegated to Ligue 3 for the first time since 1984. So to all my fellow fans of smaller clubs, I say this: beware mega-rich footballers approaching your boardroom' – Neil Carter. OK, I get it now. Ruben Amorim is obviously sandbagging. Usually I take any and every chance to have a dig at Manchester United, but it's all become so clear. He's a genius. He's seen the opportunity of finishing 17th without the possibility of relegation and he's going for it. Think about it: the only way to flip the narrative is to fully bottom out. To be absolutely dire. To make 11th place seem like a distant dream. This is by design. He knows the only way forward is to burn the house down, but he can't say that. It's footballing slash and burn. He will leave the centre-backs isolated. He will pick a flimsy, child-based midfield. He will select his most egotistical and selfish wingers. He will give Rasmus Højlund all the time he needs to overcome his shy, awkward phase in a safe space just outside the 18-yard box where nobody will bother him. Then, next season, the tide will turn. Progress will come to Old Trafford. The curse will be lifted and with hard work, seven or eight top, top signings and a lucrative pre-season tour of the USA USA USA under their belt, they will master the high-pressing 3-4-2-1 formation and go on to finish a strong 16th with a healthy positive goal difference. Bravo' – Jimmy O'Brien. Send letters to Today's letter o' the day winner is … Neil Carter, who wins a copy of The Scouting Game, by Chris Robinson and courtesy of Pitch Publishing. Visit their bookshop here. Terms and conditions for our competitions can be viewed here. Yes, the Premier League still rumbles on. And yes, the only issue with anything riding on it is the race for Bigger Cup spots. But we can't let Manchester City's last-gasp 2-1 win over Aston Villa go by without a mention for Jérémy Doku's decisive assist, beating his man and then delivering a swoonsome low cross with the outside of his boot across the six-yard box for Matheus Nunes to turn home. 'I was so happy. I have to admit it,' cooed Pep Guardiola. 'If we win the next four games, [this] win will have been so important.' Durban City player Sinamandla Zondi has died after collapsing in the warm-up before their match against Milford in South Africa. 'Sinamandla was more than a talented footballer. He was a teammate, a friend, a brother, a son and an inspiration to all who knew him,' read a club statement. Former Brazil and Flamengo coach Tite is taking an indefinite career break in order to take care of his mental and physical health. 'I realised that there are times when you have to understand that, as a human being, I can be vulnerable and admitting that will certainly make me stronger,' he said. Club World Cup nights … Channel 5 (in the UK). Everton have brought a new investor on board, with American billionaire Christopher Sarofim joining their ownership group. Marcus Rashford will decide his future no earlier than mid-June, with his preference being to leave Manchester United for a club in Bigger Cup … albeit not one in London. Mikel Arteta won't rest Arsenal's players just because there's a Bigger Cup semi with PSG looming on the horizon. 'I think when the players are fit and they are available and they want to play, they have to play,' he cheered. And Barcelona are now seven points clear at the top of La Liga after edging past Mallorca 1-0 thanks to Dani Olmo's winner. Ben McAleer picks over the Premier League trio returning to the second tier and selects those who'll be top of this summer's shopping lists. The stardust at St Andrew's is shining on Birmingham, with Chris Davies's dominant side securing promotion and sights set on the Premier League. Ben Fisher catches up with the jubilant and ambitious Blues. Louise Taylor looks at Leeds's return to the top flight and how they can be smart about their spending to avoid yo-yoing back down. And which managers have followed club legends with instant success? The Knowledge knows. The kits are playing tricks with our mind from this trip to Highbury in January 2003, when Farnborough Town were the 'home' team in their FA Cup fourth-round match against Arsenal. The non-leaguers had switched the tie to a money-spinning date in north London (worth around £500,000) and produced a battling display with 10 men for more than an hour, going out 5-1.
