From Arabia to the world | Billion dollar manna

The so-called "halal tourism" market was once seen as a niche revenue stream, limited to pilgrimages like the multi-­billion dollar-a-year revenue stream generated by Muslim travelers to Mecca. But now there's

Larson, Tremblay illuminate the darkness of ‘Room’

  Arresting and heartbreaking, wrought with extremes of tension and love, "Room" is as evocative and unforgettable on screen as in the bestselling novel that inspired it. This is the kind of

‘What You See’ will keep readers engaged and enthralled

Author Hank Phillippi Ryan has won numerous awards for her series featuring Boston reporter Jane Ryland and Detective Jake Brogan. She'll probably need to clear some shelf space for more

Joe Jackson returns to pop in ‘Fast Forward’

Joe Jackson knows it's a big world and on "Fast Forward," his return to pop songwriting, he has bridged the Atlantic Ocean to record four songs each in New York,

Travelog | ‘Halal tourism’ emerges as businesses serve Muslim travelers

A rental company in Orlando, Florida, is offering "halal vacation homes" with curtained pool decks and rooms with prayer mats and copies of the Quran. A British company's app lists

The Catalonian Cession

(Continued from “The Catalonian Hinterland” on 25 September 2015) That the Catalan region of Roussillon (Spanish: Rosellón; Catalan: Rosselló) is French but not Spanish and, therefore, that its wine follows the

Food | The artistic craftsman

  Starting his career as an apprentice at Grand Hotel Bragard in Gérardmer, eastern France, in 1983, Chef Buron worked in several well-regarded kitchens before joining Le Chabichou four years later.

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Del Toro’s ‘Crimson Peak’ casts a gothic spell

The most pressing threat in Guillermo del Toro's gothic horror "Crimson Peak" isn't the ooze-filled cauldrons of dead souls in the basement of the old Victorian mansion, nor the plotting,

‘See Me’ takes readers on roller-coaster ride of emotions

Colin grew up bouncing from military school to military school with his parents expending little effort to try and understand their son. After being countlessly bullied, he turns to violence

Selena Gomez brings her A-game to ‘Revival’

Sophomore albums are notoriously tricky propositions, but Selena Gomez's second solo venture, "Revival," breezes through to the finish line — the dance floor —with 11 nearly impeccable tracks that skip

Digital Life | Amazon’s gizmos aim to be assistants for your abode

When I brought home review models of Amazon's Echo speaker, a sort of smart, voice- controlled speaker, and two Dash buttons that reorder household products with a single touch, I wasn't

The Mediterranean Heart III

(Continued from “The Mediterranean Heart II” on 17 July 2015) The British penchant for fortified wines may variously be due to the cool climate of the British Isles, recurrent wars with

Food | Creations without boundaries

Tucked away in the most local part of town near the Kiang Wu hospital is a French patisserie, and it is a pastry shop like no other. It is not

Luxury for Health – Cesarean births ‘epidemic’ despite high risks

Cesarean births aren’t typically associated with luxury. But the procedures have become de rigueur among Brazil’s wealthy, with new mothers at some high-end clinics enjoying beauty treatments after the operation

Authentic, moving performances elevate ‘Freeheld’

Few actresses bring the simple authenticity to the screen that Julianne Moore does; it's virtually impossible to imagine this actress sounding a false note. And so it's hardly a surprise

Jazz singer pays tribute to Rodgers and Hammerstein

It's easy to imagine Kansas-born Karrin Allyson performing a lead role in "Oklahoma!" or "South Pacific," but she also happens to be a superb jazz singer with Grammy nominations for

Bareilles provides personal insight in ‘Sounds Like Me’

Singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles is a five-time Grammy nominee. It makes sense that she would approach writing a book about her successful career in the music industry by organizing each chapter

News of the World | Luxury birthing clinics spur cesarean ‘epidemic’ in Brazil

Thais Faria sank into a leather love seat, relaxing under the ministrations first of a masseuse, then a manicurist and finally a hairdresser-cum-makeup artist. Not 24 hours after her daughter

The Golden State

The US is the 4th largest wine-producing country in the world and, by some distance, the largest in the New World. Wine is produced in all 50 states, including the

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