Ernest Cline returns with new novel, ‘Armada’

Zack is a high school senior, and he’s counting the days until he graduates. He works at a video game store that specializes in classic games. Zack and his friends

Jah Cure delivers certified classic with ‘The Cure’

Jah Cure, one of Jamaica’s most talented contemporary artists, brings musical therapy to your ears with his latest album, “The Cure.” Cure, who co-produced the album, branches out of his comfort

News of the World | Drug lord’s escape tunnel an audacious feat of engineering

Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, the most wanted of Mexico’s drug lords, would have breezed along the mile-long tunnel dug just for him on a specially modified motorcycle or one of

The Mediterranean Heart II

(Continued from “The Mediterranean Heart” on 15 May 2015) There are but a handful of wine regions that are simultaneously UNESCO World Heritage Sites, eg. Austria’s Wachau, Germany’s Rhine Gorge, Hungary’s

Food | democratization of good food

I believe we'd all agree that we have many top-notch restaurants in Macau, yet almost all of them are located inside hotel properties. However, sometimes we just do not feel like

Pool | Redfoo bringing down the house

The pool party season kicked off last Saturday with the return of the region’s longest running and most loved pool party – Splash at the City of Dreams. This year,

Paris Fashion Week | Stars are forever

* Movies: Tangerine * Books: The Assassins by Gayle Lynds * Music: Venus  by Joy Williams * Wine: The Sindhu Revival II * Food: southern French Passion DOWNLOAD

‘Tangerine’ a vital peek into unseen LA street lives

Caitlyn Jenner and her glamorous Vanity Fair cover brought unprecedented visibility to transgender women. Laverne Cox, the first transgender actress to win an Emmy Award, fronted Time magazine, an image

‘The Assassins’ has fast pace, many twists

The duplicity begins as six master assassins rob a Baghdad museum to recover money owed to them by Saddam Hussein. Judd Ryder has given up the spy game, but that

Joy Williams goes solo and bares soul

Nearly 20 minutes into “Venus,” an acoustic guitar emerges from the computer clamor that fills most of the album. The refreshing sound of an actual musical instrument nudges Joy Williams

News of the World | Julianne Moore, Kristen Stewart play at Chanel’s casino

But the real gasps came when Kristen Stewart and a diamond- encrusted Julianne Moore walked out through an arch — both wearing bespoke Chanel couture — to take a seat around

The Sindhu Revival II

(Continued from “The Sindhu Revival” on 24 June 2015) Lying between 6th parallel north (on a par with Central Africa) and 37th parallel north (on a par with Sicily), mainland India

Food | Southern French Passion

Recently, Sofitel welcomed Chef Jean-François Nulli to join the culinary team at Privé, who has 15 years of experience working in multiple Michelin stared restaurants in France and Monaco. His

SPA | Learn your way to wellness

Guests will learn techniques such as stretching, relaxing hand massage, self-lifting face massage, how to apply products, and keeping a skin care daily beauty routine. This workshop will show guests

The world’s priciest hotels

* Movies: Terminator Genisys * Books: Keepers - The Greatest Films- and Personal Favorites - of a Moviegoing Lifetime by Richard Schickel * Music: The Monsanto Years  by Neil Young + Promise

Arnold (but little else) is back in ‘Terminator’

Thirty-one years and counting, and the Terminators keep rolling off the assembly line like new iPhones, upgraded with shape-shifting abilities, rebooted Sarah Conner assassination levels and, one presumes, better selfie

In ‘Keepers,’ film critic revisits a lifetime at the movies

A theater up the street asks its employees to include the title of a favorite movie on their nametags. The choices of these teenagers and twentysomethings can be anything from

Neil Young’s ‘The Monsanto Years’ attacks corporate greed

Neil Young’s voice, playing and passion are undimmed, but his lyrical talent is diminished in much of this new album, which — as the title “The Monsanto Years” suggests —

News of the World | San Francisco hotels are world’s priciest as rates surge 88 percent

San Francisco already is one of the priciest U.S. cities for apartment renters and companies seeking office space. Now the area has a new distinction: it’s the world’s most expensive

The Kiwi Emblem

Situated in the northeastern corner of the South Island along the 41st parallel south, Marlborough is not only the cradle of New Zealand wine, but also home to some of

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