‘Blackout’ is latest thriller from David Rosenfelt

A cop literally loses his mind chasing a killer in "Blackout," David Rosenfelt's latest thriller. Police officer Doug Brock has been pursuing criminal mastermind Nicholas Bennett for years, but hasn't been

David Bowie’s last album fitting epitaph

On "Blackstar," he transforms himself once again, proving that at 69, he still had plenty of surprises up his musical sleeve. Recording primarily with an avant-garde jazz quartet and with

News of the World | David Bowie never stopped looking ahead

It was hardly a coincidence that David Bowie named his greatest hits collection "Changes." Bowie changed musical styles, fashion, even his name — from David Jones — in a relentless exploration

The Cisalpine Ethos II

(Continued from “The Cisalpine Ethos” on 18 December 2015) Revered since Roman times, Piemonte (or Piedmont in English) has always been one of the leading wine regions in the Apennine Peninsula,

Food | Celebrate with sophistication

Each auspicious dining experience begins from the very moment a guest enters Lai Heen. The restaurant’s five private dining rooms, named after different precious stones from ancient Chinese culture, are

Zen in madness

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Charlie Kaufman’s ‘Anomalisa’ will break your heart

In "Anomalisa" everyone looks and sounds the same. They have the same face (Caucasian, bland, non-descript). They have the same voice (Tom Noonan's). They bore our protagonist Michael Stone (voiced

‘House of 8 Orchids’ is compelling thriller

Readers will travel to a time and place unfamiliar yet also strikingly real. The story jumps right in with the kidnapping of two American brothers in 1912. Twenty-five years later,

Kentucky psych crew gives Nuggets sounds a perfectly unsettling modern spin

On their fourth album, Kentucky band Cage the Elephant refurbish mid-Sixties retro-rock with a 21st-century studio vividness – creating something akin to watching old footage of Sandy Koufax or Bill

Travelog | Kyu Asakura: Finding serenity in a historic Tokyo house and garden

Coming from the high-rise neon madness of Tokyo's Shibuya neighborhood just one train stop away, simply walking through the neighborhood of Daikanyama may feel almost like being in a Zen

The Quintessence of Japan II

(Continued from “The Quintessence of Japan” on 11 December 2015) Although the origin of sake remains shrouded in mystery, it is commonly held that it did not come into being without

Food | Classically French

Under the direction of Chef Elie Khalife, the restaurant’s menu continues to include everlasting traditional favorites yet with an overall emphasis on seasonality, yet there is another element that I

Moore ‘invades’ Europe to teach us all some lessons

Of course Michael Moore exaggerates. Of course he engages in cheerful, unabashed cherry-picking. Of course he sees black and white where most of us see shades of gray. That doesn’t necessarily

New book chronicles real bear behind ‘Winnie-the-Pooh’ 

Lindsay Mattick's great-grandfather was on his way to fight in World War I when he bought a bear cub he named Winnie, inspiring author A.A. Milne to create the timeless

News of the World | Chinese medicinal herbs provide niche market for US farmers 

Expanding interest in traditional Chinese medicine in the United States is fostering a potentially lucrative new niche market for farmers who plant the varieties of herbs, flowers and trees sought

The Mongolian Symbol

Mongolia’s most famous son Genghis Khan – and his descendants – may have created the largest contiguous empire in world history and reigned supreme along the Silk Road, but the

Food | Sumptuous celebration

Sheraton Macao Hotel is offering a myriad of unforgettable dining experiences. From a sumptuous seafood menu at Xin; a five-course Valentine’s Day dinner at Bene; an abalone ‘poon choi’ at

Travel machine

You can parasail and paddle-board using virtual reality content produced by Florida’s Visit St. Pete/Clearwater Tourism Board. You can land a jet on Hamilton Island in Queensland, Australia, then go

A sensitive Will Smith anchors worthy ‘Concussion’

One of the most impactful scenes in “Concussion” is a brief and wordless one: Just a few seconds, really, of a high school football team going through its drills. We don’t

An unvarnished portrait of Pablo Iglesias, Spain’s enfant terrible

Pablo Iglesias is a master of political communication. The Spanish politician can fire up a live audience of thousands with a brief speech, charm millions of viewers through the television

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