Disney’s wild ride with Salvador Dali

* Movies: Madame Bovary * Books: The Great Fire by Lou Ureneck * Music: FFS  by Franz Ferdinand and Sparks * Wine: The Sindhu Revival * Food: Authentically French   DOWNLOAD

Emma Bovary proves elusive on screen, once again

What is it about Emma Bovary? She is, of course, one of literature’s most famous and tragic heroines, and so it’s no surprise that directors from Jean Renoir (1934) to

How 250,000 refugees were rescued in Turkey

It reads like a story drawn from contemporary headlines: U.S. Navy warships deployed to the Middle East; ISIS-like beheadings and other atrocities targeted at Christians; fears in Washington about denial

Franz Ferdinand and Sparks unite as FFS

FFS is an art-rock supergroup, bringing together Scottish rockers Franz Ferdinand and Sparks, a Los Angeles synth-pop duo whose experimental theatrics have made them cult figures in Britain for 40

The Sindhu Revival

Home to one of the four cradles of civilisation, India has a viticultural history which can be traced back to the 4th millennium BC, when vines were introduced via ancient

News of the World | Walt Disney’s wild ride with surrealist Salvador Dali

It turns out the man behind Mickey Mouse liked quirky cats. Besides his love of wholesome entertainment, Walt Disney also had an appreciation for the eccentric that led to a

Food | Authentically French

It’s 10:30 in the morning and I have not had breakfast. The smell of coffee fills the air around me and I cannot help but walk into a French bakery

Americans (re)discover Cuba

* Books: Radiant Angel by Nelson DeMille * Music: Breathless  by Terence Blanchard * Wine: The English Garden * Food: A Thrill to Remember DOWNLOAD

Dano, Cusack hit the right notes in ‘Love & Mercy’

Brian Wilson's life is too big for a movie. The story of the brilliant and troubled co-founder of The Beach Boys barely lends itself to a coherent linear narrative, let

John Corey returns in DeMille’s ‘Radiant Angel’

In Nelson DeMille's latest John Corey thriller, "Radiant Angel," Corey has left the FBI and the Anti-Terrorist Task Force. He now works for the Diplomatic Surveillance Group in New York

Trumpeter Blanchard makes powerful statement on new album

Grammy-winning jazz trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard makes a powerful political and musical statement with his new E-Collective quintet on "Breathless," his first plunge as a bandleader into groove-based electric

Thawing of US-Cuba relations inspires Havana tourism dreams

Tourism dreams are growing in Cuba. The thawing of U.S.-Cuba relations has inspired many Cubans to think big. Visits by Americans were up 36 percent between January and early May compared

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The English Garden

Possibly the most northerly wine-producing area of Europe, England can trace its viticultural history back to 1st century AD, when modern-day England and Wales were conquered by the Romans and

Food | A thrill to remember

Drinking white wine, which is very high in alcohol content, is a thrill to many individuals. Usually, the wine is not to be savored on the palate, but to be

The reinvention of Macau – Cotai 2.0 starts on Broadway hoping for a happy ending

* Books: Piranha by Clive Cussler and Boyd Morrison * Music: The Purple Album by Whitesnake * Wine: The Wildness of Beauty IV * Food: the Italian Job * Jack Black by Paulo Coutinho *

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Tea Leaks by Talkers

Leak in! Well-informed sources have circulated an unprecedented list of top People’s Liberation Army (PLA) officers “who have been booked for corruption” and Talkers screened it with his own eyes

‘Poltergeist’ solid remake of haunted house classic

It’s infrequent and particularly satisfying when the remake of an especially memorable film equals or exceeds the experience of the original. In 1982, “Poltergeist” saw the brilliant pairing of “The

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