Pacino bristles with comic energy in ‘The Humbling’

Al Pacino delivers his best performance in years in “The Humbling,” a tragicomic look at a veteran stage and film actor on the edge of a nervous breakdown. That description might

‘Russian Tattoo’ is worthwhile read

In 2011, memoirist Elena Gorokhova described her coming-of-age in St. Petersburg, then known as Leningrad, and her decision to marry an American to emigrate to the U.S. In her second book,

Album celebrates music of ‘Inside Llewyn Davis’

Fans of the Coen brothers’ amused, affectionate portrait of the 1960s Greenwich Village folk scene — and of banjo-playing, guitar-plucking Americana in general — will relish this recording of a

The Franco-German Crossroads

Alsace (or Elsass in German) is perhaps the focal point of Franco-German relations, itself having changed hands for no less than 6 times in history, a unique record unmatched by

FOOD | CHAMPAGNE WISHES AND CAVIAR DREAMS

Such is the beauty of champagne. On a lovely evening, there is no better way of enjoying it than pairing it with some Russian caviar recommended by Chef de Cuisine

SPA | SHINE TOGETHER

On Valentine’s weekend this year, why not escape with your significant other to Sheraton Macao Hotel, Cotai Central? A soothing spa journey within an intimate Couples Suite at the Shine

In Macao. BY CHARLES A. GUNNISON

COMMERCIAL PUBLISHING CO. 34 CALIFORNIA ST., S.F. (1892) continued from 16 January The government of Macao derives its greatest revenue from the licensing of gambling houses, and these form one of the principal

Screen People | Hollywood – Tourists get knockout photo of Stallone atop ‘Rocky’ steps

Peter Rowe said he and two friends had just finished racing up the staircase at the Philadelphia Museum of Art last weekend when they saw Sylvester Stallone. “He said to us,

scITech | Microsoft shows off Windows 10 and ‘HoloLens’

Microsoft yesterday took the wraps off a new version of Windows — and a new wearable 3D gadget it calls the HoloLens. The company showed the new headset, which lets users

In Macao. BY CHARLES A. GUNNISON

* Movies: Predestination * Books: The Unquiet Dead by Ausma Zehanat Khan * Music: Uptown Special by Mark Ronson * Wine: The Czech Enigma II * Food: the Rising Star * Technology: Wearable sensors gather

Time is bent – and gender, too – in ‘Predestination’

Time travel. There’s hardly a more alluring fantasy in our pop culture, from the simplest depictions — children’s cartoons, comic strips, romantic comedy films — to the “Interstellar” kind that

‘Unquiet Dead’ is outstanding debut by Ausma Zehanat Khan

War atrocities reverberate for generations, affecting those who fought on the battlefield and the civilian victims who were collateral damage. Ausma Zehanat Khan’s gripping first novel tackles questions of identity, culture,

Mark Ronson’s ‘Uptown Special’ is not that special

Mark Ronson’s new album, “Uptown Special,” opens with such promising notes — Stevie Wonder’s harmonica, playing so soulful and slow that the listener can’t help but settle in, ready and

Times Square by Rodrigo

tea leaks by talkers

While we are here rambling on politics and social issues, there are problems much more pressing and stressful that worry the community. For instance, the blonde community. “I’m looking for a

Jack Black

was awarded the Medal of Merit in Tourism– state recognition – by Chui Sai On not long ago, in 2011. Now he is behind bars in pre-trial detention waiting

The Czech Enigma II

For more than a millennium, the Czech lands were part of the mainly German-speaking Holy Roman Empire, Austrian Empire and Austro-Hungarian Empire. If there was one country that influenced the

FOOD | THE RISING STAR

It is already known that Imperial Court serves sophisticated dishes with a Cantonese flair that mix tradition with creativity, but what’s more pleasantly surprising is that Imperial Court has a

SPA | SERACHING FOR BALANCE

Ayurveda Aromatherapy consists of two ancient healing sciences. Ayurveda is the old science of medicine that goes back 4000 years in written script and has specified ways in which aromatics,

In Macao. BY CHARLES A. GUNNISON

  A late nineteenth-century Californian view of Macau: Charles Gunnison’s ‘In Macao.’ Charles A. Gunnison (1861-97), the secretary

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