http://www.thejakartaglobe.com Cultural news and features from the Life & Times section. en-us Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:02:37 +0700 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:02:37 +0700 http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/images/jakarta-globe.gif http://www.thejakartaglobe.com http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/lifeandtimes/opening-eyes-to-tolerance-via-film/496978 In a country firm in its traditions, values and beliefs, social pressure to adhere to the norm can be overwhelming. Whether because of religion, gender or marital status, those left on the cultural fringe in Indonesia face discrimination, or worse, violence. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:37:37 GMT http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/lifeandtimes/opening-eyes-to-tolerance-via-film/496978 http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/lifeandtimes/ex-beatle-mccartney-gets-hollywood-star/497117 Los Angeles. A small reminder of Beatlemania came to Hollywood on Thursday when Paul McCartney was honored with a star on Tinseltown’s storied Walk of Fame, watched by hundreds of screaming and jostling fans. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:14:05 GMT http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/lifeandtimes/ex-beatle-mccartney-gets-hollywood-star/497117 http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/lifeandtimes/british-soul-queen-adele-finds-her-voice-again/497111 London. British soul singer Adele, who shot to fame with her album “21,” is to make her live comeback at the Grammy Awards on Sunday after a throat problem threatened to wreck her stellar career. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:35:08 GMT http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/lifeandtimes/british-soul-queen-adele-finds-her-voice-again/497111 http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/lifeandtimes/naomi-watts-to-play-princess-diana-in-biopic/497108 London. British-Australian actress Naomi Watts is to play Britain’s Princess Diana in a movie about the late royal’s final two years, filmmakers have announced. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:04:42 GMT http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/lifeandtimes/naomi-watts-to-play-princess-diana-in-biopic/497108 http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/lifeandtimes/indonesian-filmmaker-edwin-to-receive-new-talent-award/496847 Indonesian-Chinese filmmaker Edwin will receive the Edward Yang Award for New Talent at this year’s Asian Film Awards in March. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:34:00 GMT http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/lifeandtimes/indonesian-filmmaker-edwin-to-receive-new-talent-award/496847 http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/lifeandtimes/britains-prince-harry-qualifies-as-apache-pilot/496819 London. Britain’s Prince Harry has qualified as an Apache attack helicopter pilot, St. James’s Palace said on Thursday, adding that he had won a prize for shooting skills. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:21:44 GMT http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/lifeandtimes/britains-prince-harry-qualifies-as-apache-pilot/496819 http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/lifeandtimes/katy-perry-russell-brand-finalize-divorce/496817 Los Angeles. A judge has finalized Katy Perry and Russell Brand’s divorce. Perry indicated in a court filing Tuesday that she and Brand had reached a settlement of all issues in the case. On Wednesday, Superior Court Judge Marc Marmaro agreed to grant the couple’s divorce, but it won’t become official until July 14. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:18:47 GMT http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/lifeandtimes/katy-perry-russell-brand-finalize-divorce/496817 http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/lifeandtimes/finding-holistic-health-at-timeless-spa/496628 A visit to a spa is about more than just getting a massage, a facial or a manicure. Ideally, it should be a journey that satisfies both body and soul and refreshes one’s mind. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:08:48 GMT http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/lifeandtimes/finding-holistic-health-at-timeless-spa/496628 http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/lifeandtimes/a-french-expat-fully-embraces-indonesias-allure/496632 For the new chairwoman of the Indonesian Heritage Society, living in Indonesia was a childhood dream, and after her first visit, as a postgraduate student, Korinnick Lemarie said, “I had a very strong feeling about this country; I had the feeling that we knew each other already.” Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:14:01 GMT http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/lifeandtimes/a-french-expat-fully-embraces-indonesias-allure/496632 http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/lifeandtimes/chronicle-shows-great-gimmick-control/496624 Sometimes a gimmick works. In the case of “Chronicle,” a movie about three teenagers who acquire superpowers, that gimmick is the “found film” style that drives the film. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:49:32 GMT http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/lifeandtimes/chronicle-shows-great-gimmick-control/496624 http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/lifeandtimes/harrelson-rages-in-weary-la-noir-rampart/496623 The crazy eyes and idiosyncratic drawl of Woody Harrelson are enough to carry the dirty cop study “Rampart,” but even such powers as those can’t make engaging this weary LA noir. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:16:11 GMT http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/lifeandtimes/harrelson-rages-in-weary-la-noir-rampart/496623 http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/lifeandtimes/aint-that-the-dickens-britain-fetes-star-author/496618 He wrote about life in the modern city, with its lawyers and criminals, bankers and urchins, dreamers and clerks. He created characters still known to millions — Ebenezer Scrooge and Tiny Tim, Pip and Miss Havisham, Fagin and Oliver Twist. And it made him a star, mobbed by fans on both sides of the Atlantic. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:20:41 GMT http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/lifeandtimes/aint-that-the-dickens-britain-fetes-star-author/496618 http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/lifeandtimes/adam-mars-jones-wins-hatchet-job-of-the-year-award/496563 London. A critic who accused a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist of scattering literary allusions like “tin cans tied to a tricycle” has won a prize for the year’s most lacerating book review. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:50:35 GMT http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/lifeandtimes/adam-mars-jones-wins-hatchet-job-of-the-year-award/496563 http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/lifeandtimes/surfing-the-web-in-safety/496414 Safe Internet is a broad term, but often refers to online privacy, security and, in Indonesia, a prohibition of sexually explicit material. More than a decade ago, the European Commission initiated the Safer Internet Program, promoting safe and responsible online activity among young users in Europe. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:59:54 GMT http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/lifeandtimes/surfing-the-web-in-safety/496414