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Tropicana May-Jun 2026 #166 The Epicurean Issue

In an industry where longevity is rare and reinvention even rarer, Ning Baizura stands as a force of nature—timeless, fearless, and constantly evolving. More than three decades into her career, she is no longer just the powerhouse vocalist Malaysians grew up with.

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TROPICANA LIFESTYLE 37 80 YEARS OF CANNES Where Cinema Becomes Culture There are film festivals, and then there is Cannes. For 80 years, the Cannes Film Festival has existed in that rare space where cinema, culture and spectacle blur. Where a film premiere can redefine a director’s career, and a dress can become part of fashion history. Held each May along the French Riviera, Cannes is less an event and more a cultural pulse check. It asks, year after year: what does cinema look like now, and who gets to define it?

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