The Golden State III

(Continued from “The Golden State II” on 30 October 2015) The Central Coast is a large and geographically elongated regional AVA (American Viticultural Area) stretching from San Francisco Bay to Santa

Food | Pink Fantasy

I often like to describe a wine using the characteristics of a person, because I truly believe that each wine does have a personality. When I'm enjoying a wine, it

Rich Men/Poor Men | Pomp and circumstances in Manila. What’s APEC?

“What’s APEC?” asked Winifredo Sumaya, a 60-year-old jobless man standing outside a squalid shack atop “Smokey Mountain” in the Philippine capital’s Tondo slum district. The shanty village lies on a massive

A marriage on the rocks in Jolie Pitt’s ‘By the Sea’

How do we picture the private lives of Angelina Jolie Pitt and Brad Pitt? If they were to, say, wind along the Mediterranean coast in a top-down convertible with Serge

King ponders death in new 21-story ‘Bazaar of Bad Dreams’

Stephen King has always addressed his “Constant Readers” in prefaces or afterwords to his books. He likes to share what inspired him or what he was thinking about when he

Sorry not sorry: Justin Bieber’s new album is really good

Justin Bieber’s new album is peppered with songs full of apologies and redemption. The troubled star claims he’s changed. And maybe he has. Or not. But one thing’s for sure —

News of the World | Behind pomp of APEC summit, crushing poverty endures

Just a few miles from the gleaming venue hosting President Barack Obama and other world leaders sits Manila’s slum of slums on a mountain of trash, a potent reminder to

The Belgian Jester

At the crossroad of Germanic and Latin cultures, Belgium is one of the youngest countries of the Old Continent, becoming an independent state only in 1830. Situated along the 50th

Food | Cantonese cuisine with a modern flair

Wynn Macau’s signature Chinese restaurant, Wing Lei, has reopened it doors after renovation. This time around, the restaurant’s décor is an evocative blend of traditional and modern Chinese design characteristics,

Toys are up

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‘Peanuts Movie’ a worthy romp for the beloved gang

Maybe the Peanuts gang hasn't been on the big screen in decades because they've had so much success on the small one, with specials like "The Great Pumpkin" and "A

‘The Promise’ is intense, thrilling mystery

Robert Crais takes the most popular characters from previous novels and shakes them up in "The Promise," an intense and thrilling mystery. Private Investigator Elvis Cole is asked by the boss

Billy Gibbons’ Cuban buzz shapes ‘Perfectamundo’

Billy Gibbons' first solo album after more than 45 years and counting with ZZ Top is a detour to Cuban and Latin rhythms where his recognizable array of hot and

Toys have best year in a decade

Toys are staging a comeback. The U.S. toy industry is expected to have its strongest year in at least a decade after several years of kids choosing videogames and mobile apps

The Green Coast

Situated in northwestern Spain bordering Castilla y León to its east and Portugal to its south, Galicia – not to be confused with the other Galicia between Poland and Ukraine

Food | Irresistibly hot

One of the biggest news recently to come out of the local gastronomic scene is that Feng Wei Ju, located inside the Starworld Hotel, has received its first Michelin star.

NATO exercise in Southern Europe | Cool War Games

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‘Spectre’ stirs, doesn’t shake old Bond formulas

Where to go when 53 years of action-scene set pieces have exhausted seemingly every exotic corner of the Earth? How much globe can a globe-trotter trot? The answer kicking off the

‘The Comedians’ details history of comedy stage by stage

Written by former stand-­up comic Kliph Nesteroff, "The Comedians" follows the meandering history of everything funny. Beginning in the always smoky, often dilapidated vaudeville theaters of the early 20th century

Def Leppard return with strong, diverse album

With a diverse set of songs that range from potential arena anthems to driving rock ballads, it seems pretty obvious that Def Leppard wasn't taking any chances on their eponymously

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