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Pop Culture & Live Music: Summer Sonic 2026 locks in P-pop stars BINI, SB19, and Ena Mori for Osaka (Aug 14–16) and Tokyo, adding to a lineup that already includes Ado, LE SSERAFIM, BabyMonster, AKMU, David Byrne, and The Strokes. Film & Animation: Keanu Reeves will voice the lead in the Edo-period stop-motion samurai epic Hidari, while Cannes continues to spotlight auteur projects—Carine Tardieu’s All the Little Live Things wins the ArteKino International Prize. Tech & Consumer Culture: Nintendo confirms a Switch 2 price increase to $499.99 on Sept. 1, as the console market keeps trending upward. Business & Hospitality: Trinity Investments and HotelPlanner announce a distribution partnership using AI reservation agents and group-sales tech across Trinity’s hotel portfolio. Sports & Rivalries: Suwon FC Women set for a high-stakes AFC Women’s Champions League home semifinal vs North Korea’s Naegohyang. Travel & Museums: Tsingtao’s beer museum in Qingdao refreshes summer tourism with immersive, tech-heavy exhibits ahead of International Museum Day.

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Art Institute of Chicago announces exhibition from Sandor Family Collection opening June 25

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