Nigel Collett reviews Island of Demons, a fictional account of the life of Walter Spies, a gay Russian-born German artist, choreographer, musician and natural historian, who moved to Yogyakarta and later Bali where he had left a profound influence on local painters and the evolution of the modern ketjak dance before he was arrested as part of a crackdown on homosexuals in 1938.
Fridae.com's Hong Kong correspondent, Nigel Collett, meets actor, singer and dramatist Pichead Amornsomboom whose musical theatre Mr. Diva's Masterclass will be performed in Hong Kong from 20-22 May.
Lady Gaga to young people in Malaysia: "It is your job and it is your duty as young people to have your voices heard. You must do everything that you can; if you want to be liberated by your society, you must call, you must not stop, you must protest peacefully."
A contestant on last weekend's Thailand's Got Talent show got the judges' approval and the audience cheering; and made fans of viewers around the world.
Fridae speaks with Tom Tan of gCircuit to find out what is in store for partygoers at the Song Kran 5 party which coincides with the widely celebrated traditional 'water festival'.
Nigel Collett reviews Bangkok Free Fall, book number 10 in mystery writer Richard Stevenson’s Don Strachey private eye series. Four books in the series have been filmed with gay Hollywood actor Chad Allen in the lead role.
Glee emerged the big winner of the night with three trophies, including Best Television Series – Comedy or Musical and with its two openly gay castmembers Jane Lynch and Chris Colfer winning best supporting actress and actor in a television production.
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